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Diana1215
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How do you give your DC vitamins?
I am a bad mom - and was supposed to start giving them to him at 6 months...he will be 7 months in a few days and I'm starting today.
How do you all recommend giving it to them?
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Karen
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
I put them into her first bottle every morning.
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| Posted 1/25/08 1:56 PM |
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ckdk
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
I just give it to her straight from the dropper...always have...
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| Posted 1/25/08 1:59 PM |
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cgdg61606
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
If they are the kind with flouride you are supposed to not give them with calcium - so give them about an hour before or after a bottle (or cereal with formula in it). I have trouble doing this on days when DS is in daycare, so I just do the best I can to not give them right on top of a bottle.
Thomas surprisingly LOVES his vitamins and takes them like a champ directly in his mouth. He gets all excited when he sees the vitamin bottle! 
If he won't take them "straight", you can mix them with juice or right into fruit or anything else.
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| Posted 1/25/08 2:00 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
I don't. I am fighting the Ped regarding the flouride.
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| Posted 1/25/08 2:01 PM |
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Crismicka
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
We use a syringe that our Ped gave us
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| Posted 1/25/08 2:03 PM |
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AtomicMom
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
Posted by MsMBV
I don't. I am fighting the Ped regarding the flouride.
Why? What is wrong with flouride? I just got the ones with fluoride 2 days ago at Kayla's 6 month visit...haven't given them to her yet.
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| Posted 1/25/08 2:04 PM |
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
I have only given them to DS a handful of times. Half the time I couldn't remember and when I did remember it was some battle.
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| Posted 1/25/08 2:50 PM |
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
Posted by Crismicka
We use a syringe that our Ped gave us
Same here. She HATES them though. They smell awful
Message edited 1/25/2008 3:19:58 PM.
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MelToddJulia
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
Posted by ckdk
I just give it to her straight from the dropper...always have...
So did I, Julia loved them!
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want2beamom
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
My son actually likes them. I just give it to him straight from the dropper.
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| Posted 1/25/08 3:18 PM |
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betty
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
I gave the first ones to him straight from the dropper, he loved them. The next ones (when he was 1) he hated and would gag (I tasted it and it was gross!) so I put it in his nighttime bottle (but was actually told I shouldn't do that b/c the milk breaks the vitamins down....or something like that but I did it anyway b/c it was the only way I could get it in him). Now he has the chewables and loves them.
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| Posted 1/25/08 3:20 PM |
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Ali1
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
I don't give them. My kids hate them and I have been switched twice. I didn't give them fluoride either.
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| Posted 1/25/08 3:40 PM |
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FelAndJon
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
DS loves his vitamins - he spits out medicine though so I don't get it! 
I give it with the dropper that it came with.
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GenLCSW
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
Posted by ckdk
I just give it to her straight from the dropper...always have...
same here
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| Posted 1/25/08 4:11 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
I thought only 100% bf babies had to get vitamins when they are young. My doctor never said anything about vitamins...when did you start giving them?
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| Posted 1/25/08 4:22 PM |
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Diane
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
Posted by ckdk
I just give it to her straight from the dropper...always have...
same here..they are so used to it that when I show it to them they automatically open their mouths
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EmmaNick
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
Posted by MsMBV
I don't. I am fighting the Ped regarding the flouride.
I gave them to her one time then thought it was probably better if I didn't because of the fluoride. My ped has never asked on subsequent visits if I give them though. I feel like she will think I'm a bad mommy so I'm happy she hasn't asked!
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| Posted 1/25/08 5:17 PM |
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Janice
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
I started at 2 months...now we are on the flouride ones.
I just make it part of his bath routine. He is good though, he opens his mouth and takes the dropper. We make a huge deal about it every night, how happy we are that we have a good boy 
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
Posted by MelToddJulia
Posted by ckdk
I just give it to her straight from the dropper...always have...
So did I, Julia loved them!
ditto
and actually when we recently had to switch to the chewables (ds is 3.5) he wanted the dropper vitamins back! 
But he's grown to like the chewables, I just give him one with snack every day.
We always had fluoride vitamins, our water does not have it nor the bottled water or his toothpaste.
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| Posted 1/25/08 5:32 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
Posted by neesiepie
Posted by MsMBV
I don't. I am fighting the Ped regarding the flouride.
Why? What is wrong with flouride? I just got the ones with fluoride 2 days ago at Kayla's 6 month visit...haven't given them to her yet.
The water here is fluoridated and too much can lead to fluorosis. Since we already have issue in my family with weak enamel and early tooth loss, I am not taking any chances with his teeth.
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| Posted 1/25/08 5:36 PM |
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Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
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Diana
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
THanks everyone for your advice - I gave it to the dropper - with the first taste he jumped  but then he seemed ok!
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lbelle821
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
guess I won't be winning mother of the year, I didn't know we were supposed to give him vitamins...guess they'll tell me that at his 6 month appt. Glad to hear you worked it out.
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ME75
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
also, regarding the fluoride my ped didn't discourage me but didn't push it either. she recommended that i google it and research it before i make my decision. so far i think i am going to skip it..
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Lucky
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Re: How do you give your DC vitamins?
Posted by ckdk
I just give it to her straight from the dropper...always have...
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