Vitamin AD drops for newborns?

Generally speaking, babies need to start taking vitamin AD drops fifteen days after birth. Many parents worry that if they continue to take it, it will cause poisoning to the baby. In fact, as long as the method of taking it is correct, there will be no poisoning. Moreover, giving babies vitamin AD drops is beneficial to their growth and development, and can also help babies prevent some diseases. Let your children bask in the sun more often.

If the pregnant mother has enough nutrition, the newborn baby does not need to take AD drops

First of all, not all newborns need to take AD drops. As the name suggests, AD drops are to supplement vitamins A and D. If the mother pays attention to calcium supplementation during pregnancy, and does not have leg cramps or calcium deficiency after pregnancy, and has a balanced nutrition after delivery, then the baby can supplement the daily calcium needed by eating breast milk, and there is no need to take AD drops separately.

Because the ratio of calcium and phosphorus in breast milk is relatively appropriate and the calcium absorption rate is high, babies in the first four months generally do not suffer from calcium deficiency under this circumstance. In order to avoid insufficient calcium content in breast milk, mothers can take an appropriate amount of calcium tablets every day. At the same time, in order to help calcium absorption, they should also take their babies out to bask in the sun more.

When the baby stops drinking breast milk and if the baby spends less time outdoors, you can give him vitamin AD drops. Drop two drops into your baby's mouth at a time. You don't have to feed it every day. Just feed it 3 times a week, or once a day will be enough.

If the mother is calcium deficient or artificially feeding, the newborn should take AD drops

If the mother herself is calcium deficient or chooses artificial feeding, then the newborn will need to take AD drops, because usually newborns in this situation are more or less calcium deficient and need to take some AD drops to prevent rickets, night blindness and tetany.

If it is a mild calcium deficiency, then after the baby is one month old, parents can give the baby one AD drop or one drop of AD drops every other day, take it for one month and stop for one month, and continue to take it until the baby is one year old. Usually, take the baby out to bask in the sun more often.

If the calcium deficiency is more serious, then start taking AD drops 15 days after birth, usually one pill a day. Cut the top opening, let the child open his mouth, squeeze the oily liquid inside into the child's mouth, or squeeze one drop directly into the child's mouth. It is usually taken with calcium supplements, such as calcium gluconate, so that it is absorbed quickly. It is recommended to choose the sugar-containing form, one tablet a day. You should also take your baby out to bask in the sun more often.

Note: Babies only need to supplement 400 units of vitamin D per day, and no more than 0.5 grams of calcium per day. If AD drops are over-supplemented, acute poisoning of vitamin A and D is likely to occur, which can cause increased intracranial pressure, headache, nausea, vomiting, irritability, lack of energy, and bulging anterior fontanelle, which are often mistaken for meningitis. Symptoms of chronic poisoning include loss of appetite, fever, diarrhea, erosions at the corners of the mouth, hair loss, itchy skin, anemia, polyuria, etc. If you experience the above symptoms, stop taking the AD drops, avoid sun exposure, and go to the hospital for emergency treatment immediately.