Pages tagged with "Pregnancy + Breastfeeding"

• Childhood Infections reduced 1.3X to 3X by exclusive breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding Vitamin D loading dose of 300,000 IU is OK - UK govt.
• Monthly vitamin D dosing during lactation was great for infant and mother
• Breastfeeding and Vitamin D - many studies
• Need at least 6,000 IU of Vitamin D daily during pregnancy and breastfeeding (Wagner) – meta-analysis
• Monthly 120,000 IU of Vitamin D while breastfeeding was good – RCT
• Breastfeeding is almost always associated with infant vitamin D deficiency
• Need at least 6,000 IU daily while breastfeeding to eliminate Vitamin D deficiency – meta-analysis
• After lactation Vitamin D levels are low, increased risk of Breast Cancer, vitamin D should decrease risk
• 6,400 IU of Vitamin D is safe and effective during breastfeeding – RCT Dec, 2020
• Breastfeeding a child without adding vitamin D increases risk of many food allergies (egg whites in this case)
• Omega-3 during pregnancy and breastfeeding is recommended
• Vitamin D during lactation – range from 4,000 IU daily to 150,000 IU monthly
• Vitamin D during lactation – 6,000 IU mom or 400 IU infant (Hollis, Wagner chapter)
• Biochemical rickets non-existent if breastfeeding mother got 600,000 IU of vitamin D (3 dollars) – RCT
• Extended breastfeeding cut in half the risk of Multiple Sclerosis
• Mother got 100,000 IU of vitamin D monthly, breastfeeding infant got a little – RCT
• Breastfeeding exclusively may not be best strategy for bone health (if not add vitamin D)
• Breastfeeding mother getting 6400 IU of Vitamin D is similar to infant getting 400 IU – RCT
• Vitamin D levels of breastfeeding mothers and infants in 3 cities