tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post2906001621179302985..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: A Mechanism for the Effects of Vitamin D on Immune FunctionCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-84140446092708587922010-03-22T19:17:49.112-07:002010-03-22T19:17:49.112-07:00Hi, Aging Mommy! Welcome!
We've had mixed luc...Hi, Aging Mommy! Welcome!<br /><br />We've had mixed luck with getting Pumpkin to take her supplements, too (we also try to do fish oil, since she doesn't really eat fish).<br /><br />Right now, we're using the Carlson brand of drops, and we only have to get her to take a single drop to get the vitamin D into her. I suspect she'd like the Gummi Vites, since she loves gummy worms. I may try those if she ever starts refusing her drops. Thanks!Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-19462556016113209482010-03-22T18:35:17.776-07:002010-03-22T18:35:17.776-07:00Hi there - I am visiting after seeing your recent ...Hi there - I am visiting after seeing your recent comment on Mom-101 and I saw this post. There has been a lot written recently regarding the research into the effects of Vitamin D and the new belief that it supports a healthy immune system much more than Vitamin C which was always previously regarded as a good option. My daughter is 3 and still will not drink milk - she was BF and then switched to water only when I weaned her. When she started preschool last fall she was taking Gummy Vites Vitamin D supplements and did not get sick at all. Then a couple of months ago she decided she no longer liked them and I tried in vain to find a substitute - during which time she got sick three times. My nephew had scarlet fever as a baby and had to take lots of antibiotics. Since then (he is now four) he has been continually sick, catching everything going, until my sister-in-law started him on Vitamin D supplements last fall and since then he has only been sick once and recovered much more quickly than usual when he did become ill.<br /><br />So I for one believe this research. The Gummy Vites are great if your child will take them. I now have my daughter on Target's own brand infant and toddler multivitamin drops - she won't drink her water with the drops added but will take a little medicine cup with the dosage and a little bit of water added. We refer to it as her medicine.<br /><br />Just in case that helps anyone else trying to solve the Vitamin D issue of a non-milk drinking toddler!One Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793386254564806126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-84440448888640930362010-03-16T15:16:06.304-07:002010-03-16T15:16:06.304-07:00You're preaching to the choir on the benefits ...You're preaching to the choir on the benefits of Vitamin D. Love it! I'm also just as militant about the benefits of Omega 3's.hushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532820460835325762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-90236894529711731632010-03-15T11:47:57.796-07:002010-03-15T11:47:57.796-07:00That's the kind of science I like too! Show me...That's the kind of science I like too! Show me how the supplements actually make a difference in the biochemistry, not just some correlative study!<br /><br />Thanks for writing all this up. We are about to start the Pumpkin on daily vitamins, so it's nice to know how it might help her stay healthy. And now I'm actually considering the vitamin D drops for the Pookie...caramamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327695885346537321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-20131185760516638142010-03-11T14:38:56.655-08:002010-03-11T14:38:56.655-08:00@Cloud, FYI, my Google account is Bitts (it signed...@Cloud, FYI, my Google account is Bitts (it signed me in automatically) but you know me as MrsHaley. Hi!Bittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074807511999600282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-13408268868035354952010-03-11T11:11:43.562-08:002010-03-11T11:11:43.562-08:00@Bitts- both kids get Carlson vitamin D drops. You...@Bitts- both kids get Carlson vitamin D drops. You just have to give one tiny drop. Petunia gets the baby formulation every day (this is in line with recent AAP recommendations). When she's going to day care, I put it in her first bottle. On the weekends, I put it on my nipple before her first nursing.<br /><br />Pumpkin gets the 1000 IU formulation 3x/week.<br /><br />I take capsules of whatever brand they had at the store.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-255874251456036982010-03-11T11:06:46.375-08:002010-03-11T11:06:46.375-08:00The lab next to ours studies asthma and COPD, and ...The lab next to ours studies asthma and COPD, and they've found that vitamin D seems to help control asthma. Neat stuff.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763085299053200761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-87304039446558464482010-03-11T11:03:06.573-08:002010-03-11T11:03:06.573-08:00Cloud, what kind/brand of supplement do you use fo...Cloud, what kind/brand of supplement do you use for Pumpkin? Are you relying on your breastmilk to supply Petunia's needs until she can take a supplement of her own?Bittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074807511999600282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-18391801619279142652010-03-11T09:41:52.849-08:002010-03-11T09:41:52.849-08:00Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I like a sci...Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I like a scientific explanation/theory for how and why also.mom2boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00784436196685595115noreply@blogger.com