In the process of baby’s growth, almost all mothers have suspected that their children are calcium deficient, followed by seeking answers from doctors or the Internet, and then getting the need to eat Icocaine, take vitamin D, take cod liver oil, sunshine, 400 international units and so on a myriad of information, which may make you more chaotic in the end. 1. Why is your baby deficient in calcium? When you see this topic some mothers may answer with a hint of contempt “What is there to say, if you don’t give your baby calcium, he will naturally be calcium deficient! My dear, if you think so, you are very wrong. Calcium is a widely available substance in nature, babies eat supplements, breast milk, or milk powder contain enough calcium, since calcium is so easy to obtain, why is there still a calcium deficiency? The reason is simple, the body needs a helper to absorb calcium – vitamin D. 2. What is vitamin D? The main role of vitamin D is to regulate a variety of physiological functions by promoting the absorption of calcium and phosphorus. If your baby does not have enough vitamin D in his body, then even if he takes a lot of calcium supplements, it is ineffective and cannot be absorbed. 3.How to get enough vitamin D? There are three main ways to get vitamin D: (1) taking preparations containing vitamin D, such as Icocin; (2) sunbathing, humans are very powerful, we can produce vitamin D by ourselves through ultraviolet radiation on the skin; (3) through food, because the content of vitamin D in general food is relatively low, so this trick is not suitable for babies. In practice, the most common way is to take preparations containing vitamin D to solve the problem of calcium absorption, although sunlight can also synthesize vitamin D, but the specific time of exposure, exposure area, and the relationship between the amount of synthesis is difficult to determine, as much as possible as an auxiliary means. 4.How much vitamin D do I take every day? The current recommendation is to take 400 IU (International Unit) per day, which is 10 micrograms. I’ll explain what IU (International Unit) means. First of all, an official explanation, some drugs their chemical composition is not constant or so far can not use physical and chemical methods to determine its quality specifications, often using biological experimental methods and compared with the standard to determine its potency. Through this biological test, the minimum potency unit with a certain biological efficacy is called “unit” (u); the standard unit prescribed by international negotiation, called “international unit” (IU), to put it bluntly, is measured according to the efficacy, to make a not very accurate To use a not very accurate analogy, two factories both produce vitamin D, but manufacturer A’s is thicker and manufacturer B’s is thinner, and the manufacturer will inform the density of the active ingredient by labeling the unit IU. The end result is that if you want to get the same amount of vitamin D, then you have to take a little more of manufacturer B’s medicine. The above concepts can be understood by mothers, and it is enough to eat the dose according to the instructions of the VD you bought. 5.Is the more vitamin D you take the better? Don’t take too much vitamin D. It will be toxic if you eat too much. Babies should not take more than 400 IU per day. 6, I am exclusively breastfeeding need to supplement vitamin D? Breast milk contains almost all the nutrients your baby needs, but unfortunately the amount of vitamin D is extremely low, so breastfeeding mothers need vitamin D supplements! At present, most formula milk contains vitamin D. Mothers need to calculate the daily intake through formula milk according to the baby’s meal size, and supplement the insufficient part through medication. 8.How long should I take vitamin D? Generally speaking, about 2 years old is enough, because 2 year old babies can already get enough vitamin D through food and outdoor activities. 9.Do I need to take the many kinds of calcium supplements available in the market? As long as your baby is taking enough vitamin D and has a normal calcium intake, such as adequate breast milk, or adequate complementary foods, then there is no need to take calcium supplements. The current so-called universal calcium deficiency phenomenon is seriously inconsistent with the facts, and is largely the result of unscrupulous media and pharmaceutical company hype, with very few children truly deficient in calcium! 10.What are the common vitamin D supplement drugs? At present, the most common vitamin D medicine in China is Iconocin, but Iconocin has a problem is that it is vitamin A + D, because there are many sources of vitamin A, so if you have the conditions, you can buy a separate vitamin D preparation, at present I give my baby to eat the Dutch Davitamon vitamin D preparation, to avoid the potential problem of vitamin A overdose. 11.What is the relationship between cod liver oil and vitamin D? The narrow sense of cod liver oil by the sea fish liver refined oil, the broad sense of cod liver oil also includes whale, seal and other sea animals liver oil, cod liver oil is mainly vitamin A and D, so taking cod liver oil can also achieve the role of vitamin D supplementation, but some cod liver oil does not use the precise international unit labeling content, may lead to overdose problems, so mothers must see clearly when buying. The above mentioned Icocin is actually the name of a cod liver oil product. The last thing I want to say is that almost all of the mothers around me are worried about calcium deficiency when their babies are low months old, such as the baby sleeps badly at night online and says calcium deficiency, the baby sweats and says calcium deficiency, the baby is late teething and says calcium deficiency, giving the impression that everything is more or less related to calcium deficiency. In fact, mothers should not worry about calcium deficiency, as long as you adhere to the intake of vitamin D, it is almost impossible to appear calcium deficiency, in fact, mothers just need to pay attention to observe the surrounding big baby, you will find that you can hardly find a baby because of calcium deficiency and sick! Calcium deficiency is actually just a legend that is closest to us …..