Their healthy full development in many respects depends on healthy nutrition of newborns. One of substances, vital for the child, is vitamin D. It is absent in mother's milk therefore babies should give it in addition to the main food.
Instruction
1. Vitamin D call group of biologically active agents, including ergocalciferol and cholecalciferol. Children it are given for prevention of rickets. Under natural conditions vitamin D is formed in skin under impact on it of sunlight therefore its reception is appointed to children up to three years from September to May – that is when the lack of sunlight is felt.
2. Pay attention that sunlight has to get on the child's skin directly, without any barriers. Solar ultraviolet which even the usual windowpane is capable to detain is necessary. Walking with the child in warm season, as much as possible open his skin to sunlight. It does not mean that the child should be set up under direct sunshine, there is enough also diffused light. The main thing that the baby was most naked.
3. As a vitamin D source children are usually given vigantol or aquadetry. Vigantol appoint to children aged from two weeks on one drop, in the mornings. If the child is premature, it is necessary to take the drug on two drops. For treatment of rickets it is necessary to increase a day dose to 4-8 drops.
4. If a source of vitamin D is aquadetry, then it should be accepted since four weeks of life. The day dose makes 1-2 drops, for premature children – 2-3 drops. At treatment of rickets the dose of medicine is increased till 4-10 by drops.
5. It is necessary to pay attention to what vigantol is issued on an oily base while aquadetry – on water. Water solution is soaked up and acquired better oil that matters in case of use of medicine for premature children.
6. In certain cases use of medicines with vitamin D can cause allergic reactions therefore before application of a vigantol and aquadetrim surely it is necessary to consult with the doctor.
7. In practice it is the most convenient to give vitamin D to the child in a spoon with a small amount of milk, water or the divorced juice – for example, apple or grape. Consider that if the child is raised on artificial mixes, vitamin D should not be given – as a rule, it is already present at mix. It is possible to look at exact composition of mix on packing.