Is it safe to take a vitamin d3 supplement?

Question

My 7 week old is ebf and is on a vitamin d supplement. I went to the doc and had bloodwork done and my vit d was low. So they suggested I take an over the counter supplement of 2000 iu per day. The doc said it should be fine but I’m still not sure. Is it going to pass through into the breast milk and is the baby now going to get too much of it???

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Wow so much misinformation here. First, Vitamin D is fat soluble and passes easily into breastmilk.
Second, since you are deficient and need to supplement, you might consider supplementing at levels that will supply enough vitamin D in your breastmilk so you do not have to supplement your nursing baby. Generally that will be about 6000-6400iu/day. 
From AAP Study:
“Maternal vitamin D supplementation with 6400 IU/day safely supplies breast milk with adequate vitamin D to satisfy her nursing infant’s requirement and offers an alternate strategy to direct infant supplementation.”

https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/136/4/625.full.pdf

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I have a calcium deficiency this means my vit d level gets low and I have to take extra vitd with my calcium tablets. I’m also breastfeeding my consultant wouldn’t give me anything that’s not safe while breastfeeding. You be fine to take it hun.. 😊

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Nope. We don’t pass vitamin d through breastmilk which is why babies exclusively on breastmilk need those drops. You can always check with the pediatrician to be sure.

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Vit D doesn’t pass through the breastmilk that’s why breastfed babies need vid d supplemented. If your Dr recommended you take 2000IU of Vit D I would listen to their expert advice.

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Not enough vitamin d passes through breastmilk actually.  That’s why a lot of breastfed babies end up on a supplement themselves.  So you’ll be perfectly fine taking it and do both of you some good 🥰

Is it safe to take a vitamin d3 supplement?

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