Vitamin D is a double - edged sword for your son. I know the right, the necessary and the forbidden

Vitamin D is a double - edged sword for your son. I know the right, the necessary and the forbidden


Vitamin D is a double - edged sword for your son. I know the right, the necessary and the forbidden
Many mothers do not know the right vitamin D doses, although it is important for the newborn and the fact that it contributes to healthy growth. Dr. Sameh El-Nadi, a consultant for children and newborns, tells us about your child's vitamin D intake.



Dr. Sameh Al-Nadi stressed that the benefits of Vitamin D for the child are many and important. It helps the growth of bones and teeth, helps the child's motor development, and reduces the incidence of diabetes for children who are most susceptible to genetically.



He added that the preventive dose 400 IU, that is 4 points a day during the first year of the child, and 600 IU, or 6 points during the second year and three, warning that increase this amount because it does not add health to the person but very harmful and cause osteoporosis .



The consultant of children and newborns recommended some advice regarding good dealing with the child, including:

- Not to consult the pharmacist regarding the health of the child and not to dispense medicine without a doctor.

- The antibiotic was used only in cases of bacterial infection only, that is not used in cases of cold, so the viral infection dispensed with a viral antibody.

- Consider wearing your baby's heavy clothes to get warm all the time in winter.