With dd1 she was on ferro grad and pentavite for 12 months, she was a premmie who was always throwing up and she had weight problems. Dd2 was fully bf and we were advised not to use supplements. With ds I was low in vitamin k and my ob recommended pentavite but my gp and pead said there was no need, even on formula as it has all the nutrients he needs. There seems to be a trend towards supplements jic, but I don't see the point, we only use the with dd1 if she is sick and refusing to eat. (dd2 loves her food so it's never an issue with her)
IMO you might as well pour them into his nappy cause that's where they will end up. As everyone have said bm contains exactly what he requires. Unless you come across a diagnosed medical problem you will just be wasting your money. I don't agree with supplement for babies or toddlers. DD1 has bad food aversion issues, my gp decided to test her levels, considering she ate barely anything she was not deficient at all. Their bodies are super efficient at extracting the nutrients they require, far better than adults.
A friend of mine is a micro biologist, and has worked previously for a pathology. He said he can tell by urine samples who takes vitamins because it appears differently to vitamins from food. Basically he has said you might as well flush your money down the toilet (again less their is a diagnosed medical problem). Of course vitamin companies want to make everyone feels they need to take vitamins, cause if no one bought them, they would go out of business.
Personally we follow a fresh is best diet. We only buy fresh fruit and vege direct, and only staple ingredients. I have a 2-3 piece fruit a day rule and min 3 cup vege at night, 2 cups at lunch. I can't take multi's because they actually give me headaches and make me sick, my gp said its like overdosing on vitamins because my levels are already so high. I manage pregnancy vitamins (probably the only ones I truly agree on) for around 12 weeks before the headaches get severe and I have to stop.
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