Vitamin D recommendations by accredited medical associations provide guidance on daily Vitamin D intake.

Vitamin D Recommendations for Infants

How much vitamin D should you give your baby? Healthcare professionals have known that human breast milk contains very low levels of vitamin D for a long time Based on scientific data, various medical associations have provided some guidelines.

This website cannot make or endorse any recommendations. The best advice and answers come from your physician or other healthcare professional. Your physician may make specific recommendations based on risk factors. The recommendations are summarized below.

Group Making Recommendation	Recommended for	Recommended Daily vitamin D₃ Intake per day
Canadian Pediatric Society¹; Health Canada²; American Academy of Pediatrics³	Breastfed Infants	400 IU
Canadian Peditatric Society⁴	High risk groups, including breastfed infants in Canada's north (>55°N latitude)	800 IU
American Academy of Pediatrics⁷	Partially breastfed infants and formula fed infants who are ingesting <1000 mL of fortified formula/day	400 IU
American Academy of Pediatrics⁷	Children and adolescents	400 IU
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine⁵	Infants, children, adolescents, adults up to age 50	200 IU

Talk to you healthcare practitioner to understand what is right for your baby!

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¹Vitamin D supplementation: Recommendations for Canadian Mothers and Infants. Canadian Pediatric Society 2007 Canadian Pediatric Society
²Vitamin D Supplementation for Breastfed infants; 2004 Health Canada Recommendation Health Canada
³Wagner, Carol L et. al. Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children and Adolescents Paediatrics 2008; vol. 122 No. 5 p. 1142-1152
⁴Vitamin D supplementation: Recommendations for Canadian Mothers and Infants. Canadian Pediatric Society 2007 Canadian Pediatric Society
⁵Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) Recommended Intakes for Individuals, Vitamins. Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine 2004. Institute of Medicine

Have you been tested?

A simple blood test will do the
trick, and you will know your
vitamin D blood level.

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How much should I take?

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practitioner and take a look
at the recommendations
from the experts.

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