What kind of vitamins did/do you give your 18 month old? Are there chewable types for this age? There's not a whole lot of foods that he eats that I can put the liquid vitamins in anymore. I will ask the pediatrician next time we see her, but am wondering what you think. Thanks!
Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions. After doing a bit more research, I ended up getting the Child Life liquid vitamins that Jen K. recommended. My son loves the taste of them. The only problem now is that I haven't gotten a proper medicine spoon/dropper yet, so I'm trying to give them to him in a regular spoon and we're making quite a mess, with him trying to hold the spoon himself! ;)
I didn't read other's answers, but I use METAGENICS (www.metagenics.com) "Mycelized Children's Multi-Vitamin" drops. I put 1ML of the vitamin in his juice each day. Very easy, as long as he drinks all his juice.
I caution parents not to use over the counter vitamins like Flintstones etc, they do not absorb and you are wasting your money. The poor absorption actually creates more problems like free radical damage which can lead to cancer. It is sad that companies are required to provide the daily allowance amounts but not required to tell you how available they are for absorption!
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STAY AWAY from gumy vitamins! They lead to cavaties. My niece had 4 cavaties at the age of 3 because of the gummy vitamins (she took it in the morning, so it wasn't because it was right before bed either).
We don't give our son vitamins. Our pediatrician said as L. as he eats a variety of foods there is no need to pump extra vitamins into him. I trust my pediatrician, so I follow what she suggests.
I give my 1 1/2 and 3 1/2 year old the One A Day Scooby Doo vitamins. My youngest just started on them about a month ago. I don't know if they cause cavities but I give them to them after dinner and then they brush their teeth. At their age they only need one which is nice. Most require 2 to get the daily requirement.
I used to give my daughter spongebob vitimans...then she kept spitting them out after a few weeks, so i switched to the princess gummies. she likes them.
Have you tried giving him the liquid in a medicine spoon? My son LOVES his liquid. It tastes really good! Child Life is the brand. You can get it at Whole Foods or Fruitful Yield (Schaumburg).
http://www.amazon.com/Childlife-Multi-Vitamin-Mineral-Liq...
Our ped. didn't care about the brand, he just wanted us to make sure it had added iron until age 2. None of the gummy vitamins have iron. My daughter liked the flinstones brand the best. Be sure the read the label on whatever vitamin you choose. I am sure you would b/c some of the chewable vitamins are sized for adults and children only need 1/2.
I gave mine the little critters gummy bears & still do. I just cut them into 4 long slivers, so as not to be a choke hazard. They love them.
Dear Becky,
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Hi there.
I have my kids on a great vitamin line that is made for kids. It is a powder that mixes with water. It becomes the same pressure as your blood sweat and tears and is absorbed immediately. It's the best delivery system out there. There is a multi vitamin that tastes like the orange baby asprins or I really reccommend the Ultimate Aloe Juice. The Aloe Juice tastes like a freeze pop so the kids love it. Mine drink it all day long. It's all natural so they will absorb what they need and pee out the rest. Here is a link to both. If you have any questions let me know.
http://www.marketamerica.com/nicoleryan/index.cfm?action=...
http://www.marketamerica.com/nicoleryan/product-2224/isot...
We give them water-soluble vitamins. They are easily absorbed (unlike the fat-soluble vitamins). I say just check the label to see that they are water-soluble and any brand should be fine. The ones we chose are for ages 4 and up, so we cut them in half for our 2 and 3 yr old daughters. I, too, have heard the gummy vitamins can be bad for your teeth, but I don't have any first-hand info on that and I didn't hear it from our pediatrician.
I had such trouble, too, trying to find foods to mix the liquid kind in! :) Good luck!
Try liquid vitamins. I've seem them at Sprouts/health food stores.
There are chewable Flintstones for 2&3 yr olds (called My First Flintstones) - I used those at 24 months. They are a little hard to find (most of the Flinstones are for 4 and up) but I've always found them at Walmart. They are small enough for toddlers. I never had luck with the liquid vitamins... the ones that I tried tasted awful... my daughter wouldn't touch the stuff. The ones that had added iron tasted particularly bad.
