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Your family guide to vitamins and supplements


The top vitamins and supplements for your family are vitamin D for breast-fed babies, calcium and vitamin D for busy moms, and folic acid for pregnant women.


Do you have the right vitamins and supplements in your medicine cabinet? Here are the top vitamins and supplements for your family:

 

For your baby

The must-have: Vitamin D. It's true that "breast is best." But many moms become deficient in vitamin D during pregnancy, so their milk may not have enough vitamin D. Health Canada and the Canadian Pediatric Society recommend that breast-fed babies have a daily vitamin D supplement. The recommended amount for most babies is 400 IU each day. If your baby is on formula, check how much vitamin D it has. If your baby drinks enough formula to get 400 IU a day, then you...


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