kids vitamin question

[4winks]

I bought a chewable multivitamin for dd. She will be 4 in Aug. Dd hasn't been eating very well lately. The directions on the bottle say for ages 2-3 yrs 1/2 a tablet and ages 4 yrs & up 1 tablet. Dd is tiny for her age - 28 lbs. By the directions since she is nearly 4 I could give her a whole tablet but she is closer to a 2 yr old in size. I don't want to overdose her but I also don't want to underdose. WDYT? Will 1 tablet hurt her? The vitamin does have iron.

 

[squirrel]

I'm not sure, check with the pharmasist or her doctor and see what they say.

 

[Maggie'sMom]

I agree with the PP, call your pediatrician's office. Chances are the nurse will be able to answer the question over the phone.

I have had the same problem. My DD will be 5 in September and she's just over 30lbs. Our pediatrician has been fine with me giving her a full tablet. But it's better to ask your own doctor's office what their opinion is.

 

[kohlby]

You're not going to underdose, since chances are she's getting something from her foods. The vitamins from the foods absorb better too - so you can't compare 50% of a vitamin from a food vs a vitamin as the same thing. Most extra vitamins get flushed down the drain in our pee. I'd ask your dr about specific vitamins and which ones do you need to worry about her having too much. For example, I know it's possible to have too much iron. However, it would take a LOT of iron to do any damage, far, far more than one vitamin. But iron can be constipating, which is a reason to make sure the iron content is low if her iron tested fine.

*I take one children's chewable vitamin since adult vitamins are rough on my system. I'm a little over 100 lbs but I can't handle the adult ones.

 

[fortheluvofpooh]

I agree too to check with your ped or family dr. But also wanted to add, be sure to have your children as well as yourself use natural vitamins. They absorb much better into your system.