I finally got through a stack of papers that was sitting in the "mail bowl." It included a bunch of handouts that the pediatrician had given me about vaccinations. Knowing that Mathis is about to get like 100 of them at his 2-month appointment next week, I wanted to familiarize myself with the U.S. vaccination schedule. Check. Problem is, there was also a flyer about how you should give your baby vitamin D drops for the first two months of life.
Oh great.
Enter feelings of incompetent mommyism.
The only thing that reassures me about this is that if it was truly important, the pediatrician would have UTTERED A SINGLE WORD about it.
Right?
In Sweden, they hand you a bottle of drops. With zero chance of absorbing even an iota of sunshine during the Swedish winter, I didn't miss a single dose with Sophie.
I'm hoping that all Mathis' outside time in sunny Portland has given him enough vitamin D to avoid rickets and all the other god awful stuff that happens when your mommy fails to give you vitamin D drops.
Mathis turns 2 months old in 5 days. Good thing it'll be sunny this week!
P.S. He looks pretty happy and healthy, doesn't he?
A whole lot of people must have survived without vitamin D drops for centuries. Pretty sure you're okay, there. :)
Posted by: Wink | September 20, 2011 at 05:40 AM
He's gorgeous :-)
Posted by: Vanessa | September 20, 2011 at 08:17 AM
In Malmö, we don't start with the drops till the babies are 4 weeks old. Sunshine is perfect. With Sophie being born in the winter I bet Mathis has already gotten more Vitamin D than Sophie did the first months in Sweden, despite you giving her the drops. Don't worry.
Ps: I forget to give Emmie the drops ALL THE TIME.
Posted by: Nina | September 21, 2011 at 01:50 AM
Looks very happy and healthy. So cute. Seems all is well with you guys. Been a while since I checked in... I totally thought the vitamin D drops was a Scandinavian thing... live and learn. We didn't start till 4 weeks either. Anyway, I think the tiniest bit of sun exposure gives a lot of D.
Posted by: Theresa | September 29, 2011 at 11:07 PM
He's adorable!
I hear that 15 minutes of sun a day is what you need.
Posted by: Bonnie | October 17, 2011 at 05:25 AM