Rickets

[Anonymous]

Ariella’s legs are bowed and my in laws are insisting that she’s got rickets. I don’t see any reason why she’d have vitamin D deficiency. After all, she’s out a lot, has sun exposure and has dairy products with vit D added. Any thoughts??

[hellbennt]

I would ask the ped next time you go- I wouldn’t worry too much in the meantime…easy for me to say though!

[Anonymous]

Laura, I’m calling her pediatrician tomorrow to see if we should run some blood tests to see if there are any problems. I’m not really worried just yet (ha, maybe just a little).

[Anonymous]

I have been reading a lot about vit D. recently.. and thought I would share this with you!;) ..

The main sources of Vit D.. are either sun exposure or from a fatty fish (like cod liver oil) .. all other forms are very hard for the body to absorb. There is Vit D added to cows milk but there is something in the cows milk that keeps them from absorbing it well. There is also synthetic Vit D2 .. which doesnt do much either. A lot of the baby formulas have D3 which is the kind your body can use.

I have had Shane on rice and almond milk..but just yesterday I have come to find out its vit. d2! So.. he isnt getting much either! So I bought the cod liver oil for kids..

Not sure of what type of milk she is drinking?? You might want to check what type of Vit. D that is. Plus there are multi-vitamins that have d3 in them.. but usually at the healthfood store.

Let us know how the tests go!

[Anonymous]

Lauren, Ariella has plenty of sun exposure. All summer long she’d be outside for hours (on good summer days). We try to be outside every day so I don’t see the reason why she’d be deprived on a natural source of vitamin D.

[Anonymous]

I would not worry… see what the ped says but i went most of my childhood with a vitamin D and calcium deficiency… not sure what it is called in English but it is “tetania latente” in spanish. I just had to be out and take vitamin D every 10 days and calcium everyday. (The vitamin D helps with Calcium absorption, so i guess my body was not absorbing it.) The symptoms can be scary (I had both arrytmias and temporary facial paralysis) but it corrected itself overtime.

If i remember correctly, there is also a *correct way* to take the vitamin D which needs to be on empty stomach adn not with other foods, but cannot remember…

I am sure your ped will help!

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