Quiver0f10 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Is 1000 IU a day too much for a 42 pound six year old and 41 pound four year old? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 it's probably just unnecessary. My 16yo takes 1000IU but she has a known deficiency. I take 4000 (after two rounds of megadosing with 1000/day on top). I actually was thinking of getting some for my ds (14), but was thinking he probably didn't need more than the 400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I give my 40lb 7yo 1,000iu/day and my 57lb child 2,000iu a day, on days when they aren't in the sun in swimsuits between 10am-4pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch at Home Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 My 45 pound six year old is taking 1000 IU. He is definitely deficient. We are waiting for his next test to see if he needs more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 My kids' doctor said it was okay to give my kids (a 40 pound 6 year old and a 75 pound 9 year old) 2000 mIu per day...IF they never get in the sun and have a crappy diet. If they get in the sun and have a decent diet, she said she doesn't recommend it at all. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 My kids' doctor said it was okay to give my kids (a 40 pound 6 year old and a 75 pound 9 year old) 2000 mIu per day...IF they never get in the sun and have a crappy diet. If they get in the sun and have a decent diet, she said she doesn't recommend it at all. :( Well, it's really hard to get much D from diet. The main sources are fortified milk (and there's some question whether all milk is fortified to the levels it says it is, and not all milk is fortified -- for instance when we buy direct from a local dairy)... For the sun to work, kids have to have lots of bare skin (not covered by sunscreens or any clothing) and be out in direct sunlight while the rays are directly over head (10am-3 or 4pm where we live, in the south -- the window is shorter at latitudes further from the equator)... I definitely do not trust *diet* to give almost anyone the D they need. And while the sun *should* provide what we need, neither my kids nor I are stripping down and working half-clothed in the fields all day... So we supplement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 My 50 lb disabled kid gets a 400 mg tab daily plus another 400 in her multivitamin. Her neurologist originally wanted her at 400, then when we saw him next he said "they" changed the recommended amount to 800 mg per day, but since she was getting that with the multi added he said we're fine. And he tested her blood levels and they were good. Now I'm giving my other two a 400 mg tab a day plus their multivitamin--they are 65 and 48 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Thank you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 My 100 lb. 12 yo dd who has osteoporosis just had hers upped to 1200 IU since even with 800 IU, plenty of sunshine (she was swimming and diving most of the summer, not usually putting on sunscreen and she is very fair) plus getting plenty of it in her diet, she had a deficit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 My kids (33 and 39 pounds) take 2000 IU per day. They were in the 40's at last test. Generally, a child over one can take 2000 IU without concern. 400 IU for kids is an outdated amount too low for most. The vitamin D council has good information on vitamin D and why you aren't going to overdose at reasonable levels. The Pauling Institute lists 2000 IU as the upper safe limit for those over one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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