Your Child's Vitamin D Levels

[sneakypuss]

Hi There

Any interesting thread was started on this topic over on Facebook, so I thought I would ask in here.

For those of you that have children, have you had their vitamin D levels checked, going on the theory that low Vitamin D levels may be associated with MS?

Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend
Sneaky P

[sneakypuss]

Sorry Typo

Sorry initial post had a typo that I missed. It was supposed to read 'AN interesting thread...'

Oops

[wkikta]

Regular daily sunshine exposure should be enough, but it didn't work for me. Most non-school days out from sunup to sunset and D fortified milk. D supplement that is best is D3, what our bodies make from the sunshine.

[gretchen1]

I was told by my neurologist that my sons needed to be supplementing with D3. They both take 2,000IU a day. They both understand the importance of this and don't complain.

[Justsayyes]

I have my daughter taking D3 daily, I am worried about her as she did have mono a few years ago her first year in college. Plus she was a competitive figure skater all her young life, hardly ever outside in the sun from age 10-18.

[sneakypuss]

I'm a Canadian who now lives in Australia. My daughter was born here. During the summer months she's out in the sun all day, but come the winter months she spends a bit more time inside.

She will be 4 next month, should I be taking any precautions such as vitamin supplements or having her tested?

TIA
Sneaky P

[Sequoia]

My grandchildren all take 1000 IU of D3 daily. My children, who are all adults now, take 2000 to 5000 IU.

[Seasha]

I have my daughter taking D3 daily, I am worried about her as she did have mono a few years ago her first year in college. Plus she was a competitive figure skater all her young life, hardly ever outside in the sun from age 10-18.

I worry about this too as my daughter had mono as a teenager and was born and raised in Alaska for the first 10 years of her life. She takes D3 now but will suggest she gets blood work done.