Patient's question:
How do breastfed infants supplement calcium? Is there any harm if calcium is supplemented directly? Previous treatment history and effectiveness: None What kind of help do you expect: How to supplement calcium for the infantDoctor's answer:
If a child truly has a calcium deficiency, it is necessary to actively supplement calcium and vitamin D. However, most children's calcium deficiency is not due to insufficient calcium production, but rather caused by a lack of vitamin D.1. You can implement the physiological daily requirement of 600 milligrams of calcium. Directly supplementing calcium will never be harmful to the child.
2. You can implement the physiological daily requirement of 400 units of vitamin D.
3. The mother should supplement 1,500–2,000 milligrams of calcium daily.