My autoimmune disease stays in better control when my levels are above 60.  But having trouble keeping it there.

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From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Diana Cassar-Uhl
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: Vitamin D

Hello friends,

I haven't followed the vitamin D thread very well this week (not following much well lately, it seems my three small children need to be fed every few minutes all summer!), but I did notice someone said their 25(OH)D level was
81 ng/mL?  That is a pretty exceptional complement of vitamin D.  The Taylor, Wagner, and Hollis research seems to point to 50-60 ng/mL being the level at which most mothers confer 400 IU/day to their babies via breastmilk ... though I have met a few endocrinologists and read some work out there that advocates for the higher levels, I have not personally ever been successful in getting my own level above a high of 48 a few years ago.


Since the trend is toward supplementing the mother to bring up levels in the baby, might there also be some benefit to lowering that 81 ng/mL level to help bring down the level in the baby?  Or is there another reason for keeping the maternal 25(OH)D level so high?

I'm sorry if this was already addressed and I just missed it ... trying to catch up a bit.

--Diana Cassar-Uhl, IBCLC
upstate NY

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