Laura writes:

My d25  level was 81, by the way. I also had an interesting email exchange 
with  someone from the Vitamin D council. He told me that vitamin d 
researchers  speculate that the current range for infant calcium levels are 
artificially  low due to decades of vitamin d deficiency in the populations the 
reference  ranges were based on. 

So, if a mom comes to you saying her baby is  hypercalcemic and an MD told 
her to put the baby on low calcium formula, if  the serum calcium level is 
under 12, not going up and the baby is asymptomatic  (typical symptoms 
include FTT, poor weight gain, emesis, constipation,  lethargy, increased urine 
output) I would encourage the mom to *very  seriously* weigh the risks versus 
benefits of giving formula.  

~~~
Laura, 

Thanks for sharing this information with us. One never knows when it  might 
come in handy. It's amazing what can be based on studies in cohorts  with 
are not "the norm" and then guide policy and response for  decades . It's 
great the Vit D Council is learning more. I admit I have  this little voice in 
my head asking how many folks on the Vitamin D Council are  
industry-supported by Vit D manufacturers, but then again I just finished the  book, White 
Coat, Black Hat ( thanks to whoever mentioned that a while back) and  that 
little voice it likely to always be there from now on.
 
So glad you and your baby are getting through this together...:)
 
Peace,
Judy
 
 
Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA
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