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.
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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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