As a family doctor, I recommend vitamin D for all ages, young and old. I 
occasionally find that people notice insomnia when taking vitamin D 
before bedtime, and some (adult) people complain of moodiness when 
taking relatively higher doses of vitamin D, ie than 2000 units daily.
We know that vitamin D is very important for mental health, the most 
obvious benefit being reduction in the winter blues. Given that it has 
some effects on the brain, I can imagine that we will find some babies, 
like adults, not feeling quite right on a vitamin D supplement. I never 
have liked recommending 1 dose for everyone, since people are so different.
For this baby, I would suggest decreasing the vitamin D supplement to 
200 units a day and see how the baby does.
Anne Eglash, MD

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