Martha The AAP 1997 policy statement says vit D and Fe may have to be given in SELECTED POPULATIONS [vit D deficient mom, no exposure to sunlite, and low Fe stores or anemia]. The refs are #s 107-109 at end of policy. Guidelines for Perinatal care, 4th ed, ACOG, AAP, 4th ed, 1997. Piscane, DeVisia, Valiante, Iron status in bf infants, J. Ped., 1995, 127:429-431. AAP Comm. on Nutrition, Vit and min suppl....in Pediatrics, 1980, 66:1015-1021. Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Violet Louisiana, s.e. USA - in the 80's (F) where spring has sprung and we went to a Mardi Gras parade last night. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html