As a parent, ensuring your baby receives proper nutrition is crucial for their healthy development. Here’s a comprehensive guide to the most important vitamins and minerals your little one needs.

Vitamin D

• Essential for strong bones and teeth
• Helps calcium absorption
• Found in sunlight exposure and fortified foods

Does your baby need a supplement?

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) currently recommends that:

• Babies younger than 12 months old need 400 IU of vitamin D each day.
• Toddlers, older children, and adolescents need 600 IU daily vitamin D.

Calcium

• Builds strong bones and teeth
• Supports nerve and muscle function
• Found in breast milk, formula, and dairy products

Does your baby need a supplement?

No

Iron

• Critical for brain development
• Supports healthy blood production
• Found in iron-fortified cereals and pureed meats

Does your baby need a supplement?

At four months of age infants who are partially or completely breastfeeding should be supplemented with 1 mg/kg per day of oral iron until appropriate iron-containing complementary foods (including iron-fortified cereals) are introduced into their diet.

Vitamin C

• Boosts immune system
• Helps iron absorption
• Important for tissue repair and growth
• Found in Guava, Orange, Strawberries, Kiwi, Bell peppers, and Broccoli.

Does your baby need a supplement?

No

Zinc

• Supports immune system
• Aids in protein synthesis
• Found in meat, eggs, and fortified cereals
• Important for growth and development

Does your baby need a supplement?

No.

Vitamin A

• Benefits to your baby: Cell growth, eye development, healthy skin and mucous membranes, infection resistance, bone growth, fat metabolism, and red blood cell production
• Found in Sweet potatoes, Carrots (cooked and pureed), Butternut squash, Pumpkin and Cantaloupe.

Does your baby need a supplement?

Vitamin A supplements should be delivered to children 6–59 months of age
twice yearly, during health system contacts.

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