Vitamin D FAQ :) - Page 6

DancingWithElves · 05-02-2011, 12:47 PM

fish oil has no vit D or very little. Cod Liver oil does

Vitacost, Nsi brand is based on olive oil.

nadezhda · 05-02-2011, 12:53 PM

After I got all excited, thinking I could use what I have, I checked the nutrition facts & saw my particular fish oil is really high in vit E, but virtually no D.

That'll teach me to think I don't need to go out & buy new supplements!

PrincessAnika · 06-13-2011, 08:35 PM

i had my levels tested while doing other bloodwork last week....i can't remember if dr said 13 or 17 - either way, really low. she sent a script in for me i'll pick up tomorrow, my brain is too foggy to remember how much/when to take - if its not d3 i'll switch, i should be able to find it pretty inexpensively at our one store. read through this whole thread, though, and can't find the answer to my question::
dd2 is 8wks. does vitd cross the placenta? (i would think it would...) is mine that low, because she took it all?

or are we both low? i don't want to have her tested if i don't have to. should i start her on something as well?

DancingWithElves · 06-13-2011, 09:30 PM

i'd say that this time of year you both need to be outside. i have no idea what vit D does in mother/fetus situation. But i know for sure that whatever the baby got then isn't working for her now, and your milk is deficient. if a mother i low on vit D, so is her milk. So, go outside, just until you start turning pink. Then you made all the D you will in that day. Don't bathe for at least 12 hrs, or you'll wash it off. Repeat

SamRose · 06-14-2011, 05:41 AM

Can somebody remind me how much skin needs to be exposed and for how long to get the Vit D needed?

abbiroads · 06-14-2011, 06:56 AM

And does it really have to be after showering? How important is consistancy?

DancingWithElves · 06-14-2011, 09:39 AM

i have it in the front of the thread, somewhere

go lookie
it does vary for people, and greatly. if you want maximum benefit, which in your part of the country that's what i'd shoot for, expose at least whole arms and face, and *just* before they turn pink. not red. not hot pink.

just that very pale sun-kissed, not sun-burnt sort of pink. i can't see it on dh, and ds never turn anything but golden, but dd and I do show it.

i'm told that an average biracial kid with med. brown complexion has about a 25 SPF. it seems my ds has more than that, and my dd has about that. just gauging by how my skin reacts when it has sunscreen on it.

PrincessAnika · 06-14-2011, 10:45 AM

does evening sun work ok, or does it have to be a particular time of day?

DancingWithElves · 06-14-2011, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abbiroads

And does it really have to be after showering? How important is consistancy?

sorry, i'm confused

It depends on where you live, and what you mean by evening.
When I lived in AR, afternoon sun felt like a broiler

And you could still burn beet-red in the PM.
In IL the PM sun is soooooo mild, I cannot imagine it being awfully effective. Just like from Oct to Apr here, the sun won't make you any vit D

Which is why we really should supplement, or make a big effort to get it with foods.

PrincessAnika · 06-14-2011, 02:14 PM

PA. my mom used to tell us something about between 10 & 4 (i think it was for sunscreen maybe?)....so evening being after that.

50,000IU once a week for 90 days, then a lower dose (don't remember what ATM) after that - unfortunately the script is the d2, so i'll start it since its better than nothing, and then go find what i can at the local discount pharmacy store....

06-14-2011, 07:48 PM

Did anyone see the news tonight about the new sunscreen regulations? They were emphasizing how melanoma is on the rise and we aren't wearing enough sunscreen. So now they have to make sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB. And they were going on and on about how you should reapply a shot glass full of it every 2 hours blah blah blah. And yet vit D defficiency is a huge problem in this country. I just dont know what to think. Melanoma is scary scary. But I've seen what vit D difficency can do to my body so I choose sun and take the risk. But I wonder about DD. I'm torn on whether or not to use sunscreen on her. I want her to get plenty of vit D. But I want to protect her as well ya know.

cobluegirl · 06-14-2011, 07:55 PM

We do both. I use sunscreen when necessary and don't when not. Moderation.....

DancingWithElves · 06-14-2011, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mathematicalmessymamma

Did anyone see the news tonight about the new sunscreen regulations? They were emphasizing how melanoma is on the rise and we aren't wearing enough sunscreen. So now they have to make sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB. And they were going on and on about how you should reapply a shot glass full of it every 2 hours blah blah blah. And yet vit D defficiency is a huge problem in this country. I just dont know what to think. Melanoma is scary scary. But I've seen what vit D difficency can do to my body so I choose sun and take the risk. But I wonder about DD. I'm torn on whether or not to use sunscreen on her. I want her to get plenty of vit D. But I want to protect her as well ya know.

Keep reading

we are also having more cancers of any kind b/c of higher oxidative stress and lowered intake of antioxidants, people eating SAD and all
and the aforementioned sunscreens were packed with vit A, which is now known to cause cancer when reacting with sunlight.
that very vit. D deficiency predisposes people to higher risk of cancer, IMO

etc. etc. etc.

DancingWithElves · 06-30-2011, 11:10 AM

well ladies, all my supplementing, eating of pastured eggs, and staying in the sun sans sunscreen and I'm still at 32 as of June 1st!

SamRose · 06-30-2011, 11:29 AM

At least you're in the acceptable range.

05-02-2011, 12:47 PM	#76
DancingWithElves Rose Garden Blissed out in the January sun Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: that perfect place :) Posts: 11,701	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) fish oil has no vit D or very little. Cod Liver oil does Vitacost, Nsi brand is based on olive oil. __________________ ~I r e n e~ sweet and sassy wife, mama, healer, part-time dragon-slayer the worst PM answerer ever my belongs to the babywearing 'Architect' Dancing with my three Magical Elves Smiles the Stampede Sugar Plump & Double Dimples Kissing each elf 1,000,000 times a day, and when there's time left tracking gnomes, singing folk songs on the porch, befriending dragonflies, and bopping sun-frosted 'fros through the dandelion fields.

05-02-2011, 12:53 PM	#77
nadezhda Deactivated God's will cannot lead me where His grace will not keep me. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York, USA Posts: 3,587	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) After I got all excited, thinking I could use what I have, I checked the nutrition facts & saw my particular fish oil is really high in vit E, but virtually no D. That'll teach me to think I don't need to go out & buy new supplements!

06-13-2011, 08:35 PM	#78
PrincessAnika Rose Garden dreaming of purple butterflies & bravehearted seahorsies :) Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,927	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) i had my levels tested while doing other bloodwork last week....i can't remember if dr said 13 or 17 - either way, really low. she sent a script in for me i'll pick up tomorrow, my brain is too foggy to remember how much/when to take - if its not d3 i'll switch, i should be able to find it pretty inexpensively at our one store. read through this whole thread, though, and can't find the answer to my question:: dd2 is 8wks. does vitd cross the placenta? (i would think it would...) is mine that low, because she took it all? or are we both low? i don't want to have her tested if i don't have to. should i start her on something as well? __________________ ~~anika~~ my alter ego DH 3/17/07 Angel m/c 6/12/07 @39d, 4/19/16 @6dpo, 8/3/16 @37d DD1 - K (peanut) 7/26/09 DD2 - M (monkey) 4/19/11 DS1 - C (squishy) 3/23/13 DS2 - J (rascal) 2/4/15 DS3 - A 6/16/17 11/9/7/5/3 ::Q:: I add a little excitement, a little spice, to your lives, and all you do is complain. Where is your adventurous spirit, your imagination? add me on FB ISFj/p - depends on the day of the week. type 2. i think.

06-13-2011, 09:30 PM	#79
DancingWithElves Rose Garden Blissed out in the January sun Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: that perfect place :) Posts: 11,701	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) i'd say that this time of year you both need to be outside. i have no idea what vit D does in mother/fetus situation. But i know for sure that whatever the baby got then isn't working for her now, and your milk is deficient. if a mother i low on vit D, so is her milk. So, go outside, just until you start turning pink. Then you made all the D you will in that day. Don't bathe for at least 12 hrs, or you'll wash it off. Repeat __________________ ~I r e n e~ sweet and sassy wife, mama, healer, part-time dragon-slayer the worst PM answerer ever my belongs to the babywearing 'Architect' Dancing with my three Magical Elves Smiles the Stampede Sugar Plump & Double Dimples Kissing each elf 1,000,000 times a day, and when there's time left tracking gnomes, singing folk songs on the porch, befriending dragonflies, and bopping sun-frosted 'fros through the dandelion fields.

06-14-2011, 05:41 AM	#80
SamRose Rose Garden I <3 these cuties! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: WI Posts: 16,728	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) Can somebody remind me how much skin needs to be exposed and for how long to get the Vit D needed?

06-14-2011, 06:56 AM	#81
abbiroads Rose Garden Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,379	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) And does it really have to be after showering? How important is consistancy? __________________ Abbi dh: Jeff ds1: Joey 12/03 ds2: Eli 4/06 ds3: Judah 4/08

06-14-2011, 09:39 AM	#82
DancingWithElves Rose Garden Blissed out in the January sun Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: that perfect place :) Posts: 11,701	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) i have it in the front of the thread, somewhere go lookie it does vary for people, and greatly. if you want maximum benefit, which in your part of the country that's what i'd shoot for, expose at least whole arms and face, and just before they turn pink. not red. not hot pink. just that very pale sun-kissed, not sun-burnt sort of pink. i can't see it on dh, and ds never turn anything but golden, but dd and I do show it. i'm told that an average biracial kid with med. brown complexion has about a 25 SPF. it seems my ds has more than that, and my dd has about that. just gauging by how my skin reacts when it has sunscreen on it. __________________ ~I r e n e~ sweet and sassy wife, mama, healer, part-time dragon-slayer the worst PM answerer ever my belongs to the babywearing 'Architect' Dancing with my three Magical Elves Smiles the Stampede Sugar Plump & Double Dimples Kissing each elf 1,000,000 times a day, and when there's time left tracking gnomes, singing folk songs on the porch, befriending dragonflies, and bopping sun-frosted 'fros through the dandelion fields.

06-14-2011, 10:45 AM	#83
PrincessAnika Rose Garden dreaming of purple butterflies & bravehearted seahorsies :) Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,927	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) does evening sun work ok, or does it have to be a particular time of day? __________________ ~~anika~~ my alter ego DH 3/17/07 Angel m/c 6/12/07 @39d, 4/19/16 @6dpo, 8/3/16 @37d DD1 - K (peanut) 7/26/09 DD2 - M (monkey) 4/19/11 DS1 - C (squishy) 3/23/13 DS2 - J (rascal) 2/4/15 DS3 - A 6/16/17 11/9/7/5/3 ::Q:: I add a little excitement, a little spice, to your lives, and all you do is complain. Where is your adventurous spirit, your imagination? add me on FB ISFj/p - depends on the day of the week. type 2. i think.

06-14-2011, 02:14 PM	#85
PrincessAnika Rose Garden dreaming of purple butterflies & bravehearted seahorsies :) Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 9,927	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) PA. my mom used to tell us something about between 10 & 4 (i think it was for sunscreen maybe?)....so evening being after that. 50,000IU once a week for 90 days, then a lower dose (don't remember what ATM) after that - unfortunately the script is the d2, so i'll start it since its better than nothing, and then go find what i can at the local discount pharmacy store.... __________________ ~~anika~~ my alter ego DH 3/17/07 Angel m/c 6/12/07 @39d, 4/19/16 @6dpo, 8/3/16 @37d DD1 - K (peanut) 7/26/09 DD2 - M (monkey) 4/19/11 DS1 - C (squishy) 3/23/13 DS2 - J (rascal) 2/4/15 DS3 - A 6/16/17 11/9/7/5/3 ::Q:: I add a little excitement, a little spice, to your lives, and all you do is complain. Where is your adventurous spirit, your imagination? add me on FB ISFj/p - depends on the day of the week. type 2. i think.

06-14-2011, 07:48 PM	#86
mathematicalmessymamma Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) Did anyone see the news tonight about the new sunscreen regulations? They were emphasizing how melanoma is on the rise and we aren't wearing enough sunscreen. So now they have to make sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB. And they were going on and on about how you should reapply a shot glass full of it every 2 hours blah blah blah. And yet vit D defficiency is a huge problem in this country. I just dont know what to think. Melanoma is scary scary. But I've seen what vit D difficency can do to my body so I choose sun and take the risk. But I wonder about DD. I'm torn on whether or not to use sunscreen on her. I want her to get plenty of vit D. But I want to protect her as well ya know.

06-14-2011, 07:55 PM	#87
cobluegirl Rose Garden never be afraid of who you were meant to be Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,819	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) We do both. I use sunscreen when necessary and don't when not. Moderation..... __________________ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/4 Dd2-T2/1 The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"[/CENTER]

06-30-2011, 11:10 AM	#89
DancingWithElves Rose Garden Blissed out in the January sun Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: that perfect place :) Posts: 11,701	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) well ladies, all my supplementing, eating of pastured eggs, and staying in the sun sans sunscreen and I'm still at 32 as of June 1st! __________________ ~I r e n e~ sweet and sassy wife, mama, healer, part-time dragon-slayer the worst PM answerer ever my belongs to the babywearing 'Architect' Dancing with my three Magical Elves Smiles the Stampede Sugar Plump & Double Dimples Kissing each elf 1,000,000 times a day, and when there's time left tracking gnomes, singing folk songs on the porch, befriending dragonflies, and bopping sun-frosted 'fros through the dandelion fields.

06-30-2011, 11:29 AM	#90
SamRose Rose Garden I <3 these cuties! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: WI Posts: 16,728	Re: Vitamin D FAQ :) At least you're in the acceptable range.

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