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Vit D3 drops dosage for newborn
My baby boy was born at 35 weeks, Vit D3 drops recommended for him by doc is 1 ml of 800 i.u , is the dosage correct?? His birth weight was 2.1 kg
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Greetings if it's 800iu it's 0.5 ml /400iu mean 1 ml till 1 yr
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Dr. Venkatesh Badugu
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9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Yes correct only
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Till age 1 year
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Dr. Sakshi Agarwal
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6 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
For preterm babies we recommend higher dosage that is 800 IU/ day. It is alright.
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