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How should breastfeeding infants be supplemented with calcium? Is there any harm to the baby if calcium is supplemented directly? Previous treatment situations and effects: No help desired: How to supplement calcium for infants
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If a child truly has a calcium deficiency, it is necessary to actively supplement calcium and vitamin D. However, most children’s calcium deficiency is not due to insufficient calcium production, but rather due to a lack of vitamin D. First, digestible calcium can be administered according to the physiological need of 600 milligrams per day, and directly supplementing calcium will not harm the child. Second, digestible vitamin D can be administered according to the physiological need of 400 units per day. Third, mothers should supplement 1500-2000 milligrams of calcium daily.