how much enfamil tri vi sol do i give my 5 week old?!?!? help please i lost the box it came in?

Answer 1

A breastfed baby does not need a vitamin supplement unless there is a legitimate medical reason. People who live in dark countries (where winter nights are longer, less sunlight) MAY need Vitamin D supplements to prevent rickets.

My daughter's first pediatrician recommended them. I never gave them to her, and her head didn't fall off or anything. A breastfed baby gets all the nutrients it needs from it's mothers milk, and formula contains the right balance of vitamins a growing baby needs, as well.

Edit: Folks, Tri Vi Sol is a vitamin supplement, not formula. She's not asking how much powdered formula to give the baby. Link to the product is in the source.

Answer to your question: Instructions
How to use the enclosed dropper: Fill dropper to the line (1.0 ml) and dispense with a single squeeze of the dropper bulb. The full prescribed dose will be given. It is normal for a small amount to remain in the tip of the dropper. Use full dosage. Tri • Vi • Sol drops may be given by dispensing directly into the mouth with the Safti-Dropper, or by mixing with formula, fruit juice, cereal or other food.

Answer 2

Why are you giving vitamins? Breastfeeding or formula give all that is needed.


And to all the others...TRI VI SOL IS a liquid vitamin supplement for babies...just another rip off ploy by Enfamil. Formula contains ALL the daily recommended intake of vitamins and minerals. So does breastmilk!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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how much enfamil tri vi sol do i give my 5 week old?!?!? help please i lost the box it came in?

Answer 5

I don't know who is dumber. The people giving formula instructions, or the people who say a breastfed baby doesn't need a vitamin D supplement.

To answer the question; Call your pediatrician for the dosage you should be giving your baby.

Answer 6

My baby is also 5 weeks old. I use the Enfamil Poly-Vi-Sol at my pediatrician's recommedation, and she told me one drop a day. The dropper in mine has .5 mL and 1 mL, so I fill the dropper up to the 1 mL line.

Answer 7

Is it a powder? I think the standard for powder formula is 1 scoop per 2 oz. Can't remember 100% though, it's been about 16 months since I had to measure that!

I wouldn't think you're also asking how many oz to feed the baby... but just in case by that time my kids were doing 3-4 oz.

Answer 8

As a father of 4, I would tell you 2 oz for every scoop of formula. The others have forgotten to mention that a baby from 4 to 8 weeks should only be given 6 oz of formula every 3 or 4 hours, your objective is give the feedings at 4 hour intervals but it is not always practical to do so. Since your baby is only five weeks, your pediatrician would be able to give you more specific advice.

Answer 9

Our doctor recommended the same thing for our little ones. What I had to do was pump breastmilk, mix with recommended dose of vitamins in a bottle, and feed it to them that way. While I did this I would coo at them and tell them how awesome they were, tell them how those "gooood viteys" would make them big and strong. The contents of the bottles got sucked down without complaints! Hope that works for you.

Answer 10

It is 2 oz of water to 1 scoop of formula. My husband was putting 3 oz in and our son was waking up every two hours because he was starving...my husband was mixing it wrong. And YES babies need vitamins. My was was given liquid vitamins at Children's Hospital in Seattle, and he was on breast milk while in there. It just helps strengthen their immune system even more.