TY - JOUR T1 - Maternal Preferences for Vitamin D Supplementation in Breastfed Infants JF - The Annals of Family Medicine JO - Ann Fam Med SP - 68 LP - 70 DO - 10.1370/afm.2016 VL - 15 IS - 1 AU - Puja J. Umaretiya AU - Sara S. Oberhelman AU - Elizabeth W. Cozine AU - Julie A. Maxson AU - Stephanie M. Quigg AU - Tom D. Thacher Y1 - 2017/01/01 UR - http://www.annfammed.org/content/15/1/68.abstract N2 - Daily vitamin D supplementation is recommended for breastfed infants, but alternative methods include enriching breast milk with vitamin D through maternal supplementation or intermittent high-dose vitamin D. We determined maternal preferences for vitamin D supplementation in 140 mothers with exclusively breastfed infants, and 44 who used both breast and formula milk. Only 101 (55%) supplemented their infants with vitamin D. One hundred sixty (88%) preferred supplementing themselves rather than their infants, and 102 (57%) preferred daily to monthly supplementation. Safety was most important in choosing a method of supplementation. Taking maternal preferences into consideration may improve adequate intakes of vitamin D in breastfed infants. ER -