Tri-Vi-Sol vs. D-Vi-Sol

Breastfeeding is a healthy and natural alternative to feeding your baby infant formula. In a study published in the journal "Pediatrics" in 2010, however, researchers concluded that breastfed or not, most U.S. infants needed to take supplemental vitamin D. If the mother's diet is nutritionally deficient, the breastfed infant may need to take other vitamins as well. Tri-Vi-Sol and D-Vi-Sol are two vitamin supplements designed to make up for deficiencies in mother's breast milk. Consult your pediatrician before giving your baby Tri-Vi-Sol or D-Vi-Sol as nutritional supplements.

Infant Vitamin Requirements

• According to the USDA, the adequate intake (AI) of vitamin D for an infant aged 0 to 12 months is 200 International Units per day. The UL or Upper Limit for vitamin D is 1000 IUs. Some infants may need vitamin A and vitamin C as well. Infants up to 6 months old need 40 milligrams of vitamin C per day while those 7 to 12 months old need 50 milligrams. For infants up to 6 months of age, the AI for vitamin A is 400 micrograms. Infants 7 to 12 months old need 500 micrograms per day. The upper limit of vitamin A for infants up to 12 months old is 600 micro grams vitamin A per day.

D-Vi-Sol

• D-Vi-Sol is a vitamin D supplement for breastfeeding infants. According to Enfamil – the manufacturer of D-Vi-Sol – the supplement contains 400 IUs of vitamin D. The type of vitamin D in D-Vi-Sol is D3 or cholecalciferol. D3 is the form of vitamin D found in milk and naturally produced in human skin. According to Enfamil, D-Vi-Sol provides 100 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin D for infants and children under four years of age.

Tri-Vi-Sol

• Like D-Vi-Sol, Tri-Vi-Sol is used to supplement the diet of breastfeeding infants. Tri-Vi-Sol contains 1500 IU of vitamin A palmitate, 35 milligrams of vitamin C and 400 IU of vitamin D. According to Enfamil, Tri-Vi-Sol provides 100 percent of the daily vitamin A, C and D requirements for infants. Tri-Vi-Sol contributes 60 percent of the vitamin A, 88 percent of their vitamin C and 100 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin D for children under four years of age.

Inactive Ingredients

• Both Tri-Vi-Sol and D-Vi-Sol contain ingredients which have no nutritional value. Instead, these ingredients are added to preserve, color and flavor the supplements. Tri-Vi-Sol and D-Vi-Sol both contain glycerin, water, Polysorbate 80, natural and artificial flavor and caramel color as inactive ingredients. Di-Vi-Sol also contains sodium citrate and sodium hydroxide to balance its acidity. Neither Tri-Vi-Sol nor D-Vi-Sol contains any sugar.