Vitamin D Supplementation of Lactating Mothers
Vitamin D Supplementation of Lactating Mothers
The investigators would like to test the hypothesis that maternal vitamin D supplementation
 during lactation in dose 1200IU/d (400IU from multivitamins + 800 IU cholecalciferol) is more
 effective than 400IU/d (400IU from multivitamins + placebo)to built appropriate maternal
 vitamin D status and could be beneficial for maternal and infants bone mineralization and
 body composition (proper proportion of muscle and fat tissues in body weight) and is safe for
 both.

 The investigators also want to confirm that vitamin D supplementation of exclusively
 breastfed infants in dose 400IU/d is adequate to build appropriate vitamin D status
 independently of mother's vitamin D supplementation up to 1200 ID/d.

 Additionally the investigators hypothesize that because of changes in lifestyle there will be
 no substantial seasonal differences in vitamin D status of pregnant women at the delivery and
 their newborn infants.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Healthy women without major medical problem delivered at term and planning
 breastfeeding for next six months delivering term, single, infants with birth weight
 appropriate for gestational age without major health problem

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Maternal endocrine disorders, disturbed calcium- phosphorus homeostasis,
 anticonvulsant treatment.

 -  Infants renal, hepatic insufficiency, endocrine disorders, congenital malformations,
 anticonvulsant treatment.