Nutritional Supplements Human milk fortifier Lactodex – HMF (2G sachet to be dissolved in 50ml of expressed breast milk) Fortification is started in infants <32 weeks gestation after 2 weeks when the baby is growing Fortified expressed breast milk can not be stored and should be consumed within 2-4 hrs Iron salts for all preterm babies (<37 weeks gestation) 4mg/kg/day. Start at 4 weeks of age .Stop Iron once weaned on to mixed diet (6months) Multi vitamin drops 5 drops once a day Simyl MCT oil 5 drops added to milk once a day for very low birth weight babies Vitamin K at birth Vitamin K IV/IM at birth (0. 5mg if <1500g, 1mg if >1500g). Vitamin D Vitamin D 400 Units per day for breast fed babies
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