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Sublingual B12 For Kids

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Is there such a thing as sublingual B12 for kids? I don't want to OD her on vitamins but it definitely seems like she's lacking.

She takes a multivitamin plus calcium every day and eats a pretty well-rounded gluten-free diet. Probably more cookies than needed, but she really enjoys healthy foods and isn't overweight so I don't worry about that part too much.

Just wanting some parents input on the vitamins they give their Celiac kids and any related advice.

Thanks!

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We use Perque activated B-12 guard. It's not specifically for kids, but my DD's developmental pediatrician recommended it and she loves it (me too). It's got a really nice grape-ish flavor.

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We use Perque activated B-12 guard. It's not specifically for kids, but my DD's developmental pediatrician recommended it and she loves it (me too). It's got a really nice grape-ish flavor.

Awesome. Thanks for the referral.

Did you know if your daughter was deficient? How was she tested for vitamin deficiencies? I'm hesitant to give her a vitamin if I don't know for sure she needs it. My reasoning behind it is to see if I can help with some of the mental focus/ADD-like stuff that hasn't seemed to clear since going gluten-free (and we're very strict, no chance of CC) and we've gone dairy-lite.

Sailing Girl Apprentice
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She was quite deficient, and the ped (an excellent, open-minded doc) said it helps with focus and attention. My understanding is, any excess is excreted through urine, so there's no risk of overdosing.

We each take three 2,000 mcg lozenges a day. I notice when I miss more than one day of it -- I'm less energetic and less focused.

I'd definitely give it a try!

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Excellent! I'll pick some up today! It probably wouldn't hurt for me to take it too.

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