Nursing mother's Multivitamin and Mineral required dosage
Reference:
Krinsky DL. Natural therapeutics pocket guide 2nd edition. Lexo-Comp. 2003. Ohio. 859-86
Rebecca Bush, Donald McBride, Bradley Bush. ND Notes Clinical Board Review
vitamin/ mineral		dosage per day	dosage TID
Calcium		1200 mg/d	400
Chromium		300 mcg	100
Folic acid
	First 6 months	280 mcg/d	93
	Second 6 months	260 mcg/d	86
Iodine		200 mcg/d	87
Iron		15 mg/d	5
Magnesium
	First 6 months	355 mg/d	118
	Second 6 months	340 mg/d	113
Phosphorus		1200 mg/d	400
Selenium		75 mcg/d	25
Vitamin A (retinol)
	First 6 months	6500 int. units/d	2167
	Second 6 months	6000 int. units/d	2000
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)		1.6 mg/d	0.5
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
	First 6 months	1.8 mg/d	0.6
	Second 6 months	1.7 mg/d	0.6
Vitamin B3 (niacin)		20 mg/d	7
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)		10 mg/d	3.3
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)		2.1 mg/d	0.7
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)		2.6 mcg/d	0.87
Vitamin C
	First 6 months	95 mg/d	31.7
	Second 6 months	90 mg/d	30
Vitamin D		400 int. units/d	133.3
Vitamin E
	First 6 months	12 int. units/d	4
	Second 6 months	11 int. units/d	3.7
Vitamin K		65 mcg/d	21.7
Zinc
	First 6 months	19 mg/d	6.3
	Second 6 months	16 mg/d	5.3
Flax oil		no recommended dosage