CMA: ensuring nutritional adequacy up to the age of five Table: Vitamin drops suitable 9-12 months

Vitamin

Daily dose

Notes

Suitable for vegetarian/vegan

NHS Healthy Start vitamin drops

5 drops

Free for families with an NHS Healthy Start card

Suitable for vegetarians

Abidec Multivitamin Drops for Babies and Children

0.3ml

Contains refined peanut oil and soy. Abidec Advanced Multivitamin Syrup is only suitable from 1 year old

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans

Nature and Nurture Baby & Child Vitamins

0.5ml

Suitable from 6 months

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans

DaliVit Drops

0.3ml (7 drops)

Suitable from 6 weeks

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans

Vitabiotics Wellbaby Multi-vitamin Liquid

0.5ml drops twice a day

Suitable from 4 months. Contains barley

Suitable for vegetarians

Boots Kids Daily Health Multivitamins Syrup

5ml

Suitable from 6 months and less than 600ml formula a day

Suitable for vegetarians

BioCare Baby A, C, D Plus Drops

8 drops

Suitable from 1 month

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans

Natures Aid Minidrops Multivitamin

1ml

Suitable from 3 months

Suitable for vegetarians

Some retailers also sell vitamins under their own brand. Check with the pharmacist whether these are suitable for baby.