If you're feeding your baby less than 32 ounces (about 1 liter) a day of vitamin D-fortified formula, give your baby 400 IU of liquid vitamin D a day â starting in the first few days after birth. Continue giving your baby vitamin D until he or she drinks at least 32 ounces (about 1 liter) a day.
That's why for many women, the most thrilling moment in all the hoopla surrounding the royal baby was when the duchess clasped her hands under her still-swollen, I-just-had-a-baby-YESTERDAY belly. The thing is, pregnancy changes women's bodies, sometimes forever. You grow a tiny person in there, and then your body does the incredibly hard work of ushering him or her into the world. Some of the resulting shifts are less welcome than others, but -- if you won't hate us for being too insipid -- we'd argue that many are awesome in their own way.
Pregnancy also shuffles what gets your attention. Your IQ doesn't change, but your priorities do. You only have so many shelves in your brain, so the top three are filled with baby stuff, Brizendine says. Hormones may also affect spatial memory -- which includes remembering where things are -- in pregnant women and new moms, a British study shows.