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(98 posts)Happy, Happy Parenthood to you and your wife!!
You asked - what should I do? There is so much any parent here could say in response to that question. But I'll address life-long health issues - specifically - avoiding chronic disease by keeping your blood serum vitamin D3 levels at appropriate levels. According to the VD Council - this is between 50-80 ng/ml unless you have a VD sensitive chronic health complaint - then the levels are higher, between 90-100 ng/ml. Toxicity has literally never occurred below 200 ng/ml.
The Vitamin D council is a great place to get a wealth of remarkable information - but immediately - for mom AND baby's sakes - read this page:
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/news-archive/2009/pregnancy-and-gestational-vitamin-d-deficiency/
Specifically for the mom I would like to note the following - my endocrinologist tells me that hypothyroidism is at epidemic levels in the US. This is an autoimmune condition that hits women especially - and onset is during the child bearing years. This is due to the unusual load the mother bears to supply enough VD3 to both herself AND her baby. Critical stuff.
Then for all of you - this page addresses chronic illness that results from Vitamin D3 deficiency. Experts - scientists and doctors - know that the incidence of chronic disease increases as we move away from the equator.
We have been so stupid - how could they overlook the fact that EVERY living thing needs the sun?
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health-conditions/
You have such a wonderful journey ahead of you - enjoy every minute of it.