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Has Anyone Ever Used Polycose for a Child in Need of Extra Calories?
Asked by F.B. from Kansas City
on February 10, 2009
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My 20 month old daughter is in the 4 percentile for weight and we are seeing a nutritionist to help us with this. The nutritionist has recommended we add Polycose to ...
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- My daughter was always in the 5th perc. for weight when she was little. She is 12 now and a perfectly healthy size, not overweight at all but definately not skin and ...
- F., I know exactly where you are coming from and I worried more than I needed to. Like most the women said, if their kids are small yet still gaining at their own pace...
- Is there some specific reason that they want to do this instead of something like pediasure? From what the other mom posted, it sounds like this is basically a bunch o...
Looking for " Sneaky Chef" Recipes
Asked by L.L. from Burlington
on June 14, 2008
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Hi all!
We are desperately trying to help our little 19 month old gain weight, and so am trying to make every bite count nurtriet wise. Does anyone have any recipes f...
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- I don't have any Sneaky Chef recipes per se, but I did make up a few of my own that seemed to help. I would make cookies and add up to 1/4 cup of protein powder to th...
- I do not have that book but I do have some high cal food suggestions from a nutritionist at Childrens with some great recipes if you are interested let me know. My son...
- I don't know about Sneaky Chef - but I know there are lots of sources of good fats that people often don't think about. I don't know if he will eat smoothies or milksh...
My Two Year Old Needs to Gain Weight
Asked by S.N. from Dallas
on September 14, 2006
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My two year old son is having a low weight gain.He weight around 23lbs now and is tall though.We are vegetarians, so I give him plenty of fruits and vegetables which h...
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- I had a preemie (3 lbs) who was very low weight for her first several months. We she began eating table food, I was told to try feeding her high-fat healthy foods lik...
- Thought I would share a great product our pediatrician recommended to us. It's nice to know that my children (ages 3 and 16months are getting added nutrition from 17 d...
- Hi S., My family is also vegetarian. My son is 17 months old and is in the 15th percentile. I try not to concern myself with the numbers however, because he is health...
Weight Gain
Asked by A.R. from Charlotte
on June 24, 2009
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My daughter is four years old and weighs about 20-25 pds. At birth she weighed 5pds 12ounces. I'm concerned that she has missed several of her growth spurts. My nieces...
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- Without teaching her to eat a lot of junk, you could increase her calories with healthy food. Such as whole milk, whole fat yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese and avocado...
- Even if she doesn't care for breads and pastas - that's not a good way to gain weight - but, try to mix them with other things. My daughter is 13months and 25lbs. Bu...
- PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CHILD ALONE AND STOP WORRYING! You are causing UNDUE stress for yourself as well as your daughter which could result in an eating discorder. I know t...
Breastfed Failure to Thrive 5Monthold.
Asked by M.L. from Portland
on November 3, 2008
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Hello ladies,
So this is my issue. At my (just turned 5 month old's)4 month check - he came in about a pound under the line to plot on the growth charts. He was 75th...
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- I had this problem when I tried to breastfeed our first son. After only 2 weeks we could see that he was not getting enough, I was totally stressed out and felt like ...
- Boy can I empathize and I am still going throught the whole weight issue. My son was born 6 lbs 6 oz and I breastfed him also. At his first appointment...the one about...
- I am so impressed with all that you have done to ensure that you son is getting the best food and all of the other wonderful benefits that nursing your baby has to off...
