Re: Nutrivene-D

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Sometimes you just have to change the way *you* think about it. Does it matter if the kids detect it? All through history kids have had to take meds that tasted awful and did it- because. ) I may have a different perspective having delt with many health issues with and some pretty rotten meds and treatments! ( NOTHING is worse then liquid zantac) What ultimately worked for us was to mix it with the least amount possible of something- cold really does help so try ice cream- Now I just use honey, then mix well, get it all on one spoonful and she takes it wether she likes it or not. And she doesn't like it much. <g> I just get behind her and get it in real fast followed with juice. She DOES like her fish oil though.. blech blech blech.... weird kid. I think the Kirkman's she

takes now tastes MUCH better then the NVD and also TONS TONS better then FISH OIL.. BLECH!!!! ptaszekmichele <MDP1116@...> wrote: Hi-My son (4) with DS has been on Nutrivene-D since he was 6 months old. I am having a hard time as of late getting him to take it. He dectects it in everything. Any suggestions? We also supplement all of our kids with DHA from Nordic Naturals.MicheleCarol in IL Mom to seven including , 6 with TOF, AVcanal, GERD, LS, Asthma, subglottal stenosis, chronic constipation ( cured now ) and DS. My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me. __________________________________________________

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I agree. It doesn't matter whether sara likes it any more or not. She has to take it because it works for her. I just say to bad girlfriend open up and then we can go play. SHe makes an awful face, says yuck I high five her and off she goes. I am glad you put it that way with . I not great with words but I do the same thing! I always felt like a meanie but now I don't! Marcy

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Tehya is 2and 1/2 now and we've had this battle recently too. My mom kind of

gave me the hard love talk, kind of what you were saying Carol, that there

are a lot of unpleasant things kids sometimes have to do to stay healthy.

Like testing thier blood sugar w/a painful stick in the arm/finger. So the

nasty taste of vitamins is not the end of the world.

I started putting the vitamins (and it's not the NVD she minds as much as

the DHA, it's got a bad aftertaste/bite but she's been taking it since she

was 3 months old. I guess her taste buds just kicked in) in cinnamon

applesauce w/extra cinnamon sugar sprinkled on top.

I had a couple of days of mutiny, but I told her if she didn't take it she

could just go back to bed (in the am or go to bed before everyong else at

night). It took a few times of putting her back in her bed and letting her

cry for a few minutes then taking her out and offering her the applesauce.

Now she takes it w/only the warning of going to bed if needed. One day she

did try and get me to feed it to her doll. I thought that was pretty clever.

Unfortunately for Tehya, the doll did save most of it for her. <smile>

e Quinlan

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WHen Olivia was young we mixed the NTV-d into cooked mashed sweet potatoes. I would steam about 2-3 large sw. potatoes and mash them with some milk (you can use rice milk, but I would not suggest soy milk). Then I would freeze them in ice cube trays. Pop out the frozen cubes and keep them in a plastic bag until I needed them. I would add a small amount of the NTV-d to a cube and give it to her. She never complained and ate it all up. I found that a small amount was easiest to get down.

Joan

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Hi ,

Faith is 9 years old and we have used NVD for vitamins since she was 10 months old.

There is a powdered form to mix with liquids and an encapsulated form to mix with foods.

ette

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I’m considering adding a supplement to Gabe’s diet (to mix in with his 2 tsp a day I can get down him! haha) and want to know what product any of you use with your child. I checked out the Nutrivene-D site but don’t know the difference between the basic supplement and the children’s one and thought I’d ask you before researching further.

Thanks,

—northern Wisconsin mom to 11, including Gabe (ds, ASD) born 3-06

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Oh, I forgot one thing - I have a comparison of NTV-D and a couple children's multivits at www.gotdownsyndrome.net/comparison.html .

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From: Down Syndrome Treatment [mailto:Down Syndrome Treatment ] On Behalf Of thenorthernwhitesSent: Friday, October 27, 2006 11:39 AMDown Syndrome Treatment Subject: Nutrivene-D

I’m considering adding a supplement to Gabe’s diet (to mix in with his 2 tsp a day I can get down him! haha) and want to know what product any of you use with your child. I checked out the Nutrivene-D site but don’t know the difference between the basic supplement and the children’s one and thought I’d ask you before researching further.

Thanks,

—northern Wisconsin mom to 11, including Gabe (ds, ASD) born 3-06

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Yeah, you definently start out with a smaller dose at first and slowly increase it to the correct dose.

There's this caramel creme sauce that Costco uses in their bakery that masks the taste of the vitamins SO well, but they wouldn't sell us a bucket of it. So, we're going to make it as best as we can with a recipe we found on allrecipes.com called Caramel Creme Frosting. Here's the link to the recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/caramel-cream-frosting/detail.aspx .

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From: Down Syndrome Treatment [mailto:Down Syndrome Treatment ] On Behalf Of ztribemomSent: Friday, October 27, 2006 2:15 PMDown Syndrome Treatment Subject: Re: Nutrivene-D

Hi ,We are mixing the nutrivene-d in powder form to Jack's food. I just started w/ a small amount at first. He is still at the beginning weight so, he only gets 2 1/4 scoops/day. But, in the beginning I only gave him half that. He has tolerated it very well. I spread tha amount out and feed him the food w/ vitey's (sp.) first. I do try to mask the flavor. Z.>> I'm considering adding a supplement to Gabe's diet (to mix in with his 2> tsp a day I can get down him! haha) and want to know what product any of> you use with your child. I checked out the Nutrivene-D site but don't> know the difference between the basic supplement and the children's one> and thought I'd ask you before researching further.> Thanks,> -northern Wisconsin mom to 11, including Gabe (ds, ASD) born 3-06>

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The following information will all be helpful as soon as I figure

out which product to start with. Maybe I'm being dense, but when I

checked the website for what to order there were a number of

products with this name. It seems there was a 'supplement' and a

night formula and a children's formula and.... Do you see my

dilemma? Are they all the same?

" We are mixing the nutrivene-d in powder form to Jack's food. I

just

started w/ a small amount at first. He is still at the beginning

weight so, he only gets 2 1/4 scoops/day. But, in the beginning I

only gave him half that. He has tolerated it very well. I spread

tha amount out and feed him the food w/ vitey's (sp.) first. I do

try to mask the flavor. "

" Yeah, you definently start out with a smaller dose at first and

slowly increase it to the correct dose.

There's this caramel creme sauce that Costco uses in their bakery

that masks the taste of the vitamins SO well, but they wouldn't sell

us a bucket of it. So, we're going to make it as best as we can with

a recipe we found on allrecipes.com called Caramel Creme Frosting.

Here's the link to the recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/caramel-

cream-frosting/detail.aspx

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frosting/detail.aspx> "

..

" < WHen Olivia was young we mixed the NTV-d into cooked mashed

sweet potatoes. I

would steam about 2-3 large sw. potatoes and mash them with some

milk (you

can use rice milk, but I would not suggest soy milk). Then I would

freeze them

in ice cube trays. Pop out the frozen cubes and keep them in a

plastic bag

until I needed them. I would add a small amount of the NTV-d to a

cube and give it

to her. She never complained and ate it all up. I found that a

small amount

was easiest to get down. "

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Hi ,

I've not followed this thread but the basic Nutrivene protocol is the

Daily Supplement, Daily Enzymes and Nighttime formula which can be

purchased grouped together or individually. The first line of items on

the ordering page are these three grouped together with the Daily

supplement either in powder form, microencapsulated powder (taste

better) or capsules. You also want to add DHA to this, which is shown

further down the page (Nordic Naturals ProDHA in strawberry flavor).

Hope this helps!

Sandy

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>

> The following information will all be helpful as soon as I figure

> out which product to start with. Maybe I'm being dense, but when I

> checked the website for what to order there were a number of

> products with this name. It seems there was a 'supplement' and a

> night formula and a children's formula and.... Do you see my

> dilemma? Are they all the same?

>

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Hi ,

Sorry, I should have been more clear. My first purchase was NCP1

NuTriVene-D Powder Advanced Formula (150 gms.) The cost is $72.

It is three products, the daily supplement, the daily enzyme, and

the nighttime formula.) I did not have to purchase DHA because,

Jack gets formula in his cereal as, I do not pump for him. He also

is still breastfed. Dr. L did not feel it was necessary for him.

We are not using the enzyme portion because Jack has reflux and this

part of the protocol is not called for when the child has reflux. I

did just purchase some cod liver oil for him...eew! I think I need

to be less economizing --you can tell it is from a fish--I wouldn't

touch the stuff, much less feed it to my baby. I think I will have

to research a top of the line product. You are not dense... I think

the company offers a tremendous quantity of products and it is

difficult to find exactly what you " think " you need. I, also, had a

difficult time. The product that I listed is for an infant, not an

adult. It is the product that Dr. L highlighted for my husband and

I at our first appt. Hope this is a help to you.

Blessings,

Z.

>

>

> The following information will all be helpful as soon as I figure

> out which product to start with. Maybe I'm being dense, but when

I

> checked the website for what to order there were a number of

> products with this name. It seems there was a 'supplement' and a

> night formula and a children's formula and.... Do you see my

> dilemma? Are they all the same?

>

>

>

> " We are mixing the nutrivene-d in powder form to Jack's food. I

> just

> started w/ a small amount at first. He is still at the beginning

> weight so, he only gets 2 1/4 scoops/day. But, in the beginning I

> only gave him half that. He has tolerated it very well. I spread

> tha amount out and feed him the food w/ vitey's (sp.) first. I do

> try to mask the flavor. "

>

> " Yeah, you definently start out with a smaller dose at first and

> slowly increase it to the correct dose.

>

> There's this caramel creme sauce that Costco uses in their bakery

> that masks the taste of the vitamins SO well, but they wouldn't

sell

> us a bucket of it. So, we're going to make it as best as we can

with

> a recipe we found on allrecipes.com called Caramel Creme Frosting.

> Here's the link to the recipe:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/caramel-

> cream-frosting/detail.aspx

> <BLOCKED::http://allrecipes.com/recipe/caramel-cream-

> frosting/detail.aspx> "

> .

> " < WHen Olivia was young we mixed the NTV-d into cooked mashed

> sweet potatoes. I

> would steam about 2-3 large sw. potatoes and mash them with some

> milk (you

> can use rice milk, but I would not suggest soy milk). Then I would

> freeze them

> in ice cube trays. Pop out the frozen cubes and keep them in a

> plastic bag

> until I needed them. I would add a small amount of the NTV-d to a

> cube and give it

> to her. She never complained and ate it all up. I found that a

> small amount

> was easiest to get down. "

>

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Yes, I can understand how it can be confusing and I've helped a few people with this. There is the Nutrivene-D Daily Supplement (Microencapsulated Powder, instead of the regular Powder - the MP doesn't taste as bad), Nutrivene-D Daily Enzyme, Nutrivene-D Nighttime Formula, and DHA (we use Nordic Naturals Strawberry Flavored ProDHA - I'll include the link). We do not use the daily enzyme since my brother has reflux issues. Here's the links to the products:

NTV-D Daily Supp Microencapsulated

http://www.nutrivene.com/view_item.php?ProductID=44 &

NTV-D Daily Supp Powder

http://www.nutrivene.com/view_item.php?ProductID=43 &

NTV-D Nighttime

http://www.nutrivene.com/view_item.php?ProductID=12 &

NTV-D Daily Enzyme

http://www.nutrivene.com/view_item.php?ProductID=64 &

The whole thing

http://www.nutrivene.com/view_item.php?ProductID=40 &

http://www.nutrivene.com/view_item.php?ProductID=39 &

Nordic Naturals ProDHA Strawberry flavor

http://www.nutrivene.com/view_item.php?ProductID=72 &

HTH's,

Qadoshyah

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From: Down Syndrome Treatment [mailto:Down Syndrome Treatment ] On Behalf Of WhiteSent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 11:43 PMDown Syndrome Treatment Subject: Re: Nutrivene-D

The following information will all be helpful as soon as I figure out which product to start with. Maybe I'm being dense, but when I checked the website for what to order there were a number of products with this name. It seems there was a 'supplement' and a night formula and a children's formula and.... Do you see my dilemma? Are they all the same?"We are mixing the nutrivene-d in powder form to Jack's food. I just started w/ a small amount at first. He is still at the beginning weight so, he only gets 2 1/4 scoops/day. But, in the beginning I only gave him half that. He has tolerated it very well. I spread tha amount out and feed him the food w/ vitey's (sp.) first. I do try to mask the flavor.""Yeah, you definently start out with a smaller dose at first and slowly increase it to the correct dose.There's this caramel creme sauce that Costco uses in their bakery that masks the taste of the vitamins SO well, but they wouldn't sell us a bucket of it. So, we're going to make it as best as we can with a recipe we found on allrecipes.com called Caramel Creme Frosting. Here's the link to the recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/caramel-cream-frosting/detail.aspx<BLOCKED::http://allrecipes.com/recipe/caramel-cream-frosting/detail.aspx>". " < WHen Olivia was young we mixed the NTV-d into cooked mashed sweet potatoes. I would steam about 2-3 large sw. potatoes and mash them with some milk (you can use rice milk, but I would not suggest soy milk). Then I would freeze them in ice cube trays. Pop out the frozen cubes and keep them in a plastic bag until I needed them. I would add a small amount of the NTV-d to a cube and give it to her. She never complained and ate it all up. I found that a small amount was easiest to get down."