Guest guest Posted May 12, 2002 Report Share Posted May 12, 2002 I wanted to respond earlier to someone with a younger child who fears that her poor appetite may be a problem forever. Just to let you know that there may be some hope! Tyler had a terrible appetite for the first 3 years of his life. He never had reflux but was never interested in food. Most mealtimes were a huge struggle and sometimes ended in tears. However, that has all changed since January. He eats very well, and one of his favorite expressions is " I ate it all! " . It may seem like your child will never reach this point, or that age 3 (or 4 or 5) is an eternity away. Your child's time will probably come. The main things we tried to do before he reached this stage were (1) offer him mainly high calorie foods; (2) offer snacks while he was confined to his carseat while on our way to playgroup, etc; (3) try different high-calorie formulas until we found one that boosted his energy levels; and (4) try not to get stressed and realize that there wasn't much more we could do to get him to gain weight (apart from a g-tube which the doctors never discussed with us). (Tyler, 3 yrs, 87.5 cms, 10 kgs, and , 22 months) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2002 Report Share Posted May 12, 2002 , I just wanted to add to your encouraging message. Max, now almost 14, is a pretty good eater. In fact, we have to watch what he eats because he has a pretty good tummy now. There is something to hold onto, if you know what I mean. I never thought I would say this about him, but he has the potential to put on a lot of weight. We are teaching him good eating habits and healthy choices. To our advantage, he is somewhat obsessive compulsive, so we use this to our advantage. Dr. H. says he is okay for now, but we have to watch him. She is worried that a lot of RSS kids will have weight problems when they get older. Talk about a contradiction! Jodi > I wanted to respond earlier to someone with a younger child who fears > that her poor appetite may be a problem forever. Just to let you > know that there may be some hope! > > Tyler had a terrible appetite for the first 3 years of his life. He > never had reflux but was never interested in food. Most mealtimes > were a huge struggle and sometimes ended in tears. However, that has > all changed since January. He eats very well, and one of his > favorite expressions is " I ate it all! " . > > It may seem like your child will never reach this point, or that age > 3 (or 4 or 5) is an eternity away. Your child's time will probably > come. The main things we tried to do before he reached this stage > were (1) offer him mainly high calorie foods; (2) offer snacks while > he was confined to his carseat while on our way to playgroup, etc; > (3) try different high-calorie formulas until we found one that > boosted his energy levels; and (4) try not to get stressed and > realize that there wasn't much more we could do to get him to gain > weight (apart from a g-tube which the doctors never discussed with > us). > > (Tyler, 3 yrs, 87.5 cms, 10 kgs, and , 22 months) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2002 Report Share Posted May 12, 2002 , I just wanted to add to your encouraging message. Max, now almost 14, is a pretty good eater. In fact, we have to watch what he eats because he has a pretty good tummy now. There is something to hold onto, if you know what I mean. I never thought I would say this about him, but he has the potential to put on a lot of weight. We are teaching him good eating habits and healthy choices. To our advantage, he is somewhat obsessive compulsive, so we use this to our advantage. Dr. H. says he is okay for now, but we have to watch him. She is worried that a lot of RSS kids will have weight problems when they get older. Talk about a contradiction! Jodi > I wanted to respond earlier to someone with a younger child who fears > that her poor appetite may be a problem forever. Just to let you > know that there may be some hope! > > Tyler had a terrible appetite for the first 3 years of his life. He > never had reflux but was never interested in food. Most mealtimes > were a huge struggle and sometimes ended in tears. However, that has > all changed since January. He eats very well, and one of his > favorite expressions is " I ate it all! " . > > It may seem like your child will never reach this point, or that age > 3 (or 4 or 5) is an eternity away. Your child's time will probably > come. The main things we tried to do before he reached this stage > were (1) offer him mainly high calorie foods; (2) offer snacks while > he was confined to his carseat while on our way to playgroup, etc; > (3) try different high-calorie formulas until we found one that > boosted his energy levels; and (4) try not to get stressed and > realize that there wasn't much more we could do to get him to gain > weight (apart from a g-tube which the doctors never discussed with > us). > > (Tyler, 3 yrs, 87.5 cms, 10 kgs, and , 22 months) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2002 Report Share Posted May 13, 2002 YES!!!! Ages 4-5 are when appetite seems to improve for all kids. I know that my entire viewpoint of appetite for my RSS child, , changed when her younger brother came along. I realized that what my friends all said was true - most 2-year-olds don't eat much at all. How the heck does any 2-year-old grow??? The problem is that our RSS kids started off the world already so tiny, that they are at greater risk with the reduced calories. Therefore, when my 2-year-old Tyler and 3-year-old RSS were at the table, and they both didn't eat dinner, I excused Tyler from the table, and spent tons of time trying to cajole/convince to take a couple more bites. I realized about a year later how crazy that must have been!!! Tyler, it's OK that you don't eat but , you have to eat! Tyler kept growing though, didn't. > I wanted to respond earlier to someone with a younger child who fears > that her poor appetite may be a problem forever. Just to let you > know that there may be some hope! > > Tyler had a terrible appetite for the first 3 years of his life. He > never had reflux but was never interested in food. Most mealtimes > were a huge struggle and sometimes ended in tears. However, that has > all changed since January. He eats very well, and one of his > favorite expressions is " I ate it all! " . > > It may seem like your child will never reach this point, or that age > 3 (or 4 or 5) is an eternity away. Your child's time will probably > come. The main things we tried to do before he reached this stage > were (1) offer him mainly high calorie foods; (2) offer snacks while > he was confined to his carseat while on our way to playgroup, etc; > (3) try different high-calorie formulas until we found one that > boosted his energy levels; and (4) try not to get stressed and > realize that there wasn't much more we could do to get him to gain > weight (apart from a g-tube which the doctors never discussed with > us). > > (Tyler, 3 yrs, 87.5 cms, 10 kgs, and , 22 months) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2002 Report Share Posted May 13, 2002 YES!!!! Ages 4-5 are when appetite seems to improve for all kids. I know that my entire viewpoint of appetite for my RSS child, , changed when her younger brother came along. I realized that what my friends all said was true - most 2-year-olds don't eat much at all. How the heck does any 2-year-old grow??? The problem is that our RSS kids started off the world already so tiny, that they are at greater risk with the reduced calories. Therefore, when my 2-year-old Tyler and 3-year-old RSS were at the table, and they both didn't eat dinner, I excused Tyler from the table, and spent tons of time trying to cajole/convince to take a couple more bites. I realized about a year later how crazy that must have been!!! Tyler, it's OK that you don't eat but , you have to eat! Tyler kept growing though, didn't. > I wanted to respond earlier to someone with a younger child who fears > that her poor appetite may be a problem forever. Just to let you > know that there may be some hope! > > Tyler had a terrible appetite for the first 3 years of his life. He > never had reflux but was never interested in food. Most mealtimes > were a huge struggle and sometimes ended in tears. However, that has > all changed since January. He eats very well, and one of his > favorite expressions is " I ate it all! " . > > It may seem like your child will never reach this point, or that age > 3 (or 4 or 5) is an eternity away. Your child's time will probably > come. The main things we tried to do before he reached this stage > were (1) offer him mainly high calorie foods; (2) offer snacks while > he was confined to his carseat while on our way to playgroup, etc; > (3) try different high-calorie formulas until we found one that > boosted his energy levels; and (4) try not to get stressed and > realize that there wasn't much more we could do to get him to gain > weight (apart from a g-tube which the doctors never discussed with > us). > > (Tyler, 3 yrs, 87.5 cms, 10 kgs, and , 22 months) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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