Re: Periactin/Eating Age Appropriately

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Hi Judith

There are lots of ways to make guacamole

For Finlay I just mash avocado together with full fat cream cheese -

ot you can use a blender if you want a smoother consistency.

The other thing he loves is - and it sounds disgusting- avocado

mashed together with banana.

Good Luck

> > > > Hi all!

> > > >

> > > > From reading other posts regarding Periactin, I am

> > >

> > > > assuming that it takes about an hour or two for it

> > > to

> > > > kick in and effect the appetite. Is this correct?

> > > >

> > > > I have been mixing it sometimes with solid food

> > > and

> > > > giving it straight (with a fight)at other times.

> > > I know

> > > > one family mixes it with a drink (grape juice I

> > > believe)

> > > > and was wondering if mixing it with food was OK

> > > too? I

> > > > know with some medications, if you mix it with

> > > food it

> > > > can alter the effects of it.

> > > >

> > > > Also, I was wondering if anyone else experienced

> > > great

> > > > delays in their child eating age appropriately.

> > > Jake is

> > > > almost 14 months old, and eats stage 2 baby food,

> > > > Saltine crackers and Cheerios cut in half. The

> > > majority

> > > > of his calories come from Pediasure, which he

> > > still

> > > > takes from a bottle. He refuses a sippee cup. I

> > > keep

> > > > telling myself to pick my battles and that getting

> > > the

> > > > calories is my number one priority, but I am

> > > beginning

> > > > to worry. I don't want to baby him, but feel like

> > > I

> > > > am. We are just beginning to work with a

> > > nutritionist

> > > > and I hope she can help, but was just wondering if

> > > any

> > > > anyone else had to deal with this? Is it normal

> > > for an

> > > > RSS kid?

> > > >

> > > > Thanks.

> > > >

> > > > Alison (mom to Jake, RSS, 14 months)

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

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