Re: Omega for 28 month old

[Guest guest]

My 33 mo old is in the process of being evaluated for Apraxia and has

a vocabulary of 15 words. She has never attempted a word on her own

and refused to try to imitate words after several early attempts

resulted in failures and frustrations. Like you, I poured over

messages from this site and I started a notebook of research on

terminology on Apraxia and speech disorders. I began using Omegas at

1 capsule daily and Vit E 400 IU daily. Within one week she

spontaneously said a word. Three weeks later with no intervention she

has 5 new words and is trying to repeat words. We have to break them

down. I'm using the Kaufman method, I researched that and made up my

own way to improvise until therapy. The change in her speech is

phenominal at this point. I don't plan on consulting her

pediatrician. I'm in the process of looking for a developmental

pediatrician who can better understand. I want to encourage you to

stick with it. I'm convinced by the vitamins. My ADD son is calmer

and more attentive as well. All three of my children take the

vitamins. I started by squirting them in juice. She drank it up.

Then I squirted it in yogurt. She didn't like the change-nothing to

do with the taste or sight of it. She doesn't do change easily. She

saw big sister swallow hers with juice so we gave them to her. She

initially chewed into a couple of the vit E. and we encouraged her to

swallow a bite of yogurt and drink juice. After about 4 attempts she

was successful. Then we tried the larger Omega capsule. She did it

on the first try and has never bitten in one. I never thought a 2 1/2

yo would swallow a pill; but, mine does! My four year old took a

little longer to convince. I put the whole pill in a bite of yogurt

and told him to swallow it. After several days he quit throwing a fit

and does it just fine now. Now they remind me to give them their

jellies. Good luck! Keep pressing in and write down all your

research. Don't let the pediatrician be the final answer. I've been

giving my kids vitamins for years and eating wholistically. I've been

to three pediatricians. My previous pediatrician told me she

supported everything I did but she had to follow the American College

of Pediatric Guidelines which don't allow for a lot of my herbal

treatments and some of the megadoses that work. Anyhow, good luck.

We are all in the same boat. And I'm another one who can attest to

the benefits of it.

Blessings,

Tara Ebert

[Guest guest]

I squeeze the fish oil out of the capsule into a little medicine cup , then fill

it w/ welch's grape juice (not diluted..I typically do half water/half juice).

Because he's not used to " straight " juice, he takes it very well w/out

complaint. I call it his " vitamin juice " .

Hope you find the answers you're looking for..there's a lot of info out there,

just make sure you get you're info from a reputable source.

c4char <c4char@...> wrote:

Hi, My son 28 mo. has been diagnosed with verbal apraxia and our

speech therapist has recommended omega supplements. My wife mentioned

it to to our pediatrician because we wanted to find out what type of

pills and the recommended dosage for a 28 mo old. Our pediatrician

was not very supportive of giving our child the supplement because she

said that there is no proof that they are good. She wanted to see the

report from the speech therapist before she would give us the

recommended dosage and what exact type we should get. Honestly, I

think the pediatrician isn't very knowledgeable on the supplements and

is a bit old school and may not be up to date on newer studies of

medicine.

Anyway,

From everything that I have read, it seems that they can be extremely

beneficial so we definitely want to try. Could someone please let me

know what type to buy and what is the recommended dosage for a 28mo

old. I would also like to know the best way to give the pill to my

little guy. Read something about freezing the pill, mixing with

liquids, burping, etc.

Thanks in advance. I just found this group last night and I am going

to be reading everything I possibly can in order to help my little

one. Our state has an Early Intervention program which he qualified

for and has been seeing our speech therapist since 25 mo. He has been

on once a week session for approx 45 min. The specialist decided that

next week he will be increased to two times a week for 45 min

sessions. We are looking forward to his progress. He has been doing

better since the therapy started but still has a ways to go. Thanks

for your contributions.

[Guest guest]

My son was recently diagnosed by a Pediatric Neurologist as having

Speech Apraxia. We use Nordic Naturals 3-6-9 or ProEFA's, they are

both the same however, 3-6-9 you can get right at the GNC. We started

slowly with our 2.5 yr old and now he takes 2 in his morning yogurt and

2 in his evening yogurt. We have noticed an increase in his attention

and words, which is very encouraging.

Leane

Mom to 4.5 and Ethan 2.5

[Guest guest]

I purchased the Nordic Natural Omega 3 6 9 Junior. My son is 28

months and weighs almost 30 pounds. My pediatrician was not a help

when we asked for the recommended dosage. I asked the speech

therapist as well who recommended the omega but she did not know how

much to give either.

Should I give my 28 mo. son one gel capsule or two gel capsules a day?

and where did you get the dosage information from?

Please let me know as soon as possible.

Thanks.

>

> Hi, My son 28 mo. has been diagnosed with verbal apraxia and our

> speech therapist has recommended omega supplements. My wife mentioned

> it to to our pediatrician because we wanted to find out what type of

> pills and the recommended dosage for a 28 mo old. Our pediatrician

> was not very supportive of giving our child the supplement because she

> said that there is no proof that they are good. She wanted to see the

> report from the speech therapist before she would give us the

> recommended dosage and what exact type we should get. Honestly, I

> think the pediatrician isn't very knowledgeable on the supplements and

> is a bit old school and may not be up to date on newer studies of

> medicine.

> Anyway,

> From everything that I have read, it seems that they can be extremely

> beneficial so we definitely want to try. Could someone please let me

> know what type to buy and what is the recommended dosage for a 28mo

> old. I would also like to know the best way to give the pill to my

> little guy. Read something about freezing the pill, mixing with

> liquids, burping, etc.

>

> Thanks in advance. I just found this group last night and I am going

> to be reading everything I possibly can in order to help my little

> one. Our state has an Early Intervention program which he qualified

> for and has been seeing our speech therapist since 25 mo. He has been

> on once a week session for approx 45 min. The specialist decided that

> next week he will be increased to two times a week for 45 min

> sessions. We are looking forward to his progress. He has been doing

> better since the therapy started but still has a ways to go. Thanks

> for your contributions.

>