Hi everyone, I'm posting this on behalf of my good friend who does not have computer access (I'll print off any replies and pass them on to her). Her DS is 10.5 months old, birth weight was around 7lb,breastfed from birth then mixed fed from six months to date. He has never been too excited about drinking milk and is currently only taking 2oz at a feed. He also has a very small appetite for solids - loves eating bread, fromage frais, banana, but will not tolerate any pasta sauces, shepherds pie,fish pie etc.
The HV has asked her to bring him into the clinic to be weighed weekly and has now said that at 15lb he is "failing to thrive". My friend is devastated and, I think, would love any suggestions on foods she can try for him (she has been through all the Annabel Karmel books already) or just to hear from anybody who may have been in a similar situation.
She says he is a happy little boy and enjoys playing with his toys but he does get tired and has to be supported by cushions in case he keels over. She has tried feeding protein by "stealth" -ie. mixing lentils with yoghurt- but I wondered if by doing that, she was lessening the iron content (doesn't milk inhibit its absorption?)
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10 month old "failing to thrive"
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Judd · 29/03/2005 21:49
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