The dietician advised that i "...coat everything in sugar or butter, to get a few calories in him..."
DS5 is 2.5y but only weighs 20lbs (for those who've forgotton, thats the average weight of a typical 1y/o) he has always been very slow to put on weight (was referred at 3mths for faultering growth), but is gluten/casein intolerant (as well as eggs, bananas, annatto - havent even tried nuts or shellfish!)
I actually went in to ask for some sort of 'suppliment' to add to his food, he will eat, but doesnt have a huge appetite and easily gives up on food ie. if its hot, too late, etc. Ive managed to persuade him to have milk (soya babymilk) more often than juice, in the hope of more nutrients...
But to coat everything in sugar or butter ... well, where is the 'lets get healthy' regime we are all supposed to undertake???
The thing is he isnt a sweettoothed child, so coating fruit (which he loves) in sugar , well the mind just boggles, i dont want to raise him not to eat unless its coated in an inch of sugar or butter! He also gets extremely tired very easily (had is iron/ferritin checked and its fine), im thinking maybe just not enough calories?
I am going to the docs tomorrow, and id really like to go armed with a good points why he should have the things im going to request on prescription ie. glutenfree bread, flour, babymilk, and some sort of additive powder just to increase the calories?
incidentally he had the blood tests for coeliac disease, which came back as raised levels but apparently not high enough to be considered coeliac - or so the dietician said...
can anyone help with valid points to mention to GP to persuade her what i want will be best to try for him - with regards to the prescription things i want?
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Dietician advice, i think im a bit disgusted....
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misscutandstick · 05/10/2008 19:11
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