LOL! That got your attention, huh?
I need fat, but not for me (I have plenty, hehe), but I really want to plump up little Val. At 18 months she's 18.5 pounds (my scale) and I think at 15 months at her appt she was still around 18 pounds. I really want to fatten her up - but in a healthy way. Any suggestions? I'll take recipes too....
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Is she considered failure to thrive? I had a cousin who's daughter was very slow to gain and they had to give her boost and ensure (per the dietician). I've known a few other people with children in that situation and they've been told to add butter to everything (not sure that's a good idea, but I love butter so it sounds like a dream come true to me). Both of my girls hit 20lbs before their first birthdays, but I do recall the pediatrician getting very concerned when my oldest hardly gained anything from 12 to 15 months (she didn't want to eat table food). It's possible that Valiant is just a petite child and you have nothing to worry about. Just like some babies don't walk early, some don't gain quickly. Just make sure she's rear facing in her car seat until she hits the 20lb mark.
ReplyDeleteMy first suggestion, don't worry so much! Seriously, all of my children have done the same "lack of growth" thing and they've all turned out ok. That being said, you might want to have her vitamin and iron levels checked. My middle child had very low iron and vitamin D levels and that made this slowed growth even worse. He was the same size at 12 months as he had been at 4 months, and that's when the doctor finally listened to my concerns. Ugh. However, he's great now. We added a multivitamin with iron to his daily diet, now all my kids take it. We also make sure to keep higher protein and higher "healthy fat" foods around for them. I always have peanut butter and nuts on hand. I also keep various fresh or dried fruits and vegetables, cheese, crackers, and other healthy snacks available. I don't hesitate to let them snack on these things during the day. Yes it means they don't always eat as much at meals, but they seem to eat more when they graze which has helped them all stay at "healthy" weights (like they actually made it on to the growth curves LOL) and makes them happy. A current favorite snack is sliced bell peppers. I'll cut up a couple of different colored bell peppers and set them out on the table. Normally they'll be gone before dinner, if they aren't I'll save them and they'll be gone the next day for sure. They also love "Ants on a Log" which is really easy. Celery sticks with peanut butter in them and raisins on top. Hope that sort of helps.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen,
ReplyDeleteAt her 12 month appt, the other ped we had (and don't see as much as her main ped, who also is more relaxed since Lovely was small) listed her as FTT, had her thoroughly tested, and she came out fine. She gained after that, but I'm looking at her now, weighing her on my scale and again think she isn't gaining again from 15 to 18 (much). So I want to boost her before her next appt. Our insurance is changing, so we'll be delayed a few weeks getting the appt, so I could try and increase her weight before the appt.
My instincts says she's fine, but I get really worried at the constant comments from family. So I want to do something.
Any good vitamin recommendations for her age? I can ask at her next appt. She still gets drops, and I think she needs more than that.
ReplyDeleteThanks Praying mom! I love your suggestions and advice. I saw them after I posted my next 2 comments.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try snacking more (my kids seem to be more meal eaters, but maybe the constant eating will help).
When I bump up the dairy for the fat, she gets constipated...so it's a hard balance with the cheeses.
Thanks for the ideas!!!! Keep them coming!!
I was thinking earlier when I commented here that I knew another little girl who was still very small, but she wasn't considered as FTT. It's a baby who is 15 months old that lives a block away from me. She's 15 or 16 lbs and wearing 6-9 month clothes. She has the same birthday as Madeline and it amazes me when I see how small she is compared to how big Madeline (who is very petite) was at the same age. Their doctor is telling them to just keep doing what they're doing and she'll gain weight in her own time. I know another family with a child who is FTT that is 6 and she's smaller than my 4 year old, who is also a petite child (but she's a solid heavy little thing). As long as your dd is healthy and eating I'm sure she'll be fine. If she stops gaining or starts to lose weight that's when the doctors will really start to worry. We're big snackers here, so that may be something to try.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried avocado, wonderful source of healthy fat. E. who is becoming increasingly picky as we get closer to 2 yo loves them. Smoothies might be another idea if she is a fruit fan, also apples slices with peanut (or almond) butter.
ReplyDeleteHolding you in prayer.
sweet potatoes to the rescue...these are what helped our daughter put weight on when she was considered FTT. I rely on them after an illness when she has lost weight. They are healthy and they pack on the pounds.
ReplyDeletePraying for you and your little one.
Hey All - due to MY glitch, Kris' post was deleted. I had a copy in my inbox...so here it is....Kris is awesome and she was not deleted for anything she said LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteFrom Kris:
"I agree with the above - if she has a hard time with dairy - go with
the nut-butters (peanut, almond). We are big on smoothies around here -
and you could use fruit, but also put avacado, banana, peanut butter
(not all together obviously!), yogurt, etc. in there. I would alos buy
a can of protein powder and put a scoop of that in there. You can buy
that at the grocery store in the health food section. Whole milk also,
for her. Kate has a great recipe for a peanut butter banana smoothie,
that's yummy. Hummus is good, too."
THANKS KRIS!!