Guest guest Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 One thought on water...will he drink " bubble " water (flavored sparkling water with no sweetner)? Kristy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Kristi, This may sound strange but you need to have him evaluated for reflux as soon as you can. He sounds like a little girl I knew from Liam's early intervention class. She was a great eater -- meat and potatoes -- at 2. One day she stopped eating everything. Turns out she had developed reflux. Once treated she was back eating her favorite hamburgers. Children don't need to vomit, to experience reflux. When Liam was a baby he would make chewing motions with his mouth (before he started solids). Another friend of mine has a son with reflux that went undiagnosed. Mikey' s epiglotis was damaged due to the length of time he suffered. It lead to frequent bouts of pneumonia, Many kids grow out of it. Kathy, Liam's mom (11, ds, diabetes, asthma) refusing to eat Hi everyone, I have been pretty quiet lately, but we are having some problems I wanted to share and see if any of you might have had similar issues or ideas for me. is 15 months old now and just this past week has started refusing to eat. He and I have both had a cold for the past 3-4 weeks, so I think it is most likely related to that. But the past two days have been really bad. He won't eat anything at all, not baby food or yogurt or cheerios - nothing. I can get him to drink about 4-5 ounces of Pediasure mixed with whole milk a couple of times a day, but that is all. I have tried Gatorade mixed with water, juice, water and all of his favorite foods. If he takes any bites at all, it is just one and then he signs " All Done " and puts his hands in front of his mouth or turns his head away. I am sure that his throat is hurting and we actually went to the doctor today for his 15 month check up. They did a strep test but it came back negative. They will send it off for a culture but the only other possibility our Pediatrician gave us was just a raw throat from the drainage. I think that is the most likely explanation but it worries me that he won't eat at all and he isn't even drinking much. He isn't dehydrated yet, but probably will be soon if this goes on for another day or two. He has a lot less energy than normal too. I'm sure that is because he isn't eating, but he has gone back to taking two naps a day and he only plays for 30 minutes at a time (at the most) before he has to lay his head down and rest. If things haven't gotten better in a couple of days, we are supposed to call our Pediatrician back. I just wanted to see if you all might have any ideas or have been through anything like this before. Oh - other than the runny nose and occasional cough, he has no other symptoms. No fever, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. He does have reflux which he takes Prevacid twice a day for and he has Reactive Airway Disease, but his lungs are still clear and he's not wheezing. Thanks for your thoughts! Kristi Mom to - 5 and - 15 months (DS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Perhaps his throat is sore and it hurts to swallow. Just a thought. granny On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:47 PM, KristiD <kristiduda@...> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > I have been pretty quiet lately, but we are having some problems I wanted > to share and see if any of you might have had similar issues or ideas for > me. is 15 months old now and just this past week has started refusing > to eat. He and I have both had a cold for the past 3-4 weeks, so I think it > is most likely related to that. But the past two days have been really bad. > He won't eat anything at all, not baby food or yogurt or cheerios - nothing. > I can get him to drink about 4-5 ounces of Pediasure mixed with whole milk a > couple of times a day, but that is all. I have tried Gatorade mixed with > water, juice, water and all of his favorite foods. If he takes any bites at > all, it is just one and then he signs " All Done " and puts his hands in front > of his mouth or turns his head away. > I am sure that his throat is hurting and we actually went to the doctor > today for his 15 month check up. They did a strep test but it came back > negative. They will send it off for a culture but the only other possibility > our Pediatrician gave us was just a raw throat from the drainage. I think > that is the most likely explanation but it worries me that he won't eat at > all and he isn't even drinking much. He isn't dehydrated yet, but probably > will be soon if this goes on for another day or two. > He has a lot less energy than normal too. I'm sure that is because he isn't > eating, but he has gone back to taking two naps a day and he only plays for > 30 minutes at a time (at the most) before he has to lay his head down and > rest. If things haven't gotten better in a couple of days, we are supposed > to call our Pediatrician back. I just wanted to see if you all might have > any ideas or have been through anything like this before. > > Oh - other than the runny nose and occasional cough, he has no other > symptoms. No fever, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. He does have reflux which he > takes Prevacid twice a day for and he has Reactive Airway Disease, but his > lungs are still clear and he's not wheezing. > > Thanks for your thoughts! > Kristi > > Mom to - 5 and - 15 months (DS) > > > -- Not for ourselves but for the whole world we were born Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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