Re: Re: update to and all those interested

February 19, 2004

Hi ,

Thanks again for your help! Sorry I spelled 's name wrong... Boy, she

drank a lot. Jonah likes his formula, but won't drink it if there is

anything else in it and certainly does not take 32 ounces a day. I will try

the shakes again, but usually he takes 3 sips and he is done. Luckily he

likes different foods and gets some good protein in, but not sure if it is

enough calories. I read the info on Periactin that you wrote, but Dr. H

doubled his dosage and we went right to that. He seems to be ok on it.

(We'll keep our fingers crossed) Well, thanks again. I hope you and your

family are doing well.

Re: update to and all those interested

> - I am glad that you found your visit with Dr. H to be

> positive, what we always want!

>

> Re the 1,000 calories -- I was re-reading my notes from when

> was young. At 2 years of age, she was still drinking more than 32+

> ounces of milk (and that was when they introduced vanilla pediasure

> into her diet -- she drank half milk and half pediasure). So that

> 16 ounces of milk and 16 ounces of Pediasure represented 740

> calories alone!!!! 8 ounces of Pediasure is I think 240 calories,

> and 8 ounces of milk is 130 calories (well, 2%milk is that much).

> So clearly it wasn't hard to get another 250+ calories into her.

> One yogurt, some refried beans and rice, pasta with butter, rice

> cereal and fruit in the mornings, a banana, goldfish crackers, etc.

>

> Milk and formula are a HUGE source of easy calories for kids.

>

> Remember the milkshake trick. SMALL size is important so our kids

> aren't overwhelmed. Take Pediasure or Peptamen Jr. about 3 oz, mix

> in high calorie ice cream, add 1/3 envelope of Carnation Instant

> Breakfast, little bit of milk or half and half, and some flavoring --

> chocolate syrup or fruit of some kind -- and you have a small,

> delicious treat for your child that is roughly 300 calories.

>

> Put it in some fun cup maybe with a straw??? Make it a treat each

> afternoon, and it is easy.

>

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