Guest guest Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Hi Judi, My name is Pat, and I am G-ma to . has never shown any signs of hunger. It wasn't very long after he came home from the NICU, that he started to sleep through the night, and would go 12 hours without eating, never crying or fussing. As I remember it, at the convention Dr H said that our RSS children would make the perfect " cave baby " because something in their biological make-up, allows them to survive, and even thrive, while consuming less. This might be caused by an insufficiency of some chemical in the brain, that stimulates the hunger center. These problems are increased when a child suffers from reflux, delayed gastric emptying, or other GI issues. These kids learn very quickly to associate feeding with pain or discomfort, and develop an aversion to eating. It was surprising to me, the young age, at which these kids correlate the two. Another problem that our RSS kids have, shows up in the small percentage of RSS kids that DO eat. These kids don't have appetite problems, but seem to need a much higher amount of calories for growth and weight gain, than most kids do. I think Salem's daughter, , is one of these kids. Be reassured that this has nothing to do with how " smart " your daughter is. It is a biological problem. Try to imagine how you would feel if you had just eaten a large meal, and someone started encouraging you to eat it all again. Hope this helps. Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 2 years old!!, 20# 5.6oz, 29.1 " , Prevacid, Singulair, GT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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