Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 - don't forget to pat yourself on the back -- he is doing great because you are doing so much that is right!!! > > Well, last year at the convention Dr. H told us to wait until > 's > > wt/ht percentile was between 10 and 25% for at least 6 months > before > > starting gh. So we came home with that information and relayed it > to our > > local endo who knows Dr. H and understands her expertise with RSS. > So at > > 's recent visit with our endo he was weighed and measured and > still > > not up to enough weight, plus because his growth velocity is 8% > she said > > that he is still growing enough on his own that we could wait > until it > > goes below 5%. She told us to increase his calorie intake and try > to put > > on the weight. Taking that into consideration, we had a visit with > a new > > nutritionist and explained our goals with 's weight. She > measured > > his arm circumferences and did a fat caliper test. We also > provided her > > with a food log with three days worth of 's consumption...and > I mean > > to the T, every bite. So as she analyzed all of this her > conclusion is > > that is getting more than enough calories for his age/weight > and > > that any weight that we pack onto him is going to be pure fat. He > is > > only going to chunk up, not really build muscle until he starts the > > gh--apparently that is when his body composition will change. So > she > > offered no nutritional " fix " for what we need to do. She didn't > see much > > more room for adding calories to his intake besides what we > already do. > > Plus she cautioned that we are setting him up for poor eating > habits as > > an older child. > > > > So how do we get this kid to gain weight so he can go on the gh so > he > > can begin adding more muscle not just fat? I think his ht/wt > percentile > > right now is below 0%. He looks okay to me, just proportionately > small. > > He doesn't have too much fat on him, but you can pinch a little at > his > > belly, arms and legs, so it's there. Compared to other kids his > age they > > just look thicker, but I think alot of that is muscle mass that > > > doesn't have. So should I be worried about trying to pack on the > extra > > fat or does really need that fat there to help him keep up > with the > > gh? A side note would be this... recently had his cholesterol > > checked and it was 225 (not a fasting test) so of course that > bothers > > me. It seems that no matter which way we go something always goes > out of > > balance. > > > > , 's mom (RSS, 3 yr, 3 mo., 26 lbs, 36 " , Zantac, > Periactin, and > > quite a good singer!) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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