looking for advice

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Hello all - My daughter - now 13 months has started walking. We have also

recently started the Peptamin jr. She has, since starting the pep jr - 4 BMs a

day. She does not like the taste of the pep - so we are mixing 1/2 formula the

other 1/2 pep - she will drink her bottles this way. But, now also she has

(over the past week) been eating less and less table food -she used to be a

great table food gal! Also, her weight gain over the past 6 weeks has only been

1oz - she had been gaining about a pound every 2 months. I also checked her

ketones this morning and for the first time is spilling " small " amounts. I know

when Dr. H saw her she thought -no reflux problems - but in the past month she

has had 3 episodes where she has thrown up almost from eating too much.

Coincidence or silent reflux???

So here are my questions:

1. Do I take her off the pep jr - causing more stools? - switch to something

else.

2. If I keep her on it - any suggestions for making it taste better? I have

tried the flavor packets.

3. Do I need to pursue a GI workup?

4. Since starting to walk - and burning all the cal she takes in - she is

spilling ketones - do I need to bring her in for this? I can't force feed her?

Her affect is bright, she is happy???

5. Does anyone know where I can get some valium? (jk)

Thanks in advance for any advice! Jane, mom to - 13 months 13lb 15oz, 26 "

and 2 boys.

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Hi Jane,

My son won't take Peptimen Jr. either. He has been on an organic formula

for a long time and loves it, but recently he became more congested and he

can't go the bathroom. I just thought that I would mention that since we

switched his formula, although we still have to put a little of the old

stuff in for taste, he is less congested and eating better. I think that

some formulas just cause reflux in some children or maybe they need to

change occasionally. We are still dealing with the constipation, but we are

seeing a nutritionist. Anyway, I have no idea, but maybe one of the formulas

you are using is increasing reflux, although Peptimen s suppose to be

better.

I don't know if this makes sense or if you have already solved the problem,

I just thought I would throw in my two cents.

Good luck,

Mom to Jonah

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> Hello all - My daughter - now 13 months has started walking. We

have also recently started the Peptamin jr. She has, since starting the pep

jr - 4 BMs a day. She does not like the taste of the pep - so we are mixing

1/2 formula the other 1/2 pep - she will drink her bottles this way. But,

now also she has (over the past week) been eating less and less table

food -she used to be a great table food gal! Also, her weight gain over the

past 6 weeks has only been 1oz - she had been gaining about a pound every 2

months. I also checked her ketones this morning and for the first time is

spilling " small " amounts. I know when Dr. H saw her she thought -no reflux

problems - but in the past month she has had 3 episodes where she has thrown

up almost from eating too much. Coincidence or silent reflux???

> So here are my questions:

> 1. Do I take her off the pep jr - causing more stools? - switch to

something else.

> 2. If I keep her on it - any suggestions for making it taste better? I

have tried the flavor packets.

> 3. Do I need to pursue a GI workup?

> 4. Since starting to walk - and burning all the cal she takes in - she is

spilling ketones - do I need to bring her in for this? I can't force feed

her? Her affect is bright, she is happy???

> 5. Does anyone know where I can get some valium? (jk)

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> Thanks in advance for any advice! Jane, mom to - 13 months 13lb

15oz, 26 " and 2 boys.

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