my baby is anemic and underweight, showing same symptoms as asd son

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just got back from pediatrician and one of the 10mos old twins is

criticially anemic and very underweight 15# and not even on the graph

(-3%). she happens to eat more than her 18# twin sister and quite a

large variety of scd foods but i don't think she is digesting them.

she has a leaky gutt like my asd 3 yr old son.

she does repetetive things: hits the side of her head by her ear all

the time, twirls around and around while holding her, and trances out

forever in front of dvds. she has hypotomia and still can't hold her

head up well. at 10 mos she just started sitting up and pulling up

but doesn't put alot of weight on her feet.

our state finally approved her for early intervention services but

the wait for the dev pediatrician, state autism evaluator and rehab

center for therapies is 3 mos or longer. what good is early

intervention if you can't get it when you need it? what is the

earliest autism can be diagnosed in babies?

i keep hearing to not give baby iron supplements so i was wondering

what to do for her?

also, all 3 of my scd kids are underweight so i was wondering what we

can do to fatten them up without porkrinds.

[Guest guest]

First, I'm no doctor, but my son was early on set autism. I would

stay strictly SCD, start supplementing with Cod Liver Oil, a good

proboitic that a young child can take, and vitamin C. If you are

vaccinating I would STOP NOW. It is better to be safe than sorry and

you can always vacinate later if you want to.

I've been told to use coconut oil to add calories. My son was always

in the 5th percentile until we started SCD in December. since then he

has gained 4 lbs. Do not get sucked into using rice protein powder

like we did for over a year. It's a vicious cycle.

Good luck, your child is young. I would worry more about over all

health than wieght at this point. And trust me for two years I

worried about every single meal and how much my son ate or did not

eat. He looked terrible, like a Holocaust victim.

I hope this helps.

Tricia S., my to Aidan SCD 4 + months

>

> just got back from pediatrician and one of the 10mos old twins is

> criticially anemic and very underweight 15# and not even on the

graph

> (-3%). she happens to eat more than her 18# twin sister and quite a

> large variety of scd foods but i don't think she is digesting them.

> she has a leaky gutt like my asd 3 yr old son.

>

> she does repetetive things: hits the side of her head by her ear

all

> the time, twirls around and around while holding her, and trances

out

> forever in front of dvds. she has hypotomia and still can't hold

her

> head up well. at 10 mos she just started sitting up and pulling up

> but doesn't put alot of weight on her feet.

>

> our state finally approved her for early intervention services but

> the wait for the dev pediatrician, state autism evaluator and rehab

> center for therapies is 3 mos or longer. what good is early

> intervention if you can't get it when you need it? what is the

> earliest autism can be diagnosed in babies?

>

> i keep hearing to not give baby iron supplements so i was wondering

> what to do for her?

>

> also, all 3 of my scd kids are underweight so i was wondering what

we

> can do to fatten them up without porkrinds.

>

[Guest guest]

I'd put them both on Green Pasture Cod Liver Oil

(www.greenpasture.org). When Vitamin A is low the body tends to

hide iron away, and release it again when Vitamin A is restored.

Cod liver oil is completely safe for babies.

>

> just got back from pediatrician and one of the 10mos old twins is

> criticially anemic and very underweight 15# and not even on the

graph

> (-3%). she happens to eat more than her 18# twin sister and quite

a

> large variety of scd foods but i don't think she is digesting

them.

> she has a leaky gutt like my asd 3 yr old son.

>

> she does repetetive things: hits the side of her head by her ear

all

> the time, twirls around and around while holding her, and trances

out

> forever in front of dvds. she has hypotomia and still can't hold

her

> head up well. at 10 mos she just started sitting up and pulling up

> but doesn't put alot of weight on her feet.

>

> our state finally approved her for early intervention services but

> the wait for the dev pediatrician, state autism evaluator and

rehab

> center for therapies is 3 mos or longer. what good is early

> intervention if you can't get it when you need it? what is the

> earliest autism can be diagnosed in babies?

>

> i keep hearing to not give baby iron supplements so i was

wondering

> what to do for her?

>

> also, all 3 of my scd kids are underweight so i was wondering what

we

> can do to fatten them up without porkrinds.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi mrsdeals,

<< just got back from pediatrician and one of the 10mos old twins is

> criticially anemic and very underweight 15# and not even on the

graph > (-3%). she happens to eat more than her 18# twin sister and

quite a > large variety of scd foods >>

What foods is she eating? Are they still receiving the illegal

formula. There is information about a legal goat yogurt formula for

infants at

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pecanbread/message/48267

You may want to restart with the intro diet in case she is having

trouble with some of the legal foods that she is eating and to help

flush out the illegals in the formula.

After the intro we could help you determine which foods are best to

introduce next and which will help to put some weight back on her.

<< i keep hearing to not give baby iron supplements so i was

wondering what to do for her? >>

While suffering from malabsorption I became anemic also. I had to

correct the malabsorption to finally start absorbing iron from my

food. I am eating good liver& some cooked spinach along with good

sources of vitamin C. Your children may have an easier time with

meat sources of iron instead of the veggie sources. It is essential

to get some vitamin C to boost uptake of the iron into the body.

When my son was a toddler he loved the homemade pate. Liver and

homemade mayo. The mayo will help put weight (if they tolerate the

mayo).

<< also, all 3 of my scd kids are underweight so i was wondering what

we can do to fatten them up without porkrinds.>>

Good sources of fat - but only if they are ready them - otherwise you

are flushing the fat down the toilet. Good oils: olive oil,

sunflower oil, olive oil, butter (ghee) yogurt, avocado, banana.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23 yrs

mom of and