Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 , Thank you for all that information... I feel like I " m really learning loads! I'll have to keep my eye out for the heinz baby foods. It's ironic... I'm trying to avoid Heinz products because the Gore family owns them. My hubby use to work for the President and the Gore family was VERY rude and disrespectful to my husband and his co-workers. But if it's best for my daughter... I'm sure my few cents won't change the world that much! Thank you again for the information. Kearns wrote: > Dear Friends, > > For all the new mommies out there who have babies still on breast milk, > formula, or pureed baby food: > > These are the things we did for Connor to supplemant his caloric intake. > > 1. Pump your breastmilk > 2. Add 1 tsp. of Neosure powdered formula to 4 oz. of the breastmilk. > This will increase the calories by 20%. > > As your child gets older you can also > 1. Pump your breastmilk > 2. Add 1 tsp of Neosure/Polycose and 1 tsp. of Linseed oil. This > boosts the calores by 45% Linseed oil is an Omega 3 fat source. Very > healthy and not harmful to the heart as butter and canola oil can be. > You can obtain Linseed oil from any health food store. Keep > refrigerated. > > When the baby is on pureed baby food, try this or variations of it. > > 1. Use the Heinze Baby Food. It has highter calorie and protein > rations due to egg yolks in the mix. > 2. For half of a jar of baby food, add 1 Tbsp. of Neosure or Polycose, > 1 tsp of Linseed oil, 1 Tbsp. of Gerber Vanilla Custard or Vanilla > pudding to it all. Stir well as it tends to seperate. Add more > vanilla custard as needed to make it palatable and smooth. > > DO NOT WORRY ABOUT LACK OF VEGGIES AND FRUIT! At this point in the game > of RSS its more important to get the calories in rather than the right > kinds of foods as our well intentioned Pediatricians who usually don't > have a clue about RSS recommend. That is an issue you will deal with > further down the road (Toddler years). Also, the formula's are > nutrionally complete so you are not depriving them of any kind of > essential nutrition. > > Remember, all baby food is preserved with Citric Acid. This can be > aggravating to our RSS kids with any kind of reflux issues. The > combination of powdered milk, oil and custard neutrilizes the > bitterness and helps the child keep the food down as well as beef up > the calories. Even if your baby eats only half of this goop, they are > getting a high calorie, high fat, high nutrition boost. > > Some days Connor ate the whole bowl. Other days, he ate only five > bites. I didn't worry. Weight gain was slow but steady. It was only > after his two year old growth spurt and the beginning of Toddler picky > eating that we had to g-tube him. > > Today, Connor is 3 ft and weighs 31 pounds. We use the tube at night > and periactin during the day to keep up the appetite. > > This is what worked for us. I hope it helps others out there. > > Good Luck! > > > Mom to Graham 9; Cameron 6; Connor 3 RSS > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Thank you so much for your info! We are nursing and this is the only place where his caloric needs can be addressed regarding breastfeeding. I'm assuming linseed oil will be ok to start at about the middle of the first year when we start solids or later? Thank you again! Kim > Dear Friends, > > For all the new mommies out there who have babies still on breast > milk, > formula, or pureed baby food: > > These are the things we did for Connor to supplemant his caloric > intake. > > 1. Pump your breastmilk > 2. Add 1 tsp. of Neosure powdered formula to 4 oz. of the breastmilk. > This will increase the calories by 20%. > > As your child gets older you can also > 1. Pump your breastmilk > 2. Add 1 tsp of Neosure/Polycose and 1 tsp. of Linseed oil. This > boosts the calores by 45% Linseed oil is an Omega 3 fat source. Very > healthy and not harmful to the heart as butter and canola oil can be. > You can obtain Linseed oil from any health food store. Keep > refrigerated. > > When the baby is on pureed baby food, try this or variations of it. > > 1. Use the Heinze Baby Food. It has highter calorie and protein > rations due to egg yolks in the mix. > 2. For half of a jar of baby food, add 1 Tbsp. of Neosure or Polycose, > 1 tsp of Linseed oil, 1 Tbsp. of Gerber Vanilla Custard or Vanilla > pudding to it all. Stir well as it tends to seperate. Add more > vanilla custard as needed to make it palatable and smooth. > > DO NOT WORRY ABOUT LACK OF VEGGIES AND FRUIT! At this point in the > game > of RSS its more important to get the calories in rather than the right > kinds of foods as our well intentioned Pediatricians who usually don't > have a clue about RSS recommend. That is an issue you will deal with > further down the road (Toddler years). Also, the formula's are > nutrionally complete so you are not depriving them of any kind of > essential nutrition. > > Remember, all baby food is preserved with Citric Acid. This can be > aggravating to our RSS kids with any kind of reflux issues. The > combination of powdered milk, oil and custard neutrilizes the > bitterness and helps the child keep the food down as well as beef up > the calories. Even if your baby eats only half of this goop, they are > getting a high calorie, high fat, high nutrition boost. > > Some days Connor ate the whole bowl. Other days, he ate only five > bites. I didn't worry. Weight gain was slow but steady. It was only > after his two year old growth spurt and the beginning of Toddler picky > eating that we had to g-tube him. > > Today, Connor is 3 ft and weighs 31 pounds. We use the tube at night > and periactin during the day to keep up the appetite. > > This is what worked for us. I hope it helps others out there. > > Good Luck! > > > Mom to Graham 9; Cameron 6; Connor 3 RSS > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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