The Skinny on Ari

We did pediasure with Carter when he was not doing well with solids. He particularly liked the vanilla and we did a bottle because Carter always finishes a bottle these days….(even at 16 months).

We added Pediasure to Seth’s diet at around 18 months (also due to weight concerns) and it has helped him fill out a lot. Since he was a little older, we did just offer it in a sippy since he was pretty much done with bottles at that point. Vanilla is his favorite too. I actually tried the banana and strawberry at first thinking he would like something different since he was also drinking vanilla rice milk at the time but he did not like those near as much. You can also get the vanilla flavor by the case at Sam’s (if you have a membership there) which will save you about $10.00 a month. We give Seth his first thing in the morning with a light breakfast (works out great because he drinks it on the way to daycare). We were told to give at least one but not more than two a day. They are very filling and ped. said if they get too much, they can actually backfire and cause them to eat less.

I am surprised they are concerned about Ari’s weight, he sure looks like a healthy little guy in the birthday post!

We’ve tried pediasure with Hailey. She doesn’t like it much but she’s fussy. Most kids like the chocolate or vanilla, or like the carnation instant breakfast. They’re pretty yummy. I’d give it to him whichever way he takes it best. But, if he’ll take it in a sippy then I’d stick with that so it doesn’t pool in the mouth as long. The pediasure is pretty sugary so it can be hard on the teeth. You can try mixing it very slowly into whatever he’s drinking now, like Christine said. If he’ll take flax seed oil, that’s a great source of calories. When we were desperate, we added flax seed oil to Hailey’s purees, and even to her baby cereal. We also need to add butter and oil to everything. If the doc said not to worry, then I’d try not to worry. Going back to work can be stressful enough without having to worry about weight gain. Let me know if you want any other info on how to add calories to food, though I assume that you already have all the info since you’re pretty resourceful.

ari sounds exceedingly healthy to me. if he weren’t getting the proper nutrition, i highly doubt he would exhibit such growth in length.

this is such a hot topic lately….either your kid is chubby and we all know about our nation’s childhood obesity issues; or your child is thin and everyone worries about that too. i’m not at all discrediting your ped. i haven’t seen ari in person, however his picture certainly shows a well-developed baby. do his nails grow at regular intervals? is his hair shiny, does he have a good energy level, does he have good muscle tone? all of these things are important to consider too.

i don’t think riley was quite 20# at a year, either. i don’t remember his length though….

i remember when you used to tell us about jonah’s belly, and how big it would get because he was such a chow-hound! this certainly must be a change for you and i understand your concern.

let us know how things go with the pediasure. my gut feeling on this is that every little thing’s gonna be alright…..
trigrl2007-07-20 14:13:14

I’m sure he’s fine. And he’s eating you’re great healthy foods, so he’s probably better nourished than a lot of babies.

He’ll probably pork up on the pediasure and then you’ll get a lecture about over feeding him.

Good luck and keep us posted on your lean, mean, cuddly machine.