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By: Failure to Trive {Part 2} | Happy Brown House

Failure to Trive {Part 2} | Happy Brown House — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:56:02 +0000

[...] any posts? Get posts delivered to your email. Thanks for visiting!We’ve been walking this Failure to Thrive journey for five months now. Let me tell you, it’s not very fun. What started out as shock [...]

By: Healthy Living eBook Bundle Sale | Happy Brown House

Healthy Living eBook Bundle Sale | Happy Brown House — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:52:21 +0000

[...] of some major food changes happening at our house in the near future due to Asher’s continued Failure to Thrive issues (he has a scope this week), I was so excited to hear about this Healthy Living eBook Bundle [...]

By: Sharla

Sharla — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:26:06 +0000

I totally and completely agree with you. My babies did not have rolls either… I did have a friend who was nursing the same time I was, and her milk was about half fat (when she pumped, to be able to see it), and mine was only 1/4 fat or less. So my babies were not chubby like hers were. (Hers have all now slimmed down just fine, and mine are not at all super skinny…just regular.) We didn’t have any issues at checkups, fortunately…the public health nurses we visited seemed to be aware that nursing babies do not fit the regular charts. I hope your doctor can learn that soon too!

And I agree with another poster who mentioned about not trying to fatten a baby up by giving him sweet drinks…ugh. I say this out of lots of experience with sugar causing hyperactivity, distractibility, impulsivity, and difficulty task-switching. We have seen much-improved behaviour without sugar excesses. (We keep it to one 10-gram-of-sugar treat/dessert per day now.)

So glad you have a great dose of common sense, and perspective of what failure to thrive really looks like, as well as a great group of friends around you praying. My sister adopted 2 years ago internationally….an emotional but intensely rewarding journey. Bless you!

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:55:30 +0000

I just found your blog today via a comment on Joy Prouty’s instagram feed. My son Rhys was born Sept. 2 also! And at his 9 month check up the dr. told me he was failure to thrive as well! You had the same exact reaction as me. Rhys is the younger brother to 2 very active sisters. He started eating around 8 1/2 months, mostly table foods. So he was playing with his food a lot at that point. Comparing MY son to other children who are bottle fed and start eating at 4 months is just not fair. He is gaining at a quicker pace now that he has found a love for food! We really need to be supportive of each other as mothers and trust our instincts. I knew my little buddy would be fine and your little guys seems perfect too!

By: martha brady

martha brady — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:06:00 +0000

hi, haven’t stopped by for awhile. interesting to read this. i agree with you and your little talk to us/yourself? he definitely isn’t a failure to thrive child…for sure.

i feel for all of you who must raise your kids in this world of growth charts. everyone knows what percentile their child is in both in weight and height.

although i think the drs. knew, it wasn’t nearly as big a deal then (my girls are 41,39 and 35 now) as it seems to be now. talk about pressure! ugh!

aren’t you glad he is your second? think how panicked you would be if he were your first? just reread your talk to yourself if you get nervous again…and keep being creative with the healthy food:)

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:14:26 +0000

Thank you Shawna! We appreciate the prayers!

By: Shawna

Shawna — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:07:50 +0000

Oh, Sara.
My heart goes out to you. We also had a little guy that was just that…..little. He was thriving and growing; just not fast enough for the doctors.
Unfortunately because we were worried, we listened to the docs and started giving him pediasure; a high calorie drink with the hopes to fatten him up. The high sugar content totally changed his behavior and it was hard to get him to eat “nutritious/healthy” food because he started craving sugars.
Long story short…I wish we would have used goat’s milk or something healthy with lots of calories. He became the sweet little baby after taking him off of the pediasure. He’s 8 years old now; tall, happy, bright, and hungry all the time! He just has a fast metabolism.
Praying that God will give you peace and reassurance. You and your hubby know what your little one needs.
shawna

By: InstaFriday | Happy Brown House

InstaFriday | Happy Brown House — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:03:10 +0000

[...] light of Asher’s “Failure to Thrive” scare, I took lots of evidence that he does, in fact, sit in a highchair with food on the [...]

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 02:47:29 +0000

Thank you Susann!

By: Susann

Susann — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:15:19 +0000

My little Isaiah came to me at 3 months – 16 lbs- he was not thriving, even though he was a chucky little guy. weight had nothing to do with it. we wasn’t held just fed. It was a different baby of failure to thrive. He is for sure is thriving today!
Hoping all is well with your little guy!:)