Wednesday, March 2, 2011

On the Road to Weight Gain!

This morning I took Madyson in to the doctor to have a little check-up. If you are new to our blog, or have skipped over some kid post you don't know but Madyson is my "special" child. Here is a short rundown

-I went into labor with her at 24 weeks, had to be put on strict bed rest and take tons of meds-delivered her at 34 weeks-She came out healthy (praise!) first year of life was full of dr. appt. She had multiple "ear infections" which lead to tubes, then still had ear "infections" which was going to lead to 2nd set of tubes until we changed doctors and discovered it was excessive wax and the original set was still in-Then we developed extreme eczema(i mean all over her body except her face to the point of sores) which lead to staph which lead to more visits-which lead to 6 month of appts.-add in 2 eye doctors, 4 pairs of glasses (including 1 bifocal) an eye muscle that quits working...and there you have madyson's first 4 years of life!

Any who-we went in today bc I have been keeping track of her weight since October and noticed no gain. turns out there has not been any gain this year..and actually a loss...a pretty big loss when you only top out at 35.5lbs soaking wet.

So after ruling out anemia(thank you!!) we have decided miss "picky eater" gets to bring her lunch to school and gets to enjoy lots of pastas, chicken, fries, and even a candy bar a day. We have to gain some weight before our next appointment, next month! (I really wish someone would tell me to gain weight-I would LOVE that!)

SO with that said, I need some new recipes for her!

She will not eat bread, ground red meat, or tomato sauce. So no spaghetti (even with turkey meat), no hamburgers, no tortillas, no pb&j's

any ideas?


8 comments:

  1. put butter on EVERYTHING! Does she like peanut butter? PB and nuts are great for calories as well. Smoothies and milkshakes are a great way to sneak in lots of calories :)

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  2. ha! add some carnation instant breakfast to her milk! LOL! It worked for us! No, seriously...if you find out some fattening recipes for kids...do share;)

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  3. Will she drink Pediasure? Add in lots of eggs (if she'll eat them), creamy sauces for her pasta, cheese, dips for veggies and fruit...anything that you can think of to add extra calories to each meal. Then give her smoothies and milkshakes before bed...you can pack extra protein into the shakes.

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  4. Poppyseed Chicken Casserole (my niece LOVES it), Fetticuni Alfredo, Oreos at snack time, Creamy Chicken Casserole, Chicken Croissant Roll-ups...see the trend...CREAMY STUFF! Haha...message me on FB if you need any of these recipes! Delaney

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  5. Lots of ice cream with chocolate syrup and sprinkles...that's what our kiddos love! :)

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  6. All of these are great, but do be sure to add some nutritious stuff, too! ;-) Chicken roll ups are a HIT!!! and easy to boot. My brother was fairly picky and loved them. You can try adding a piece of cheese to sandwiches or doing ham/turkey roll ups (just cheese and meat or on a tortilla...whatever she likes). Veggies with RANCH! If she doesn't already, milk at every meal. Nuts are a great source of calories and good fats, too. Another thing that might help is letting her help make it...I'm sure you do stuff like that already, you're so creative!

    What WILL she eat?

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  7. Try some Indian food.. chapaties.. really .. children love them eating with Jam

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