I just have a question to those that have transitioned from night feeds to all day feeds. Jack, 32mos weighed 26lbs3oz a month ago and today we went in for...
Heidi: I don't personally have experience with going from night feeds to day feeds, however, a friend of mine does. Her foster child is still on 10 hour...
My DD has Down syndrome and is a very poor eater. We've been on duocal for about a year, but only about 6 table spoons a day. Not much. We would use...
Polycose is an option (I believe 23 cals per TBLS). As always I would consult a dietician before using this. My son is on Duocal - 4 TBLS per day. He...
Has anybody seen the TV commercial about buying five boxes of Polident and getting a free companion airfare voucher to fly anywhere in the US? Get the details...
YOu could do some vegetarian rice protein powders, but would need to check the amount of protein your child is getting form other sources. You can find sample...
Chapel Hill itself is only about 60,000 I think (85,000 when school is in session) but there is about 1 million people in the greater Raleigh- Durham-Chapel...
The calorie additives that I know of are Polycose, Duocal, Scandical, & Benecalorie. Duocal which you are using contains the most calories per Tbs, at least I...
We had an appt this morning with our GI's office and it was the first since the T&A that so totally changed our lives. She moved from the 2nd percentile to...
Wow what great news! Thanks for sharing Chris! best wishes. Dana ... From: Chris To: feeding_g-tubes@yahoogroups.com ; feeding@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I know that Scandical and Benecalorie both contain milk or milk products. Duocal and Polycose do not. Duocal has 42 cals per TBLS and Polycose has 23 cals...
Thanks Dana. I am just about ready to bust. It seems like things will never change and then you get surprised. It is nice that it was a pleasant surprise...
Up until now, I have added oils to my one year old twins meals... (purees and mashes). Olive and Canola oil are 42 cal per tsp, and I guess duocal is the same...
Jenny: As always it would probably be best to consult with a dietician or nutritionist. However, for my son we add two TBLS of Duocal to 6 oz of soy milk. It...
The rice-based supplement I like and have used a lot is called Nutri-Rice Solubles by Golden Sunrise. It is a powder formed from the germ and bran of rice...
does it by chance make liquids thicker? ie could I use it as a thickener instead of lutting in so much Thicken-up (which has almost no calories BTW) ... ...
We have used Nutri-Rice for my 30 month old. It does make liquids somewhat thicker - similar to using Baby Rice Cereal. Wendy ... almost ... germ ... well ......
Megan, Have you talked to your Nutritionist about using oil? Oil is very high in calories (about 120 cals/TBSP). The two Nutritionists we used both ...
Hello everyone, I am new to the group, I have twins that are 2.5 years, they were 26 weeks, my daughter spent 6 months in the nicu, came home with a g-tube &...
Laura is 21 mos old today and she had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in August due to FTT and severe apnea. As soon as she recovered she immediately began...
Hi Laura, Sorry about posting my question on both groups....I didn't even know you were in both groups until I realized that I responded to both...blonde...
Congratulations Chris. Way to go Laura !!! Hugs, Wyndi Full time mommy to : Michael-- 3 yrs old, twin, hypoplasia lungs, rt side diaphgram paralyed, GERD, SID,...
Thanks Suzanne and Dana for bringing this to my attention! I have not heard of the rice-based supplements. I am going to try this with my son, however, I...
Here is a link to a paper that features an article about Akaila. It was supposed to come out before our local heart walk this past Saturday, but is was...
WOW, I was unaware of all that Akaila (love the name, by the way) had endured SO MUCH!! She is truly a miracle and I am so happy that you had a great turn out...
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WOW there is such great info here. I wish I knew about this group when my DD was on her NG tube. I think we may try the rice supplement and oils. No one ever...
