Hi,

Just a quickie. Bailey always manages to get the suction plates and
bowls off his high chair try. He used to have some toys when he was
6 mths old that he could always pull off aswell. For a little chap
he certainly has some strengh!!!

Good luck with trying

Lorraine

--- In noonan_support@yahoogroups.com, zack082503@t... wrote:
>
> It does get quite messy with the dips but we do use the suction cup
bowls. We
> got the bowls at babies r us. We also use a plastic mat under his
chair also
> from babies r us.
>
> The benecalorie does help. We had to change how we gave it to Zack
though.
> Originally we added 4 teaspoons to his pureed food but 4 tsp was
too much
> because he filled up on the calories and his food intake decreased
considerably
> however his calorie intake was great. Now we let him dip his
finger foods into
> the Benecalorie. The type of benecalorie we use is 1.5 oz liquid
cups. The
> only reason I said this is because once the pharmacist asked if it
was the
> powdered kind. I didn't know it came in powder form.
>
> It is covered by medicaid with a script. I don't know if all
states are the
> same but in Pennsylvania you need to first go through WIC to get it
and if they
> cannot supply you with enough then it the remainder comes from a
medical supply
> company. We didn't need to worry about this though because WIC was
able to
> supply the monthly amount Zack needed.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Beth
>
> Quoting maria <artononyx@y...>:
>
> > How do you keep the dips from ending up everywhere?
> > I was thinking a bowl with a suction cup bottom would be good (my
14
> > and 11 year old daughters had one) but I can't find one.
> > Does the benecalorie help? I was planning on asking the doctor if
> > she would write a script for it. Does medicaid pay for it?
> > Maria
> > --- In noonan_support@yahoogroups.com, zack082503@t... wrote:
> > > Hi Maria,
> > >
> > > Zack (25 mos) really wants to be independent too but he also
needs
> > the purees
> > > and extra calories. One thing that we do with him is give him
> > dipping sauces
> > > for his crunchy stuff...sauces made with heavy cream, letting
him
> > dip pretzels
> > > in pudding or yogurt or melted cheese, we even tried using a
> > product called
> > > Resource Benecalorie which is a high calorie supplement.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps some.
> > >
> > > Beth, mom to Zack (25mos NS, stable JMML) and Ethan (4 1/2 yrs)
> > >
> > > Quoting maria <artononyx@y...>:
> > >
> > > > Okay here's a new twist.
> > > > My son who was becoming a very good eater has suddenly
changed.
> > I
> > > > recently asked about it but now I noticed that there is a new
> > twist.
> > > >
> > > > He is 15 months / 12 adjusted weighing just over 13lbs and is
> > about
> > > > 27 inches long. He eats purees (calories boosted) and some
> > > > crackers, cookies, toast, pretzels, chicken nuggets, some
veggies
> > > > and fruits (the "hard stuff" he more or less gnaws on but he
is
> > > > beginning to try to chew more each day!) and has just begun to
> > taste
> > > > things like pasta with sauce (he used to immediately spit it
out
> > and
> > > > clamp shut with those things).
> > > >
> > > > I noticed that he was eating less and still nursing quite a
> > bit. I
> > > > told everyone that he is trying to self feed and just isn't
> > eating
> > > > enough to stop purees. The past few days he has been dealing
> > with a
> > > > cold. His appetite has decreased (which I know is common when
> > they
> > > > don't feel well and he has done this before when he isn't
feeling
> > > > well).
> > > >
> > > > Tonight I noticed the new twist...
> > > > it isn't so much that my son wants to eat less.... it is that
he
> > > > wants independence and doesn't want to be fed. He is
basically
> > > > refusing to be fed. Like I said he actually eats very little
> > when
> > > > self feeding ... so how do encourage this independence and
still
> > get
> > > > enough into him.
> > > > Please any help would be much appreciated.
> > > > Maria
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