Hi
my son is 29months old ..as i feel after reading ur messages u stay in US..I am in US..and was concern about my underweight son and wanted to know about pedisure as in india we get this in power form and in US in liquid bottels.and heard that pedisure increses weight as my friend staying in india had given to his son..which really showed results..pl pl hetal advice me some health drink or any other thing u think is right..as u will be surprised to know that my husband and my mom praises me of taking good care of my son ..but he looks so skinny that we get depressed..pl help.
ALSO PL tell us about the good news soon.waiting Hetal replied. at first whats her bw ? and whats her current wght...

looking skiny has nothng to do with underwght or health ! so i need to know her bw and current wght..

also i need to know that what her diet intake at this age, what milk is she taking at present/cows milk 2% or whole milk,vit d milk ??

as far as pediasure is concerned, its not for everyone !

here is what i have to say about pediasure :

1>commn ingrediants that are present in pediasure as well redbull (common in all or one of the varieties,flavours) :sucrose, inositol,niacinamide, calcium pantothenate,vitamin b12,..most of the above ingrediants, are the ones that are responsible for energy boosts,,,thts how pediasure is NOT FOR ALL KIDS WHO ARE UNDERWGHT.

2.pediasure is only for those kids above 1 year, who are mal-nutrition and their loss of apetite is because of improper diet or unable to convert food into proper amt of calories.. even after a healthy diet..so giving them this direct offering of 100% or more nutrients than require will help them boost thr health concerns esp wght.

3.pediasure is given from age 1 to age 10(in US)contains 100% or more of the NAS-NRC recommended dietary allowance for proteins,vitamins and minerals,,so yes,,,it is far better thn ne other infant formula,,..and yes it will give you healthier results than your formula gave you ...But,and But ! , its mentioned specificly by the company itself that you can use as nutritional supplement with or between meals without consultation,, but it can be used as sole source of nutrition only on the consultation of health care professional,,, which means if you want to make this product,,as a whole and sole nutritional support//replacing milk or formula,,,for good results,,,,,drs advice is the best to go for.

4.as such no harm is reported with usage of pediasure when taken without consultation of ped or your dr.but these kids have shown obesity in longer run,,esp those who were started pediasure without dr consultation. so, let your dr be the best person to tell you whether or not he feels that your child needs pediasure or its just moms heart that feels that her child is low in weight/underwght or is skiny because of malnutritn !!! let your dr determine whther the child is underwght or not !

5.in US, generally drs suggest it to babies/toddlers whose weight is less and these kids seems to be laggng behind milestones due to lack of nutrients and no other cause.

6. the other kids who were not accptng cows milk as expectd by dr and thr were third category of kids who had already become picky eaters and couldnt gain good wght due to lack of interest in certain types of foods, or milk byproducts(esp if your child doesnt like cheese n yogurts),,,
and there were other kids who were asked to give pediasure,,were who were hit by continuous illness/infections and due to that continuous lack of interest in food/apetite,,they went underwght or were malnutritnd,,,so for these,,they need 100% ormore nutrients,which health drink like pediasure and such others can only provide them in instant or short duration !

7.give your baby healthy, complete diet that he needs acc to her age, and dont compromise with lesser or extra nutrients when its not required !

Now,,,whether to give or not,,with or without consulting your dr,,,is your personal decision ! So, You be the best judge...

talking about skiny, it has alot to do with gift from family body types n genetic makeup,,,nd rest like 50% is upto child own growth,activities n ofcourse the diet he is takng....

Good Luck !