Dear Hetal,

Hello.Deepti is 14 months and 3 weks old and is 8kgs.She looks very tiny...and is slow in growth.Very tiny feet and thin legs.Her birth weight was 3.05 kgs so she is barely three times her BW.Her FOOD EATING HOWEVER IS GOOD and her cow milk intake is 300 ml a day.

My doc suggested Pediasure 1 spoon in milk but she hates the taste.How do i make the powder cause the pack says for 190 ml use 5 scoops...so ie for every 40 ml 1 scoop? Can i sprinkle the pwder in her cerels or make it in water and give it to her...
Confused.....
her diet is

7am..100ml milk neslte
8am...cereal..or dhalia
11am ..juice 100ml mosambi or prune
12noon 100ml milk
1.30 pm lunch...roti/rice/moong dhal/veg either beans or carrots or cabbage etc

3pm 100ml milk
5pm fruit..banana or mango or chikoo
6pm fruit juice ( once more since she is constipated)
7.30pm dinner....ragi/soup veg with whole wheat bread/macroni and beans with butter....
9pm 100 ml milk

Pls advice on use of Pediasure and in what consistency ...
I am tired of parents calling her tiny and weak....almost breaks my heart!
Me and my husband are both big made...so we are worried for her..she looks barely 8 months old..today a 4 motnh old baby at 7kgs looked bigger than her...

pls reply.....help...

nikita
neetu replied. here is the post on pediasure dat i have saved in my list. hope it helps you.
message id 6841 and message id 6478
Both in feeding board.
post :
hi,i want to give my son pediasure,as he is underweight nd a vvv fussy eater.i m in india,i have come to know from the net that it is addictive nd vsweet.it contains something which is also found in redbulldrink.is it true? i m going to talk to my doc,but also want to know abt the pros nd cons from the parents who r using it.my son is ok nd active but underweight,pls exp moms help as i m , very WORRIED abt his health nd weight gain.thanxregards.
reply of hetal:
some addins to pediasure :Common 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.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...manufacturer of pediasure itself recmnds giving it only on your dr consultation when it comes to counting on it for sole nutrition drink..rest all rely on the opinions by your dr when it comes to such high boost energy drinks !

Date: 2006-11-14Name: Padma VellSubject: about pediasureHi, i was planning to give pediasure to my elder kid but my ped said there is no need.my baby lost weight because of viral fever. in 1 month he lost around 3kgs. it has been a month and he has gained only 500 grams. i hope he is recovering.i save all the replies of hetal for my future ref. I am pasting her reply to someone about pediasure. ---------------------------------------Date: 2006-10-14Name: HetalSubject: hi !hi, 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. at first, let your dr decide whether your son is actually below average by weight or its just moms heart that feels that his son is low in weight...if drs says so,,then....this is recommended not only for proper weight gain but also for right nutrients that your toddler needs.also, to add these have proper fat levels along with other nutrients and minerals compared to infant formula.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.and the other kids who were not accepting cows milk as expected by dr,,and there were this third category of kids who had already become picky eaters by 9months and couldnt gain good weight because of lack of interest/intake in foods or continuous illness issues going on with them and they couldnt recover out of it,,,and thus needs a good boost of 100% or more nutrients,,,which pediasure or such alternatives provides them to get in good shape in short duration.so the best thing to do, in your case, is ask your ped dr. if your dr feels the need that your baby needs pediasure or ne such alternative,he will suggest you accordingly,,and it will help your baby gain weight and grow healthy with right nutrients. remember onething, give your baby a healthy and complete diet that he needs and don' t compromise with lesser nutrients when he needs more or he is fit for other better alternatives.fat levels,even though imp for toddler lives are not the only good factors in weight gains that babies/toddlers need,,there are many other things/nutrients and minerals that babies/toddlers need to develop and grow healthy.infant formula might have provided your baby a good weight gain, but that weight gain might be lesser compared to what he should have gained with other alternatives,,like proper diet, cows milk or now pediasure.other things about pediasure, its 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 than ne other infant formula,,..and yes it will give you healthier results than your formula gave you ...But,, its mentioned specifically 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.Now,,,whether to give or not,,with or without consulting your dr,,,is your personal decision ! So, You be the best judge...my work ends here :)take care,,,and you have a wonderful weekend !!--------------------------------------Hope this helps you for some ref. my doctor is not very keen in answering me so i couldnt get a chance to ask about it.But i would like to hear what your doctor said.when i was reading about pediasure in one of the forums i read that original redbull energy drink and pediasure has sugar which gives energy and it increases weight.But i dunt know about other things. hpe dis helps you somewhat.

Date: 2006-10-14Name: Priya AnilSubject: Thanx Hetal,Tmactually my son is below avg with respect to his weight hence i thought may be NAN2 would help. He has gained a bit... i will have to check on the specifications whether its suitable for 1 yr olds though... if not shld i try pediasure or somethingelse.. I live in mumbai,India
hi, 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. at first, let your dr decide whether your son is actually below average by weight or its just moms heart that feels that his son is low in weight...if drs says so,,then....this is recommended not only for proper weight gain but also for right nutrients that your toddler needs.also, to add these have proper fat levels along with other nutrients and minerals compared to infant formula.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.and the other kids who were not accepting cows milk as expected by dr,,and there were this third category of kids who had already become picky eaters by 9months and couldnt gain good weight because of lack of interest/intake in foods or continuous illness issues going on with them and they couldnt recover out of it,,,and thus needs a good boost of 100% or more nutrients,,,which pediasure or such alternatives provides them to get in good shape in short duration.so the best thing to do, in your case, is ask your ped dr. if your dr feels the need that your baby needs pediasure or ne such alternative,he will suggest you accordingly,,and it will help your baby gain weight and grow healthy with right nutrients. remember onething, give your baby a healthy and complete diet that he needs and don' t compromise with lesser nutrients when he needs more or he is fit for other better alternatives.fat levels,even though imp for toddler lives are not the only good factors in weight gains that babies/toddlers need,,there are many other things/nutrients and minerals that babies/toddlers need to develop and grow healthy.infant formula might have provided your baby a good weight gain, but that weight gain might be lesser compared to what he should have gained with other alternatives,,like proper diet, cows milk or now pediasure.other things about pediasure, its 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 than ne other infant formula,,..and yes it will give you healthier results than your formula gave you ...But,, its mentioned specifically 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.Now,,,whether to give or not,,with or without consulting your dr,,,is your personal decision ! So, You be the best judge...my work ends here :)take care,,,and you have a wonderful weekend !!

one more post i have but i don' t have itz details. it was recent one and my word document did not save the informantion and only the message was pasted in the file.but its a very recent one that i can tell.i guess samarth was just born or just some days before hetal delivered.
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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....