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Old July 12th 06, 05:41 PM posted to misc.kids.breastfeeding
Anne Rogers
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Default We have reached 1 year!

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"Anne Rogers" wrote:

We've ummed and
arrrred about giving our 3yr old some formula as he's not doing that
great
and our main worry was teeth but we could not find a sensible answer.


What's the problem with him, Anne? You have a lot on your plate if you
are
worried about him too!


he was very underweight around Easter time, having lost all the weight he
had put on in the previous year, he basically had no body fat at all and had
a couple of patches of downy hair that is a symptom of anorexia. There was
no reason for the weight loss that we could think off so it was a little
concerning, but he's creeping back up again, so we're not really too worried
anymore, we're just trying to make good choices for his diet, including
plenty of fat, but not going to extremes. It has been particular noticeable
since he has been going to swimming class, he is only a little bit shorter
than the rest of the children, but a totally different body shape, also he
struggles to maintain his body heat and gets cold very quickly even though
he is very active. He does seem to be thriving though, he's developmentally
jumped recently, so maybe he was just putting his resources into that.

It does seem as if we have had a lot on our plate! but I guess that is just
life! At a similar time Ada had a totally mystery skin rash that got badly
infected and took a month of steroids to clear up and no doctor we had seen
had ever seen anything like it! It never rains, but it pours!

Anne