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He Grew Another 1/4 Inch This Week!


ACottrell

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Wow, my son has been a failure to thrive baby for months now, but started growing almost immediately when we started the diet. He has grown 1.25 inches and gained half a pound in two weeks! Can you believe it? My doc wouldn't have if we hadn't made her measure him today. We are so happy- thank you all for the wonderful advice. I'm so glad I finally found a thorough ped. that actually checked for Celiac- I had never even heard of the disease before this month!

Oh, and she said she totally understood why we don't want to do the biopsy. She's great!


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Nantzie Collaborator

That's so exciting! It amazing when you see the changes happening right before your eyes isn't it? It sounds like the doctor is a keeper too!

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Incredible! How happy you must be. :)

mom-to-claire Apprentice

That's amazing. My DD gained about 1.5 lbs in 3 weeks but I think she has now plateaued and now I have gone gluten free (well maybe lite might be more accurate but I'm trying) as I am still breastfeeding. She doesn't seemed to have grown in height though which is concerning to me. She is SO small for her age. She'll be one on Jan 13th and looks like she is about 6 months old.

Fiddle-Faddle Community Regular

Woo-HOO, Amy!

MomtoClaire, what is your little one eating besides breastmilk (which is always the best, anyway)? Maybe we can help you with some ideas on this? One of my friends was giving her son so much juice everyday, he was too full to eat much, and did much better on milk and water.

vampella Contributor

Isn't it great to see them thrive. my DD gained 3/4 lb in 2 weeks and at her month check up gained 1 full inch. she'll be 4 in feb & hasn't grown in height since she was 18 months. It's SOOO great.

Congrats & I know how good it feels.

ACottrell Rookie

Thanks a lot, everyone. Yes, it is such a relief that we seemed to have solved this medical mystery that is my tiny son. :)

Oh, and Mom to Claire, is it possible her weight just can't keep up with the fast growth right now and that she will plump up once this little growth spurt is over? I'm not sure how all that works exactly and I'm sure we all grow differently, but I would call just the improvement in her height great news! I'm sure she's on her way back onto the growth charts. I would love to see that for my boy, too.


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Wow, my son has been a failure to thrive baby for months now, but started growing almost immediately when we started the diet. He has grown 1.25 inches and gained half a pound in two weeks! Can you believe it? My doc wouldn't have if we hadn't made her measure him today. We are so happy- thank you all for the wonderful advice. I'm so glad I finally found a thorough ped. that actually checked for Celiac- I had never even heard of the disease before this month!

Oh, and she said she totally understood why we don't want to do the biopsy. She's great!

Wow! That is so good to hear :D

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