merjill

I like Smartypants Vitamins. Only problem is they don't have iron.

My daughter was born with clubfeet. She had to wear two long leg casts - from her toes to her thighs, off an on from the time she was an infant until 5 years old. I didn't like the way people looked at me either. One person asked "So, how did you break both her legs?" I printed up a page "my daughter's story" explained that she was born with clubfeet, explained...

I agree with the snack approach. Instead of saying - here is lunch - say here is snack. I also feed my daughter when she is doing something else. When she is on the computer, or watching TV, I put a bowl of carrots, or apple slices next to her. She doesn't even know she's eating. I put a bowl of fruit or carrot sticks out while I'm making dinner so she can...

I'm in the same boat - just realizing this week that my daughter has celiac, or gluten intolerance w/o celiac. She was tested 5 years ago for celiac - but all blood tests were negative. She did okay for a few years, and now she is failure to thrive. I feel awful.

The Pediatrician ordered CMP, CRP, Vitamid-D, Iron Deficiency, CBC, and a few more. There were a total of 8. She already got the blood taken, but we haven't gotten the results yet. She didn't order the Celiac Panel, because she had already had it done a few years ago. Do you think we should redo it? Maybe we will just to the endoscopy?

I'm so glad to have found a place where I can talk about what my kids pooh looks like! About 10 days ago, I brought my 9 yr old daughter in for her annual checkup. She weighed 42.4 lbs - which is the size of the average 5 year old. She has always been small for her age. I breast fed exclusively for 6 months, after introducing solids, I continued to...