Now I know that sometimes people are just naturally thin, but I don't believe thats the case with my 6 y.o. ds. No one in the family that I can think of is on the super skinny side and in our immidiate family, ds is the only one that is skinny also. I am average build, and my dh is of stocky build. He has always been a picky eater and I think that contributed to a lot of the problem. He is now becoming more open to trying new foods, and I do push the vegetables and fruits although I have more luck with fruits rather then veggies. But if you think about it, veggies and fruits are not really going to let you put on weight. So, what kind of foods should I be getting ds to eat more of? I would never think to give sweets or fried foods or other junk in order to get him to gain a few pounds. I want him to put on healthy weight. From what I've read, grains aren't all that good for you so I am trying to limit them a bit. They do eat a lot of dairy by ways of cheese, and usually a cup a day of raw whole milk (cow) What kind of foods would you suggest? Or am I worrying too much about this? If we had the $$$ I would take him to a holistic practioner, but right now we don't, and the conventional ped. will really do no good. "Better to have them skinny and not overweight. Do you know how big of a problem we have with obesity nowadays?" is what they will say. But I want them to be a good healthy weight with some meat on his bones. I don't think being underweight is good just like being overweight isn't good either. Any suggestions?
ccasanova
Edited to add: He also loves peanut butter
Does your son have a good appetite? Maybe the focus should be on getting more snacks/meals into him during the day and not so much on overloading him with certain foods to fatten him up, kwim? Certain deficiencies can cause a loss of appetite. If he doesn't have a great appetite, you might research what will help with that. I sounds like you're doing the right things with the raw milk and such.
Kim
Kim
Is he an active kid? Happy and healthy generally? Is he pooping normally?
Honestly, it sounds like he just has a fast metabolism and is a rapidly growing boy. I tend to think mainstream peds are ultra conservative on most issues, and if there was an weight or nutrition issue for your son, you'd probably have heard about it already. If you make healthy foods available to him when he's wanting them (that is, all day
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) I wouldn't worry about it, though I know it's so hard. My first babe was a big tall chunker, almost off the charts for height and weight, always a size ahead (still is, she's 4 and wearing 5s and 6s!). My second is a total peanut, and it was very hard not to stress over it when she was dropping in percentiles with every visit. But I know she's fine (she also eats like a horse), and I bet your skinny guy is too
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Honestly, it sounds like he just has a fast metabolism and is a rapidly growing boy. I tend to think mainstream peds are ultra conservative on most issues, and if there was an weight or nutrition issue for your son, you'd probably have heard about it already. If you make healthy foods available to him when he's wanting them (that is, all day
My best friend in the whole wide world has 5 kids, all pretty little. With her second daughter, she tried to "fatten her up" by shoving lots of foods made with whole milk, fats, heavy syrups, etc at her. Out of all her children, this little girl is the only one now who is overweight at age 10 and the only one who doesn't know when to stop eating. I would say unless there are health issues, let him trust his body .
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