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devoslosingit
devoslosingit Posts: 48 Member
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I have a one year old daughter who is underweight due to congenital heart disease. She is at the moment off of whole wheat, dairy and is on a cardiac diet. She eats double what her sister who is 5 eats but all it does is disapear into her heighth. She needs to gain weight, but how? Any suggestions?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,566 Member
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    devoslosingit wrote: »
    I have a one year old daughter who is underweight due to congenital heart disease. She is at the moment off of whole wheat, dairy and is on a cardiac diet. She eats double what her sister who is 5 eats but all it does is disapear into her heighth. She needs to gain weight, but how? Any suggestions?
    This is something you should discuss with a registered dietician in conjunction with your daughter's cardiologist.


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  • devoslosingit
    devoslosingit Posts: 48 Member
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    i have and they have not offered anything that helps me at all. What they have told me (which is very little) i have tried with absolutely no success. So i thought maybe someone on here would have some new ideas.
  • SomeGirlSomewhere
    SomeGirlSomewhere Posts: 937 Member
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    LOTS of olive oil--it's heart healthy and VERY high calorie!
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    I feel for you as a father but this isn't a formum for either medical advice or advice for children. Sorry but niner is right and you have to talk to your doc again.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    MrM27 wrote: »
    I'm sorry but this is in no way the right place for you to be seeking advice for this. Call her doctor and if you have to then get a new doctor.

    Definitely get a second opinion with someone who specializes in nutrition.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
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    devoslosingit wrote: »
    i have and they have not offered anything that helps me at all. What they have told me (which is very little) i have tried with absolutely no success. So i thought maybe someone on here would have some new ideas.

    What did they tell you (short version)?
  • allyourbases
    allyourbases Posts: 20 Member
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    Isn't a cardiac diet intended to lose weight?
    Please discuss this with your physicians.
  • ruqayyahsmum
    ruqayyahsmum Posts: 1,514 Member
    edited February 2015
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    ask the doctor and dietitian again. they always start with the easier to incorporate ideas

    my daughter was failure to thrive. once the adding extra foods ideas were proven to not work for her we went to powders prescribed by the dietitian, tube feeding over night via ng then peg tube and now medically prescribed shakes

    the gaining forum is for adults presumed to be healthy

    sick children need specialist help, keep taking her to the appointments, keep having her weighed and keep telling them she needs more than shes getting from food alone. If you feel the dietitian isn't taking the situation seriously enough then speak to her cardiologist and ask him to discuss your child's case with the dietitian
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
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    devoslosingit wrote: »
    i have and they have not offered anything that helps me at all. What they have told me (which is very little) i have tried with absolutely no success. So i thought maybe someone on here would have some new ideas.
    time for a new damn doctor.
  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,261 Member
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    devoslosingit wrote: »
    i have and they have not offered anything that helps me at all. What they have told me (which is very little) i have tried with absolutely no success. So i thought maybe someone on here would have some new ideas.

    knock on every door until you find someone that will listen and help this is so sensitive its really not the place for advice. i wish you and your daughter all the best. x
  • RandyShackleford
    RandyShackleford Posts: 6 Member
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    My boy also has chd. He struggled to put on weight for the first 4 months of his life, but then he had a trach and a feeding tube put in and gained weight. However, even kids that share a chd diagnosis will have a different long term treatment plan. I would take the advice given and seek out advice from a dietician in conjunction with the cardiologist. If you are not satisfied with the advice from the dr so far maybe you can get a second opinion? Best of luck to you all.
  • RandyShackleford
    RandyShackleford Posts: 6 Member
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    SomeGirlSomewhere wrote: »
    LOTS of olive oil--it's heart healthy and VERY high calorie!

    I know you are only trying to help, but nobody on here should be suggesting anything for an infant with CHD except getting professional help.
  • devoslosingit
    devoslosingit Posts: 48 Member
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    All i was asking for was ideas on types of food to eat that help in weight gain. I wasnt asking for medical advice. I was just giving a little background, she isnt failure to thrive nor is her weight so bad that it alarms anyone. I just needed some ideas on foods that help people gain weight. Whether or not those foods would be good for her is my choice. thank you for all your concern, im sorry that i didnt explain it well enough before.
  • devoslosingit
    devoslosingit Posts: 48 Member
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    Lol ok guys thanks anyways.
  • NightShiftMedic
    NightShiftMedic Posts: 59 Member
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    This is my opinion only, but it really sounds like you need second and third opinions from pediatric cardiologists and dieticians. I wish you and your family the best of luck.

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