Children using MFP ~ ?

akmett

My almost 9 year old daughter is believed have a kidney stone (an x-ray shows a dark spot, but we have not been able to get to a urologist yet). From what I read she should be watching her sodium intake. I know that MFP has surprised me about how much sodium I get and would like to track her eating (and drinking) as well. She has also put on a little tummy in the past year. I was just curious if anyone else had their children use the site. I just don't want her to develop a complex, but I do want to try to figure out if there is something (like sodium) triggering the stone. Thanks!

seal57

Guidelines state that you need to be 18 to use this site....

Maybe have a talk to you GP.....

Jade17694

have a look on sparkteens.com .... that site is designed for teens to track their calories/nutrition etc, maybe it wouldnt be as bad if you were to sign her up for that

cramernh

My almost 9 year old daughter is believed have a kidney stone (an x-ray shows a dark spot, but we have not been able to get to a urologist yet). From what I read she should be watching her sodium intake. I know that MFP has surprised me about how much sodium I get and would like to track her eating (and drinking) as well. She has also put on a little tummy in the past year. I was just curious if anyone else had their children use the site. I just don't want her to develop a complex, but I do want to try to figure out if there is something (like sodium) triggering the stone. Thanks!

Do yourself a favor - DONT use MFP for your monitoring your daughter's sodium levels associated with her medical care. Consult with the Pediatric Urologist, Pediatrician and/or RD who are the appropriate 'tools' to use with regard to your daughter's care.

FlaxMilk

Why not tell her you are trying to figure out if something is causing her stones and ask her to keep a food diary for you for a while, so you can put the numbers in a site yourself and leave her out of that? She's too young for food to be that much of a burden. Make sure she knows that you are trying to find out what is causing her medical problem and that it is not about policing her weight or choices.

akmett

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. We have been seeing her Dr now for over 5 weeks, but they just now found a spot that is believed to be a stone. A pediatric urologist is supposed to be contacting us with an appointment, but it takes a bit to get in...I just thought I could start trying to do something on our own while we waited. I am definitely stressing being healthy and trying to figure out a trigger, and not watching weight. I appreciate the imput.

cramernh

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. We have been seeing her Dr now for over 5 weeks, but they just now found a spot that is believed to be a stone. A pediatric urologist is supposed to be contacting us with an appointment, but it takes a bit to get in...I just thought I could start trying to do something on our own while we waited. I am definitely stressing being healthy and trying to figure out a trigger, and not watching weight. I appreciate the imput.

Never ever do anything on your own unless you have been advised by the healthcare provider to do so. You may risk causing harm where you are not the healthcare specialist.

Consult with the triage nurse of the practice and ask what you should be doing food-wise until you get the appointment.....