josh is too very skinny,he just turned 10 and weighs 59lbs. josh is though lactose intolerant so we can't do whole milk. but you can ask the dr,some have dietician assoc. with them, where josh's stomach dr is the dietician gave us a bag of samples of pediasure,boost plus and calorie shakes. ensure and boost have the plus which are extra calories as does most stores have store brands which are a little cheaper.
I do the double dinner also, at the same times as Corrina. My son eats 2 "dinners" - one at about 6 and the other at about 8.We went through this the first year of meds. My son started wearing slims. He also stayed in the same pant size for a while. Eventually his body adjusted to the meds. He did grow and gain weight but the weight wasn't keeping up to the height at first. He is now "normal" in both areas. I also think that his guanfacine helps him to eat.
We used to let him eat late at night when the meds wore off as well. Anything to get the calories into him.
We did the shakes that they sell in the fruit deparment - chocolate, banana, etc. the ones to mix with fruit as well. We used whole milk and bananas for both chocolate and vanilla, then we found banana flavored. We also did the carnation.
I also wonder if these meds alter their tastes buds?! for a while at least?!
BETHANN39959.1117708333We also gave our 10 year old Carnation Instant Breakfast when he was losing weight but he HATES it but we made him drink, sometimes I made a milkshake out of it with ice cream. I also made panckakes with protien powder in the mix, he never noticed. Now he just eats alot after dinner and before bed. He also eats a big breakfast and snacks and a part of a sandwich for lunch.He is still skinney.Carnation Breakfast works with weight gain. I may need to try that. My son has gained 5 or 6 pounds in 2 years. He's not underweight which is great. He'll probably be tall and lean when he gets older. My husband and I have been trying to get him to gain weight but we aren't going to press the issue especially since he hasn't lost any weight. Honestly he played football last year and he went to tackle another player by the jersey and he was literally flapping in the wind behind the other player. He's playing football this year as well and to keep his weight up he eats breakfast at home then again at school, he takes his lunch that he picks out (since lunch cost so much at school), when he comes home from school he eats a big bowl of cereal or some ramen or something like that, he goest to football pactice and when he comes home he eats a big plate of food. And then he goes to bed. And sometimes before he goes to bed but after he has eaten dinner he'll ask for a big bowl of cereal. Hopefully he'll gain some height and weight in the coming months.
My son had the same problem until we switched meds. Make sure he has a good breakfast in the morning before he takes the meds.. eggs, and whatever protein you can give him.
My sons pedi. also said to give him protein shakes, but I never found one he liked. At night my son would want to eat, right before bed. I just saved his dinner from the night and let him eat it before bed. I also made milkshakes with ice cream, bananas, and a little peanut butter. Just to give him the fat and protein.
It's hard because you want your kids to eat right, but when they aren't gaining weight, you want something that has high calories. Oh and also try those protein bars. My son loves them.
Good luck!
My son also lost weight when he started taking Focalin Xr. He was 7 when