Which brand of milk powder is your child taking?

[veetying.02339yahoo.02339com]

My girls have been drinking Enfa from birth…Enfalac A+, Enfapro A+, Enfagrow A+ & Enfakids A+…I find it not bad la…

[Andaiz]

pea:

My sis said that in US and Canada they give mostly fresh milk after 1 year old. The formula milk not so popular there, very hard to find in supermarkets. Do you know if that's true? Since your hubby from there, right? :lol:

Yes, even in Europe, the formula milk is not popular too.

nagmummy:

Anyway, does anyone know what causes the prices of formula milk to go up & down?

Just checked the price of Gain 1Q (1 year & up) and it's suddenly gone up by $2 for the 1.8kg can :!: Just cant believe it!

Not sure, but maybe its because of increase in the prices of raw materials that the tin and/or lid etc that the milk comes in? The fresh milk etc prices have increased in line with inflation...

DD#1, 2 were breastfed till 2.5 yo and 1 yo respectively. My DD#3 who's past 3 is partially breastfed - think it's the bonding time that she craves... :oops:

Otherwise, the younger ones drink Promise Gold and fresh milk, if they are so inclined. #1 refuses formula and has been on fresh milk since she weaned

[meiesther.09548yahoo.09548com]

dada:

Hi JHJC


My son is a fussy eater and he is also considered underweight. And the pedi recommended that I switch to Pediasure.

Hi...

My boy is also fussy in food especially he din want to eat rice and noodles. We tried all means and ways to feed him, until we almost give up. Any solutions?

Currently he eats biscuits, cake, a little fried rice, drink milk.... So concern till I have to go chinese medication hall to subscribe chinese powder. Hopefully this will work..... sigh...

Anyone has such encounter?? Please share...

Cheers

[MLR]

My DS who is turning 3 soon is also a fussy eater. He is fussy in a strange way cos he doesn't like anything sweet, cold. He only drink water and milk and no other drinks. I can only managed to slip in some barley into his milk whenever I feel that he needs them. The other drink that he would take is watered down herbal tea. Even meds, I hv to watered it down b4 giving it to him or he will spit it out.


He is the only kid that I know that doesn't like sweets, candies, ice-cream, cakes, chocolates. Its not that I don't give these things to him, he himself rejected them. He doesn't like white bread, especially if it is with kaya or jam. Its a problem cos he goes to childcare and whenever these are served as b'fast or snack, he will reject them. It seems rude that whenever he is given a goodies bag or offered a candy hewould make a face and say yucks :oops:. Whenever I try to explain that he doesn't like these stuff, people give me a look like \"YEAH, RIGHT \".

I just hope that when he grows older, he wouldn't start to stuff himself with all these tidbits and sweets to make up for loss time.

For all those mommies who are concern with their child's eating habits, pediasure is almost always recommended, unless your child has allergies to dairy.

I would encourage you to go for the \"try it once/ try a bite\" rule with them. Whatever you are eating, offer it to your child and encourage them to try a bite. Don't force them or over-try by saying that its good for them, they hv to eat it, please try for mommy, etc. Just offer whatever you are eating to them would encourage them to try things out for themselves. After some time, you would notice that they would be keen to try it themselves without you asking. And if they like what they are eating give them a portion. Even if they don;t like what they had tried, praise them for trying. Thats how I encourage DS to try out adult food.

Another is to deny them tidbits and only give them the proper meals in smaller portion, but more often. Some parents worry that the kids would starve, so even if it means giving them tidbits. This will becomes a vicious cycle, you want them to eat and by giving them tidbits as food, it would be very difficult to wean them off. Its easy to be addicted to sugar and artificial tastes. If they start young, it is likely to be a lifelong habit.

Another thing that you can try for older kids (4 and above) is to engage them during food preparation. Try making fruit salad, cheese sandwiches, cereal bars, fruits jelly. Let them do the mixing (so get a bigger bowl), pouring (use a smaller plastic measuring cup), cutting (use a jagged edge plastic knife, these can cut thru fruits easily). Or get them to help pick vegetables, fetch items from fridge, set table, etc. These involvement will also encourage them to be independent and good bonding times especially for bz working parents.

DS is able to help set table for the three of us. To encourage him to do so, we all uses plastic wares (not the disposables) when he is doing it. He can also fetch items from the fridge for me, things like carrots, tomatoes, celery whenever I m making a salad. Its also a chance to teach him about different fruits and vegetables. One important thing to note is that if you are getting your child to help, he/she must be kitchen safe. Meaning that they must know never to touch the stove even when it is off, knieves are out of bound, never to put anything into the mouth without you knowing it.

Do these when you are not in a hurry, cos it take twice as long as you normally do. :celebrate:

[Mrsbongz]

I've heard that children on pediasure can gain weight quite quickly, n I got a sample pack from the clinic to let my kids try, too bad they don like the taste.. I heard that because it's like a meal supplement to help children who are picky w food to gain the nutrition they need


My kids are very fussy abt food too.. and worse, they have quite a bit of food allergies, so I try to 'hide' vege and all the nutritious stuff in stew, soups or fried rice... I also get them to help me prepare the vegetables when i cook, to wash and break into smaller pieces etc. it does encourage them to eat..

[EstherTan]

MLR:

I would encourage you to go for the \"try it once/ try a bite\" rule with them. Whatever you are eating, offer it to your child and encourage them to try a bite. Don't force them or over-try by saying that its good for them, they hv to eat it, please try for mommy, etc. Just offer whatever you are eating to them would encourage them to try things out for themselves. After some time, you would notice that they would be keen to try it themselves without you asking. And if they like what they are eating give them a portion. Even if they don;t like what they had tried, praise them for trying. Thats how I encourage DS to try out adult food.

Hands up for this! I started my girl on this a few months back (things that could eat from my bowl I would share with her) and she's quite into the food that we are eating now. These days she runs over when she sees us eating and demands a try (even things like spicy food etc). Now we make it a point to order food that she can eat as well, and set aside a portion for her. We feed her baby food first (pureed meat and 2 vegetables), and follow up with food we're eating (usually noodles etc)

[Qtownmum]

I have 2 boys age 8 and 5. The 8 year old is very picky with food and therefore very skinny. My 5 year old cannot get enough food - he is overweight for his age.


Both of them still drink milk 3 times a day. My elder boy has been on Pediasure for the last 6 years but still stays skinny. My younger boy drinks Dumex Gold. We attempted to switch kor kor over to Dumex Gold so that we don’t have to stock up 2 different milk powder but he resents the taste. We have no choice but to stick to his usual.

I think technology is very good these days and most brands have the AA, DHA…etc. Both DH and I believe it is important to continue to let them drink for as long as they want…

[meiesther.09548yahoo.09548com]

Hi ladies


Thanks for your suggestions. I will try on that!!

Cheers [/list]

[acforfamily]

MLR:

For all those mommies who are concern with their child's eating habits, pediasure is almost always recommended, unless your child has allergies to dairy.

I would encourage you to go for the \"try it once/ try a bite\" rule with them. Whatever you are eating, offer it to your child and encourage them to try a bite.

Hi MLR,
reading your post is like reading about my son. All too similar. When he was younger, he does not like things which are too sweet, sour, pungent etc. We did a skin allergy test for him before and he is sensitive to a lot of things compared to other people. These may be totally unrelated to his eating habit but who knows.
I also do encourage the \"try it once/ try a bite\" rule. I have tried it for half a year now and it does work. My son now knows that he is not forced to eat anything that he does not like and so is willing to try. There will be times that he finds the new food interesting and likes it. At least he is eating more meat now after I brought him to try teppanyaki.

[piggi]

My 6 yr old daughter was on Pediasure since 1 year old. Tried downgrading to gain iq since friend claimed its good and cheaper, but she is too used to pediasure and cannot accept the new taste of the latter. I guess its always easier when you want to upgrade compared to downgrading… I would say its very good since it gives the extra calorie with reduced volume.