Our insurance didn't cover a nutrition visit but the nutritionist offered to do it over the phone for free so I accepted!!
I was expected her to tell me to hide more calories in food but the real issue was he wasn't eating much so how could I hide things if he wasn't eaten much to hide things in.
Once I told her our situation, what she said took me by surprise and I was a skeptic but I figured it couldn't hurt to try out her suggestion.
She said don't feed him any snacks. They fill them up more then you think and so do milk and juice
1. Only milk or juice with meals and only give him water in between meals
2. No snacks and give him what you want to make, it's his job to eat if he won't then that's his issue, don't try all sorts of things until he eats something because your in charge of deciding what to serve for dinner. If he is hungry enough he will learn to eat whatever you give him
3. Eat at the table at meals (which I did always for dinner and sometimes lunch and breakfast) and eat with him at the table too
4. Add coconut cream syrup to his milk to give him more calories
So it was really hard when he wouldn't eat meals but she said he will be okay just give it three days.
Let me tell you what!!! He is doing great so far and I've noticed he sleeps better (naps are up and down sometimes) but he is less cranky because he is getting full on good food not snacks and it's more consistent
When he wakes up around 8/830 we have breakfast then an hour or hour and a half later he naps
Around 12 we have lunch and then since dinner isn't until 5 or later I have decided at 3 to give him a small snack and he gets it at the table because 5 hours is a long time to only have water.
Then he gets a snack before bed around 730/800
If he doesn't eat good he knows he doesn't get a snack
But wow it's been amazing and I'm so glad we have solved this issue and hopefully he will gain weight better now. :)
I have a happier toddler and that means a happier mommy!
Every toddler is different of course but this works for us now so sorry if some of you think it's silly not to give him snacks.
This is a website she gave me that has ideas if anyone is interested it's for more then just toddlers
Ellynsatterinstitute.org
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Friday, September 5, 2014
almost 30 weeks w/ #2
I've been slowly getting things ready for Jackson coming because time is flying by really fast and you never know if your baby will come early or not.
I had my glucose test and it came back great so yay! I am a little anemic but that didn't surprise me, but this time I am doing better at taking an iron pill once a day and maybe that will help.
My ring still fits, my belly button isn't poking out yet but it's near the surface. My stretch marks from isaac have stretched all the way out but don't see any new ones yet.
I feel like I stick out more this time around and am a little lower then before.
The doctor says I really need to work on gaining 1 - 1 1/2 lbs a week which is really hard. Even though i'm hungry all the time I really don't care much about food.
Once I hit the 3rd trimester my body has not felt the best. I get cramps and sharp pains here and there which usually goes away once I drink more water and I try never to clean too much or walk too much.
Mostly the thing that is killing me the most this pregnancy is my emotions. Physically i'm pretty darn lucky and don't have any pregnancy symptoms like swollen feet or super chubby or anything like that, except it does make my butt bigger which is not flattering. I sleep pretty well though and i'm a little tired but not terribly and I can still bend and carry things with no back pain.
But my emotions are UP and DOWN and UP and DOWN. One minute i'm super excited and can NOT wait!! Other days I worry so much about surviving with another newborn so soon or will I be able to handle Isaac and Jackson together. But until he comes I have no idea so I try not to stress but I still do.
Isaac and I are going to California, driving down with the in-laws and then flying back after about a week. I'm really excited just to get a change of scenery but i'm always freaking out that Jackson will decide to come early or that Isaac will be really hard to entertain on the plane even though its only about a 2 hr flight. So Prayers would be appreciated for that day.
Then maternity pictures are coming up and I CAN"T WAIT!!! I love pictures and especially from a professional that can make everything look good. I love capturing beautiful moments like maternity pictures and newborn pictures.
It's starting to feel like Fall which is SO exciting, it's my favorite season because I can wear sweaters and go on a walk and not get super hot. But also means Jackson will be coming soon too
Isaac is just the cutest especially when he is in a giggly, smiley, happy mood. I love when he comes and sits on my lap (even though its kind of awkward to sit with a huge bump) and watch TV with me. He is just so silly some days. He is now 15 months old and is still tiny 17.5 lbs which meant time for us to talk with a nutritionist. Which makes me feel like I did bad as a mom but it will be nice to get advice because I knew I would struggle with this since I dont eat very well myself and hate cooking and doing dishes. I think part of him not wanting to eat sometimes is he gets sick of me feeding him kind of the same type of foods.
I wish I wasn't picky at this point in my life.... but we talk with her today and i'm really excited to hear her thoughts.
But other then that Isaac is OBSESSED with technology which is frustrating but the doctor says its normal but we still try to hide our phones and things and try to distract him with outside and other toys. He loves trying to help me cook and he understands this makes this turn on or this room has this in it. He is really connecting things. His newest thing and he tries to clean his ears with a qtip which is adorable (dont worry i wont let it actually go in his ear). He has been napping better which is really nice and I hope it stays this way for a long time. =]
He LOVES the cats even more now and will go to get them treats its really cute. He is starting to run now which is hilarious. And sometimes he will hug his cousins which is super cute and i'm not sure where he learned it and maybe he doesnt even realize that's called a hug but it's awesome.
He jabbers a lot and sometimes on a phone but none are really words yet but it does sound like they are close to real words.
He will be Thing 1 for Halloween and my big belly will be Thing 2 for Jackson. i'm excited!! =]
Oh on a side note we went to the Ogden Temple Open House with all my family (besides mallorie and cache) it was 31 years ago to the day that my parents were sealed there to my brother so that was really awesome. I hate to admit that I wasn't in the best of mood that day but glad that our family has grown from 3 to soon to be 16 people, that's amazing.
I'm sure Isaac will wake up from his nap soon so I better close this, and i'm sure i've forgotten something but it's nice to just type feelings every once in awhile.
I had my glucose test and it came back great so yay! I am a little anemic but that didn't surprise me, but this time I am doing better at taking an iron pill once a day and maybe that will help.
My ring still fits, my belly button isn't poking out yet but it's near the surface. My stretch marks from isaac have stretched all the way out but don't see any new ones yet.
I feel like I stick out more this time around and am a little lower then before.
The doctor says I really need to work on gaining 1 - 1 1/2 lbs a week which is really hard. Even though i'm hungry all the time I really don't care much about food.
Once I hit the 3rd trimester my body has not felt the best. I get cramps and sharp pains here and there which usually goes away once I drink more water and I try never to clean too much or walk too much.
Mostly the thing that is killing me the most this pregnancy is my emotions. Physically i'm pretty darn lucky and don't have any pregnancy symptoms like swollen feet or super chubby or anything like that, except it does make my butt bigger which is not flattering. I sleep pretty well though and i'm a little tired but not terribly and I can still bend and carry things with no back pain.
But my emotions are UP and DOWN and UP and DOWN. One minute i'm super excited and can NOT wait!! Other days I worry so much about surviving with another newborn so soon or will I be able to handle Isaac and Jackson together. But until he comes I have no idea so I try not to stress but I still do.
Isaac and I are going to California, driving down with the in-laws and then flying back after about a week. I'm really excited just to get a change of scenery but i'm always freaking out that Jackson will decide to come early or that Isaac will be really hard to entertain on the plane even though its only about a 2 hr flight. So Prayers would be appreciated for that day.
Then maternity pictures are coming up and I CAN"T WAIT!!! I love pictures and especially from a professional that can make everything look good. I love capturing beautiful moments like maternity pictures and newborn pictures.
It's starting to feel like Fall which is SO exciting, it's my favorite season because I can wear sweaters and go on a walk and not get super hot. But also means Jackson will be coming soon too
Isaac is just the cutest especially when he is in a giggly, smiley, happy mood. I love when he comes and sits on my lap (even though its kind of awkward to sit with a huge bump) and watch TV with me. He is just so silly some days. He is now 15 months old and is still tiny 17.5 lbs which meant time for us to talk with a nutritionist. Which makes me feel like I did bad as a mom but it will be nice to get advice because I knew I would struggle with this since I dont eat very well myself and hate cooking and doing dishes. I think part of him not wanting to eat sometimes is he gets sick of me feeding him kind of the same type of foods.
I wish I wasn't picky at this point in my life.... but we talk with her today and i'm really excited to hear her thoughts.
But other then that Isaac is OBSESSED with technology which is frustrating but the doctor says its normal but we still try to hide our phones and things and try to distract him with outside and other toys. He loves trying to help me cook and he understands this makes this turn on or this room has this in it. He is really connecting things. His newest thing and he tries to clean his ears with a qtip which is adorable (dont worry i wont let it actually go in his ear). He has been napping better which is really nice and I hope it stays this way for a long time. =]
He LOVES the cats even more now and will go to get them treats its really cute. He is starting to run now which is hilarious. And sometimes he will hug his cousins which is super cute and i'm not sure where he learned it and maybe he doesnt even realize that's called a hug but it's awesome.
He jabbers a lot and sometimes on a phone but none are really words yet but it does sound like they are close to real words.
He will be Thing 1 for Halloween and my big belly will be Thing 2 for Jackson. i'm excited!! =]
Oh on a side note we went to the Ogden Temple Open House with all my family (besides mallorie and cache) it was 31 years ago to the day that my parents were sealed there to my brother so that was really awesome. I hate to admit that I wasn't in the best of mood that day but glad that our family has grown from 3 to soon to be 16 people, that's amazing.
I'm sure Isaac will wake up from his nap soon so I better close this, and i'm sure i've forgotten something but it's nice to just type feelings every once in awhile.
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