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Hello!

I thought I would post and give you some info if any of you have had any of the same issues as us. Emma (from Moscow City in 05) has always had very little appetite. When we came home, I expected her to gain right away, but she did not. In fact, it was a struggle to get her to eat period. I spoke at length with her pediatrician, but I felt he wasn't considering she may need more than "making food fun" or "cutting food in to shapes"...she just wasn't hungry. She weighed 19 lbs still at almost 3. Please keep in mind he considered her as failure to thrive, and we were doing bloodwork to ensure her protein levels, as well as glucose, vitamins, everything were fine. I think he felt that even with weighing so little, her bloodwork was perfect and she was completely healthy other than her weight.

Finally, after taking her to an after hours clinic one weekend, I got this dr. to giver her a GI referral. Emma had H. Pylori (cleared up after our 2 week treatment). Her appetite did not get better after that. Although I had asked my regular ped. for over a year for something for her appetite, he had given me nothing. This dr. put Emma on a medication called Megace. It is a medicine frequently given to CF patients (who struggle with appetite)

It has been a miracle! Emma is still little at 4, but she weighs 31 lbs now!!

No one else may have had this problem, but I have seen how sometimes a pediatrician may not be able to understand issues our babies may have! He had no idea about this medicine. So, if any of you have had or do have this problem in the future, you do know of something to discuss with your dr!