DS just doesn’t seem to gain weight. He can be a picky eater as he’s averse to certain textures and just wont touch those foods. What he does like to eat he eats well.

About 5 weeks ago he was having a review at a Feeding clinic where he was weighed and measured. He’s 5 %ile for height and under 3 %ile for weight. While it’s not dropped too much, he’s not gaining either. They suggested adding polyjoule(?) – extra calories – to his diet. I’ve been hanging off on this as I’m in two minds and I don’t really know which way to go.

Firstly, and maybe irrationally, I don’t want to start bad eating habits, which I know so long as we offer a wide variety of fresh healthy foods, adding the extra calories shouldn’t equate to bad eating habits, so then secondly, is it creating a weight that may not be what DS is genetically made for?

He’s a happy little man. He’s had a few health issues such as constant ear infections for a couple of months, which did affect his appetite, but he’s had grommets in for 2 months now and things have changed there. Is it bad for his long term health and development to be so low on the weight range, should I meddle, or let things go naturally?