We were put on paediasure and also other feeding supplements for DD severe FTT. It did help with the weight gain, although it was never used without the other program (HENS supplement program - it is the sort of stuff they put through nasal gastric tubes, but we gave it to her orally as we were trying to avoid having a feeding tube put in).

DD's paediatric dieitican said she was happy with her having around 100ml (i was making it up with cows milk instead of water as that gave me even more calories in it, water gives 200 cal for 200ml - so that is a really decent intake)

There was a study done where they gave kids different quantities of yoghurt, but the smaller ones had extra calories added so it was all even, and the kids could all work out from calorie absorption, rather than net weight, how much to eat. Kids are very very good and knowing when they have had enough (once you can get them to eat), so if she isn't finishing the paeidasure it will be because the calories really do fill up their little tummies. Maybe giver her 100ml in the morning, and 100ml in the afternoon.

We have had about 8 plus months of this, including more tests than i can recall, and a surgery - so it is a lot to go through and i understand exactly how worrying it is.

At DD worst she put on 40g in 4 months (between 6 months and 10 months), and she looked like a little starving Africian baby - it broke my heart.

At the moment we are doing well, we have taken all supplements away for a 2 months trial - i am going for a weigh in today hopefully, to see if she can gain weight without anything.

Any questions please ask