15 Month old baby might need tube feeding
My son is 15 months old, weighs 7.3kg and has not been growing in weight since he was 11 months old. The dietician gave a calories target of 1000 calories for him to "get back to his gowth line". We're in the hospital right now where his daily intake is being seen. It looks like he'll get to around 800 calories a day. If that's the case, then a tube will get used. He's generally happy and high energy. All his milestones so far have been a bit delayed
Can parents who've had active 15 month olds on the tube please share their experiences?
A part of me wants to try feeding him at home for another 2 weeks. He goes to day care where the snacks are very low calories. The lunch is bread which he does not eat a lot. So if I target these 3 meals, I feel like I might be able to get close to 1000 calories a day. This might work, but I guess the tube will definitely work, so I'm not sure what to do.
My son generally gets very bothered if he his held to take blood or when the hospital put the oxygen measurement thingy on his foot.
I think they will use the nasal tube. We're in the Netherlands