Weight Loss When Sick

[jubee]

Okay, so ds had strep throat and wouldn't eat a thing.  Now he is eating but only small amounts and he still has a cold and doesn't feel to great.  I know its normal not to have much of an appetite when you are sick.  But he noticably loses weight.  He is already a tall skinny kid, not much to lose as it is.  It makes me sad.  Does anyone elses lo lose weight when sick?  This bothers me alot.   

[Seona1973]

Does your lo take drinks ok? You could make smoothies with milk/fruit, etc which would give nutrition but in a more liquid form until your lo gets his appetite for solids back.

Seona

[tylersmommy]

Tyler just finished up a terrible month of being sick. He was literally only well for about 10 days out of the last 5 wks, and he was barely eating. When we were at the doc a few days ago, they weighed him and he'd lost around 2 lbs...and he's already a skinny kid. I freaked out, but the doc said not to worry, he'd make up for it when he was well. Sure enough, he's been well for 5 days now and is eating me out of house and home. Hang in there, his appetite should come back when he's feeling better!

[jubee]

Thank you so much for posting me that Melissa, you don't know how relieved I feel to know that our ds is not the only one that loses some weight when he is sick.  It just seems like other kids just keep right on shoveling in the food.  I know it will pass.  His colds always seem to last about 2 weeks, sometimes a little longer.  It gets hard to see an end in sight. You are right he'll eat better when he feels better.  I worry about his weight anyways and this just makes me worry more, even though he has been doing really well for awhile now.  Thanks again.
Julie