My 9 yr old son started his drinks yesterday, and all went well. I spoke to his class, they supported him and made sure he finished them. He has to drink 8 (9 if possible) popper or tetra drinks in chocolate or strawberry every day. They are called Paediasure...
He did well yesterday and he has had 3 today..he is full, he is not hungry, he has never been a big eater so he's struggling drinking them...I blended the last one so it was frothy and he drank that okay, I'm going to try adding ice, or giving him a glass instead of drinking out of the carton.
We are doing weekly and monthly incentives and just had another chat to him about how important it is for him to drink these, and that we are here to help him, giving him lots of exercise so he gets hungry.
He was in tears this morning saying he hates them and doesnt' want to drink anymore, and its day 2, we have 8 weeks of this!!!
But I wanted to ask is EEN primarily used for bowel rest and nutrition, so if he only drank say seven instead of eight, in the big scheme of things, would that matter?
What else can I do, I know the next step would be a nasal tube, but not so early on......thanks x
He did well yesterday and he has had 3 today..he is full, he is not hungry, he has never been a big eater so he's struggling drinking them...I blended the last one so it was frothy and he drank that okay, I'm going to try adding ice, or giving him a glass instead of drinking out of the carton.
We are doing weekly and monthly incentives and just had another chat to him about how important it is for him to drink these, and that we are here to help him, giving him lots of exercise so he gets hungry.
He was in tears this morning saying he hates them and doesnt' want to drink anymore, and its day 2, we have 8 weeks of this!!!
But I wanted to ask is EEN primarily used for bowel rest and nutrition, so if he only drank say seven instead of eight, in the big scheme of things, would that matter?
What else can I do, I know the next step would be a nasal tube, but not so early on......thanks x