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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have this child also. My son was 12, in the 4th percentile for height and weighed 52 lbs which was the .1% for BMI. Linear growth was completely stalled and they were saying he was on track to be 5 ft 2 as a final height.  Genetic potential is 5'11". I was a skinny late bloomer, but this was beyond that by a lot.

We saw all kinds of specialists. Consensus was, he just doesn't eat enough. Not picky but just doesn't consume enough volume. (I still have a hard time accepting that, btw, but we were pretty thorough, so ..?)

We went with the feeding tube. I was really so struck by 5'2"...short is ok, but life for a 5'2" man is tough. The feeding tube is a big step, but it's been a huge relief. In 8 months he's put on almost 20 lbs, grown 3 inches. Now on track for 5'6" and hopefully that'll go up more.  We don't even address what or how much he eats at any given time. For perspective, he's still only in the 5th percentile for BMI even with a 20lb gain. It's enough to support height growth though, apparently.  Oh, and in general he is way less anxious and more cheerful. I think it's just health and weight gain, because we always tried not to overfocus on the eating.

I'm not saying you should do it, but wanted to share this experience. I do think finding another dietician is largely pointless. We've seen plenty and they never have anything new to say. Good luck.  [/quote]

Not the OP, but can you talk about the short and long term plans. How long do they think the tube will be in? What needs to happen for it to come out? How do they transition from tube to all calories by mouth? (and I'm assuming for most of you who have experience with tubes, this is some kind of button tube and not an NG?)[/quote]

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