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I have decided that instead of buying jar baby food I will make my own. It is much easier than I expected. I pretty much just throw whatever in the food processor and Voila! Cade's Dietitian that has been following him in Florida suddenly moved, so his diet is not being regulated much for now. I am hoping we can get a new one in place for him soon. I do know that PW children do not need a lot of carbs so I try to stay aways from starchy, carb loaded foods. He is still taking in the same amount of formula which is where he gets most nutrition from for now anyways. In the morning, I puree a fruit and occasionally will give oatmeal. In the evening, I puree the meat(protein) and veggie from our supper. He is super happy when he sees his food coming. I have noticed Cade's stomach has been very bloated and I know that along with PWS comes some GI issues. I emailed some pictures to Dr. Miller and she agreed that his stomach was def. distended. We went to the Pediatrician today and they made sure it was not serious and confirmed that he was just constipated. Due to the low muscle tone the whole process of the bowels is much slower. It can cause problems, some being very serious. We will now give him Mira lax daily to keep him regular and hopefully prevent any back up. Other than that small issue...I think we are officially over the hump of being sick. Cade still is congested, but not nearly as bad. He is back to his happy self. :)

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  1. LaurieJanuary 22, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    I just started doing the same thing - making Olvia's food myself! I was getting so bored with the choices available and she still can't chew regular food. Sometimes I list what I'm making for her. It's partly a reminder for me of what I've made already and what to try. Here's a link to one of the posts about that - http://savorysolutions.blogspot.com/2011/01/baby-food.html

    I have a hard time staying away from all carbs and starchy foods. I really have to retrain my brain. The foods we all love the most in this house are carbs, but a lot of complex carbs too like beans. I'm not sure how that works with PWS yet - if it's different from simple carbs in their bodies.

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  2. Maegan0514January 24, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Same here Laurie! I need help from a Dietician on all that good carb/bad carb stuff. I am liking making it though. Much better variety for him and I try to keep things natural. The variety in our stores was pathetic and so expensive for the organic.

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