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Well, he usually helps himself to a bowl of cereal and would accept a pill and glass of water readily, so it is mostly a matter of giving it to him.
Man. We need an intercom system.
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Hopefully you have a doctor's appointment scheduled soon. I wanted to give you a bit of positive stuff - I was always very small as a child, always cold, and slept like a log. I also hated meat. I was tested for everything under the sun but it turns out that was just the way I was made. Hopefully your daughter is just a weirdo like me.
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Thx, Space Opera. It could always be that that is a part of who she is. I don't know what I hope. I don't want something to be medically wrong, but I also hope there is something I can do to help her also.
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beverly, will she take peanut butter on her veggies? Or hummus made with lots of olive oil, or pesto? If she's a grazer it helps to pack in some good fats.
(actually, I would also love to pick CT's brain about small children, though my peanut has some different things going on than your peanut)
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PSI, I have A plus blood, which means I have the best blood of all.
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edit: Also bev, if your little one really doesn't like meat and you're concerned about that, buy a vegetarian cookbook. The best ones will answer any concerns about iron/protein and give you lots of great easy snacks and meals for your daughter.
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SO- I asked because I've noticed a correlation between people who eat little to no meat and A-type blood. That doesn't apply to Bev's sweetie, so...*shrug*
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Not really. *laugh* It's not exactly scientific. I just happen to know a couple of people, one who is vegetarian, two who eat only chicken as a meat source, and one small girl who eats nothing but pasta and similar grain-based foods, and they all had A type blood. I have been asking other people here and there what their eating habits are and comparing it to their blood type, but it's just because I'm curious. I'd like to study it more one day, but we'll see.
So far nothing is conclusive, but I still ask around to add more cases to my list.
Similarly, the people I know who are serious carnivores are often O-type. I just thought it was cool. I'm sure there are plenty of exceptions, so I wouldn't say it's a rule, for sure. More research is needed.
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Huh. That is an interesting coincidence. I've always hated meat, even as a child. Something to do with the texture I think. Now I just live on the dark side of the vegetable eaters.
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I have type A blood, and while I wouldn't consider myself an avid meat-eater, I love a good steak and probably wouldn't ever consider being a vegetarian. I am pretty picky about the kinds of meat I will eat though. I don't really like cold cuts and I rarely eat the meatballs in spaghetti sauce.
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Just an update, I took my daughter to the doctor. They took a sample of blood and tested it, and the results were very healthy. Her growth looks OK to the doctor, so the recommendation is that there is nothing actually "wrong" and that further diagnosis is not necessary.
While that is assuring, it also means that there isn't anything I can really do to help her. She just is the way she is.
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Well, that's good. It's hard, though, when it seems like something is wrong but you aren't getting any info back. It makes you be ever-vigilant. : )
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Glad to hear that the tests came back with good results. Perhaps as she grows her chemistry will change a bit. However, if you ever grow concerned about her again there is nothing wrong with going to get a second opinion. A new doc might think of something that the old doc didn't.
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