Failure to Thrive (FTT)

When a child’s current weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and sex.

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• Tyler’s Story

  At ten days old, Tyler began to experience abnormal bowel movements. Symptoms worsened for the baby boy when he was unable to gain weight and started vomiting bile. “We knew something was wrong,” says Jeni, Tyler’s mother. “It was difficult to have a baby who was wasn’t thriving; we felt as though no one cared and we were ready to give up.”
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• Sean’s Story

  The first eight months of Sean's life were grueling. He experienced the discomfort and pain of vomiting up to three times a day, unable to tolerate his formula. Six months of very little weight gain left Sean feeling weak, while his gastroesophageal reflux condition fueled his asthma symptoms. At nine months old Sean was diagnosed with failure to thrive
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• Kyle’s Story

  At three weeks old, Kyle was admitted to Children’s Hospital with bloody diarrhea and reflux. His doctor recommended Nutramigen but a week later Kyle was readmitted to the pediatric hospital again with bloody diarrhea and increased reflux. He was diagnosed with failure to thrive.
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• Amery’s Story

  Shortly after Amery was born, the reality of her potentially fatal illnesses set in. At two weeks old, she had lost over two pounds and the insistent cycle would continue for the next four months. At first glance, Amery’s doctors were convinced she suffered from failure to thrive; a description applied to children whose current weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and gender.
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