Putting on weight -5 year old

NicoleNielsen59

Is anyone giving their child Boost 1.5 and Duocal to put on weight? My 5 year old weighed 35 and a half pounds at his well child check up. We had been giving him pediasure previously, but didn't seem to help. He is a very very picky eater. The doctor tried to assure me that it was normal as he has always been very small, but he doesnt eat normally either. So  she recommended the Boost and Duocal mainly for my benefit I think. He's just so darn small, looks like a 3 year old. 

rsd12

My youngest use to drink the boost 1.5. It was when he was younger (12 months old till he was almost 2.5 years old). Honestly that alone did not help him gain weight since it just replaced a meal so he stopped eating. He has a very fast metabolism. So we had to do an appetite stimulant as well. Which worked for him. He is still little at 4, but he is just gonna be small. But we were not concerned about weight alone, he was also not gaining height or head circumference.