What kind of eating disorder is this? A level 6 in ferritin is just below the acceptable range for his age. 11 hgb is ok. Test results can vary from test to test.

Since you know the levels, did the doctor say anything about the lab results?

Here is a chart that is helpful for reading his labs.

Hemoglobin:

http://www.medicinenet.com/hemoglobin/page 2.htm

We haven't seen the doctor yet. We go Thursday. I just went and got his lads that they wanted before we got there. Nobody has told us why he won't eat. If he puts anything solid in his mouth he gags and throws up. He will drink milk (if it's heated) he will eat one kind of yogurt. He is brand and flacor specific. You cannot trick him. We first noticed a problem when he was 18months old and still was only eating 5 kinds of baby food (only one brand though). He would throw up instantly if we gave him table food. He never picked up things and ate them like most toddler (cherrios, cheese puffs, ect.) They did an endoscopy when he was 2 to make sure there wasn't a physical problem. It was fine. He has a low iron diet. If I put poly vi soil vitamins in his milk he won't drink it. Even if it's just 2 drops. He will drink it if I only put 1 drop as long as he doesn't see me do it. But that's still not enough. Other doctors have told us it's not autism and its not sensory. I don't know what else to do, except try to keep him healthy till we can figure something else out.

I understand. I have some pretty picky eaters myself, and I got really worried when my two year old was still on mac and cheese baby food, and would eat nothing else.

Something that you can try is just leaving food out within his reach, that is healthy and likable. I found that when my kids are little, they would rather toddle around and eat than sit down at the table. None of them have disorders: this is just a normal thing for kids.

You never know what he might like to explore in food. If he is hungry, he will eat. If he is in control of the situation, and doesn't feel pressured by a setting where you are around, then he might be more open to eating what he himself "chooses." Place a few completely new choices of food where he can pick things out on his own that are tasty yet healthy.