Bolus Tube Feeding 2/3/09

Ainsley has a trach due to upper airway swelling. She is unable to eat and is fed with a gastrostomy tube. We make a blenderized diet of pureed foods that we give with a quick bolus tube feeding. People from the tracheostomy.com forum have asked about how we do a bolus because we do it rather quickly. I've made this video to show how we do it. Anyone considering a homemade blenderized diet should consider purchasing this handbook: http://www.mealtimenotions.com/HomemadeBlendedFormulaHandbook.htm and consult with their own dietician and doctor. I have posted information about the blenderized diet for g-tubes on Ainsley's blog at: http://ainsleyrae.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html . It is a little more work but I feel the benefits are well worth the effort.

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Education

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• blenderized diet
• g-tube
• gastrostomy
• tube feeding
• bolus feeding
• pureed food

[tara6692]

does she feel sick after her feeds and how long does that feed last untill the next , lucky Ainsley can have blended food i have plain fomula neocate advance

[sandsutube]

@tara6692 No she doesn't feel sick after a feeding. I think blenderized is easier on the tummy. This video is 2 years old. She is nearly 5 years old. We currently give 4-12 oz boluses each day and she does fine.

[laurapodkapova]

why do you remove the plunger tp fill the syringe each time? i don't get it, why don't you pull the formula from the bottle with the syringe instead?...

[sandsutube]

@laurapodkapova -Because the syringe doesn't fit down into the bottle. And the formula is somewhat thick. But if your formula is thin enough and you store it in something wide enough then yes you could certainly draw it up.

[juan58102]

In the new system of things that Our Lovely creator , Jehovah will establish on the earth.. this little will have a healthy life.. I meant perfect human body.. Isaiah 35: 5,6 33:24 Rev. 21:1-5 I will see you walking on the New earth free of imperfections ! Get instructed from the Bible!

[ebishop1102]

Shouldn't be pushing it...

[sboehi]

Hello, my son is also on a gtube, mickey button. I have been looking into a blenderized diet, but many of his doctors say it will clog up the gtube, what kind os syringe do you use to flush it down and your extention looks thicker than ours, can you give me any information as to the size and names so that I can ask his GI doctor next time? Thank you! Im really stressed out and could use some advice;)

[writeredge]

thanx this helped me out on understanding how to bolus tube feed i'm in nursing school and the really helped me out

[CraigFX1]

What a cutie! As a nurse I have administer many Tube feedings, mostly to the geriatric population.  Sad to say, I had all but forgotten that blended diets were even a possibility. I would image that this would be a cost savings as well as possibly better tolerated then traditional formulas. Especially for home use. Thanks for sharing.

[tileman291]

i have seen ainsley around on other videos, as I was searching trach kids. =) my 15 mth old has a trach. Now I am looking for blended diets, and here she is again. She is a cutie pie.....and thanks for sharing. These tips help! God Bless, Devon