Nasty Nasal Gastric Tube (NGT) insertion

Our poor little darling had the NGT reinserted every day or so as he kept pulling it out. he obviously hated it. I (his mum)was a nervous reck watching it being inserted - only throught the camera lense could i find a little detachment which was a relief when the special care journey is so emotionally draining - the long nails of the nurse so close to my little one was scaring the hell out of me , though i was trying to be nice about it & was nervously talking way too much.....
he's approx 2 weeks old & 1.6 kg in this clip. see my other clips of his first few min after birth & also him now on his 1st birthday

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[redglass6]

What the hell? Looks very unprofessional, and it's just great when she whips out the kitchen scissors and snips right towards the baby's face. Don't they have like, sterilized instruments or something? Poor beautiful, brave baby

[skaternic007]

I agree totally - in retrospect i would reacted very differently to the Nails, the scissors and you said it the'unprofessional' approach. silly but i was trying not to rock the boat.i did not want to piss off those looking after my baby 24/7 in case i ticked off a looney who took it out on my baby - i know it was silly & not probable but in the mind of a stressed out mum certainly possible. leaving your new fragile baby with others certainly makes you tread carefully. Thx for commenting. Nic

[afbrat65]

What's really nasty is that nurse's long fingernails all over your baby's face - they are dangerous and a proven source of germs. We're not allowed to wear our nails longer than the tips of our fingers (you shouldn't be able to see them from the other side of your hand) and we're absolutely forbidden to wear acrylic nails at our hospital. I would have like to have see her wearing gloves for that procedure.  I hope your sweet baby is doing well.

[skaternic007]

I was also surprised - i have food industry background -& even there the same things apply -i had thought that medical would be stricter.... prehaps she was just flouting regulations.... Cooper is doing well thx.

[peatey100]

skaternic - i know how you felt seeing the tube go in! my boy needed one (he was a 32weeker) and as he moved on the breast feeds the nurses told me to just pull the tube out when you finish giving him the tube feed (as the next feed would be breast) but i just couldnt do it!, leat along watching it!, made me physically ill to watch - just thinking about the poor kid!

[skaternic007]

thx - i still cringe whilst watching, fortunately cooper pulled his out himself, so i didn't have to either. hope your boy is also well.

[dinpoodl]

Cannot believe the nurse has long nails

[beckyuk2001]

I agree the nurses nails were way 2 long!

[Jeff39697]

There is an (almost) irrational fear that takes over when our children are under the direct control of other people as shown in this video. It's so frightening. That's why I identify so much with what the mother says! What I don't understand is that in the videos where the nurses are scrubbing the full term babies (just born), they never question their method to the slightest degree. It's shocking to me, as many of the nurses are too rough. I guess that they're intimidated by the nurses.

[Jeff39697]

To the mom...I don't think that you have anything in the world to apologize for. You were in a very tough position. When is saw the size of those scissors, I was outraged. That nurse should be fired on the spot! Can you imagine how dangerous that was, even if she thought that she was being careful? I was moved by the way the baby fought back as the nurse was inserting the tube into his nose. It was so sad! I hope that the baby is doing well. Best wishes to all of you.

[soshiok55]

hey, i know what u mean by trying not to piss anyone there. i kept my cool too when i had a tough delivery and they just yanked my daughter out, which caused her nerves to rupture. a lot of ppl asked us to sue them to court but i was just afraid that they might not care for my girl properly.

[slsm1234]

holy s*** put those scissors away from his face!!!!!! O_O

[calakihata]

By no means, am I defending the nurse....but I made an observation that people might not realize.She's right handed and with being in such a confined space,. it would probably be more dangerous to contort her hand with the scissors pointing down.The angle is all wrong. Also she "blocked" the tip of the scissors by cradling it between her left hand fingers.Its still is dangerous, I know and she couldve taken the lid off the incu....etc...theres no perfect solution

[Pookspoons]

I am sitting here in tears at the uncaring way that nurse handled and cared for your baby. I totally understand what you are saying about not wanting to rock the boat. She should be sent back to nursing school.

Those pointed tip scissors so close to your precious baby's face made me shudder.

You were put in a difficult an unenviable predicament and my heart goes out to you.

I am delighted that your little lad came thrugh this and luckily wont remember any of this. Bless you both. XX

[bobby6577]

she didn't even use gloves or handshield. And I thought 1st world countries adhere to strict standards.

[derlyn13]

how i love to cut her fingers & not the nails.....hmmmp...