Bolus Feeding Liam by his mic-key tube
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God he is adorable!
Why does he need this done?
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Do you ever use a mic-key extension? I know it is one more thing to take care of and remember to bring. But you lil one is very squirmy...I would be afraid the syringe would come out and he get hurt. The thing that is nice about the extention you have remove to allow him to move. Some are 12'' some are 24" so with the extra tubing it would be safer in my opinion
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How can I contact you? My son is also on a gtube, 10 months old and I am getting the courage to feed him solids. I've been breast pumping for 10 months straight and would like to get some tips on how to start. Please help,
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What is on the tip of your syringe to get it to go right into the mickey? I only know how to use the adapter set
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I'm a nursing student, this is a very helpful video. Thank you.
Hi We did use the extension but we found this to work best for us and it was one less thing to keep clean. I also make his food so sometimes depending on what he gets it's really difficult to clean the extension. We've never had anything come out, he's pretty good when he gets fed but I'll keep it in mind if it should ever happen.
iwilldoitdoit 3 months ago
Hi sboehi, your son sounds really young- I would probably start by adding some baby oatmeal or cereal to his breast milk, my son was already on solid foods when he received his tube (15 months) afterward if he tolerates the cereal you can either make the baby food yourself or get good quality baby food- start with a more liquid consistency than you can go thicker- with the thicker liquids, i use a bolus syringe with the plunger (in the video) but check with his pediatrician
iwilldoitdoit 6 months ago
It's a tip that comes with his 60 cc irrigation syringe (the syringe I use to deliver bolus feedings)
iwilldoitdoit 9 months ago
Thank you that means a lot- best of luck in nursing school. You sound like you will be a very caring nurse.
iwilldoitdoit 11 months ago
Hi yes, i use to use the adapter tube thing but it was one more thing to clean - this seems to work great for us. i hope you found it helpful. the paper towel has saved us from changing him thank goodness. thanks for watching.
iwilldoitdoit 1 year ago