What would you say if I said a feeding pump hanger is one of the most useful baby feeding accessories? That is if you have a tubie baby. Honestly, I wouldn’t have survived this journey without it. For her first 8 months, my daughter had to primarily feed through an…
When awaiting your baby’s arrival, you might think of bows, hats, and tiny clothes to dress and accessorize your baby, not patterned medical tape. Life doesn’t always happen how we plan it though. Sometimes unexpected things happen. I did not anticipate and plan for my daughter to tube feed. You…
My jaw dropped the first time I saw the feeding tube supplies delivered to my front door. And then I learned it was only box 1 of 2. Tube feeding at home is a great option that allows more people to live their lives more fully and freely. For those…
At first, I was freaked out by the idea of having to feed my daughter through a tube. I knew nothing about tube feeding, it was all so foreign and scary. And that’s just it. It was all new and different and I was uneducated about feeding tubes. It’s easy…
NG tubes – love ‘em or hate ‘em – sometimes they are essential for a baby. If you have an NG tubie baby, you likely have or soon will run into a clogged tube. They are thin so it is not uncommon for the tube to clog on occasion. You…
I first learned how to tape an NG tube from pediatric cardiac nurses while we were inpatient after our daughter’s first open-heart surgery. Due to several factors related to her Congenital Heart Defects (CHD), she was reliant on an NG (nasogastric) tube for sustenance for her first 8 months. During…
As a seasoned mom, pregnant with my third, I never expected to have a tubie baby. Honestly, I was completely unaware of tube feeding (enteral feeding). As modern moms, we’re bombarded with feeding war messaging – formula versus breastmilk, on-demand versus scheduled, nursing versus bottle feeding. Yet there’s an entirely…