Nicole, I once asked our feeding clinic when it was time to consider an intenmsive program, and they said "when your child is making no progress over a six...
Hi, It looks like we might be heading down the fundo/g-tube road. I have read such horror stories and was wondering if anybody has a positive story they could...
Laura, Positive about the g-tube or the fundo? LOL One is great. The other hell. Chris ... From: jaymz3372 To: feeding@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
fundo saved my daughter's life since she was aspirating. yes she had some retching for years but no dumping or emptying problems but now is eating reasonably...
Hi, We have three children all with fundos! ok no we have 4 children but 3 have fundos... that didnt sound right! Anyway.... two got theirs shortly after ...
Oh yeah.. forgot to mention... our kids are all tube fed... but our oldest daughter eats orally as well.. chips...steak.. pizza.. you name it she can eat it. ...
Hi Kimberley, Thanks for sharing. If you don't mind me asking, why did you decide at three years of age your daughter should have the fundo? Jacob is 18...
My son had a mic-key (feeding tube) and fundo done when he was 3 as well. It was the best decision that we have ever made for our son. He had the fundo done at...
Mykayla's fundo is non functional. It never served the purpose for her. But Michael's has been a blessing, His reflux was so horrible he would just scream when...
My son always threw up red/berry flavoured medicines and Tempra. You should consult with a compounding pharmacy in your area, they can mix up special batches...
Laura- We had a positive outcome with the g-tube/fundo too. My son, Jackson, was aspirating and had almost lost his voice due to the stomach acid damaging his...
Wynid I know this was an old post but it is still exciting how is she doing now? at Marsha Dunn Klein's conference we learned a kid should eat 4-5 food from...
THank you for all of your replies. It's so nice knowing that it's (fundo) helped some children. I've read such horror stories that I was scared it would do...
Hi Laura, All three of our kids with fundos have low tone... our oldest.. 6 yr old has mild low tone... middle child severe low tone .. and our youngest has...
Laura-- My son had a gtube(Bard) and fundo done when he was 3. It has been a good decision for us. He had been on and off an NG tube because he couldn't take...
Hello my name is Kim and I have an 18 month old son who suffers from GERD. He has had a G tube since he was 10 months old. He did not have a fundo/Nissen as...
In a message dated 12/1/2004 1:31:06 PM Central Standard Time, ... Laura-- My son has very low tone and has done well with his fundo. The low tone is what has...
Laura, My daughter was scheduled to have a fundo today but we cancelled it because she's been doing a lot better the last few weeks since we changed her to a...
Hi Kim - Welcome! Search back in the achives about inpatient programs, there have been a lot of discussions about them. I think we need to get a list of...
here is an article written by group members to give you some thoughts on finding a clinic or therapy that is right for your child I'd love to put this kind of...
here is some info that may help it is the stepping stones to eating. don't try to skip over lots of steps though if you are lucky you can combine them if you...
We met with the pediatric nutritionist yesterday for Keara. (She has been having growth issues - not gaining weight or length.) A lot of what she told me, I...
Thought I'd update everyone. : ) I called the GI clinic today and asked for the mailing address and the person to whom I would address a letter of complaint....
You might want to check into a clinic and their approaches-I don't know of any that force the child to eat. These are highly trained professionals that deal...
I BREAST FED MY 30 WEEK PREEMIE.AFTER THE FIRST FEW WEEKS MY SON DROPPED DOWN TO HAVING A BOWEL MOVEMENT EVERY 8-12 DAYS.HE WOULD ALSO GO RED FACED FROM...
I think it would be a great idea to have some sort of data base for answering some of the most frequently asked questions, i.e., feeding clinics and periactin,...
Hi from a co-moderator as I said in another post the problem is the actual yahoo group is not set up for files you can try emailing the list owner and asking...
MessageHi Jennifer, She is still eating tiny tiny bites of all food. Somedays she does really good and others so so. At least she is experiementing and eating...
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