No..no G tube...I am beginning to wonder if he should. If the new regime of peptamen plus formula and food, doesnt force growth, then i wonder if we s hou ld...
Hi I just found this site. I have a almost 3 year old boy who has had a G-tube since birh. He has an esophigial stricture causing him to not be able to...
It sounds like it could be a lot but how old/big is he? How many calories are they recommending? Maybe you could add "duo-cal" to the formula. My dd is 2 1/2...
Welcome to the group. I have a 23 wk old girl that is now 2 years old. We just got her feeding tube in June and she is doing really well with it. I don't have...
I add calories to EVERYTHING that goes into Will's mouth. We went to the feeding clinic at the Children's Hospital of Richmond last spring. The nutritionist...
It's tough to comment without knowing your baby's size, and what you have tried in the past. There are lots of things to try before going the G-tube route, and...
He is 15 mos, and 20ish lbs.. i'm not sure many cals a day he's supposed to be having..we see the nutritionist wednesday. The peptamen alone adds 500 cals a...
... From: "Shea Lefebvre" <shealef@...> Reply-To: feeding@yahoogroups.com Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:40:20 -0500 ... Shea do you live in Alabama? Jenny ......
My four years old son is sevely under weight, the doctor suggest giving him duocal to increase his calorie taking. I search all over town and finally find one...
"Does anyboday know where i can get it in a much cheaper price ? Appreciate for any info." That price is about right. You might find it cheaper online but...
hoep the monitor wearing isn't too tough and that it gives you good news Jennifer Hisrich, mom to Rebecca 9/18/98, 27 weeks, 1 lb. 3 oz. Totally g-button fed...
Welcome to the group. My name is Wyndi and I have 4 yr old twins who were both g tube for the first 3 yrs of life. They got their g tubes removed on Feb. 20,...
There are so many different calorie boosters you can add to the formula with out increasing the amount of formula. You can add benecalorie, duocal, polycose,...
I would suggest trying EBAY. Wyndi ... From: judy_binyang To: feeding@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:08 PM Subject: [feeding] where to buy...
do you need allergy resources too? kids with food allergies is a good site Jennifer Hisrich, mom to Rebecca 9/18/98, 27 weeks, 1 lb. 3 oz. Totally g-button...
congrats on the new baby and hope you feel better now. though have to admit I was "morning" sick throughout. Jennifer Hisrich, mom to Rebecca 9/18/98, 27...
Do you have to call ins. first to let it approved ? Or go to the pharmarcy directly ? Thanks for the info. /judy Alison <spellbax@...> wrote: My dd's...
My son is almost 3. He is 90% tube fed. The foods he does eat must be pureed. He is not under weight so I try to give him healthy foods to get used to the...
YOu can also use Whole milk powder or heavy cream if there isn't a problem with milk alergies. you can also use formula powder. Sherry Milner Don't forget to...
I did not have to call insurance first. I just got the script and gave it to the pharmacist. My dd is 100% tube fed, so adding calories to her formula (that...
I don't know, but you might want to also ask the parents on "blenderized-diet". It's another group on yahoo that has a lot of experience with tube feeding and...
Hello. I have a question.After 5 years of tube feeding & feeding therapy our daughter will now eat pureed meal from our table. This has been consistant for 2...
I know any rice tend to go gluggy when pureed - you need over cooked rice, a good machine and lots of liquid. I have never tried brown rice though. Is ...
welcome also for people with g-tube questions I also recommend the yahoo g-tube group. it is for g-tubers of all ages some of whom will never eat by mouth....
welcome to the group. I'm nicole mom to dylan 7yrs developmentally delayed, adhd,odd, gerd and a very very picky eater and mom to phoebe 2yrs. again welcome...