Hello, I am new to the group. I have a little boy, who is now 4.5 years old. He had a g-tube for 1.5 years, and we could wean him off it about 2 years ago....
good to hear the surgery went well prayers for fast healing Jennifer Hisrich, mom to Rebecca 9/18/98, 27 weeks, 1 lb. 3 oz. Totally g-button fed Missing right...
we seem ok but FYI co-moderator Jennifer Hisrich, mom to Rebecca 9/18/98, 27 weeks, 1 lb. 3 oz. Totally g-button fed Missing right cerebellum Glasses...
Hi all, Its been a while since I posted, but I am a my wits end. My daughter Olivia went in today to her GI bcuzshe has almost nothing to eat over the past 4...
I'd call your doc right away. maybe the hospital lost some orders. or maybe when do saw her it didn't' look hat bad. sorry doc didn't explain better at the...
Hi. I wish I could help you. I have a seventeen month old with a g-tube, chiari 1, and reflux. He has had diarrhea for a month, but was on antibiotics...
Hi, This is a shot in the dark, but has your daughter been tested for Celiac disease (an intolerance to gluten)? My sister just finally got diagnosed with...
My son saw his GI doc today (actually it was his Nurse Practitioner) and they want to do an Endoscopy to check for reflux. I don't mind the Endoscopy and...
so if you think you are missing messages check the list home page http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/feeding/ co-moderator Jennifer Hisrich, mom to Rebecca...
Any experience with malabsorption? I had this beautiful reply all typed out, and my browser crashed and lost it. So here is the condensed version. A friend's...
Hello, Our Daughter, Samantha, was on overnight feeds, but no longer (!), and now we have spare bags for the feeding pump. They are Kangaroo 1000ml Enteral...
Hi, Our Daughter was on overnight feeds for 3 years, and has a mic-key gtube (and had a fundo). We highly recommend learning how to change the gtube (if its a...
Hello all, My son has been diagnosed with a dysfunctional swallow. He has some low muscle tone and difficulty with coordination. He has a strong suck...when...
Hi. When my son was on thickened liquids, I had a horrible time with nipples. I had the same problems you are having. I finally bought the fast flow...
Hi all, Well we had the scopes and dr is thinking celiac disease from what she saw in Olivia's small intesine and the loss of weight and the kind of bowel...
Hi DeAnn, You might want to try the Avent variable flow nipple - it has a slit instead of a hole in the middle. We used this for our son when we were...
My dd is an ex 28 weeker..at almost 15 months she is only 11 pounds. We went to the GI doctor and he said we needed to put in a feeding tube. We had first ...
Thanks to those of you who suggested nipples. We actually found a Dr. Brown's Level 4 for thicker fluids that seems to be working well. DS started taking...
I'm not sure a 2 week program would be the thing for chewing. chewing is a motor muscle skill and it actually gets physically tiring so there is only so...
hello all, my name is layla, mother of 26 months old tania... she was born on the 9th centile (2.84kg) and now is on the 2nd (10.3kg) .. her height is also on...
Hi Birgit, What is your son eating now? Where is he on the growth charts and is he still growing and gaining weight? If your son isn't making the progress...
Hi Layla, Both of my kids have been said to have constitutional growth delay. My son 9, actually has feeding issues and has a G-tube, placed Dec.19th, 2006....
One more thing, you may want to look at www.magicfoudation.org. How was Tania's growth in the womb? Did she grow well and steady? My son was born full term,...
I have a 15 month old ex 28 weeker who is now 11 pounds. Her weight fluctuates between 10 1/2 and 11 1/2 pounds on a daily basis. They tried to to force me...
Laura wrote they want to do an Endoscopy to check for reflux. I don't mind the Endoscopy and think it's a good idea because it's been 3 years since Jacob had...
I'm still having trouble with getting my daughter's Neocate One + formula through her g-tube without the bag clogging several times a day. This is really the...
we've used simply thick since dd was 10 months old..much easier to use than the powder thickeners jenna www.caringbridge.org/visit/rachelkassis ... Dr....
how slow a feed does she need? can you give up the pump and go to gravity feeds? seems like you could be straining out good stuff and giving her poor...
Nancy, You be the judge, my son puked multiple times daily and did not eat at all for 16.5 months. He started Chiro 2 wks ago, and threw up once since, 10 days...
