check out the mic key website http://www.mic-key.com/index.asp?page=product try both the link on the tubes and it also looks like they have a whole video of a...
10 lbs. and almost 6 years? Am I reading that right, how is that possible! Darla ... From: feeding@yahoogroups.com [mailto:feeding@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf...
she said it was a typo and that her daughter really weighs 19 pounds. still extremely small for her age but I'm not sure of what all her conditions are. ...
My daughter is newly adopted form India. She is very tiny and I cannot get
her to gain weight. Much of her issues are feeding/behavioral. We struggle
in...
they couldn't give him a mic-key that fit because he is in-between sizes ( the 1.7 was too tight which caused excessive rubbing which then caused ulcerations...
Most "behavioral" feeding challenges can be attributed to a medical reason past or present. Struggling in cycles to me sounds like possible cyclic delayed...
do you have an adoption mental health specialist you work with? I'd think if she was in care for a long time before she came to you that could be an issue...
I just don't accept that a 19 lb 5 year old only has behavioral feeding
issues. I am still new at all of this and trying to figure it out. I was looking for...
Ellen, I can't speak for Jennifer, but I believe all that she was trying to say was that USUALLY a behavioral feeding issue comes from something medical that...
Hi Jennifer and Ellen I didn't think you Jennifer came off sounding "know it all" on this group we have been learning together. I think most of us on here...
I am sorry if I offended you. I wasn't trying to sound that way. If you check my signature you will see that I have autism and sometimes my communication...
from the list owner I think I am the Jennifer she is addressing below. it sure can be confusing to have such a popular first name Jennifer Hisrich, mom to...
sorry my note didn't show with the forward I think I am the Jennifer she is addressing. it sure is confusing sometimes to have such a popular first name. list...
No I am the one she was talking to. I said something she misunderstood and I explained myself. I hope she can stay and get the help she needs from here. ...
Ellen, To me we all choose specific behaviors as a means of taking care of ourselves. I would guess that one of the key issues for your adopted daughter...
Hi I am sad that there has been some misunderstanding. I have to say Jennifer that I found your comments very insightful and helpful for my own situation with...
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So, it seems that most of the kids here have buttons - are there any kids here who have tubes instead of buttons. If so, it is because the button was not an...
My daughter has a mickey button but I wanted to mention that there are other types of buttons out there and for whatever reason some kids do better with one...
I LOVED the Bard for my son because it was small and flat to his stomach. However, the extension tube does not lock into the Bard, so we had occasional...
FWIW, my dd has had the bard since 6/06 and she only pulled the tubing out once. I was in the shower and she was in my bed sleeping. She woke up and couldn't...
Donna, I agree about not wanting to change it myself. That is why I never wanted a Mic-Key. Well, also the fact that it is not flat to the stomach like the...
Angie It sounds as if you no longer have a mic-key or a bard but a mic tube, because of a g-j tube. If that is the case why did your son have to get a g-j...
Donna, Hi. Actually, I should have said Mic-Key g-j button. He does have a button, but it still is bigger and seems less stable than the Bard. It sticks out...
Angie Do you not have an IV pole for in the house. When my dd got her bard button the hospital gave me an IV pole with wheels. Sometimes in the morning if she...
Donna, Hi. Yes, we do have an IV pole for home. However, he has more room to move with the backpack sitting on the floor than the iv pole. He doesn't go too...
What are the ice packs for? I used to put two cans at 62 during the night for my dd and I never used Ice packs. ________________________________ From:...