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As some of you already know, my son is fed through a Naso Gastric tube. He never really got the hang of feeding and has a strong oral aversion. He had been taking milk better by syringe feeding but the hope, obviously, is to get him to drink from a cup. Well i haven't said this anywhere before for fear of something going wrong but Corey has been without his NG tube now for 3 days. Yes i have a tube free boy right now. Now i'm not counting my chickens, i know there is a strong likelyhood that i will have to put it in again but for now it is out. It has been hard for me though. He won't take hardly any solids and his cup feeding is diabolical. So he is mainly getting milk and because he won't take large quantities i am having to feed him every 2-3hrs right now. The max he took today is 170mls. I feel like i'm cheating though. It really doesn't take any effort to feed from a syringe, all he has to do is swallow. I guess i'm feeling a bit of a failure right now :( I tried the cup this afternoon but he only tok 20mls so i think i may have to do a search for a cup he likes. I have tried a few already but i guess i could use something that has a really thin pointy spout. If any of you guys know of anything let me know. And please keep your fingers crossed for us :) Here's a picture of the tube free boy from earlier today.
Hang in there Cath - 3 days is awesome!! You havent failed, it must be so hard since he is really used to that tube. You did great!, take a breather and try again another time. BIG HUGS to you both!
A beautiful picture. Corey's gone a long time accustomed to his tube. Its a big change and it won't come overnight. Just keep working with him. He'll get it.
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Such a happy boy!! Love the picture. Hang in there. :)