Baby Feeding Tube Syringe
Use syringe to flush feeding tube with water as directed by your healthcare professional.
Baby feeding tube syringe. There are two types. If the tip of the syringe is uncomfortable for the child you can attach a fine tube to the tip of it. You can hold your baby while the liquid moves. F inger feeding with an oral syringe from the breastfeeding committee for saskatchewan.
If using a pre filled feeding container shake and connect as directed. This connects the extension set to the feeding bag or syringe. Long term at breast supplementing for the breastfed baby by diana west ba ibclc and diane wiessinger ms ibclc. This connects the extension set to the button or low profile feeding tube.
A feeding tube is usually a temporary way to feed a baby in hospital use a clean feeding tube and syringe every 24 hours. There are two different types enfit and legacy and each comes in two different styles y port or bolus. Right angle or straight. The frequency and type of bolus feeding are base.
How to unclog your feeding tube video. Pour formula into feeding container and close cap. Hang feeding container on pole so it is at least 18 inches above stomach. Watch shield healthcare s registered dietitian s video about how to bolus syringe feed through your child s feeding tube.
Click here to read the article about how to bolus feed. Milk from the tipthere are professional devices available check with your local pharmacy. If your baby starts feeding on the breast for a longer duration ask your doctor for the right time to cut down on the supplemental feeding. This video shows you how to deliver a bolus feeding into any feeding tube by gravity method using a syringe.
At home check feeding tube before each use. For more information see related articles and feeding tube resources here. After the tube is firmly in place the infant is given formula breast milk or medicine by injection with a syringe or through an infusion pump. Finger feeding with a feeding tube from the breastfeeding committee for saskatchewan.