Posted by Angela
on 6/2/2009, 7:47 pm, in reply to "Thank you"
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My Kate had an n/g tube for 22 mos. She was so used to it, she rarely tried to pull it out. With that said, she definitely had her moments. What we found worked for us was putting a piece of Duoderm on her cheek, then the n/g tube, then another piece of Duoderm. Most times, you will see the Duoderm, then tube, then Tegaderm, but Tegaderm can be pulled off way too easily. The Duoderm on top of Duoder works so much better.
As for eating, I didn't experience anything more than the usual problems. Keep trying, he should do fine and if he doesn't, he'll pick it up eventually!
Angela
http://pieceofkateb.blogspot.com
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: Owen currenlty has an NG tube and will
: continue to for at least a couple more
: months. As he's growing it's trickier to
: keep him from pulling it out! Any
: suggestions? Also, we will be experimenting
: with cereal in the next couple of
: months......should I expect difficulty?
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