How many oz or cc's via GT?

[Guest guest]

Hi everybody! Pippin is doing great but I've got a question for all

you GT families out there...How many ounces or cc's per day does your

child take via the GT? We are in the process of changing Pippins

formula to Peptamen Jr. and I've figured she gets 34 ounces per day

via GT. I want the RX to read 44 ounces per day to make up for

the " leftovers " in the bag and tubing. Does that make sense or am I

crazy? How do you have your RX written? Because this is prescribed

by our Ped, we are trying to figure it out together. I'm so lucky to

have a great ped who lets me tell her exactly what I need.

On another note, Pippin starts her feeding therapy program next

Monday. In the literature sent to me for registration it stated many

times how intensive it is...for the parent! It's a play based

therapy for the children. So I'm optimistic about it. I hope it's

really not to intensive for me. I think we're starting it at the

best time, she really is starting to taste and swallow food and

really is showing an interest in what we're eating. She has taken a

few bites and swallows of refried beans, feta cheese, yogurt and she

loves sucking on strawberries. So I have a goal that by the time she

is 3 to only be on the pump at night.

I hope everyone is doing well and getting over their winter

illnesses. I know it was tough around here for a few weeks this

winter but Team Lapish has survived another winter and is looking

forward to spring.

Team Lapish

Jenyfer, Dan, Tully & Pippin (RSS 15mo 16lbs)

[Guest guest]

Hi Jenyfer

My son Liam is 100% GTube fed, he is having approx 1150mls a day of

his formula(neocate plus polyjoule) Liam also has 4/500mls water a

day.I think the formula is about the same amount as Pippin has, if my

conversions are correct. Liam has been putting on weight well with

this(when he isnt sick).

I would love to here how you go with the feeding programe, we havent

got anything quite like that in Australia, we are hoping this year to

do alot of work with speech therapists and get him eating something

though.

Hope to meet at the convention this year

Jody(mum to Liam 2yrs 9mnths 21lb and 31.5 inches and Cameron 5yrs

not RSS)

> Hi everybody! Pippin is doing great but I've got a question for

all

> you GT families out there...How many ounces or cc's per day does

your

> child take via the GT? We are in the process of changing Pippins

> formula to Peptamen Jr. and I've figured she gets 34 ounces per day

> via GT. I want the RX to read 44 ounces per day to make up for

> the " leftovers " in the bag and tubing. Does that make sense or am

I

> crazy? How do you have your RX written? Because this is

prescribed

> by our Ped, we are trying to figure it out together. I'm so lucky

to

> have a great ped who lets me tell her exactly what I need.

>

> On another note, Pippin starts her feeding therapy program next

> Monday. In the literature sent to me for registration it stated

many

> times how intensive it is...for the parent! It's a play based

> therapy for the children. So I'm optimistic about it. I hope it's

> really not to intensive for me. I think we're starting it at the

> best time, she really is starting to taste and swallow food and

> really is showing an interest in what we're eating. She has taken

a

> few bites and swallows of refried beans, feta cheese, yogurt and

she

> loves sucking on strawberries. So I have a goal that by the time

she

> is 3 to only be on the pump at night.

>

> I hope everyone is doing well and getting over their winter

> illnesses. I know it was tough around here for a few weeks this

> winter but Team Lapish has survived another winter and is looking

> forward to spring.

>

> Team Lapish

> Jenyfer, Dan, Tully & Pippin (RSS 15mo 16lbs)