ng tube criteria

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Our DR. told me that as long as my son stays on the growth chart they will

not have to put a tube in. He is 2yo weighs 27lbd (he has gained 2lbs since

he started his enzymes) and is 33 in, tall. He doesn't eat at all. I mean

literally at all. He eats maybe a bowl of cereal a day and nothing else.

But I was reassured that as long has he doesn't drop in weight then he wont

have to have a tube placed.

Christal

Mom of Tristan 6ncf, Zack 2wcf and Ki'a 4monthscf?

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Hi ,

I dont know if you have recieved responses to this yet, but here is our

experience.

had an ng tube when he was a baby, he gained nicely, we stopped the ng

feeds because of his reflux, the tube aggravated it. His weight levelled off

and kind of plateaued, so after keeping an eye on it for a few months without

change, good change that is, his doc decided that we should do the tube feeds

again. This time was a little over 2 years old, and he hated the tube

being put down his nose, made him gag terrible. So we opted instead for the

g-tube, now this isnt the answer for everyone, it is an individual thing, but

for us it has been good. He has gained well, and now at 3 1/2 he weighs

about 36 pounds and is taller than 3 feet, so it is a good thing. Also, the

stress of trying to get him to eat has ended. We encourage food, would hate

for him to lose interest in eating, but it isnt a fight anymore. If he eats

that is wonderful, if he is just having one of those days, then we do boluses

after lunch, depending on how much he has eaten, and he gets his feeds at

night.

Take care,

, mommy of 4, 3 wcf, a g-tube and his wonderful personality,

,18, and she now has her own car, Caleb, 8 and getting too old to

fast, and , 7, my little artist.