Flax & blending question - please please help!

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Wednesday night, we calculated 4 ml of flax oil into Lukey's tube

feeding regimen. I thought I saw a slight increase of ketones (small

in a.m. rather than trace, and deep moderate in p.m. rather than

small), but now we're seeing trace morning levels again. My

impression from everyone here was that the ketones rose a great deal

very quickly by adding flax - maybe 4 ml/day isn't enough? How long

should I wait before bumping it up a bit? Also, I wonder if what may

be throwing us off is his overnight continuous pump feed. The flax

oil rises to the top of the bag, and there it sits. The pump

automatically stops when the formula level reaches a certain low, and

that happens before the flax gets pumped in, because the flax oil is

still in his tube bag when it shuts off. So I am sure that's

throwing off his ratio, since he's not getting all his fats. How can

I make sure the flax oil stays mixed? I shake it like crazy, but it

only seems to take seconds before it floats up to the top. Do I have

to get up during the night to squeeze the bag and keep the flax mixed

in? I'm stumped! Anybody have any tricks? Would it help if I put

the formula in the blender?

Heidi