Re: - G-tube irritation prevention ?

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That makes me even wonder if an old pair of nylon waist parts

would fit around her tummy and hold it in place if I slit a small

whole in it somewhere for it to get out. Run it across to her side

and then out the whole. I don't really want it to go down the leg as

my pump is extremely finicky and will stop at the slightest kink.

Thanks for the idea. Do you know where the site is?

Darla

>

> You can take one of your old socks and cut toes off then pull it up

her leg

> and hold down the tube that way. There is a great website for g-

tube ideas

> on yahoo. Hope it helps

>

>

>

> >From: " Darla Klein "

> >Reply-To: Mito

> >To: Mito

> >Subject: G-tube irritation prevention ?

> >Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 02:30:42 -0000

> >

> > Zipporrah has been started on 24 hour feedins a couple days

ago

> >and we are seeing major red irritation around the G-tube site

because

> >of the constant rubbing from the button and attachment piece. We

use

> >gauze and try to keep the attachment piece taped to her diaper and

> >that is helping some but wondered what other people use to keep the

> >tugging of the tube from happening. We have also used the flexi-

> >track but due to tape irritaion, this hasn't been a good solution.

> >Is there a way to make " something " to hold the tube in a place that

> >the tugging will pull somewhere other than her button? Any ideas

> >appreciated!

> > It hasn't been fun having a 9 month old attached at all

times,

> >chasing after her as she has begun to crawl and get around now.

Her

> >muscle weaknes is very obvious in her legs and thigh/hips now that

> >she's getting around, but she is still so determined and strong

> >enough to make it work.

> >

> >Darla: mommy to Asenath, Zipporrah, Luke, and the other 6 kiddos

> >

>

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