Re: G-tube criteria question - Sheryl

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Hi Sheryl,

For , the decision to have a g-tube placed was a no-brainer. He

weighed 7#4oz at 5 and 6 months of age. By 7 months, (his reflux getting

worse, as we tried to push more formula into him) he had fallen to 7# even.

By 8.5 months, feeding him with a bottle was a full-time job, and still he

only weighed 8#. Dr H, who told us that she could feed ANY child, couldn't

even get the bottle into his mouth! At this time, was on 30kcal/oz

formula and we were lucky to be getting 8-10 oz into him during a 24 hour

period. Placing a g-tube was the only answer left, or would have

starved.

Are you going to the convention, and seeing Dr H?? If so, she'll tell you

what she thinks. I know that she suggested the addition of a g-tube for

several kids, and a change to continuous feeds from bolus feeds, for several

others. Although the g-tube comes with it's own set of problems, I have to

say that it was the BEST thing we ever did for .

Hope this helps.

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 30 months, 21.4#, 30.6 " , G-Tube)