Questions about Zevex pump

[Guest guest]

has always used a Kangaroo Pet feeding pump, and for the past 9 years

only at

night. He just switched to a Zevex Enteralite pump, so that he could be on

continuous

feedings during the day as well. The problem I am running into is that he is

using the

mini-backpack with a 500mL feeding bag. He needs 750mL during the day and

another

750mL during the night. This means the bag has to be refilled in the middle of

the

feedings. can't do this himself during the day, as the bag is hard to

close. In

fact, I even have a hard time doing this. When I fill the bag to the top and

try to close it,

formula spurts out of the top & spills. This is somewhat of a nuisance. Then

at night, I

either have to stay up very late or wake up in the middle of the night to refill

the bag,

which is definitely a pain in the butt. I don't think my insurance will pay for

both 500ml

and 1200ml bags to avoid this problem. I was thinking about trying a 1200mL bag

in the

mini-backpack, but just filling it with 750 mL & rolling up the rest of the bag

to get it out

of the way. I am not sure if this will work though. Has anyone ever done this

or run into a

similar problem using this pump? Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Kim C.

[Guest guest]

---Hi Kim,

We switched from the Kangaroo to the Zevex enteralite pump a year

ago. My daughter Mollie is three and has been tube fed since 9

months of age. I have always used the 1000ml bags. I fill them to

700-800ml. Squeeze the rest of the air out and have not had a

problem other than sometimes being heavy for her. It seems that the

bag weighs at least half of what she does. ANd it is a minipack as

well. But, she is quite used to it now. She gets hooked up usually

around 6 p.m. at night and runs to 8 oclock the next morning. We

were able to cut back on our daytime feeds a bit.

As far as the prefilled bags, I have not heard of them. I will be

interested to see if anyone else posts as well. Good Luck.

Debbie(mom to Mollie 3yrs.25# 35 inches gtube, reglan,prilosec,

miralax, nutropin)

In RSS-Support , " Kacey171 " <capuano_k@p...> wrote:

>

> has always used a Kangaroo Pet feeding pump, and for the

past 9 years only at

> night. He just switched to a Zevex Enteralite pump, so that he

could be on continuous

> feedings during the day as well. The problem I am running into is

that he is using the

> mini-backpack with a 500mL feeding bag. He needs 750mL during the

day and another

> 750mL during the night. This means the bag has to be refilled in

the middle of the

> feedings. can't do this himself during the day, as the

bag is hard to close. In

> fact, I even have a hard time doing this. When I fill the bag to

the top and try to close it,

> formula spurts out of the top & spills. This is somewhat of a

nuisance. Then at night, I

> either have to stay up very late or wake up in the middle of the

night to refill the bag,

> which is definitely a pain in the butt. I don't think my

insurance will pay for both 500ml

> and 1200ml bags to avoid this problem. I was thinking about

trying a 1200mL bag in the

> mini-backpack, but just filling it with 750 mL & rolling up the

rest of the bag to get it out

> of the way. I am not sure if this will work though. Has anyone

ever done this or run into a

> similar problem using this pump? Any suggestions would be

welcomed.

>

> Kim C.

[Guest guest]

-Kim,

The only other thing that I thought of, is when we fill that bag,

there is also an ice pouch to keep the formula cold. I have yet to

have a problem, but I leave that open, because I am sure there will

be a day.

Pat, thanks for the input as well. Mollie very rarely has

opportunity to carry the bag around all that much. Actually it's

usually me attached to her side. She runs between 45-50cc hour 30

cal neocate jr. It will be very interesting when she enters school.

But that is looking ahead, and there is much that could change

between now and then

Debbie

-- In RSS-Support , " Kacey171 " <capuano_k@p...> wrote:

>

> has always used a Kangaroo Pet feeding pump, and for the

past 9 years only at

> night. He just switched to a Zevex Enteralite pump, so that he

could be on continuous

> feedings during the day as well. The problem I am running into is

that he is using the

> mini-backpack with a 500mL feeding bag. He needs 750mL during the

day and another

> 750mL during the night. This means the bag has to be refilled in

the middle of the

> feedings. can't do this himself during the day, as the

bag is hard to close. In

> fact, I even have a hard time doing this. When I fill the bag to

the top and try to close it,

> formula spurts out of the top & spills. This is somewhat of a

nuisance. Then at night, I

> either have to stay up very late or wake up in the middle of the

night to refill the bag,

> which is definitely a pain in the butt. I don't think my

insurance will pay for both 500ml

> and 1200ml bags to avoid this problem. I was thinking about

trying a 1200mL bag in the

> mini-backpack, but just filling it with 750 mL & rolling up the

rest of the bag to get it out

> of the way. I am not sure if this will work though. Has anyone

ever done this or run into a

> similar problem using this pump? Any suggestions would be

welcomed.

>

> Kim C.