Re: Sudden leakage @ Mickey Button? An Answer!?!?

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all who gave the great advice about our leaking

problem...We might have an answer--

Because of Pippins severe cough, her Ped. thinks that the muscles

tensing during the cough have " stretched " the opening around the

button...she suggested wrapping her abdomen with gauze to hold the

button down...until her cough is lessens.

This does make sense as her leakage started shortly after the cough

arrived...We'll see about wrapping her.

Also her virus has indeed turned bacterial with the type H flu??

Never heard of it before but both girls have it...it effects the

eyes, lungs and ears...

Tully has the lungs & ears

Pippin has the lungs & ears with a high fever

Ryker just smiles and goos - oblivious to all the chaos around here.

I must say it's been nice to see a smile amongst the grumpy & crabby

frowns.

If I don't get on before the New Year-

Let's hope everyone has a New Year filled with Health, Weight Gain

(the children only ladies/gentlemen) and Growth!

Jenyfer & the Team

>

> Season's Greetings to all- I hope everybody had a

> safe, healthy, happy & blessed holiday.

>

> Trying to keep sick children happy at Team Lapish

> It seems we keep passing it around...

>

> Suddenly Pippin has terrible leakage at her Mickey button?

> I changed it yesterday thinking that was the problem but still

> leaking... She is not on continual feeds so we remove the connector

> tube after each bolus feed sometimes the leakage is worse...

> can't seem to tell a difference when the connector tube is in place.

> Sometimes I notice the leakage hours after a bolus.

> Any advice from the GT pros out there? I've checked the water in

> the balloon and even added an additional 2 cc's of water into the

> balloon but still leaking? She has NEVER had any leakage from her

> site. We've never had any problems with her site before...

>

> We've got a DR appt tomorrow as Tully's virus turned bacterial

> on Friday, and it seems Pippin has also turned bacterial, i.e. the

> fever she's been fighting since Christmas day It's been a lay-

low

> holiday for us. The first ever!

>

> TIA for all your help.

> Jenyfer & the Team

[Guest guest]

Jenyfer,

I forgot about the wrapping of the abdomen. We used to have to do

that with Max when he was younger. We bought rolls of gauze first,

but then found that using an ace bandage was easier. Now that he is

older, the gauze around the button works just fine.

I hope you all feel better. I've just gotten over pneumonia and it

was not pretty. It's so much harder on the kids - and their moms!

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi-

Isn't that funny! I was thinking ace bandage myself. I'd rather

have to do it in the cold winter months than in the hot summer. Her

cough has calmed down a bit and the leaking has seemed to let up

some. I've been good about putting eucalyptus oil on the site to

stop any granulation tissue/soreness from the wetness.

Back to laundry! I've got SO MUCH! Thanks for the advice.

Jenyfer

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> Jenyfer,

>

> I forgot about the wrapping of the abdomen. We used to have to do

> that with Max when he was younger. We bought rolls of gauze first,

> but then found that using an ace bandage was easier. Now that he

is

> older, the gauze around the button works just fine.

>

> I hope you all feel better. I've just gotten over pneumonia and it

> was not pretty. It's so much harder on the kids - and their moms!

>

> Jodi Z