Feeding Time
August 19th, 2007 at 11:41 pm (Updates)
Christopher gets fed all his feeds and oral drugs through a Gastrostomy Tube or PEG, that goes directly into his stomach. Chris will get a button when he is a bit bigger. The PEG is likely to stay in for 12-18 months, but it could stay in longer, especially if he has long term feeding issues. Christopher is currently too little for a proper PEG, so he has a Foley’s Catheter in place (Foley’s Catheters are usually used as urine catheters). Its a size 5 (so really small) and 35mls of Nan Formula takes between 25 and 45 minutes to go through. This gives Christopher and I a lot of time to ‘chat’ during his feed.
