Baby Feeding Tube Problems

Infant feeding problems prognosis and long term outlook.

Baby feeding tube problems.

Testing for feeding and swallowing disorders. Tube feeding of premature babies. There are other reasons why an infant might need a feeding tube including. Your doctor can test your child for medical problems and check his growth and weight.

If premature babies are unable to feed from the breast or bottle they are fed via a tube. Always flush your tube with the suggested amount of water before and after you use it including when you use it to take meds. If the feeding problems are addressed as soon as your baby starts to show symptoms of feeding problems such as losing weight and refusing to eat the prognosis is generally favorable and is typically resolved with no long term health conditions or effect. Reasons to tube feed.

Another way called bolus feeding uses a pump or syringe to push the formula several times a day similar to mealtimes. Some babies require tube feeding from birth. An oro gastric tube goes in to the tummy through the baby s mouth. Usually your feeding tube won t need to be replaced for several months.

A feeding tube is used for infants who do not have the strength or muscle coordination to breastfeed or drink from a bottle. Sucking and swallowing problems due to prematurity or brain problems. Others start out feeding orally but are unable to maintain adequate growth due to an underlying physical cause or unresolved feeding problem. The following are reasons why a baby might require tube feeding.

A nasogastric tube goes in through the nose delivering the feed down to the baby s tummy stomach.