i am glad someone else is interested in this. i keep a supply of 5F tubes
around and just have clients use them as jack newman describes, if they are
interested in the concept. then, they can choose to buy an SNS or lactaid if
they need it long term. i was told that the reason you cannot use the
temporary sns longer than about 14 feedings is that the tube breaks at the
connection to the bag. pretty good trick for something of that price, making
it somewhere around a dollar a feeding.

i actually had the hardest time finding those (i don't work in a hospital). i
innocently thought that in a big city like mine i could just nip into a
medical supply house and pick some up; not so! i searched high and low and
found them from shield healthcare at 1-800-628-8077. i really did call many,
many places.

and yes, they are inexpensive. i personally think it would be better to have
a four foot length, but you can't just buy a roll of it and cut it off to
suit you. however, at just over a dollar apiece, i can afford to buy them and
carry them with me. then, if a client needs one, i just give it to them,
included in my price. i have posted before about doing this with many small
items, so as to not come into a conflict of interest position with sellling
things to clients.

my daughter thinks the whole idea is great, but we learned two things. first,
orange juice won't flow well, the little bits get stuck in such a small tube.
also, she didn't need me, just the tube and a glass of water or whatever (of
course, she's six). i also have an 8F for use with an older child.

carol brussel IBCLC
STILL snowing. children have made spray-painted snow persons. now i have to
go out there and put breasts on them, i suppose.

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