Beyond day 3, for larger amounts, many use cup feeds . most hospitals have
nice plastic medicine cups that are great.

On Apr 1, 2017 9:11 PM, "Teresa Sakamoto" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello,
> Wondering if those working in the hospital setting have information about
> resource for feeding tube and syringe system to use for finger feeding or
> supplementing at
> the breast.  We had been using the enteral tubes and syringes from a major
> pump company.
> One of our  NICU staff was concerned that this was not an approved use and
> contacted this company.
> They replied with a letter stating that they do not approve the enteral
> feeding tube and syringe system
> for oral feeding but instead recommend their supplemental nursing system
> product.
>
> Do any of you have a resource for feeding tube and syringe system approved
> for oral use?  The supplemental
> nursing system product can be very useful for larger feeding amounts as
> baby requires on day 3 and beyond, but
> are not very satisfactory for smaller amounts such as 5-20 ml as
> appropriate for day 1-2.  We do have 1 ml and 3 ml
> oral syringes available to use, but once again- not so great when needing
> to supplement 10-20 ml per feeding- especially
> not so easy to supplement at the breast.
>
> We do have the curved tip oral syringes, but once again have faced concern
> from NICU staff about safety of the hard tip for finger
> feeding or supplementing at the breast.
>
> Would love to hear what you are using.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Teresa
>
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