Gail,
I use 5Fr, 36-inch feeding tubes, and just drop the open end in the
bottle/cup/whatever of supplement.  With a tube that long, the
bottle/cup/etc. can sit on a table next to mom, giving her one less thing
to have to hold.  (Not my original idea: credit Dr. Jack.)
Becky Saenz, MD, IBCLC


At 02:47 PM 08/02/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I'd like to know what size/length feeding tubes and   syringes     work
>best for you when you make "home made" at the breast supplementers for
>moms.  I just recently joined  a pediatric practice and you should have
>seen what I rigged up for a mom this morning!  I'm going to order some
>supplies - what do you suggest?
>
>Gail S. Hertz, MD, IBCLC
>York, PA
>
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