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 > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: > set lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome