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[quote=Anonymous]An NG tube is uncomfortable and not long term.

The g-tube surgery is very quick, but may not be necessary.  Your child will not get tangled in the cord at night. And will 100% gain weight.

Now this is very important...even if you baby doesn’t eat much you ALWAYS ALWAYS need to offer different kids of flavors. If you are eating tacos, frosting, soup, dressing, frosting, Chinese food, etc. Always  let her lick the flavor off the spoon.  Even if she doesn’t eat now she will know what food taste like. And this will help her want to eat later.

It will also help with the feeding therapist later. There is a intensive feeding program called Pedi Speech and Feeding Solutions in Leesburg. We used the program at age 3 after 2 years with a g-tube.  Once he was at a good weight and he could afford to lose a little we stoped using the tube so he could feel hungry. Your baby must be hungry to practice eating with a therapist.

Remember if you decide on a g-tube you can use it when you need it and if she starts eating  you you can just flush it with water (very easy) and keep it as back up until your little one is on track. We didn’t remove ours until kindergarten. He hadn’t used it for 8 month when we had it removed. He is still thin but eats 100% by mouth.

Good luck.

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