[blindkid] Question about g-tubes

Brandy with Discovery Toys ballstobooks at gmail.com
Mon Apr 13 20:36:52 UTC 2015


Hi, I am blind, and have managed feeding tubes both for myself, and for
children who have them. It is not hard at all. Keep the area clean. Connect
the tube when time to feed. Attach bag filled with formula and prime for
air, connect to pump, and press the button to go. Some kids can feed with
gravity which doesn't even require a pump. I've used 2 different kinds of
pumps, and a few different tube connections. Once you've done one you've
done them all.

Also I'm a foster parent of a 4 month old baby boy, and plan to adopt when
the situation arises if you have any questions in this area.

Bran


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From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Allison
Hilliker via blindkid
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 11:01 AM
To: Carlton Anne Cook Walker; Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind
children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Question about g-tubes

Hi Anita and others,

This would be a great question for another NFBnet list I know of. The Blind
Parents list. This list, Blind-Kid, is for parents of blind children. While
some parents of blind children are blind themselves, most are not. The Blind
Parents list is for parents who themselves are blind. These parents mostly
have sighted children, although some do have blind children. The point is,
no matter the children, the parents on the blind parents list are blind and
will therefore know more about alternative techniques for parenting than
would parents on other lists.

Here's the link to joinBlind Parent:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org

HTH,
Allison



 > From: "Anita Adkins" <asadkins at frontier.com>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am wondering what is involved with caring for a g-tube. A friend 
> said
it might not be too difficult as a blind person. I am looking to someday
adopt, and one of the little boys on adoptuskids.org I am interested in has
a g-tube. Thank you in advance for any assistance. Anita
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