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In this video, Amy Long Carerra, MS, RD, goes through the steps of how to gravity feed, and gives tips to make the process go smoothly.
Gravity feeding is a way to deliver formula through your feeding tube. With this feeding method, formula flows out of a bag and into your tube by gravity. This method is slower than feeding with a syringe and uses a roller clamp on the bag’s tubing to control the rate. Most people who gravity feed take a… Continue reading Tube Feeding: How to Gravity Feed
Unforeseen events happen. Like inclement weather and power outages. What if you get your nutrition with a feeding pump and the power goes out during a storm? Your pump’s battery may last a few hours, but what then? If you have a gastrostomy, or G-tube, you may be able to administer short-term bolus or gravity… Continue reading How Do I Feed When My Pump Fails? Emergency Gravity Feeding
When using a feeding tube, knowing how to gravity feed, where Formula flows out of a feeding bag and into your feeding tube by gravity, can be important.
