My son used to have very limited access to tube feeding supplies. When we were still living in the Philippines, I sourced a lot of James’ needs online via donations from other special needs parents living in the U.S. Through their generosity, we were able to get feeding pumps and bags that we used for…
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Reasons to Switch from an NGT to a PEG or G-tube
“Failure to thrive.” That’s a medical diagnosis that any parent wouldn’t want to hear about their child with special needs. But that was what we got many years ago. Our son wasn’t gaining any weight and continued to get thinner and thinner as his dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) worsened. Ironically, James looked like a healthy baby…

