Ya know gracie is 4 on may 23rd.. I cannot remember.. but will certainly find out quick for you if you want me to..
but as I am looking at the syringe I used a 1 cc syringe..put 0.2 in milk replacer..
when you hold your baby girl.. hold her to look at you.. look at her belly.. what I was told is she should look like a little pear.. if her belly bulges that little bit you know it is full.. watch the other babies.. look at them..keep a watch on her tummy..
as she grows she will need more..it needs to get to be a bigger rounder pear as she gets older.. and weigh her before you feed and after.. keep track of the time the amount of milk and how much she weighs before and after feeding.. you need to see her not go down one tad.. you should see a weight gain each day..
I can talk to you easier.. if you need me.. I will help with what I can only due to my tube feeding experience.. and thank god it has not been something I have had to do often..
You can send me your phone number by pm if you would like.. and what I do not know I will surely help you find out..it has been 4 years.. but I did it and the vet could not beleive we kept her alive..it can be done.. and my thoughts were I had to do what I could...
anne |