You NEVER try to bottle feed a baby with a weak sucking reflex/gag reflex....you will end up with formula in the lungs.....mortality rate for aspiration pneumonia is about 88%. If they are healthy eaters, you still have to spend sooooooo much time feeding each of the babies, by the time you get them all fed and cleaned up, it is time to start over. They have to be getting 1cc/oz of a NUTRITIOUS formula at least every 2 hours around the clock. You have no way to ensure that baby is getting what it needs to survive by guessing around with a bottle.....Tube feeding delivers the exact amount needed, as often as needed, quickly and safely, with NO energy expended by the enfant as it struggles to live. |