Parents can sometimes feel overwhelmed with tube feeding their child at home. There are some things parents whose tamariki have transitioned from hospital to home have identified as being important, especially in the first few weeks.
The following is a checklist identifying the things other parents have found important, or had questions about. You might find it helpful to come up with questions to ask your child's health professional, whether they see you at home or in a clinic.
Remember every child has their own medical needs and achieves things in their own individual time, which might include when they are ready to move to oral feeding. Therefore, some of the items on this checklist may not apply to your child's unique situation.
Find out more about tube feeding [1]
View the list as a word document (DOCX, 133KB) [2].
Check out tube feeding tips and tricks from families [3]
For our baby I/we can:
Tube feeding management in older children:
Other things to consider:
Additional information:
The needs of babies and children change as they grow. If you have any concerns or questions about any aspect of your baby/child’s needs or care, please ask the their health team - they are happy to support you and your child’s journey.
The content on this page has been developed and approved by the Clinical Network for Paediatric Tube Feeding, Paediatric Society New Zealand.
This page last reviewed 14 April 2022.
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Links
[1] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tube-feeding
[2] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/sites/kidshealth/files/Word_docs/tube%20feeding%20parental%20checklist%20edited.docx
[3] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tube-feeding-tips-tricks-families
[4] https://www.healthed.govt.nz/resource/eating-healthy-breastfeeding-womenng%C4%81-kai-totika-m%C4%81-te-%C5%ABkaip%C5%8D
[5] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tags/tube-feeding
[6] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/node/2064?language=zh-hant
[7] https://web.facebook.com/groups/177124695794208/
[8] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/node/2065?language=zh-hant
[9] https://www.feedingtubeawareness.org/
[10] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/node/2645?language=zh-hant
[11] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/contact?from=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kidshealth.org.nz%2Fprint%2F2655%3Flanguage%3Dzh-hant