https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:22:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-other-preemies-with-g-tubes-or-apnea-monitors#post-1240323 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:18:14 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1240323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beaker: can you send me another email? Or find me on fb?</p> <p>I think it's fine to tell them you've been trying; it makes sense.</p> <p>Also Dylan Brady'd all the time up u til right when we left but it was mostly only with feeding so the nurses didn't even really care. I think he did a few times after we came home even (no monitors) but he recovered easily. Eventually he totally grew out of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-other-preemies-with-g-tubes-or-apnea-monitors#post-1240315 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:10:53 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1240315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's ok. I've given him some bottles (like 10ml or so at a time) and he swallows very well, but afterwards I guess he generates more saliva because he ate, which just hangs out at the back of his throat for a while, although he eventually handles it (if I don't give in and suction him out first). I am hoping/thinking that this means he has learned to swallow purposefully, but not quite yet involuntarily or without oral stimulation. No one gave me the all clear to try but I feel that he needs some practice to figure it all out. We have an appointment with the GI folks ext week and I am debating coming clean that I've been trying with him, or playing dumb and just requesting another swallow study.</p> <p>He has a few really quick apnea/Brady alarms every now and then, always recovering before I can even touch him. He's still on caffiene, probably they will try to stop it in about a month, just hoping that goes well so he can get off of the monitor. We only really use it when he's sleeping alone or in the car.</p> <p>Honestly a big killer is that we have a 50% copay on all this equipment and supplies :/</p> <p>If your preemie group doesn't mind new faces I think having more folks to talk to would be super helpful :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-other-preemies-with-g-tubes-or-apnea-monitors#post-1240280 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:24:12 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1240280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is one mom in my preemie group with a g tube...let me know if you'd like I contact her or join the group!</p> <p>How's it going? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-other-preemies-with-g-tubes-or-apnea-monitors#post-1240276 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:19:36 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1240276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just looking for others to commiserate with really. I don't know anyone IRL and also havent seen anyone mention these issues on the boards before. Its very isolating! </p>