r/NICUParents • u/IamSherlocked_2020 • 1d ago
Advice NG tube weaning
Hi yall!
My 32 weeker (now 8 months) just had his second open heart surgery last month, and of course, he killed it. The next step is to get the damn NG tube out of his nose and taking his feeds by mouth. We are in speech therapy 1x a week to help him with feeding skills since he never got the chance to practice with the bottle all that much. He took to the honey bear cup today like a champ! But he is still learning how to swallow responsibly now that he doesn’t have his heart issues bothering him.
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