oh absolutely in a hospital setting but in Felix's case they were the best option for us for home use, we had his NGT through the Gold Coast Hospital. It's kind of like in hospital they wont connect up more than a 4 hour feed at a time(policy wise), but they recomend that you try longer feeds at home.It's interesting you were told the temporary NG tubes could be left for two months, because our policy was always for them to be replaced each week. Obviously, hospital policy tends to err on the side of caution... ... but I was wondering which hospital told you this? Note, I'm not saying they are wrong, just wondering out of curiosity.
I might add I was told 2 months maximum for the tempory ones, but I think the longest felix kept one in was 6 weeks, obviously they aren't designed for longevity but with toddlers they rarely are in that long, ETA oh and one we had to get one of the tempory ones changed as it blocked and I couldnt unblock it, they aren't the best long term but was the best option for him
oh another thing i used to do is tape the connection between the tube and pump line so it didn't wiggle out at night and leak. we have always co-slept so watching the tubes and kinks wasn't an issue for us (especially with oxygen the cords are much longer and more dangerous)
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