Tired of the swing

Tired of the swing! It is such an old scene. We need a new one. Brynlyn has had it. She doesn't want to sit in it any longer. 18 months is enough...and she's giving us the picture real quickly. But it's tough because the best way to feed her through the feeding tube is to sit her in the swing and let it drip "continuous" over an hour. She used to not mind the swing at all. In fact, she used to fall asleep and so she would get her food AND a nap. Bonus! But now that she's more mobile, she just doesn't want to sit in the swing and eat any longer, especially for an hour. In these pictures, Lauryn is doing her best trying to entertain Brynlyn during an hour long feeding session.

There is another way to feed Brynlyn. It's called Bolus feedings. It's where we take a large 2 oz. syringe and fill it with her formula. Then I feed the formula through a feeding tube right into her button (takes only about 30 secons). I do this twice in a row. Then 30 minutes later, we do it again. Atleast she's getting the food she needs, but she doesn't have to sit still for an entire hour and get the food. So far, so good...and no more swing. In fact, she hasn't sat it in since these pictures were taken in early February. This new technique must be working. =)