Tube Feedings at School

Many of our students in the intensive special needs classroom are feed by a g- or j-tube, either alone or in addition to oral feeding. In my first job (what feels like a thousand years ago) teachers and para-educators gave students g-tube feedings, the two schools I have worked at since then both have a nurse give the tube feedings. I have had students "graduate" from g-tubes while in my class (an exciting and scary time for families) and students start using a g-tube while in my class (also a scary time for families). Below I have created a list of links about g- and j-tubes.
Tube Feeding Information

• Tube Feeding Overview with Diagrams
• Mealtime Notions
• Tube Feeding Tips
• G-Tube Facts
  

Tube Feeding Organizations

• Kids with Tubes
• The Oley Foundation
• A.S.P.E.N.
  

Tube Feeding Products/Accessories

• Tummy Tunnel Iron On Patches (for access through clothing)
• Tube Connection Clamp
• Mobility Ball Feeding Pump Carrier
• Jackson Peg Tube Stand
• G-Tube Holder
  

G-Tube Accessible Clothing Companies

• Professional Fit Adaptive Clothing
  
• Easy Access Clothing
  
• Special Clothes