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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | I noticed on your other post you mentioned doing 4 feedings per day. Ask your mothers doc for a feeding pump. This can be set to run overnight while she sleeps. It will be how she is able to get enough in. If her formula is 560 calories she needs 5 cans a day plus 48 oz or water to get thru this. I cant stress enough how important this is, you cant skimp even one day. With a pump it will allow you to load it with 2 cans of formula and 2 cans of water and let it run all night. This way during the day you wont have to work so hard at forcing her to 'eat'. Just make sure she sleeps propped up on a few pillows and you need to flush the tube after her feedings.
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