my baby is feeding from NG tube so to clean the tube after every feed can i use water. is it okay if my newborn intakes water

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ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist4 years ago

A. Hello mom normally babies are not to be given anything apart from mothers feed , but you can use sterile water to clean the tube and try to dry it out before the next feed

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