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I tape them in the center of the bottom lip. I found that taping on the left or right side of the mouth causes the OG to curve towards the opposite side of the mouth before going down the back of the throat. The baby will push some OG out with their tongue and provide a loop for them to hook their finger in and pull it out.
Asked my preceptor about this. She told me that (sometime before I started) they were told by numerous emails not to tape OG tubes like this. There were problems related to restricted mandible movement. I'd have to do more digging for specifics. So, it looks like I won't be taping like that.
NICUmiiki, DNP, NP
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How do you tape them?
I've seen several different methods, but in my unit, the most common way is in a fashion that causes the tube to stick straight out of the baby's mouth. I find little fingers wrapped around the tube ready to jerk it out because the tube is right in the path of their hands when they start waving around.