8. If your health care provider has told you to take extra water after feedings, pour the prescribed amount into the container. Once again flush after with syringe. 9. Open the clamp and let the water flow until gone. Gravity Feeding 10. Close the clamp and disconnect the feeding set. Before each gravity feeding: After Each Gravity Feeding: 1. Prepare feeding (see page 10). 1. Flush the feeding tube with the amount 2. Flush the feeding tube with the of water prescribed by your health care amount of water prescribed by your provider. health care provider. 2. Close the cap on the feeding tube until the Follow these steps: next feeding. 1. Hang the feeding container above For intermittent and continuous feeding, (about 2 feet) and to the side of your bed. throw away container and feeding set every 2. Remove the cover from the end of the 24 hours. Ask your health care provider feeding set. about care of the container and feeding set between feedings. 3. Prime the feeding set. Let formula flow until it comes out the end of the tube. Pump Feeding 4. Insert the tip of the feeding set into the In pump feeding, a pump moves the formula feeding tube. through the feeding tube and into the 5. Slowly open the clamp on the tubing. stomach or small intestine. 6. Set the flow to the gravity flow rate written on your feeding plan. Use the Before each pump feeding: clamp to control the flow until you achieve your desired rate. Make the 1. Prepare feeding (see page 10). flow faster by slowly opening the clamp. 2. Ask your health care provider Make the flow slower by partially closing how often you should check the the clamp. tube position. 7. When the feeding is complete, close 3. Flush the feeding tube with the the clamp. amount of water prescribed by your health care provider. 8