Baby Colostomy Bag

There are also ostomy holders belts and pouches that can be bought.

Baby colostomy bag.

We started with the newborn pouchkins with the. Can cause adherence problems blowouts. Our son is 5 months old in these photos. 8 after surgery your child may be wearing an ostomy pouching system.

2 clean the skin and around the stoma s. The colostomy allows your baby to excrete waste safely have normal digestion and growth and reduces the risk of infection while they wait for the next surgery. A new pouch a clean towel skin wipes or cleaning supplies scissors a measuring card and pen a skin barrier such as stoma powder optional adhesive material normally stoma paste or a ring seal. Put baby in a snug onesie a size smaller may be needed.

The pouch may be transparent clear so the doctors and nurses can look at your child s new stoma. Cover the wee wee. Then use a diaper a size larger that can comfortably cover the colostomy bag. In a temporary loop colostomy a hole is cut in the side of the colon and stitched to a corresponding hole in the abdominal wall.

In the 15 minutes this process takes me he. There are lubricant deodorizer liquids especially for ostomy bags. Stool drains from the stoma into a bag or pouch attached to the abdomen. Get an elastic bandage like coban or an ace bandage and cut it to where it can be wrapped around the waist twice helping secure the bag.

Baby oil pam spray and other oils can cause poor wear time for your wafer if oil is absorbed by it. Stool goes through the stoma and into a collection bag that is attached outside of the body. A colostomy bag is where your feces will collect while you have your colostomy. If the stool from the colostomy is thick and infrequent some parents use a diaper instead of a pouch.

Whether you ll only need it for a brief time or it s a permanent change a colostomy bag can. 1 gather your supplies note. Hospital staff will also instruct you on your diet activity level and more. How to apply an infant colostomy bag using a one piece system.

The edges of the colon are then stitched to the skin of the abdominal wall to form an opening called a stoma.