We bought this suction machine because of the need to suck out phlegm that accumulated due to the feeding tube.
For seven months after his birth, I fed my son with a feeding tube that went from his nose down to his stomach because he did not have the swallowing reflex to coordinate the act of swallowing without choking.
The machine came in useful again when he became very sick when he was around 12+.
After that, we didn't have to use it again and it was put away for a long time. Last October 2019, my husband wanted to throw it away. He said he would not ever want to use it again as it was too strong and caused too much trauma during suction.
I had no objection as I hated the discomfort it caused though in my heart, I thought to myself, 'What if we need it again?'
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