Uses For a Catheterization Tray In Infants

Every individual tends to develop a number of medical conditions at some point or other in their lives. Finding the right doctor and being treated for the ailment is the standardized way of becoming fit presently. Unfortunately, the neonates or newborn babies may be too weak and unable to perform many of the bodily function necessitating an external aid for various purposes.

A tiny and frail baby who is unable to produce the required urine output is certain to need assistance. While a premature baby needs to be kept within an ‘intensive care unit,’ when it is unable to cope on its own, infants that attain the required weight with healthy vital signs usually get discharged and are taken home by their parents. However, the babies are sure to need a catheterization tray containing a number of equipment including a catheter, a collection bag along with a set of gloves, and several antiseptic baby wipes for the insertion of the urinary aid.

New born kids may need catheterization when they have an abnormally low weight at birth or have been born without the urinary system fully developed. The neonates placed on a ventilator may also have trouble with urination on account of taking multiple medicines that curb the normal movement of muscles. It is seldom the task of the parent though. Children who are severely ill need to be supervised 24X7 by a professional medical care giver who also insert the catheter into the tiny bladder perfectly! The need for an experienced care giver happens to be all important here as a novice nurse can end up injuring the kid’s bladder or urethra inadvertently by trying to insert the catheter incorrectly by force.

That is certainly not the only problem that a new mother has to face though. Even a healthy baby often has trouble suckling and feeding from the breast of the mother due to a number of reasons. While putting the infant on bottle had been the norm just a few years ago, it is advisable to utilize a ‘lactation aid’ at present. Using a supplemental system of feeding has proved to be most effective as it allows the mother to touch her child thence bonding with the baby as desired. The formula feeding bottle may be able to provide the right amount of milk but it discourages personal contact that is deemed to be unfavorable for proper development of the baby.

Advantages Of Using a Milk Tube

• The infant learns how to breast feed albeit by means of a breast milk tubebut in close contact with the mother.


• The slow moving milk encourages the baby to closely bond with the parent instead of developing a fondness of the feeding bottle where the flow of milk is much faster.


• The amount of milk is sufficient for nutrition of the baby with the mother not being worried about imperfect latching thereby failing to get adequately fed.

Surprisingly, the use of a milk tube also helps to increase the normal milk supply at the breast of the mother.