Baby Colostomy Bag

8 after surgery your child may be wearing an ostomy pouching system.

Baby colostomy bag.

A colostomy bag is where your feces will collect while you have your colostomy. Instead a pouch called a colostomy bag goes over the stoma to collect your poop when it comes out. Baby oil pam spray and other oils can cause poor wear time for your wafer if oil is absorbed by it. Can cause adherence problems blowouts.

We started with the newborn pouchkins with the. In the 15 minutes this process takes me he. Stool goes through the stoma and into a collection bag that is attached outside of the body. The pouch may be transparent clear so the doctors and nurses can look at your child s new stoma.

There are lubricant deodorizer liquids especially for ostomy bags. There are also ostomy holders belts and pouches that can be bought. Hospital staff will also instruct you on your diet activity level and more. Put baby in a snug onesie a size smaller may be needed.

Stool drains from the stoma into a bag or pouch attached to the abdomen. The edges of the colon are then stitched to the skin of the abdominal wall to form an opening called a stoma. 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. 1 gather your supplies note.

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. 2 clean the skin and around the stoma s. 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. How to apply an infant colostomy bag using a one piece system.

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. If the stool from the colostomy is thick and infrequent some parents use a diaper instead of a pouch. Cover the wee wee. It s important to follow these.

Then use a diaper a size larger that can comfortably cover the colostomy bag.