I've seen meganne's design for a stoma pad, and I guess I just don't understand the purpose of them, besides cleanliness. I know at least two people with ports in their bellies, one for feeding, one for dialysis, and they don't have pads. Would they benefit from the pads? Are they re-usable? Sorry to be so clueless.

I know lots of families who have little ones who are tube fed. Unlike adults they are forever leaking and blowing them out, or having to have another one put in, or a different type of button. They get really sore at the site, and need to be kept dry. The ones you can buy aren't nearly as nice as these, and they are hard to find, and of course expensive. What a wonderful design for these families. These could be a mission all in themselves!

It helps in reducing irritation at the stoma site and stabilizing the tracheostomy tube and catching any discharge. They can be cleaned in diluted hydrogen peroxide/water and dried but these were designed to be thrown away since they are infant sized and would shrink a lot when washed. I believe it is recommended to use 100% cotton type fabrics when making them.

The pads were a cutie request, I wonder if she still needs them becuase i bought the material but personal problems i could not do them. Hope someone reading this post may help,