Effect of Cradle Position During Orogastric Tube Feeding on Comfort, Physiological Parameters and Vomiting

Inclusion Criteria: * Having a feeding frequency of every 3 hours, * Having a birth weight of 1000 grams and above, * Having an indication for intermittent feeding (bolus) with OGT, * Being placed in a bed, * Not having a condition that prevents giving the cradle position (having undergone surgery, having a congenital anomaly, etc.) * Having stable physiological parameters, * Babies whose mothers were not with them during feeding (having undergone surgery, receiving inpatient treatment, being discharged and out of town, not wanting to be held during feeding, etc.) were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * • Continuous infusion, slow bolus feeding or parenteral nutrition method used for feeding, * Switching to full oral feeding, * Having nasal obstruction, * Receiving oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation/CPAP support during the study period, * Receiving medication affecting gastrointestinal function during the study period (drugs that increase gastrointestinal tract motility and facilitate gastric emptying and gastrointestinal passage of nutrients, and drugs that decrease gastrointestinal tract motility). * Any medical diagnosis determined other than prematurity (Congenital anomaly, metabolic disease, asphyxia, sepsis, hyperbilirubinemia, intracranial hemorrhage and gastrointestinal hemorrhage, anatomic gastrointestinal anomaly, gastrointestinal disease, infection, frequent vomiting, distension).