[blindkid] Won't Roll Over

[Carrie Gilmer]

Thank you all for the wonderful answers to this for this new mom! She found
us by a reference book in her county library and wrote the National Center
and Mrs. Maurer forwarded the letter to me! You never know how someone will
find us, and I am sure there are many like her who live rural and don't have
internet access still today! I will get all these responses to her!

Her daughter was six weeks preemie, is 7 months now, they found she was
blind about a month ago. LP likely from ONH. No pituitary tumors. Trying to
get her to Detroit! She is also in a state with a fantastic affiliate, and a
great parent seminar next month. The lack of internet need not be a barrier,
but oh how I wish she could be on the list. Smile.

Thank you all so very much-you are the greatest bunch there is!!!!

 
 
Carrie Gilmer, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
Home Phone: 763-784-8590
carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
www.nfb.org/nopbc
-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of SUSAN POLANSKY
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 7:34 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Won't Roll Over

Tell her to take a hand towel, fold it in half [top to bottom] then roll it
up, place the baby on her belly on top of the rolled towel with the towel
going across her chest at the nipple line. Place the baby's arms over the
towel so she looks like she is ready to do a push up. She should have her
palms down with elbows on the floor. If she hates being on her belly then
she will probably hate this position so start out with her there for a few
minutes doing this several times per day gradually increasing the time.
Place a sound producing toy on one side at a time to encourage her to turn
her head to the toy, hold the toy in front and slightly above her head to
encourage her to lift her head toward the sound. 
For rolling if a PT has not shown her how to help the baby roll then she
will need to breakdown the movements of rolling over by doing it herself and
paying attention to how she places her arms and legs to roll easily form
back to belly. Then move the baby in the same way, breaking down the steps
of rolling over to do one step at a time with the baby. Make a game of it
rolling baby across a carpeted room and back. Jason hated his belly and his
right side, he hated being on his belly so much that I think he learned how
to roll lover just so he could get himself out of that position. Hope this
makes sense. 
 Susan 




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From: Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)"
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:43:20 PM
Subject: [blindkid] Won't Roll Over

Hi I am writing for a new mom who does not have internet,

My daughter is eight months old, LP we think, preemie, she does not have a
lot of curiousity yet. She does not like to be to her stomach or roll over
yet. How can I coax her to go on her stomach. When she was newborn she
couldn't hold her head up and seemed to bang her face, and I think she
started not liking to be on her stomach then. Has anyone had to coax their
baby to go on their stomach like this?









Carrie Gilmer, President

National Organization of Parents of Blind Children

A Division of the National Federation of the Blind

NFB National Center: 410-659-9314

Home Phone: 763-784-8590

carrie.gilmer at gmail.com

www.nfb.org/nopbc



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