[blparent] techniques for checking out your baby

[Veronica Smith]

Smile! They might be common sense questions to us, but like I said to some 
these concepts are quite terrifying. V
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] techniques for checking out your baby


> 1.  How do we know when the diaper is needing changing?
> It sags, and feels different when it is time to change it, and sometimes 
> the
> smell will alert you.
>
> 2. How do we know when the baby has a fever?
> They feel warmer than normal, and a talking thermometer will let you know
> for sure.
>
> 3. How do we put an outfit on our newborn?
> Same way anyone who sees does, 1 leg at a time, 1 arm at a time.
>
> 4. How do we bathe our newborn?
> In a infant tub with warm water and some baby soap, and a soft wash cloth.
>
> 5. Do our hands get dirty when changing a poopy diaper?
> Very rarely, I keep the wipe between my hand and the baby, they are thin
> enough you can feel through them.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
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