[blparent] Remus is here, finally

[Nikki Fugett Dobens]

After our daughter was born, a nurse came to check on us.  She was about a 
week old, but like others have said, it was offered to everyone.  It was a 
reassurance to me, because the nurse weighed her, and at that time, we were 
learning to nurse, so I was worried that she wasn't getting enough.  She 
was.  I have to admit though, I was worried that the nurse would think I 
wasn't capable of doing things on my own, because of my blindness.  I was 
wrong though, and it was a great help.
    Nikki
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally


>I think an in-home assessment is a great idea, not just for those who are 
>blind but for everyone.  A lot of nervous new parents might benefit from 
>the reassurance that would undoubtedly come from someone stopping by soon 
>after they took their babies home.  I would probably have taken advantage 
>of that if it had been offered where I delivered, just to know I was doing 
>the best I could for my child.  I still have a visiting nurse who comes in 
>periodically, and although she's caused me some stress, I appreciate the 
>information she can pass along to me.  She doesn't come around because I'm 
>blind.  She comes around because I decided that having her knowledge 
>available to me on an ongoing basis would be worthwhile.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds 
> water."--Swedish proverb
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>
>
>> Our hospital offers an in home assessment about a week after the baby is
>> born.  It had nothing to do with being blind, or the healthiness of our
>> children, it is something they offer to everyone.
>>
>> Michael
>
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