[blparent] Remus is here, finally

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

My hospital connects up with public health and new parents get a call from 
them after they've been home for 24 hours to see how things are going.  They 
offer lactation consultants, visiting nurses, and other services that could 
be helpful to the parents.  I utilized the services with Colyn and I have 
again with Remus as well.

Tammy
----- 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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