[blparent] (no subject)

[Eva Adams]

Have you called the hospital to let them know that you would be coming at 
some point soon?  I did this, and gave the hospital staff a chance to ask if 
there was anything specific they needed to do to help me.  I told them that 
I would need help filling out the paper work, and just to be shown around my 
room, and where the nurses desk and things like that were.  My boy friend 
stayed in the hospital with me, he is also blind, and they were really good 
at showing us where the nursery was, and the room with the microwave hot 
wayer spikit and things like that were.  They pretty much just told us to 
ask if we needed help.

Eva
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] (no subject)


> Hi, Angelina.  If you haven't done so, consider taking a childbirth class 
> at the hospital where you will be delivering.  This will not only give you 
> an idea of what to expect, but it will also start to get you acquainted 
> with some of the nurses and staff.  That way, your blindness won't be 
> encountered for the first time when you are admitted for labor and 
> delivery.  Also, don't assume every question about your support system at 
> home is getting asked just because of your blindness.  When a woman has a 
> baby, especially if she is alone, she needs help--physically and 
> emotionally--when she goes home, blind or not.  If you don't have family 
> nearby, lean on your friends. Be specific in what you need.  People want 
> to help, but they say, "Call me if you need anything."  Then you don't 
> know what to ask for, or when to call.  Suggest that your friends could 
> drop over for short visits, maybe bring prepared or frozen meals.  But 
> anyway, don't assume the doctors or nurses are asking you about your 
> support system because of your blindness. I had a few ask me if I would 
> have help at home, I just said yes, and that was the end of the matter.
>
> Good luck,
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's faith in himself. To take 
> advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work. Take care of 
> what you are doing. Take care.--George Bernard Shaw in "Candide"
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anjelina" <cruz.anjelina at mchsi.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:25 AM
> Subject: [blparent] (no subject)
>
>
>> Hi there list,
>> I'm due next month and was wondering did you take any additional steps 
>> for
>> dealing with people that might be uncomfortable with blindness? The 
>> doctor
>> I've been seeing me throughout my pregnancy will not be delivering so I 
>> was
>> looking for any suggestions for dealing with a new hospital on such short
>> notice.
>> Hope that makes sense.
>
>
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