[blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Hi, Angelina,

I remember being a mother-to-be and feeling anxious about what I would do if 
my baby got sick.  Sighted people were endlessly asking me how I would 
handle emergencies, how I would get her to the ER if she was hurt or ill and 
there was nobody around to drive, how I would take her temp, and of course, 
how I would measure medicine.  I wanted above all things to be a good mom 
and to keep my baby healthy and safe, so I would probably have been thinking 
about all of those things anyway, but the worries of the people around me 
certainly kept it high on my horizon!  It is not surprising to me at all 
that you are thinking about how you will give medicine if you need to.  I 
don't think it suggests "an underlying problem," I think it indicates that 
like any conscientious mother you want to do your very best.

And I'm confident that you will!

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M. (TASCSD)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items


> Hi Anjilina. Here are my thoughts;
> 1. If you've got time to come up with a theme for your newborn's room,
> you've got time to get your ducks in a row regarding the hospital,
> finding a peditritian, and if you plan to work, finding childcare. Take
> care of that first.
> 2. Newborns don't care about the theme of their room. There is a law
> that says, the more time and money you spend on it, the less your baby
> will sleep there.
> 3. The absolutes that you need to have are these;
> 1 diapers
> 2 carseat
> 3 clothes
> 4 wipes which can be as simple as cut up cloth and water
> 5. a disposal system for human waste
> 5. You shouldn't have to give your newborn medicine unless there is a
> condition that you know of now. Even tyenol is a bad idea until two
> months, or so we were told. If you think you need to give your newborn
> meds, you have an underlying problem which needs to be addressed.
> 6. You will never "have everything you need". There will be things you
> think of after the baby is born. Also, babies and children change over
> time. What you need for anewborn will not be what you need for a toddler
> and so it goes.
>
> Given your situation, I'd not worry about the theme for your baby's
> room. We didn't have one as we didn't have time.
> You will also want a crib, though you probably don't *need* one right
> away. What you will need is aplace to put the baby and if money is an
> issue, I'd suggest a bucket carseat as it will give you both acarseat as
> well as a seat for the baby.
> Btw, didn't you also have another baby shower? What happened to those
> gifts? Look and see what you got in that stash, you do not need to
> reinvent the wheel here.
> You'll be fine.
> Lastly, Veronica says you tried to write me privately. If you did, I
> never got a note, hence could not respond.
> The most important thing your child needs is lots of physical contact,
> food, and a clean butt.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Anjelina
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 3:03 AM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items
>
> 1. Did you use a theme for your newborns room? If so did you go based on
> texture of colors?
> 2. What adaptive equipment did you have to purchase?
> I went browsing with my sister and saw ear thermometers and medicine
> spoons.
> I didn't know if most off the shelf products are accessible to use.
> 3. I've decided to use a sling so she is closer to me, but did you use a
> stroller at times?
> I'm trying to add items to a registry but I don't want to add things
> that I won't use.
> Thanks for any answers.
> Anjelina
>
>
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