[blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

I forgot to answer your questions about the stroller and the sling.  I used 
a snuggly type carrier for my baby and a backpack when he got older.  As he 
got too heavy for my back,, I did use a stroller.  If you are going to go 
this route though, make sure to get one with a reversible handle and make 
sure that all four wheels can be locked or unlocked so it can be easily 
pulled behind you.  This means buying one that's more expensive, peg perego 
makes good strollers, and so does Bugaboo.  I found that it was easy to pull 
the stroller behind me with both my cane and my guide dog.

hth

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shannon Wells" <pwandmomx2 at suddenlink.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:12 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items


> Angelina
> I didn't have a theme for my babies room because I didn't have the money 
> at the time and still don't. As for accessible stuff, I already had a 
> talking thirmometer, the kind you use in their mouth or under their arm. 
> When it comes to medicine, I would just squeeze that thing on the dropper 
> and hope I got the right amount. Might sound like I don't care, but there 
> wasn't a sighted person around and baby needed meds, so had to do what I 
> could. When they get a little older, I have found that a mouth seringe 
> works great! There is out there if you can find it, a medicine cup with a 
> bottle nipple on it, so the baby sucks the meds like a bottle. Never 
> fooled my second one, though. Also, have a baby monitor that works great. 
> Used a thing that went over my shoulders and the baby rested in front, but 
> a sling is probably better when they are tiny. I just couldn't find one I 
> liked. Used a stroller when walking with sighted people. Tried to use it 
> on my own, by pulling it behind me while using my cane, but it kept going 
> crooked and sidewalks around here are quite skinny. She would have fell 
> out in to the street. Hope this helps. Maybe you'll have better luck with 
> a stroller, but I wanted mine close to me, too.
> Shannon Nicole Wells
> author of WILD HEART
> Staff Writer for POETIC MONTHLY MAGAZINE
> http://www.christianhomeplace.com
> http://www.poeticmonthly.com
> http://www.myspace.com/shannonnicolewells
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anjelina" <cruz.anjelina at mchsi.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 3:03 AM
> 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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