[blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items

[Veronica Smith]

The only thing I had was a talking thermometer.   You put it under the 
baby's armpit and add .9, other than that i joined a twin vission book club 
and received books from them and also from the Utah State library for the 
blind.  Veronica
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items


> Hi,
>
> I did do a theme for my baby's room, more based on a feeling then anything
> else.  I know the colours match, but most baby items you buy are in either
> soft baby colours or bright ones, so you can pick and choose, and most
> things go with most other things.  I thought it would be better to have
> different colours and different textures for the baby to look at and feel,
> so the room would have things all over to stimulate his senses and keep 
> his
> interest.  His room is really cute with amimals all over the place from 
> the
> mobile to the swing.  I used mostly the rainforest theme from fisherprice,
> and there are other little things that fit in with it around too.  His
> basinette is blue with Teddy bears on the mobile, and his diaper stacker 
> has
> monkeys on it.
> As to your question about things being accessible when you buy them, the
> simple answer is no, most things you buy are not accessible, but you can
> easily make them so by doing simple adaptations.  The only thing I have is 
> a
> talking thermometer which you can get from independant living aids.  I 
> don't
> know the site, but a google search should get you there easily.  In terms 
> of
> medacin spoons, they're hard to use if you're blind, and not worth buying
> imo.  A better option would be to buy one of those seringes that have the
> nipple on the end, and have somebody mark the plunger with a knife where 
> the
> measurements are so as you put up the plunger you can feel the markings to
> know when to stop.  Also, when you are given a medacin that's perscription
> you can get the pharmacist to mark a seringe for you in the same way as
> above.  I also had somebody go through and help me label all the books I
> had, so I could read them to my baby, and I'll do the same thing with this
> one as well.  If you can, it might be helpful to suggest that someone buy
> you a braille  labler so you can label things like books etc.  Other than
> that I didn't have anything else that was really accessible, or adapted to
> be so.  Most things you'll get given will be usable by you right out of 
> the
> box, or can be learned how to use in no time at all.
>
> hth
>
> Tammy
> ----- 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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