[blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items

Thu Jan 15 00:17:35 UTC 2009

HI,

Yeah, I've hears that about the sit n stroll as well.  Mmy dog was very fast 
but I never had a problem with my stroller because the wheels all swiveled, 
and it was a bigger stroller that never tipped.  I think it's the strollers 
with the smaller wheels that tip easier.  Umbrella strollers are hopeless 
when you're trying to pull them.

Tammy
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items

> Are you walking with a fast dog? Because if your a fast walker, who is 
> working with a dog or  even a cane walking fast, the strowler will wobble 
> and or tip going around cervs corners or even swerving around obsticles. I 
> would apsalutely never use my strowler if it did not swerve. IE when i use 
> the Sit N Strowl, I can't stand pulling it behind me. It swervs the wrong 
> way and tips going off of cerbs if you go just the wrong way. Even going 
> very slow.
> JMO
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:26 AM
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>> Although a reversible handle is really nice, and wheels that lock and 
>> unlock
>> are also nice, this is certainly not necessary in my opinion.  Just my
>> preference; I have a regular stroller without these features and it works
>> fine.  Would a fancier one work better?  Maybe, but it's not absolutely
>> necessary either.  This all just goes back to the fact that everyone is
>> different and what someone sees as a necessity someone else does not. 
>> You
>> can make almost anything work if you need to, in my opinion...  Except 
>> maybe
>> those umbrella strollers,...  They are a real pain to pull! .
>> Just some thoughts,
>> Melissa
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:32 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items
>>
>> 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>
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>> 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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