[blparent] peg perego venezia

Tammy, Paul and Colyn tcl189 at rogers.com
Thu Jan 15 03:16:39 UTC 2009 

HI,

Have they really discontinued it?  Wow!  I wonder what or if they'll bring 
out something to replace it.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dena Wainwright" <autumnrose21 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:03 PM
Subject: [blparent] peg perego venezia


> Hi.
> Just so people who might be interested know, the Venezia has been 
> discontinued. We have this stroller as well, and it does pull very well. 
> We live in a suburban area, and even when the wheels slide off the 
> sidewalk, the stroller stays stable. I also walk quickly with my dog, and 
> I don't really have issues with it. It also is very easy to turn when 
> you're pushing it as well. My biggest complaint about it is that it is not 
> nearly as easy to use as some strollers I've seen. It's well made, and I'm 
> glad we have it, but I wish it was easier to fold and that the infant seat 
> clipped in a bit more easily.
> Dena
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items
>
>
>> 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
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Amber Boggs" <amberboggs at socal.rr.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:31 PM
>> 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>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>> 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>
>>>> 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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