[blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items

[Veronica Smith]

I didn't use anything for walking distances, I just carried her and boy did 
my back hurt. (lol) I wish I knew about that sling thing. Smile. V
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From: "Shannon Wells" <pwandmomx2 at suddenlink.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 4:12 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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