[blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items

Fri Jan 16 20:43:04 UTC 2009

The pharmacist will just give them to you. V
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shannon Wells" <pwandmomx2 at suddenlink.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items

> mouth suringes can be purchased I'm sure at any pharmacy. Some children's
> over the counter meds even come with them. The ones I get never have 
> nipples
> on the end though, just the tip where the meds come out, but kids will 
> suck
> just like a bottle or even like the breast. Breast fed my first one and 
> she
> sucked on it just fine. Instead of marking mine, though, I just have 
> someone
> show me how far to pull the plunger, then place my fingers on the part you
> pull out. So, sometimes it'll be four fingers long or 2. hope you can
> understand that.
> 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: "Dena Wainwright" <autumnrose21 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items
>
>
>> where can you buy one of these? it would make giving Elise her acid 
>> reflux
>> meds much easier.
>> Dena
>>
>> ----- 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 9:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The baby's natural impulse when something's put in to his or her mouth 
>>> is
>>> to suck, so this is why the medacine cup or medacin seringe works well.
>>> It has a nipple on the end, and if you put in in the baby's mouth, the
>>> baby will suck on it.  You can also get soothers for this if you want to
>>> that have a place for medacin, but I liked my seringe better because 
>>> they
>>> hold more and they're easier to measure in to.  Note, these are not like
>>> bottles, because they only hold up to a teaspoon of liquid.  By the time
>>> the baby knows there's something in them, they've already swallowed the
>>> medacin.  You should try to avoid putting medacin in bottles especially
>>> if you're putting it in milk or similar, because it can be broken down
>>> when being added to other liquids.
>>>
>>> Tammy
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M. (TASCSD)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:44 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Questions about purchasing baby items
>>>
>>>
>>>> Shannon and list.
>>>> For those of you that use the medicine cup, what makes the baby suck 
>>>> all
>>>> themedicine?
>>>> Babies don't always finnish bottles, and I can't figure out how this
>>>> device is useful.
>>>> Can't a syrenge or dropper work better?
>>>> Of course, the baby can always choose not to swallow which is another
>>>> problem, I am simply wondering how this medicine cup works, and
>>>> assumming that it does, why a regular baby bottle wouldn't work either.
>>>> To respond about carriers, I'd suggest that if you want to use one, 
>>>> find
>>>> someone who specializes in them. It's like running shoes, you don't buy
>>>> high-end running shoes at Target.
>>>> Anjilina, I don't know where you are, but check out Babywearing groups
>>>> in your area.
>>>> I can point you to the woman that sold me my baby carrier and she may
>>>> know of someone in your area.
>>>> Know that baby-wearing is an art, not a science and it can take some
>>>> time to get it right.
>>>> It also can be hard finding what works for you, hence I suggest you 
>>>> find
>>>> someone who sells carriers and can and will let you try them on.
>>>> I use my ERGO, though it didn't work when my daughter was a newborn.
>>>> As for strollers, if you are concerned about the baby falling out, get
>>>> one with a five point harness.
>>>> The thing to remember is that not all things will meet all your needs
>>>> all the time. Babywearing isn't a good idea in hot weather, and it can
>>>> be tricky figuring out how to do it in very cold weather too.
>>>> By conrast, strollers are a pain when it comes to crowds, stairs, and
>>>> you can't pull each and every stroller as well as you'd like.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On Behalf Of Shannon Wells
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:13 AM
>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>> 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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