[blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] bathing an infant

Tammy, Paul and Colyn tcl189 at rogers.com
Wed Jul 1 14:44:07 UTC 2009 

hi,

Mine neither.  It may when he's a little older, say 8 or nine, but then I'll 
just have to teach him to do it himself.  He'll play with it anyway in the 
bath so I don't think it will be an issue.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amber Boggs" <amberboggs at socal.rr.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 4:08 PM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] [Bulk] bathing an infant


>I have to disagree. My Son is apsalutely no harder to clean because he is 
>intact then if he were not.
> Amber Boggs
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] bathing an infant
>
>
>> Girls are also easier to clean than uncircumcized boys.  Only problem 
>> is,insurance doesn't pay anymore, so if you want it done, you have to pay 
>> for it yourself.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Eileen Levin" <eileenlevin at comcast.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] bathing an infant
>>
>>
>>> Not sure how publicly acceptable it is but I hold the used wipes about 3
>>> inches away  from my nose and sniff. If they are coming up stinky I know 
>>> my
>>> job is not done. I've been trying the touching method too but every 
>>> thing is
>>> so wet and the wipes I use do leave bits of lint behind so I find the
>>> combinationworks best. And I don't try to skimp on wipes.
>>> When it comes to the penis I lay the wipe across my hand and wrap the 
>>> wipe
>>> around it in the same way I would clean a spoon or fork.
>>> Usually the poop stays at the back of the scrotum so if I can get the 
>>> worst
>>> of it cleared away then there is less chance of accidentally pushing
>>> something nasty up into the penis opening.
>>> I've never pulled the foreskin back in either my 6 year old or my two 
>>> year
>>> old because it is attached in infants and young boys. Pulling the 
>>> foreskin
>>> back is akin to trying to clean inside the vagina.  Not recommended. My
>>> midwife tells me that boys naturally learned to keep themselves clean as
>>> they reach sexual maturity in the same way that girls have to learn to 
>>> keep
>>> themselves clean.
>>>
>>> I'm a big fan of letting the kids soak in the tub if I want to make sure 
>>> all
>>> the ooies and gooies come off.  Though my youngest is so chubby that I 
>>> find
>>> something akin to belly button lint building up in his arm pits if I 
>>> don't
>>> pay attention. LOL
>>> Eileen
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Leanne Merren
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:54 AM
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] bathing an infant
>>>
>>> Sighted people have to touch the baby to properly clean him too.  It's 
>>> much
>>> better to make sure he's clean than to leave stuff on him and cause rash 
>>> and
>>>
>>> other skin problems.  I had the same thoughts when my first child was 
>>> born,
>>> but since I know I'm not doing anything inappropriate, and in fact doing
>>> what is best for the baby, I do what I have to do.  When I change other
>>> people's children in the church nursery (all of the changing stations 
>>> are
>>> out in the open as they are required to be by our church's safety 
>>> policy) I
>>> don't touch a lot, just around the buttocks and inner thighs without
>>> touching the private areas, other than with the wipes.  I think that's 
>>> when
>>> you have to be more careful, and you could do the same when out in 
>>> public
>>> with your child if you are nervous about people watching.  I just love 
>>> being
>>>
>>> the source of entertainment for everyone when I'm out with my children. 
>>> I
>>> should get paid for that. haha
>>> Leanne
>>> "Faith is being sure of what we hope for
>>> and certain of what we do not see."
>>> Hebrews 11:1
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Amber Boggs" <amberboggs at socal.rr.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:55 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] bathing an infant
>>>
>>>
>>>> Amin to this! The thaught has never crossed me mind, and if anyone even
>>>> thaught to say such a thing to me, I would be jumping all over them so
>>>> fast they would never no what hit them!
>>>> What is this world coming to?
>>>> Amber Boggs
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:30 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] bathing an infant
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Elizabeth,
>>>>> I don't want to step on any toes here, but feel I need to speak up.
>>>>> Society can go to h***  if they can't tell the differnece between a 
>>>>> blind
>>>
>>>>> person making sure their child is clean and someone molesting their
>>>>> child. You have to do what you have to do to take care of your kid. 
>>>>> Even
>>>>> if that is being more hands on than a sighted person would be. Please
>>>>> don't let the fear of what others think stop you from doing things 
>>>>> such
>>>>> as swimming or savaing wipes.
>>>>> Hope I'm making sense here.
>>>>> Pipi
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 11:50 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] bathing an infant
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I may do that with Joshua when he gets older, but I guess I'm afraid 
>>>>>>of
>>>>>>some thinking it is inappropriate, given society's standards on things
>>>>>>like that. Do you know i'm afraid to touch my son to see if he is
>>>>>>thoroughly clean, just in case someone sees and thinks I'm molesting 
>>>>>>him?
>>>
>>>>>>I just wipe with wipes a lot. I tokd my husband he's in charge of poty
>>>>>>training him.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 3:52 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] bathing an infant
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Glad to hear your little one is doing well.  As for bathing, my 
>>>>>>> little
>>>>>>> gy hates the tub and has from day one.  I tried getting of those 
>>>>>>> wire
>>>>>>> things with the towelling on it that holds him up on a slant and 
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> worked okay for a bit, but did absolutely nothing for my back 
>>>>>>> because I
>>>
>>>>>>> was continuously bending over.  So finally I just decided to  take
>>>>>>> baths with him and he loves it, as do I.  It's a good time to play 
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> let him float and kick and just be close and play together.  You 
>>>>>>> might
>>>>>>> want to try this.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>> From: "Shannan Zinck" <shannanzinck at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 2:54 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [Bulk] [blparent] bathing an infant
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ok so did great with new born bathing since I had a tub that  was
>>>>>>>> contoured
>>>>>>>> but, my dilema here is my son grew really fast. His birth mom is 
>>>>>>>> tall
>>>>>>>> and he
>>>>>>>> apparently inherrited her height. He is too big for the baby tub 
>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>> cannot
>>>>>>>> sit by him self yet. I tried a bath ring and do not feel confident 
>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>> with it. He is still at a stage where bath time is relax time and
>>>>>>>> likes to
>>>>>>>> lay down still. If I sit him in the sink he hates it. Any idea on 
>>>>>>>> what
>>>
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> could possibly use for him. He is only 4 months but, is off the 
>>>>>>>> charts
>>>
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> all categories of physical growth. thanks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>> Shannan Zinck
>>>>>>>> Survival is letting GOD take over!!!
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