[blparent] formula

Jo Elizabeth Pinto jopinto at pcdesk.net
Mon Mar 2 22:58:24 UTC 2009 

The hospital where I delivered Sarah had liquid Enfamil in two-ounce 
ready-to-use bottles, but I don't know if they can be bought at a medical 
supply store or someplace.  They were convenient for when we were on the go 
to a lot of doctors in those early weeks.

Jo Elizabeth

"Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds 
water."--Swedish proverb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eva Adams" <eadams15 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] formula


>I was just thinking about this all.  I remember that my mom bought liquid 
>formula in a plastic bottle from walgreens at one time for my daughter.  I 
>can't remember the brand though, either simalack or infomeal.
>
> Eva
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 10:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] formula
>
>
>> have you considered buying a pitcher to use just for the formula? open 
>> the can and pour into the wider mouthed pitcher. and then you could pour 
>> easily from the spout of the pitcher. i've heard of mom's making up the 
>> powdered formula and putting a days worth in the fridge, so you should be 
>> able to do this with the liquid also.
>> this could just be one of those old wive's tales or may not apply to 
>> formula, but with things like canned juice or canned dog food, i was 
>> always told to remove all contents from the can before storing. i was 
>> told it wasn't safe to store in the can.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "dianna alley" <dianna24 at earthlink.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 1:36 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] formula
>>
>>
>>>I like the liquid better I wish informal came that way.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 9:16 PM
>>> Subject: [blparent] formula
>>>
>>>
>>>> Similac is now coming in the pre made liquid, in a bottle I have not 
>>>> seen Enfamil like this yet. But yes, the powder is cheaper and isn't 
>>>> hard to make at all. I actually prefer it over the liquid.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:37 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Or buy the cans of powder and mix it yourself.  1 scoop of powder to 2 
>>>>> oz of
>>>>> water.  A little extra work, but I think the powder is less expensive 
>>>>> over
>>>>> the premixed.  I do not recall ever seeing formula in a bottle in the 
>>>>> store.
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael Baldwin
>>>>> Got print, need Braille?
>>>>> http://www.ReadWithDots.com
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>>>> On
>>>>> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:14 PM
>>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know if yu can, but my friend used to pour the entire contents 
>>>>> into
>>>>> a pitcher and put it in the frig. V
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "dianna alley" <dianna24 at earthlink.net>
>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 5:26 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> no it is not you need to eat a lot better.  I have a question as 
>>>>>> well.
>>>>>> can you buy Enfamil formula in 32 outs bottles instead of cans?  I am
>>>>>> having a hard time poring out of the can.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 4:32 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh that's something I never thought of.  My iron could very well be 
>>>>>>> low.
>>>>>>> I'm still taking prenatal vitamins, but eating is not one of my
>>>>>>> priorities right now.  I tend to eat whatever I can whenever I can,
>>>>>>> and it's probably not a good way to be when recovering from a birth
>>>>>>> or similar, especially when you've had a bunch of stitches as I did.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "dianna alley" <dianna24 at earthlink.net>
>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 9:44 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> your chills will go away mine did is your iron low if so that will
>>>>>>>> cause them too.
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 6:54 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> HI,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yeah, that's what the health nurse said as well, so I'll wait a 
>>>>>>>>> few
>>>>>>>>> weeks and if they don't go away on their own I'll see my doctor.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net>
>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 2:03 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Tammy, I would encourage you to check with a professional, but my
>>>>>>>>>> guess is that your hormones are beginning to balance themselves
>>>>>>>>>> out.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com
>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org Date
>>>>>>>>>>>sent: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:19:17 -0500
>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>HI,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Yes it really was amazing!  I can't believe he's finally here!
>>>>>>>>>> It seems
>>>>>>>>>>>like we've waited forever to have him with us.  Hey, I've been
>>>>>>>>>> geting chills
>>>>>>>>>>>since my milk started coming in on Monday morning.  There aren't
>>>>>>>>>> any other
>>>>>>>>>>>symptoms, no fever or anything, and there doesn't seem to be any
>>>>>>>>>> pattern to
>>>>>>>>>>>them.  They're pretty intense though, my teeth chatter and I
>>>>>>>>>> can't seem to
>>>>>>>>>>>get warm no matter what I do.  They last for about 3 to five
>>>>>>>>>> minutes, and
>>>>>>>>>>>they seem to happen about once every few hours or so.  Has
>>>>>>>>>> anybody
>>>>>>>>>>>experienced this, who might be able to tell me why this happens?
>>>>>>>>>> I thought
>>>>>>>>>>>it might have something to do with my milk coming in,  but it's
>>>>>>>>>> been in for
>>>>>>>>>>>a couple days now, so I doubt it's that.  Any help would be
>>>>>>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Tammy
>>>>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net
>>>>>>>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:05 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>I just told Gab that Remus came on thursday and she said, "wow,
>>>>>>>>>> that's
>>>>>>>>>>>>amazing"! V
>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 4:31 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are lucky enough to own a digital recorder and we recorded
>>>>>>>>>> the labour
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the birth.  Listening back to it was interesting for me, and
>>>>>>>>>> very
>>>>>>>>>>>>> different
>>>>>>>>>>>>> then how I remembered it.  But I was out of it on pain meds 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> gass for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> most of the last stage of labour, which is why my memory is
>>>>>>>>>> distorted.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Everything seemed so loud at the time by my account, but when 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> listened
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> it back it was all fairly quiet.  My doctor was fantastic, and
>>>>>>>>>> explained
>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything to me even though I didn't understand half of what
>>>>>>>>>> she was
>>>>>>>>>>>>> saying
>>>>>>>>>>>>> at the time.  Sometimes I think OBGYN's don't get enough 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> credit
>>>>>>>>>> for what
>>>>>>>>>>>>> they do.  It's not usually major surgery, but it is life
>>>>>>>>>> changing and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes people in labour aren't very nice.  I wonder how 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> many
>>>>>>>>>> times it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> crosses the minds of OBGYNs to tell people just shut up and do
>>>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>>>>> you're
>>>>>>>>>>>>> toldl.  lol
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "trishs" <slosser at metrocast.net
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 4:53 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Congratulations, Tammy, on your big, beautiful boy!  That
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sounds
>>>>>>>>>> like it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was pretty rough.  Heal quickly.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Date sent: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:49:19 -0500
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Subject: [blparent] Remus is here, finally
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>HI all,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Our little boy finally made it in to the world at 8:53 pm, on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thursday the 19th of February.  He was born naturally after
>>>>>>>>>> about 12
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hours
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of labour and about six pushes.  He weighed 9 pounds 4 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ounces,
>>>>>>>>>> and was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 21
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and a quarter inches long.  I stayed in hospital with him
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> until yesterday because I tore a little bit and they wanted 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make sure I was physically ready to go home.  The hospital
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> staff were great, they even took
>>>>>>>>>> remus
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> both nights so we could get some uninterupted sleep.  We had 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>> few
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feeding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problems in the hospital and we're still struggling with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> breast
>>>>>>>>>> feeding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bit, and have had to suplement feed my milk, but all in all
>>>>>>>>>> things are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going well.   Colyn is liking being a big brother, and we're 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> settling
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in and getting used to the new routine or lack there of. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll
>>>>>>>>>> write
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when I can.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Tammy
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