[blparent] a new blind parent

Thu Nov 26 17:24:49 UTC 2009

hi;
We find out december 7th what it "should" be, so that will be nice.
I have little brothers but mom never made me change them:(
mike

On Nov 26, 2009, at 6:59 AM, Tammy, Paul and Colyn wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Um, wipie?  lol
> 
> Tammy
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> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 12:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] a new blind parent
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> 
>> I did the same thing except I removed the dirty diaper and parked it to the
>> side and put the clean one under the baby.  I also lifted the baby by the
>> ankles while wiping all the parts.  When done with each wipie, I put it into
>> the dirty one and when done with all I'd roll up the old one and either put
>> it into an old plastic grocery bag and tie it up before throwing or plopped
>> in into my diaper genie. V
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Eva Adams
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:38 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] a new blind parent
>> 
>> Ok I will try to describe how to change a diaper. If you know anyone that
>> has a baby it would be great if they would let you practice on their kid.
>> 
>> To change a diaper you lay the kid on the floor, change table or whatever
>> you are using. There are a tab on each side of the diaper. They are either
>> velcro or sticky. You just pull them off, and if you are changing a boy than
>> 
>> immediately place a wipe over his penis. Little boys are known to spray you
>> when your in the middle of changing them, so I always put a wipe over them
>> to help prevent it. Then I hold both legs in one hand, usually at the
>> ankles, and lift them up in the air a little bit so that the butt is off of
>> the floor slightly. Use the wipeto clean them dup. For girls you always want
>> 
>> to wipe from the front of their private towards their butt. I always use one
>> 
>> extra wipe just to make sure I got all the poop off of them. Once you have
>> them clean you pull the dirty diaper out from under the kid, and replace it
>> with the clean one. The side of the diaper with the tabs is the back. Once
>> you have the back of the diaper in place lower the childs legs, and bring
>> the front up between their legs. Pull the tabs and facend  the tabs around
>> the front. You want to make sure that you have the tabs pulled tight enough
>> so the diaper will stay on, but not to tight. I always can tell if it is
>> right if I am able to just slide my fingers in the very top of the diaper. I
>> 
>> hope this helps you.
>> 
>> Eva
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Babcock, Michael A." <michael.babcock at gwhosting.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] a new blind parent
>> 
>> 
>>> I have never done it before.
>>> thanks
>>> mike
>>> 
>>> On Nov 24, 2009, at 9:21 PM, Eva Adams wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Mike I am not sure if you actually want to know how to change a diaper,
>>>> because you have never had any experience or if you mean as a blind
>>>> parent how do you do it.
>>>> 
>>>> Eva
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Babcock, Michael A."
>>>> <michael.babcock at gwhosting.net>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:51 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] a new blind parent
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> hi;
>>>>> thanks, a lot, i guess the first thing i have to ask is
>>>>> How best do you guys get around changing dypers?
>>>>> mike
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 24, 2009, at 2:58 PM, Deborah Kent Stein wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi, Mike,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Welcome to the list!  It's great to have another dad join us.  We have
>>>>>> a lot of parents of babies and young kids who will be happy to share
>>>>>> their experiences and answer your questions.  Also, the list is
>>>>>> archived at www.nfbnet.org so you can search for any topic that
>>>>>> interests you. Please feel free to ask questions or comment on any
>>>>>> thread you read.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Babcock, Michael A."
>>>>>> <michael.babcock at gwhosting.net>
>>>>>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 5:38 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [blparent] a new blind parent
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> hi;
>>>>>>> some of you may know me from a few different lists, and sutch, but i
>>>>>>> thought i would join this list being a new parent, well on april 21st,
>> 
>>>>>>> i will be, and i thought i could get advise from you all and ask
>>>>>>> questions.
>>>>>>> My blog story:
>>>>>>> i'm going to be a dad http://gwfans.net/?p=582
>>>>>>> you can see that i just found out i'm going to be a dad.
>>>>>>> For some back ground information:
>>>>>>> I've been blind since birth and never have hadany sight
>>>>>>> The mom, sabrina, has been sighted all her life.
>>>>>>> and this iso ur first kid. So i guess, if you have any first blind
>>>>>>> parent advise, or good blind parenting books, let me know please!
>>>>>>> mike
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