[blparent] a new blind parent

Thu Nov 26 23:47:10 UTC 2009

One of the nice things they did while we were still at the hospital was let
us prove that we indeed knew how to change a diaper and give a bath.  As
well as put her into the car seat. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 9:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] a new blind parent

That's what I've been doing, practicing on a doll and each time, the diaper
hanging gets a little quicker.  I babysat when I was 13 to 15 years old so
have some experience with changing diapers.  I babysat for a little girl but
never for a little boy so changing diapers on my little boy will probably be
a little different.
Leslie

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Eileen Levin
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 7:40 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] a new blind parent

You can practice on a teddy bear or doll.  A real baby moves but the process
is the same.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Eva Adams
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 2:38 PM
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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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