[blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 65, Issue 4

Mon Oct 5 20:00:52 UTC 2009

Yeah, I found that interesting too. 
I also found that when our daughter slept in the same room with us, I
woke up at *every* sound she made and she woke up meaning we were all
exhausted come morning. 
My husband is a heavy sleeper and I was not comfortable having him in
bed with us the few times my daughter and I coslept. I don't think he
cared, he was just happy to get some sleep. 
Unless your baby has some other health problems and can't alert you to
his/her needs, you will have no problem hearing him/her and responding
appropriately. 
To me, this isn't a blindness issue. 
P.S. My daughter didn't sleep lying flat for a good few months. She just
wasn't able to stay asleep lying flat, so she slept inclined in her
swing, carseat or papas an seat. And her peditritian was fine with this.

All this is to say, you can have a bunch of ideas on what *you* want,
only to find that the baby doesn't much care. 
And, you can't make a baby eat, sleep or poop, all you can do is make
them feel comfortable enough for them to decide this is what they want
to do. And, what you find comforting and what they find comforting may
be very different. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Melissa Ann Riccobono
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 3:48 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 65, Issue 4

Hello Jen,
This is completely personal preference.  Let me tell you though that my
son
slept in a crib in an ajoining room and I, who am not even a very light
sleeper, had absolutely no problem waking up and attending to him when
he
needed feeding, changing, etc.  I also have a guide dog and experience
the
same with her.  You will tune in to your baby and, especially if he or
she
is close to you in the same room, or even if he or she is farther away
and
you have a baby monitor on during the night, I am sure you will be able
to
hear him or her and attend to him or her just fine.  I find it very
interesting that this person seems to be using your blindness as reason
to
sleep with your baby.  Again, to me, this is completely personal
preference.
There is tons you can read about all sorts of sleeping arrangements and,
like everything else, you will have to do what you think is best for you
and
your particular situation.  
Good luck.
Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
Behalf Of Jennifer Bose
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 3:06 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 65, Issue 4

Hello, parents.

I'm very happy to have joined this list. There's so much here to learn
and I'm enjoying all the discussions and gathering a great deal of
information. With your help, I found a stroller that can be pulled
behind me; it's from Graco and also contains the right harness and
includes a car seat.

Now, here's another burning question: What are your views about
sleeping arrangements for a new baby? I now have a bassinet that the
baby can sleep in right next to me and my husband in our bedroom.
Later, when the baby can sleep through the night comfortably, there's
a crib in a different room. However, in talking to two doulas I know,
one of whom is blind and also a mother and who will be helping me out
at the hospital and maybe at home, these women suggested that I might
want the baby to sleep in our bed with us. They said that as blind
parents (my husband is also blind), we would want to be as close to
the baby as possible during the night in order to hear any little
noises or restlessness and be able to quickly see if the baby needs to
be fed or otherwise attended to. My first reaction to this is that I'd
really like the baby to be in the bassinet instead, which I think is
near enough to us. I'm a light sleeper and I already tune into my
guide dog when she wakes up and fidgets and scratches an itch or
shifts position in order to get comfortable again. I'm hoping I can be
attentive enough to the baby asleep in the bassinet near us. I also
would just like the baby to get used to having its own space, although
I'm not completely averse to a small child wanting to sleep next to
the parents for part of the night or if he or she is scared or just
wants to crawl into bed with them early in the morning for a while. My
stepdaughter has done that a few times and she found it comforting,
but she did know that she had her own bed.

Any thoughts?

Jen

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> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
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> I'm glad for them as well.  Gab is so excited, she can hardly think
> straight. V
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> that is great news. i've taken on the job of being a co leader for my
> niece's troop. they didn't have a leader at her school, so i talked my
> sister into it and i'm helping. i was a girl scout from brownies clear
> through cadets. i think it is a great thing for girls and am glad that
there
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> is a troop for my niece and the other girls that didn't have a troop
last
> year.
> Pipi
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>> Well guess what, we finally found a troop for Gab.  A friend of mine
>> called
>> me and said their troop was adding 3 more slots and I called right
away.
>> She will bin in troop 209.  They welcomed her with open arms. V
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> Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 23:04:03 -0500
> From: Eric Calhoun <eric at pmpmail.com>
> Subject: [blparent] Veronica, re: Disneyland
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> Veronica, it's so nice you'll be out here to partake of the Magic
Kingdom!
> Please call me when you get out here; I'd like to meet you.
>
> Eric
> Halloween!  Don't make it a safety hazard!  Make it a safe haven!
This
> is Eric from Los Angeles, reminding that a safe Halloween begins with
you.
> No illegal violence!  No non-see-through costumes!  Be creative!
Don't be
> offensive!  But be loving!  It's not the size of the dog in the fight;
it's
> the size of the fight in the dog!
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 23:12:14 -0500
> From: Eric Calhoun <eric at pmpmail.com>
> Subject: [blparent] Correction: Adult Braille Readers Are Leaders Team
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> Because of an editing error, I inadvertantently gave my phone number
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> number is: 323-295-5750.
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> Parents!  Adults!  I am forming an adult Braille Readers Are Leaders
> team!  Are you interested?  Then please look at the above paragraph,
and
> please get in touch with me.  You must have a strategy, for example,
what
> books/magazines you will read, what team name you will select, and
more.
> I'm looking for a minimum of 5 participants!  I would love to hear
from
> you!
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> Eric
> Halloween!  Don't make it a safety hazard!  Make it a safe haven!
This
> is Eric from Los Angeles, reminding that a safe Halloween begins with
you.
> No illegal violence!  No non-see-through costumes!  Be creative!
Don't be
> offensive!  But be loving!  It's not the size of the dog in the fight;
it's
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