[blparent] taking a baby some where (wagons)

[Melissa Ann Riccobono]

Hello Eva and list,
I can't remember what brand of wagon I have; I bought it at Target for about
$60.  It's nice, though I wish it was a little bigger.  It has a door that
opens which makes it easier for Austin to climb in and out himself.  It has
two seats one on each side, so if there were two kids sitting in the wagon
they would face each other.  The seats actually have seatbelts, and so far
Austin can put his seatbelt on but not take it off.  So he's in the wagon
and not able to get out or stand up.  My sister has one; I believe it is a
Radial Flier.  I think it was a bit more expensive, but one of the seats
actually folds down flat which gives her more room for groceries.  That's
the only draw back to our wagon; it's a little tight to have Austin sitting
in the wagon with groceries.  It's certainly doable though.  
I hope this helps.
Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Eva Adams
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 6:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] taking a baby some where (wagons)

Hey Melissa,
I was wondering what kind of wagon you have, and what does it look like? My 
daughter doesn't like riding in her stroller anymore, so I was thinking 
about getting a wagon. I am looking for one that would have room for her, 
and some groceries. How do you keep your son in the wagon. I mean do you use

a leash to make sure that he stays in the wagon, or how do you do this?

Eva
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] taking a baby some where


> Hello Vanessa,
> You can certainly carry your baby in a sling, snugglee, or, when your baby
> gets older and has good head control, a backpack.  Many parents on this 
> list
> have used different options.  I had a Snuggllee when my son was small.  He
> faced toward me in it from the time he was about 2 weeks until he was 
> about
> 4 or 5 months.  Then I was able to use it for a while with him facing away
> from me.  After that, I bought a backpack carrier from REI.  It is light
> weight, but has a nice frame and five point harness so my son was very 
> safe
> and the pack was comfortable to wear.  I just stopped using it; my son is
> almost three and he's about 30 pounds now, which I finally found was too
> heavy to carry on my back.  I also have pulled a stroller behind me while
> walking my son, and now that he's bigger I have a nice wagon he rides in.
> There are definitely very safe ways to carry a baby when out and about, 
> and
> it's very important to get comfortable doing so because it's nice to be 
> able
> to get out even when your baby is young.  I found even a short walk 
> outside
> could do wonders for both my son and I, especially when he was very 
> cranky.
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of vanessa hernandez
> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 4:47 PM
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> Subject: [blparent] taking a baby some where
>
> -- 
> vanessa Hernandez
>
> How do you take a baby some where when it is a difficult process to
> use a carrier?
>
> Is there options on how to carrie your baby places safly?
> Please don't say like sided people do because I have been blind all of my
> life.
>
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