[blparent] taking a baby some where (wagons)

Tue Oct 6 21:59:24 UTC 2009

Cool.  That's a good idea.  I'd never thought of that before.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eva Adams" <eadams15 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] taking a baby some where (wagons)


> Thanks Melissa.
>
> Eva
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> From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
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> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 6:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] taking a baby some where (wagons)
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>
>> 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
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> 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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