[blparent] Items you couldn't live without

Tue Oct 13 22:58:26 UTC 2009

not purchasing a carseat isn't a choice. in most states, you aren't allowed 
to leave the hospital with your baby unless there is a carseat in the car.
Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Items you couldn't live without

>I think it's fine to get a used crib if you know the safety issues to look 
>for--no more than 2-3/4 inches of space between crib slats, no loose or 
>missing parts such as screws, no decorative knobs or cut-outs on the crib 
>ends that a baby could catch clothing on, and no lead-based paint.  The 
>crib that Sarah is sleeping in has gone through at least five babies before 
>her, but it is just fine.  I did buy the mattress new.  I also bought new 
>car seats, but I've let Sarah ride with a friend who bought a car seat for 
>her own car at a yard sale.  The people who sold her the seat assured her 
>that it hadn't been in an accident--I sold Sarah's infant car seat at a 
>yard sale with the same assurances--and the seat is properly belted into my 
>friends car.  I just make sure Sarah is strapped into the seat properly, 
>and she uses that seat rarely, so I'm not worried about it.  I would say 
>that if you can buy the car seat new, it's the best idea.  But if the 
>choice is between purchasing a used car seat and not purchasing one at all, 
>then by all means, go with the used one.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
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> From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:56 PM
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>> It isn't recommended to buy used cribs or car seats at all.I got a used 
>> crib a couble of times, and there were things missing or it had been 
>> through two bos already.I never regretted the playpen, because it makes 
>> it easy ot get a few things done.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 7:39 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Items you couldn't live without
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>>
>>> Things I'm glad we baught.
>>> 1. carseat.
>>> 2. A high-end though not necessarily expensive baby carrier, one that I
>>> can wear
>>> 3. Stroller (because both a carrier and stroller have their place and
>>> time.
>>> 4. a crib
>>> Things we could have done without;
>>> 1. The pack'n'play
>>> 2. low-end baby carriers
>>> I wouldn't buy a carseat or crib used, we were given a crib that was
>>> used, only to find out by luck that it had been recalled. You can buy
>>> well-made inexpensive cribs, mine cost about $100.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Veronica Smith
>>> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 4:48 PM
>>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Items you couldn't live without
>>>
>>> 1. a must:  a crib.  I feel that the basinet was not needed.  Gab only
>>> slept
>>> in it for a couple of nights before I moved her to the crib.
>>> 2. a walker.  She never used it and walked from chair to couch to hand
>>> to
>>> hand.
>>> 3. a must: a high chair or some kind of chair that either attached to a
>>> regular chair or to the table.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Angela Frederick
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 9:48 AM
>>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [blparent] Items you couldn't live without
>>>
>>> Hi, everybody,
>>>
>>> Okay, so I am a huge nerd and have been trying to figure out what our
>>> family budget could be if we succeed in getting pregnant.  I've been
>>> looking at baby items and their costs and wondering what is really
>>> necessary and worth spending money on.
>>>
>>> So, I would like to know from all of you who have kids:
>>>
>>> 1. What baby items do you consider a necessity or a life-saver?
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> 2. What baby items do you wish you hadn't spent money on?
>>>
>>> Thanks for the feedback!
>>> Angela
>>>
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