[blparent] Items you couldn't live without

[Elizabeth Cooks]

Where did you find this rocker?  Joshua might like that.  although, he is a 
baby on the go right now.
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From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
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Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Items you couldn't live without


> yup. as soon as elise started rolling over, the swing was finished. she 
> kept trying to flip herself out of it, even though she was harnessed in. 
> we have the fisher price infant to toddler rocker now. i really like it. 
> she can climb in and out herself, as it is about six inches from the 
> floor. you can rock it, lock the rocking feature, or make it vibrate. it's 
> very basic, but it holds them to 40 pounds, unlike most swings which only 
> go to 20 - 25 lbs.
> Dena
>
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> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:42 PM
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>> If you do use a swing, be careful once your baby starts to get older and 
>> more mobile.  I stopped using my swing altogether the night I found Sarah 
>> trying to climb out of it.  She was strapped in by the seat belt and 
>> hanging with her head down over the side of the swing.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
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>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:36 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Items you couldn't live without
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>>> Gab hated her swing and someone gave me 2 of them, so that was the first
>>> thing to go. V
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Nikki Fugett-Dobens
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 5:40 AM
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Items you couldn't live without
>>>
>>> I agree about the swing.  I asked for this really high tech swing, 
>>> thinking
>>> our daughter would love it, but she used it maybe 4 times, and didn't 
>>> really
>>>
>>> like it all that much.  I'm not sure why.
>>>    Nikki
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Eva Adams" <eadams15 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 12:11 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Items you couldn't live without
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>>>
>>>>I would say the items that were a life saver would be the bouncy chair,
>>>>this gave us a place to put our daughter if we needed to do something. 
>>>>The
>>>>vibrating of the chair would help sooth her, and the mobile on it 
>>>>provided
>>>>her with some entertainment. Some type of carrying device such as the
>>>>snugli.
>>>>
>>>> The swing is one item we didn't use at all. My daughter didn't like the
>>>> swing for some reason, so it ended up taking up room in our small
>>>> apartment. I would save our changing table wasn't necessary either. I
>>>> liked having it, but it is just as easy to lay a blanket on the floor 
>>>> and
>>>> change the baby.
>>>>
>>>> Eva
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Angela Frederick" <angelahoward at mail.utexas.edu>
>>>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 10:47 AM
>>>> 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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