[blparent] Items you couldn't live without

Tue Oct 20 16:32:15 UTC 2009

It's a Greco swing.  I believe the weight limit is 20 pounds, although it
might be 15...  It's been a while since we've used it, so I don't remember
exactly.  It runs on batteries and has music, ocean sounds, nature sounds,
and a hearbbeat sound to soothe the baby.  Austin loved it until he was
between 5 and 6 months old when he started to get more mobile.  Even when he
was 6 and 7 months he sometimes liked to just sit in it without it swinging
to take a look at things.
I think it might be called the Love and Hugs swing, but again I can't be
sure.
Melissa

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Dena Wainwright
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Melissa.
What is the brand of your swing, and what is the weight limit on it?
Thanks!
Dena

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From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
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> My swing actually had a five point harness; it went over the baby's
> shoulders as well as buckling between the legs.  If you decide to use a
> swing I would definitely recommend looking for one with this type of
> harness.  I can't imagine a baby being able to climb out of the swing as
> easily with this type of harness, though of course little arms and legs 
> can
> probably wiggle free of almost anything if they work at it long enough.
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Elizabeth Cooks
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:43 PM
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> That goes for any toy they can climb out of.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:42 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
>> the hunters.--African Proverb
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:36 PM
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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
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>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Items you couldn't live without
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>>> 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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