[blparent] burping babies

[Veronica Smith]

Yes! V

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Kliph
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] burping babies

Is this book available on the NLS website?  Or maybe text or electronic form
to be read by a screen reader?

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:08 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] burping babies

Hi Vanessa.  I didn't know how to burp a baby till I had one, but it's 
pretty easy.  You just rest the baby against your chest and shoulder, facing

you, and then pat him on the back gently till he burps.  You can also lay 
him across your lap, tummy down, and pat him on the back, which seems to 
help if he has a hard time letting the burp out.
I would urge you to think about signing up for the correspondence course 
from Hadley School for the Blind, which Sharon Howerton, who is on this 
list, teaches.  If you start now, you'll learn about what to expect during 
your pregnancy, and then the second course goes into a lot of baby care and 
development.
I also found that a lot of my questions were answered by the book "What to 
Expect When You're Expecting."  The book is available on tape through the 
National Library Service, and you can also find it in print at any 
bookstore.  There's a second book called "What to Expect the First Year" 
which I also found helpful.  The books are for any parents, blind or 
sighted, but the correspondence course from Hadley also includes tips that 
come from blind parents in particular.

You have a big task ahead of you, and a lot to learn, and I know it can seem

overwhelming.  But really, most of the baby care things that I worried about

during my pregnancy, I got to where I was doing them without even stopping 
to think about it.  If you could be around other babies, maybe in a nursery 
at your church or in the homes of friends and relatives, that might help you

feel more confident before your own little one is born.  Good luck!


Jo Elizabeth

Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
the hunters.--African Proverb

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From: "vanessa hernandez" <violethernandez20 at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:55 PM
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Subject: [blparent] birping babies

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> vanessa Hernandez
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> How do you birp a baby?
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