[blparent] challenges with dressing an infant

[Joy Wolf]

Two things here.  First of all, with time and practice you will get better,
really you will.  But if you get frustrated, don't be afraid to take a
break! All this infant stuff can be hard and, therefore, frustrating, and
it's ok to admit that this is tough for you.  Having said that, I have one
more thing to say, snaps.  Lol, that sounds funny but here's what I mean.
You can get pants, onesies, and all kinds of clothes that have snaps all the
way down, so you can just open them up, put the baby in and snap it back up
to close.  I learned this because my daughter's bones were so fragile as an
infant that one wrong move, pull of the leg or arm, etc., could have caused
her to fracture.  So, I found the easiest clothes I could, and the more
snaps they had to open up the clothing for ease of getting it on and off,
the less I had to hold her still.  Just a couple thoughts, and I know others
will have great suggestions.  Have a good day.

Joy and family

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Lawlor
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:12 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] challenges with dressing an infant

Hi.

Are there any good tips you guy can provide on dressing squirmy babies?  It 
seems that putting the legs through the pants is the issue that I find so 
annoying and frustrating at the moment.  Cindy thinks it's ridiculous that I

get so frustrated with something like this and maybe it is.  After all, it's

a pretty small thing, but nevertheless, it's not fair for the baby that I be

that way, even if for a short time.

I've tried to refocus and that seems to help but I'd like to head this off 
even before it becomes an issue, if that makes any sense.

Thanks for the help if possible.

Scott


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