[blparent] falling asleep?

Mon Feb 8 21:49:07 UTC 2010

I hear it works for totally blind individuals.  Something about the warmth
on the face. v

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of sharon howerton
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?

Debbie, I wonder if this light box works for us who are totally blind? I've 
heard of it being used for SAD (seasonal affective disorder).

Sharon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?

> What's a light box and how does it work?  Can you buy them at other places
> besides EBay?
> Leslie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:18 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?
>
> I bought one of those light boxes for about $120 on EBay, and while I
> haven't been as faithful with it as I could be, it does seem to help
> regulate my sleep and my moods, especially in the wintertime.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify
> the hunters.--African Proverb
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 7:05 PM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?
>
>>
>>
>> Dear Leslie,
>>
>> In the Summer 2009 issue of Future Reflections we ran an article by the
>> mother of a totally blind child with what sounds like a similar sleep
>> problem.  A sleep clinic recommended light box therapy which has
>> apparently helped a lot.  You sit in front of the light box for about 
>> half
>
>> an hour at the same time each morning and somehow it helps the body
>> regulate its sleep cycles.
>>
>> Debbie
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:54 AM
>> Subject: [blparent] falling asleep?
>>
>>
>>> Hi All.  I was wondering if you could give me any ideas, as I'm running
>>> into
>>> a problem that could be potentially serious.  Its happened a few times
>>> where
>>> I've fallen asleep with my baby in my arms.  The first time it happened,
>>> one
>>> of the nurses saw it and she informed me that I could potentially
>>> suffocate
>>> my baby by doing this. The problem is that I don't always know I'm
>>> getting
>>> sleepy unless someone tells me I am or until I start nodding off.  I had
>>> a
>>> sleep study done in 2004 and the specialist said I have a non 24 hour
>>> sleep
>>> cycle and the only way to remedy that is to get a full 8 hours of sleep
>>> at
>>> the same time every night.  Well, we both know that's virtually
>>> impossible
>>> now that I'm a new mom.  Have you ever had this problem and if so, what
>>> kinds of things did you do to stay awake while holding your baby?  One
>>> thing
>>> I've tried was having the radio on and that doesn't seem to help. 
>>> Andy's
>>> really worried about me too. He doesn't want me to fall asleep and
>>> accidentally smother the baby.  I don't want that either.  I'm just at a
>>> loss of how to solve this issue.  I've heard other blind people having
>>> the
>>> same problem since they don't get the light stimulation.
>>>
>>> Leslie
>>>
>>>
>>>
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