[blparent] our little one

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC Inc)]

Agreed. Your wife may have more experience with kids, and she may have
more experience with babies, and she may think she knows best, but this
is as much your baby as it is hers. If you want to be more involved,
then ou need to make that happen.  She does not get to be The Decider
with all things baby no matter how she tries to rationalize it. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:03 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] our little one

Hi.  As a blind person with a sighted partner, I would really encourage
you 
if your wife is sighted, try to keep her from looking over your shoulder
too 
much as you take care of the baby.  Ask her for help if you need it, of 
course, but I found it hard on my nerves when someone was watching me,
and 
then I would fumble around more and the baby would cry, making my 
nervousness worse and escalating the situation.  The only way you'll
really 
learn is practice, and enjoy the practice, because the baby stage is
gone 
before you know it.

Jo Elizabeth

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

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From: "Scott Lawlor" <sklawlor at mac.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:45 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] our little one

> Leah is almost two weeks old and her  mom told me that I was the first

> person she smiled at so now she's jealous. lol.
>
> My role has mostly been a support system so far.  My first diaper
change 
> was very upsetting for both of us and I got the thing on backwards but

> Cindy told me that I did a good job cleaning her and all that.  I'm
sure 
> as time goes on, she won't be so wiggly and cry so much and it'll be
nice 
> when she's big enough to fit in the cloth diapers we bought for her.
>
> She's finally latched on correctly and it sems like she's at the
breast 
> most of the time.
>
>
>
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