[blparent] questions

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

A wet diaper will feel different than a dry one from the outside, even if it 
is only a little bit wet.  The best way I can describe it is that the 
outside of the disposable diaper feels more dense, or sort of mushy, on the 
bottom for girls or I guess more in front for boys.

By the way, it's okay to tell the nurse that you don't know the answers to 
her questions, but that you have resources available, like this list, to 
help you find out.  No new mom, blind or sighted, will have all the answers 
when her baby is only a few days old--or probably when her baby is fifty 
years old, either!

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: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 1:43 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] questions

> Leslie,
> I never knew a poopy diaper that didn't smell!
> Having not used disposable diapers before I can't talk about how you 
> determine wetness, but some of the newer moms could give you pointers, I'm 
> sure.
> Also, as for determining how much Michael eats, you might fill a bottle 
> (with a funnel) to a certain amount of formula. If memory serves, the 
> little juice bottles for baby juice are 2 oz; he probably would not be 
> able to take 4 oz which used to be the size of the small bottles. And with 
> the small bottles, you might be able to feel the halfway point when you 
> fill it to the 2 oz mark. You'll find yourself using your hands in all 
> kinds of ways.
> If your nurse would like to call me, she is welcome. I'm no expert and 
> didn't have premature kids but will help if I can.
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 2:06 PM
> Subject: [blparent] questions
>
>
>> Hi all.  I have some questions.  When you have a baby who's breast fed, 
>> how
>> do you know whether he has a wet or poopie diaper?  Is it something 
>> that's
>> determined by feel and if so, how do you know the difference?  I guess 
>> the
>> poop doesn't smell from breast milk.  The nurse I talked to today said 
>> we'll
>> probably end up having to supplement with formula so I'll have to do both
>> breast and bottle feeding.  What's the best way to pour formula in the
>> bottle?  Since Michaels a premie, I need to keep track of how many cc's 
>> he's
>> taking in.  The cc's can be determined in ounces too.  How do you keep 
>> track
>> of how much he's taking in without being able to see the measuring lines 
>> on
>> the bottle?  The nurse I worked with today has been asking me questions I
>> don't know the answers to and it's kind of overwhelming.  I figured the 
>> best
>> thing would be to post on list and hopefully get some good ideas like I
>> always have.
>>
>> Leslie
>>
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