[blparent] for melissa - was questions

Sat Jan 30 01:57:07 UTC 2010

Thanks for asking!  No, we are old fashioned and want the surprise!  So
surprised we will be.  I was sort of leaning toard finding out, but my
husband really didn't want to, so I was happy to go along with what he
wanted.  There are, after all, very few really nice actual surprises in
life.
Thanks again for asking.
Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Dena Wainwright
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 7:45 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] for melissa - was questions

Hey Melissa.
Have you guys decided to find out whether you're having a boy or girl? If 
so, please do tell if you feel comfortable doing so.
Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] questions

> Hello Leslie,
> You may not know if the diaper is wet or poopy just by touching the
> outside of the diaper, but you will certainly know when you are changing 
> the
> baby.  As you wipe you will be able to feel if there is poop on his 
> bottom;
> you can also always feel with your hand.  The other thing is that often 
> the
> poop comes out with some noises involved, so it is easy to use that as a
> guide.  Of course sometimes it's just gas, but you'll be able to tell by
> checking with a wipe on the butt.  I mostly breast fed, so unfortunately 
> I'm
> not as sure about the bottle questions you have, but I'm sure others on 
> list
> will be able to answer these.  Good luck.  Remember to take some deep
> breaths; you are not alone.  There are other blind parents here to help 
> give
> you advice and support.  Also, it's not fair for anyone to expect you to
> have all the answers at this point; everything is entirely new to you.  I
> know that you will figure things out as you go, but of course that is a 
> lot
> harder when you have a nurse or someone else asking you tons of questions
> and probably wanting to make sure you can care for Michael adequately when
> he's released from the hospital.  Which you can...  Don't think for a 
> minute
> you can't!
> Hope this helps!
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 3:07 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> 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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