[blparent] questions

[Veronica Smith]

Gab was premature, or so they say.  Either way she was born with pneumonia
and was in ICU for 10 days.  I didn't have this list and had to figure out
most things by myself.  I think it is hard no matter what.  I had to give
Gab a little formula in the hospital because she had so many tubes coming
out of her nose and others coming out of her arm.  For some reason, with all
those tubes she couldn't latch on. V

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of sharon howerton
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 2:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] questions

Excellent point, Jo Elizabeth, and Leslie's baby is still in the hospital. 
Those of us who had full term babies had already had to figure these things 
out by this time; she doesn't have that advantage.
Sharon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] questions


>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
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 1:43 PM
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> 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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