[blparent] for melissa - was questions

[Leslie Hamric]

Hi Melissa. That's cool you want to be surprised. Now wth us, my husband and
I both wanted to know so we could shop for the right clothes and all that.
We also thought it would be nice to know so we could start thinking about
names.  Is this your first?  When are you due?  Good luck with everything.
Leslie

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Melissa Ann Riccobono
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 7:57 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] for melissa - was questions

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
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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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