[blparent] challenges with dressing an infant

Sat May 1 22:55:44 UTC 2010

Ok, did she change your baby when squirming or in sleepy mode? v

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Lawlor
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 11:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] challenges with dressing an infant

she tried it and it made no difference at all.  She was just as efficient as

ever.  We have this running joke that she's really a borg. lol.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joy Wolf" <joy at kevinlwolf.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 7:10 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] challenges with dressing an infant

>I totally agree, I'd push it a bit and get her to try it.  It can be a real
> awakening, so to speak, lol
>
> Joy and family
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:03 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] challenges with dressing an infant
>
> Tell her to humor you and try it any way.  Just because she says she can
> doesn't mean she can.
> Barbara
>
> A Congress that will always do its work in the dark must have something to
> hide.  The people have spoken, yet they do not listen.
>
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> From: "Scott Lawlor" <sklawlor at mac.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 5:50 PM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] challenges with dressing an infant
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestions.  I suggested that Cindy close her eyes and 
>> try
>
>> getting Leah's pants on and she just said that since she could see, she'd
>> still be able to do it with no problems.  I hadn't thought of putting her
>> on my lap.  She's 3 months old so still quite squirmy.  We have a 
>> changing
>
>> table and diapering her isn't so difficult anymore but there's no safety
>> strap.
>>
>> I've tried putting one foot in and then the other but usually what can
>> happen is she'll kick the foot I just put in out so I have to try it
>> again. Sometimes I'll be able to get the feet through the legs and then
>> pull the pante over the knees and then I can pull them up over the diaper
>> but it's hit and miss sometimes.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 3:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] challenges with dressing an infant
>>
>>
>>> Scott,
>>>
>>> Have you tried holding the baby on your lap facing away from you?  You
>>> can reach around the baby and maintain some control with your arms.  If
>>> the baby is really
>>> squirmy, you might want to sit on the floor to do this.  Otherwise, also
>>> try a changing table with a safety strap which would allow you to
>>> concentrate completely on
>>> getting the clothes on.  You will probably have to remove the safety
>>> strap to finalize things, but you should be able to get legs and arms
>>> through the pants or shirt.  If
>>> none of this works, tell us what you have tried that didn't work and
>>> maybe we'll get a better sense of what to suggest.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Steve Jacobson
>>>
>>> On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:11:39 -0500, Scott Lawlor wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi.
>>>
>>>>Are there any good tips you guy can provide on dressing squirmy babies?
>>>>It
>>>>seems that putting the legs through the pants is the issue that I find 
>>>>so
>>>>annoying and frustrating at the moment.  Cindy thinks it's ridiculous
>>>>that I
>>>>get so frustrated with something like this and maybe it is.  After all,
>>>>it's
>>>>a pretty small thing, but nevertheless, it's not fair for the baby that 
>>>>I
>
>>>>be
>>>>that way, even if for a short time.
>>>
>>>>I've tried to refocus and that seems to help but I'd like to head this
>>>>off
>>>>even before it becomes an issue, if that makes any sense.
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the help if possible.
>>>
>>>>Scott
>>>
>>>
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