[blparent] challenges with dressing an infant

Tue May 4 21:00:35 UTC 2010

Of course, there are factors involved in any family, like if you have
somewhere to be, if you are burning your egg on the stove, if your baby is
screaming because he or she is cold, if the taxi is already honking, etc or
if you are blind and have no idea where in the world you just set down the
wipes, diapers, teething ring. Then time might be an issue.     
But given all of the above, you can still love and adore your baby, but
still be very frustrated. V
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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 12:30 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] challenges with dressing an infant

Interesting topic here. 
How might a sighted person get something done faster like getting a kid
dressed? I'm trying to understand. Wouldn't it have more to do with
experience and finger dexterity? Also on how cooperative the kid is
being at any given moment? 
What about other tasks? 
Finally, why is speed a consideration with regard to dressing? If we're
supposed to enjoy our kids, why can't we enjoy them, get the little
monster dressed and have it take as long as it needs to take given any
number of other factors? 
I agree that "the table, "the dresser" and "the bed" can be very big
places in terms of finding objects, but that's about all I really
understand wwith the blind v. sighted and task accomplishment. Insights?

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 1:07 AM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] challenges with dressing an infant

I find the 2 piece a little harder to work with but they're definitely
manageable.  Sometimes, I too have to remind my husband that while he
can
see what he's doing, my hands are also my eyes and things are going to
take
a little longer.  It's also easier for folks like us to get frustrated
since
we have to concentrate that much harder to get something dome that a
sighted
person might get done in 2 seconds.  I remember the first time I changed
a
onezie, I felt drained afterwards, as it happened on a day when Michael
was
particularly squirmy.  Hang in there.
Leslie

-----Original Message-----
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On
Behalf Of Scott Lawlor
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:07 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] challenges with dressing an infant

we have some one piece outfits but there's also a fair number of two
piece 
as well.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] challenges with dressing an infant

> Hi Scott.  What about one-piece outfits? I tend to like those better
than
> the 2-piece ones but that's just me.
> Leslie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> Behalf Of Scott Lawlor
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 5:50 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> 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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