[blparent] New parent questions

Fri Oct 29 01:27:38 UTC 2010

the stroller that pulls very well has unfortunately been discontinued. it is 
the pegperego venezia.
if you can find it online somewhere, it is totally worth it.
Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] New parent questions

> Hi, O.K. I have a few recommendations. For the car seat I'd get a Graco 
> snug
> ride 32. Then When your child is 32 lbs you can get a high back buster 
> seat
> which is light to carry around. For the stroller I'd get a Graco snap and 
> go
> because it the car seat sits on the top and securely fits. The snap and go
> is not a stroller without the car seat, but is light and folds small. So 
> you
> don't have the problem of I've got to my location and what do I do with 
> the
> car seat. It just becomes the seat of the stroller. I only know of only 
> one
> stroller one can easily pull and it is several hundred and doesn't pull 
> all
> that great from what I hear. I use a combination of the snap and go system
> I've described and a Bjorn or Urgo for several years with the children I
> care for. I'm also on several lists and others tend to say the same thing.
> The urgo is definitely more comfortable as the baby gets bigger. The only
> problem with it is the baby can't face outward if you want it to, as they
> can with the Bjorn.
>
> You named all the book resources I know of other than the Braille Book 
> store
> and I can't remember their official website. They have some good toys and
> books. I make most of my books with the American thermoform braille label
> sheets and brailing cutting and sticking with sighted help. I also buy 
> books
> on ebay that others have already adapted.
>
>
> Hope that helps and congratulations on the new little baby!
>
> Bran
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Hartle, Mary Jo
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 8:21 AM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Louise Walch; Cheralyn Braithwaite Creer; Cheralyn Creer; Hartle, 
> Jesse
> Subject: [blparent] New parent questions
>
> Hi everyone,
>    My husband and I are new to this listserv, but thought it might be a
> great resource for us as parents-to-be.  some of you may know us, Jesse 
> and
> Mary Jo (Thorpe) Hartle.  We have been members of the NFB for several 
> years,
> but this is a whole new role for us as blind people.
> Fortunately, because of the philosophy we've learned in the organization,
> and great role models like some of you on this list, we know we can be 
> great
> parents even though we're blind.  But...there are a few questions that are
> starting to pop into our minds as we prepare for the arrival of LBH 
> (Little
> Baby Hartle).  Any advice on the following you can give us would be 
> greatly
> appreciated.
>
> 1. We've been looking at strollers and car seats and carriers (oh my) and
> wondering which on the market are the best for a blind parent.  We know we
> want a stroller that we can pull behind us easily and which will allow the
> baby to face us rather than face out.  We also are looking for something
> that can double as a carrier and car seat combo which is easy to get on 
> and
> off buses and trains and such.  Any of you have recommendations for us?
> Brands?  Etc.? Another item we think would be very helpful to us are those
> snuggly things so we can carry the baby in front of us or on our back 
> while
> using a cane.  Any recommendations of good brands or styles for this?
>
> 2.  We are considering getting a set of baby monitors.  We've not looked 
> too
> closely at these yet, but I'm anticipating there might be some 
> accessibility
> issues as it sounds like many of them have some kind of visual display on
> them now for you to set the controls, etc.  any suggestions on a good 
> brand
> for these that are accessible, or can be easily modified?
>
> 3.  Are there any other great Braille-print book outlets besides 
> Seedlings,
> NBP, APH, Share Braille.org, and the Braille Institute we should know 
> about?
> Any Other ways to get free or really inexpensive print-Braille storybooks?
> WE know too how to make our own, and are very familiar with most of the
> mainstream Braille book sources, but want to see if any of you have other
> less known ideas.
>
> 4. Are there any accessible bottle thermometers out there, or do any of 
> you
> have other techniques for gauging the temperature of a bottle?  I know 
> this
> isn't quite a blindness issue, but if we use a thermometer, it becomes 
> one.
> :)Any thoughts?
>
> 5.  Any good books, websites, or other resources in general that you as
> blind people have found helpful to you as a parent which we should know
> about?
>
> Thanks so much and we look forward to any suggestions you can send our way
> and to future postings on this list.
>
> Sincerely,
> Mary Jo T. Hartle
>
>
>
> Mary Jo Thorpe-Hartle, MEd, NOMC
>
> Director of Education
>
> Jernigan Institute
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> 200 East Wells Street
> Baltimore, MD 21230
> Phone: (410)659-9314 ext. 2407
> Email: mhartle at nfb.org
> Fax: (410) 659-5129
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>
>
>
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