[blparent] my dilemma and why i need suggestions on commuting

Thu Aug 11 23:19:36 UTC 2011

What are the frame carriers?

How old is Dawson that he's 32 inches long?

Thanks for your ideas.

Lisamaria

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] my dilemma and why i need suggestions on commuting

> Hello Lisa,
>
> I carry my son Dawson constantly and he's 22lbs now and 32 inches long.  I
> have been using the Baby Bjorn on my front but that's getting way too hard
> on my back and shoulders as well.  I hear you with those aches and pains!
> GRIN  For some reason it hurts less if I face my son toward me in the 
> front
> carrier verses out.  I also have an Ergo Baby carrier that has a 40lbs
> weight capacity and that is a whole lot nicer on my back and shoulders.  I
> can carry Dawson a lot longer on my front verses the Baby Bjorn now.  I 
> just
> got a Kelty Kids framed carrier that I'm borrowing from a friend to try 
> out
> and I haven't yet used it but I think it's going to really save my back
> since the framed carriers are built for longer distances.  This type of
> carrier might be helpful to you if you were able to put it on the seat 
> next
> to you and pull your son out of it during the ride.  The framed carriers 
> are
> also excellent for being able to easily put your baby back into with ease.
> Too bad we're all just not rich enough to have a nanny follow us around 
> and
> hold our baby's for us when we get tired, right? LOL
>
> Best to you and have fun with that little bundle of yours.  They grow up 
> too
> fast so I know there will be a day when I wish I could carry my son around
> even if it meant feeling the aches I do.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez, NOMC
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 3:00 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [blparent] my delemma and why i need suggestions on commuting
>
> Hi,
>
> I'd love to hear what other parents are doing who work and commute with
> their kids.
>
> Erik and I commute into the city and back for approximately 4 hours a day.
> It's putting a lot of wear on my body though--especially as he gets 
> heavier.
> He's five and a half months old and about 19 pounds. He's also pretty long
> at somewhere over 26 inches--and, ahhh, he's do for one of those major
> growth spurts since six months is around the corner. Yikes!
>
> Anyways, I use a Beco Butterfly carrier and I love it. Anyone know if 
> there
> is a suggested height limit for front carriers? I carry him in the front
> because I sit for about 45 minutes each way and the whole process of
> switching him from back to front would be really combersome--especially
> during crowded commuting hours. plus, he's a major drooler and I can't 
> have
> him drooling all down the back of my work clothes every day.
>
> As he gets heavier, I find myself tripping more or stumbling more on the
> terrible streets of San Francisco. The sidewalks are awful, and I twist my
> ankles frequently on the cracks and objects lying in wait.
>
> I've got a City Mini stroller, but the elavators in the BART systems often
> break down and they are pretty gross and dirty to begin with. I've got an
> umbrella stroller I'm consdidering using along with a ring sling. So, I 
> have
> a super light weight stroller to use when I walk and a carrier to pop him 
> in
> and out of while on the train. But, using an umbrella stroller and a cane 
> is
> a bit challenging. I gfigured out how to hold my cane and one of the 
> handles
> in my hand, but ouch whenever the tip gets in a crack!
>
>
> Any suggestions for how I can keep my body bfrom breaking? I'm home today
> from work because my shoulder has just had enough and is protesting 
> greatly.
> Also, I get so many headaches that originate in my nexk and shoulders and
> when I wear him, it makes things hurt worse.
>
> So, I know I sound like a crybaby, ha ha, but I'm open for some ideas from
> those who are living it too.
>
> Thanks,
> LM
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