[blparent] baby mobility

[January Lifebook]

Your brother and sister wanted you to do WHAT!!!????  That is just horrible!
I'm trying not to stress, but I am afraid of missing the little things.

On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 10:53 PM, Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com>wrote:

> You know, when I got pregnant and my brother and sister wanted me to give
> the baby up for one of them to raise, my sister's biggest example of why I
> couldn't be a good blind parent was that her little girl had put a coin in
> her mouth at age two or three, and the only way her husband knew about it
> was because the kid was making funny faces.  But Sarah is now nearly three
> and a half, and if she's ever swallowed anything that I don't know about, it
> hasn't caused her any trouble.  It's pretty obvious by sound when a child
> has something in his or her mouth.  As to what your baby will get into, just
> decide now that you aren't going to prevent every little thing, and save
> yourself a lot of stress.  You do the best you can.  When your baby gets
> into something like dog food or poop or dirt from your houseplants--I've had
> experience with all three-you clean him up and move on.  If it's worse than
> that, you call 911 or get to an emergency room, and after that, you move on.
> It wouldn't hurt to take a class at the hospital so you know what to do if
> the baby gets something lodged in his airway, or stops breathing, but you
> can't stress about it or you'll go right out of your mind.  As your baby
> gets older, teach him to show you what he has in his hands when you ask him
> to, and that will help.
>
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning,
> unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into
> advance."--Franklin D. Roosevelt
>
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] baby mobility
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>  You will learn with time what may be possible risks. For example you heard
>> the rocks and got them out. A sighted parent would be the same thing. To
>> protect them from everything will actually hurt them in the long run.
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>> Behalf Of January Lifebook
>> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 10:19 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] baby mobility
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>> I know about baby proofing and I am doing that.  I'm worried about him
>> getting things that I can't see.  He has already put little rocks in his
>> mouth at the swimming pool (which I found when I heard them clicking
>> against
>> his teeth).  I am also worried about when I take him to places away from
>> hom.  I can baby proof forever, but what about other places?
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Veronica Smith
>> <madison_tewe at spinn.net>wrote:
>>
>>  I baby proofed only as far as their little arms could reach.  That way
>>> yoyu don't have to move all at once.
>>>
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>>> My 9 month old is starting to crawl (yikes)!  Any thoughts on how to
>>> keep your little movers safe?
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