[blparent] baby mobility

Mon Jun 27 23:06:20 UTC 2011

You may miss the little things just like any parent, sighted or blind. Try not to stress. :)

Anjelina
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On Jun 27, 2011, at 6:41 PM, January Lifebook <januaryslifebook at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>> From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 1:41 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] baby mobility
>> 
>> 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.
>>> 
>>> Bran
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>>> On
>>> Behalf Of January Lifebook
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 10:19 AM
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>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] baby mobility
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>>> On Behalf Of January Lifebook
>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 9:21 PM
>>>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [blparent] baby mobility
>>>> 
>>>> My 9 month old is starting to crawl (yikes)!  Any thoughts on how to
>>>> keep your little movers safe?
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