[blparent] baby mobility

Tue Jun 28 02:19:09 UTC 2011

Jan, don't stress, you'll do just fine and believe me, you won't miss a
thing.  We, the parents, whether sighted or blind, cannot be there 24/7 too
see what our tiny tots are doing.  We need to listen carefully to the sounds
they make and judge what they are doing and where they are doing it.  We
have to make sure for our own sanity, that our houses are safe and pray that
our friends will watch our little ones when we are with them as you would if
you were in charge of theirs.  It is hard not to worry, as I am an older
mom, now 51 and 40 when Gab was born.  I hear you loud and clear and know
where you are coming from.  Relax and enjoy the pregnancy months as they
zoom by way too quickly.
V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of January Lifebook
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 4:42 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] baby mobility

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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> 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.
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
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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.
>>>
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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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