[blparent] New Here With Questions

Tue Mar 29 17:14:11 UTC 2011

Hi Leanne. I've used the powdered formula with 1 scoop for every 2 ounces.
If it's one ounce, you just use half a scoop.  I usually try to take my 2
index fingers, put one at the top and one at the bottom of the scoop, and
slide them toward each other till they meet. That way, I can gague where the
halfway point is.  As Sharon Howerton as told me, you learn to use your
hands in all sorts of ways.
Leslie

-----Original Message-----
From: Leanne Merren [mailto:leemer02 at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:11 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] New Here With Questions

Melissa, That's a great idea.
I have a question about mixing odd numbers of ounces, just because I'm
curious.  I only had one formula-fed baby, and if I remember right, the
powdered formula came with a scoop that was the right size for 1 scoop of
powder to every 2 oz of water.  How would you then change that to an odd
number of ounces?  All the babies I sit for come with the little dispensers
that you just dump into the bottle so I haven't scooped powdered formula for
many years.  Or do most of you use the liquid?
Thanks,
Leanne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melissa Wagner" <keys.melissa at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] New Here With Questions

> Hi.  As far as measuring formula.  I got some medicine cups from my
> lactation consultant that are one ounce exactly so I use that to pour the
> water in the bottle.  I also got osme 2 ounce bottles from the hospital
> and
> the lactation consultants or pediatricians might have them too.
>
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:09 AM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] New Here With Questions
>
> Hi Janel. Welcome to the list.  I have a 14.5 month old little boy and
> remember him being 7 weeks old like it was yesterday.  As for the carseat,
> one option would be to buy one of those infant carriers with a seatbelt
> guide and put that in the cab.  The reason I'm saying that is because it
> takes a lot of time to install he actual base and the cab driver probably
> won't have the patience for you to install it while he waits.  Another
> option is the sitnstroll which I had problems with at first but is getting
> easier to use now.  It's a carseat that converts into a stroller and back
> again.  As far as measuring the milk, did you get those 2 ounce bottles
> from
> the hospital? I used one of those to measure additional ounces other than
> 2
> or 4.  Each of those bottles contains about 2.5 ounces so all you'd have
> to
> do is fill it up twice and poor it into the bigger one.  I had to pour 5
> ounces into an 8 ounce bottle and this method worked well.  One person on
> the list also suggested cutting one of those 2 ounce bottles in half so
> you
> can measure one ounce exactly.  I'm glad you're adjusting well to
> motherhood.  It can be challenging but we always manage to get through it.
> Hth
> Leslie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: janel [mailto:jjointski at verizon.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 4:02 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] New Here With Questions
>
> Hello Listers:
> I am so glad to come across this site!
> I am a first time mother of a seven week old boy and am adjusting pretty
> well to motherhood.
> When I return to work in a few weeks, I will be traveling by taxi cab and
> wanted to know if I should buy an additional base for the car seat. I
> already have one that is in my mother's car since she does most of the
> driving for me.
>
> I also had questions about measuring formula. My baby takes 4 ounces, and
> all of the bottles that I have are either 4 ounces of 9 ounces. He will be
> graduating to five ounces and I wanted to know how to measure out five
> ounces.
> Look forward to your responses.
> Thanks
> Janel
>
>
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