[blparent] feeding little ones

[Melissa Ann Riccobono]

I don't know if someone has mentioned this or not, but to me the car seat is
the last option for feeding my kids.  This is because, no matter how careful
you are, feeding, especially in the beginning, is a messy experience.  I
just don't want that mess all over the carseat, which is harder to clean
than a highchair, booster seat, etc.  Also, you don't want your child
starting to associate the carseat with feedings and think whenever he or she
is in the seat it's time to eat.  Just some thoughts.
Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Melissa Wagner
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:00 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] feeding little ones

It does seem helpful.  It might also depend on how much the car seat has the
baby recline as some infant car seats seem almost like a lying down position
that wouldn't be good for some of those first time feedings as they say you
should sit the baby up.  One thing that I found worked for me yesterday when
I was experimenting is to sit on the floor with the baby sitting up on my
lap between my legs and then spoon the food in without baby grabbing the
spoon.  This might help.  I think once we get a different car seat it might
be good to put our little one in it for feedings.  I will have to try that.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of sharon howerton
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:52 PM
To: blparent
Subject: [blparent] feeding little ones

As most of you know, I teach a Parenting series of courses at Hadley. In 
grading an assignment this morning from a low vision mom with a son who is 
about two, I wanted to share something she mentioned that might be helpful. 
The question was part of our Infancy course and focused on feeding a baby of

perhaps six months. She said she put her baby in his car seat so she could 
be close enough to him to see what she was doing. Maybe setting the car seat

on the floor and sitting or kneeling near it would be a good idea, but I'll 
defer to you younger moms as my sons are almost 28 and 25! Please let me 
know if this seems like a helpful tip.
Sharon 


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