[blparent] Highchairs in restaurants

Erin Rumer erinrumer at gmail.com
Sat Sep 10 16:17:21 UTC 2011 

That's great!  I'm glad to hear they are putting them in more places.

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Angie Matney
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 6:22 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Highchairs in restaurants

Hi Erin,

We got to use the same kind of sling at Bob Evans the other day. Very
convenient.

Angie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>;
<melissa at riccobono.us>
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Highchairs in restaurants


> Yes, it's amazing how some restaurants are totally in the dark ages 
> with being child friendly and others are refreshingly welcoming and 
> nice.  My husband and I went to TGIF when Dawson was a tiny little guy 
> and we were pleasantly surprised to see that they had these things 
> called a car seat sling.  It was a strong net with four legs that you 
> could rest your baby's car seat into and put right by your table while 
> you ate.  How cool is that!!
> I had never seen anything like that and haven't since.  Additionally, 
> some restaurants are wonderful about asking if you want a little 
> snack, (free of
> charge) to keep baby happy while you eat.  It's nothing big, just 
> crackers, Cheerios or sometimes a piece of fruit, but it sure makes 
> baby happy which makes the whole dining experience much lovelier.  
> Twice now we've had a manager or waitress offer to take our little guy 
> just to give him a little tour of the restaurant while we have a 
> couple of minutes to actually have two hands to eat.  Of course, these 
> were people we felt extra comfortable with and Dawson was younger and 
> at that age where he didn't mind being held by others, but boy was 
> that wonderful.  When the manager took Dawson that one time she even 
> told us that any time we want a hot meal to come to that Applebee's 
> and she'll make sure we get one.  Talk about customer service!
> GRIN
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 7:52 PM
> To: melissa at riccobono.us; 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Highchairs in restaurants
>
> Oh my goodness and some of them are completely filthy.  I still  
> remember going to this one restaurant one time and when they brought 
> it to me it was filthy.  The dust was caked on  and there was left 
> over something here and there and my husband thinks there were bug 
> legs inbedded into the caked in crap.
> I told the waitress that I really didn't want to put my child into 
> that and suggested she throw it away. Yuck!
> Another time, we went to an Italian restaurant and asked for a high chair.
> They brought it to us and even though it was very clean, it was 
> ancient, a very old rusty metal chair with a torn plastic seat.  Old, but
clean.
> Again, I chose not to put my child into it.
>
> It is much better to bring your own.
> v
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Melissa Ann Riccobono
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 9:04 AM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Highchairs in restaurants
>
> I have a booster seat type highchair that straps onto a regular chair.  
> It has a tray, and is great for restaurants because I know where it's 
> been, I know the straps are secure, and having the tray means I don't 
> have to have the baby get food all over the table itself.  It also 
> folds up flat and compact, and one of the straps becomes the handle so 
> it's easy to carry on my arm or shoulder.  It also has small legs that 
> come out of the bottom, so it can be placed on the floor as a chair as 
> well.  We do this all the time in hotels...  It saves the nice hotel 
> furniture and Oriana has a safe place to sit and eat.  It cost about 
> $20 at Target, and Mark and I were just saying the other day that it 
> was one of the best $20 we ever spent!  We've used it a ton with both 
> kids.  Oh, I forgot to mention that Oriana has also started using it 
> at home because she likes to sit at the table with us like a big girl 
> and doesn't like her highchair too much lately.  Austin also used it a 
> fair amount without the tray when he was old enough to sit at the 
> table and eat from a plate, but needed to sit higher than a normal 
> chair so he could reach the table more easily.
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Erin Rumer
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 11:22 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] to keep the stroller or not?
>
> When it comes to trying to avoid germs I really recommend getting a 
> grocery cart cover as well.  They're fluffy, snap onto the cart fairly 
> easily, you can hook toys onto built-in loops if you get the right 
> kind, and it can be thrown in the wash with no problem.  Dawson loves 
> the cart cover I got for him so much that he almost falls asleep in 
> the cart when we go shopping and enjoys his comfortable ride very 
> much.  The cover I have also has a pocket on the inside where I keep a 
> burp rag encase of a spit up episode.  Dawson cracks people up in the 
> store because he loves to lay sideways as much as he can in the cart 
> and throw one of his legs over the side.  We call him our little beach 
> bum when he does this. SMILING
>
> I also have a Chico portable high-chair that snaps onto the end of a 
> table when we're out.  It's a softer and more comfortable seat and 
> unlike the high-chairs in the restaurant I know where it's been.  I've 
> had to use the restaurant high-chairs before when we forgot the chair 
> at home or didn't have room in the car for it on a longer trip and I 
> just wipe the chair down as best I can with baby wipes.  I do try and 
> carry a clean rag in a zip lock in situations where something needs a 
> more thorough cleaning with soap and water.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 7:58 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] to keep the stroller or not?
>
> Of course this is very true, but then you start to think, how many 
> kids were riding in this stroller today and should I really disinfect 
> it?  At least, when you take your own, assuming your car can carry it, 
> you know how clean it is and you don't have to worry what germs are on 
> it.
> If you have to lug it on a bus, then the backpack is the better choice.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 7:04 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] to keep the stroller or not?
>
> I agree.  I didn't get as much use as I thought I would out of the 
> stroller I bought.  As soon as Sarah was walking, she wanted nothing 
> more to do with the stroller, at least when she was with me.  Also, if 
> you go on a long outing such as to the zoo, you can rent a stroller or 
> a wagon there, which is often easier than hauling one yourself on a 
> bus or in a crowded car.
>
> Of course, as soon as you send the stroller back, something whill come 
> up and you'll wish you still had it.  But if you can get a fair amount 
> of money
>
> back and spend it on something you'll get more use out of, that might 
> make sense.
>
> 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
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 7:00 PM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] to keep the stroller or not?
>
>> Just get a carrier you can use on your back for heavier children and 
>> return the stroller. You have 1 if you need it, you don't like 
>> pulling things, and if you haven't pulled from day 1 that thing is 
>> going to weigh a ton!
>>
>>
>> "When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are 
>> helping
>
>> them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. It's the 
>> things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great 
>> difference in our lives."
>> - Fred Rogers
>>
>> Brandy Wojcik
>> Discovery Toys Educational Consultant and Team Leader 
>> www.playtoachieve.com
>> (512) 689-5045
>>
>> Looking for team members nation wide!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni" <rovadia82 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 5:03 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] to keep the stroller or not?
>>
>>
>>> Hi everybody,
>>> Before my son was born, I researched strollers and found a stroller 
>>> with a reversible handle. It is the bumbleride flier stroller. IT is 
>>> expensive, costing us 350 dollars. We bought it thinking that I 
>>> would use
>
>>> this stroller when I was by myself and my husband would use our 
>>> other stroller, the baby jogger city mini stroller that he liked better.
>>> We've been using the city mini stroller but haven't even opened the 
>>> box for the
>
>>> bumbleride flier. I have been reluctant to try and pull the stroller 
>>> behind me since it is a rather wide stroller and I was never quite 
>>> good at pulling shopping carts behind me in grocery stores. I have a 
>>> baby carrier that I use when I go out by myself with my son but am 
>>> worried that one day he will be too heavy to carry, even on my back.
>>> We have the option to return the stroller to amazon and get a full 
>>> refund. Part of me
>
>>> wants to return it so we can get our money back but another part 
>>> wonders if I might need it one day.
>>>
>>> So, my question to all of you is do you find that you need your 
>>> reversible handle stroller or do you feel that the baby carrier 
>>> route is best when traveling alone as a blind person? Is there a 
>>> reason I might want to keep the stroller to use later?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your input.
>>> Ronit
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blparent mailing list
>>> blparent at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info 
>>> for
>>> blparent:
>>>
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/branlw%40sbcglob
> al.net
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> blparent mailing list
>> blparent at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blparent:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/jopinto%40msn.c
>> o
>> m
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blparent:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/madison_tewe%40s
> pinn.n
> et
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blparent:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/erinrumer%40gmai
> l.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blparent:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/melissa%40riccob
> ono.us
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blparent:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/madison_tewe%40s
> pinn.n
> et
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blparent:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/erinrumer%40gmai
> l.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blparent mailing list
> blparent at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blparent:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/angie.matney%40g
> mail.com
> 


_______________________________________________
blparent mailing list
blparent at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
blparent:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/erinrumer%40gmail.com

More information about the BlParent mailing list