[blparent] urgent request: ideas needed for future blind mom's retreat

[January Lifebook]

It's the 19th today, so I hope this helps.  Common problems I hear in mom
baby groups (besides nursing issues--which you already addressed) are:
1. sleeping: bed and naps
2. issues about solid food (when to start, what to start with, how to
prepare... a nutritionist gave a talk on this, really good stuff)
3. childproofing and mobility
4. how to find baby-friendly activities in your area
5. How to find inexpensive toys and clothing in your area or online

Good luck!
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 5:28 AM, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) <
REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:

> I loved having my daughter sleep with me. Once I figured out how to do it,
> it was wonderful. We still sleep together when we need or want to.  I'd so
> not worry about doing it too much.  I'd care more about if it no longer
> feels right either situationally or not then on doing it too much.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 9:15 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] urgent request: ideas needed for future blind mom's
> retreat
>
> If this list existed 12 years ago I didn't know about it, what I have found
> from this group is their support.  It is always nice to know that someone
> is
> backing you in your choices of being a mother.
> Sure it nice to have accessories for you and your baby, but they aren't the
> most important thing here.  Someone to pat you on the back, to agree or
> disagree with you about this or that, someone to just say,xx, you did it
> exactly the way I would of!
> One of the best accessories I found was the talking thermometer.  Ilearned
> quickly that the only place I could take my daughter's temp was under her
> armpit.  It works to this day.
> Humphrey's for teething, found at any pharmacy.
> A night cap, I was told if Gab wore it, her hair wouldn't fall out, but it
> did anyway, babies just do that.
> It's okay to let your baby get food on them, it washes off.
> Don't let your baby sleep with you too much, the habit is hard to break and
> very heart breaking for new mom's.
> V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 2:17 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Cc: laurammillar at gmail.com; Lauren Manierre; lrodn2005; lmartinez; Jessie
> Lorenz
> Subject: [blparent] urgent request: ideas needed for future blind mom's
> retreat
>
> Hello Mommas (and poppas can share ideas too),
>
> We, as in the agency I work for, have the unique opportunity to
> possibly  create and host a blind mom's retreat at our Enchanted Hills
> camp in Napa. Since I am a new mom I've been tasked with creating the
> look and feel of this retreat. So, I need your help. The grant we are
> applying for gives money to help support and fund the education and
> development of women and girls. To appeal to their very generous
> hearts, we need to make this retreat obviously educational. I knhow,
> and we all know, that networking and simply talking to each other is
> rather educational in and of itself. But, we cannot have an entire
> weekend of sharing ideas like that. There will be some of that, of
> course, however, we need more structure. That is where all of you come
> in.
>
> What would you find educational and useful to learn at such a cool
> retreat? What were some of the things you would have liked to know
> about when you were pregnant or a new mom? What kinds of challenges
> did you deal with in terms of doctor office visits, nursing, feeding,
> your own health care, researching baby products, etc, etc.
>
> One thing I'd like to have during the retreat is a lactation
> consultant come up and talk about nursing. The new moms I know in this
> area all expressed some concerns about nursing. All new moms do, but
> sometimes, the lactation consulting isn't helpful to us unless we get
> some hands-on help.
>
> Okay, what else?
>
> Feel free to respond to my email off list. Or, if you would prefer to
> talk please call me by Sept. 19. My cell is: 510-289-2577. I need your
> thoughts by Sept. 19 because that's when we brainstorm here at work.
>
> Many, many, many thanks ladies,
> Lisamaria
>
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