[blparent] [Bulk] Re: passing the baby

[Jennifer Jackson]

I do really understand your concerns here. When I used to get into this kind
of situation I would just announce that I needed to have my baby back. Often
some well meaning person would say that so and so had the baby and he was
fine. My best response to that was to say that I was the mom and I need my
baby now. I never found giving another explanation to work as it just gave
people some conversational point to argue with. So my advice is just to
announce it is time for the baby to come back to mom.

I like the bells idea too. One of the electronic finder gadgets tucked in
with the baby might work too. It does enforce your seriousness if you can
start moving towards the baby with determination if anyone tries to thwart
you.

Jennifer




-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tay Laurie
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 2:47 AM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] passing the baby

put bells on his or her clothes.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jan wright" <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
To: "blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 9:47 PM
Subject: [blparent] passing the baby


> Hi all,
> I had a question and wondered if you could help.
>
> My 23yo daughter just married on 4/1 .
> We were elated and like the man she married.
> My husband and I took our 4mo baby boy.
> Everyone wanted to hole him.
> the problem was that someone would come and talk to us and  the holder
> would pass the baby to someone else, then to someone else and I did
> not know "where" the baby was or "who "  had him. This is annoying for
> me. I would have to continuously ask sighted people around me: "Who
> has the baby," "Where is the baby?"
> Before, when I had my little ones, I would just make them off limits
> to others because:
> when they were babies, we did not go out much and when we did, I
> wanted to know where they were, etc. when people asked to hold my
> little ones, I would just decline because it just seemed too hectic
> and chaotic. But, does anyone have any suggestions to make it easier
> without just saying "no?"
>
> Thanks.
>
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