[blparent] inflatable tub bumpers

Thu Apr 5 02:53:00 UTC 2012

Sarah hated the big bath tub and would scream bloody murder at first.  But 
now she loves it and doesn't want to get out.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:24 PM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers

> I was considering these not for if he falls from a standing position like 
> in
> the way you're talking but more or less when he's playing around in a
> sitting position.  Many a times I've stopped my son from hitting his head
> from the inside of the tub because he's getting playful and just moves 
> close
> to the wall.  It's nothing that would really damage him but just hurt more
> than anything.  The longer I think about it though the more I feel like 
> it's
> just one of those lessons they have to learn at some point when we can't
> grab them quick enough.  I just want to make the transition into the big 
> tub
> as positive for Dawson as possible because he did so beautifully in his 
> blow
> up duck tub and the big tub has been a little scary for him because it's 
> so
> much bigger and different.  With each bath he's getting a lot more
> comfortable and relaxed though so I think it's just one of those things 
> that
> takes a little time.  It's like potty training in a lot of ways and the 
> last
> thing you want is for the seat to pinch their little bottoms or for the
> toilet seat to come down on your little guy's pecker because that would be 
> a
> major setback for sure.  I have a friend where the toilet seat coming down
> on her son's peanus really happened when he was 3 years old and the poor
> little boy didn't want anything to do with toilets for a while after that.
> Thankfully now, they make little urinals that attach to your regular 
> toilet
> which can really help with that kind of thing if you want to teach the
> urinal to your little boy.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 7:09 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>
> If a child is going to hit his head, I don't think it would be on the 
> inside
> of the tub.  Imagining the way a fall would go, the head would be more
> likely to hit a flat or protruding surface, like the flat edge of the tub,
> or the wall, or the faucet.  So I'd question whether the bumpers would be
> necessary, especially since you wouldn't want to leave a toddler in the 
> tub
> for even a few seconds by himself.  If the bumpers make you feel safer to
> have, then by all means, get them.  But I would guess that a bath mat or a
> towel to prevent falls would do just as well.  Sometimes I think the baby
> industry really tries to see how much money they can get new parents to
> spend.
>
> On a similar subject, I got one of those inflatable faucet covers at my 
> baby
> shower from the church, and I found the silly thing downright useless.
> There was no way to secure it to the faucet, so it was always falling off,
> or getting pulled off, and it spent more time in the water than it ever 
> did
> covering the spout.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "How far you go in life depends
> on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, 
> sympathetic
> with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong.  Because 
> someday
> in life you will have been all of these."--George Washington Carver,
> 1864-1943, American scientist
>
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> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:00 PM
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>
>> I believe the bumpers go all the way around the three sides, not
>> including the faucet side, so it wouldn't be easy for a toddler to
>> remove in the way you're talking.  After the toddler years one
>> wouldn't need this type of thing in the tub and that's when I could
>> see older kids getting creative with the bumpers. GRIN
>>
>> Erin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Kate McEachern
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:21 PM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>>
>> This just sounds like a bad idea. I have images of it being used as a
>> flote.
>>
>> Kate
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB blind parent listserv" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 7:42 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>>
>>
>>> Hello list,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am considering getting those inflatable bumpers for the regular tub
>>> that suction cup to the sides.  They come in Sesame Street and other
>>> fun designs.
>>> My only worry is that they might not stick like they should but I'd
>>> love to put something on the tub walls to make the big tub a safer
>>> place for our
>>> 17
>>> month old.  Have any of you used this product?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Erin
>>>
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