[blparent] introduction, expecting

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi, Tatyana.  When is your baby due?  Taking maternity classes at the 
hospital where you plan to deliver is a good start.  Introduce yourselves 
around to the nurses and staff so they can get to know you before you arrive 
in labor.  For my own peace of mind, I asked if the hospital had any 
policies that would make the staff look unfavorably at a blind mom or want 
to involve Child Protective Services right away.  I felt the direct approach 
was best, but a lot of people don't go that far.

Jo Elizabeth

I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's 
brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and 
died in cotton fields and sweatshops.--Stephen Jay Gould
-----Original Message----- 
From: Tatyana
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 7:03 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] introduction, expecting

Hello all,
I would like to introduce myself,  I'm blind and I'm expecting my first
child. My husband and I are going to take child birth classes and maternity
tour in a hospital. I would highly appreciate    sharing your  experiences
in a hospital. I'd like to learn how I can be best prepared for my labor and
delivery process, what accommodations I need to ask for. This is just my
first question and surely I have tons of them. And also,is there blind
parents group near Washington DC? I live North- West of DC and would be
happy to chat with newly  and expecting parents.

Thank you very much, hope to hear from you and have a great day.

Tatyana.



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