[blparent] placement of bells for crawling baby

[Brandy W]

You can get ankle and wrist bells at www.lakeshorelearning.com. They are 
great in that kind of situation.

Bran



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] placement of bells for crawling baby


> Hello Ronit,
>
> I have two types of bells.  One is a set of bells on Velcro that I wrap
> around my son's ankle when we're at play groups or around his wrist, but I
> prefer the ankle because he doesn't mess with it there.  My mother-in-law
> bought these for him at a music store.  The other bell I have has a clip
> attached to it and I attach that to my son's toddler harness  or to one of
> the belt loops on his pants.  You could also use one of those pacifier 
> clips
> if it's a strong one and figure out a way to attach a bell to that with
> string.  You could also take a shoe lace, put some bells on it that are 
> safe
> and not a swallowing hazard and put that contraption around your baby's
> waist with a knot tied so that the bells stay put and doesn't come off 
> your
> baby easily.  These are just some ideas, but it all just depends on what 
> you
> have around the house and what you're able to go out and buy.  The bell 
> with
> a clip that I have came with a white elephant gift years ago and I just
> through it in a junk drawer because I thought I might need it some day and
> now I'm so glad I did.  They do make some bells for dog's collars with 
> clips
> that I know you could order on-line and easily attach to your baby.  You
> might also call your local pet store and see if they have something in
> stock.
>
> Best to you and your munchkin.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 8:13 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [blparent] placement of bells for crawling baby
>
> Hi everyone,
> I take my 10-month-old son to a Gymboree class once a week where he has 
> the
> freedom to crawl around a very large room. Up until last week, he hasn't
> been crawling very far from me but this last week, he started crawling too
> far for me to hear where he went. Luckily I had my father-in-law with me
> that day but now I know it's time to attach bells. I know we've discussed
> this on list before, like using zip ties to attach bells to shoes, but 
> where
> do you attach bells to the clothing of a crawling baby? I was thinking I
> would attach it to his back somewhere but others have said that he might
> roll over on to the bell and hurt himself. I don't want it to be within 
> his
> reach to play with it. Also, I was thinking of using a safety pin to 
> attach
> the bell but clearly this is not the most safe thing ever. What else have
> you used to attach bells to clothing when the child is not wearing shoes?
> Just as a clarification, this is only for when we go to playdates or 
> places
> oher than home, because at home I have no problem with him crawling
> everywhere.
>
> Thanks so much.
> Ronit
>
>
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