[blparent] placement of bells for crawling baby

Thu Feb 9 20:41:27 UTC 2012

When I worked at Guide Dogs for the Blind before Dawson was born the dog
bells we'd use had a key chain type clip with two little bells attached.  We
would just simply hook the bells to one of the O rings of the dog's collar
so as to keep track of them while they were doing free run in the kennel
areas.  These bells that were ordered might not have even been originally
meant for dog's collars but they worked great for staff with visually
impairments and could work great for a munchkin as well.  Hope this helps.

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 12:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] placement of bells for crawling baby

I'm so glad you asked this question Ronit. I've been threading thin ribbon
through a few medium-sized bells that I pulled off of Christmas
ornaments/decorations. I'm finding I need to put them on Erik on different
parts of his body on different days. He only has one pair of shoes that have
stretchy laces across the top and I thread the ribbon with a bell through
those laces. I don't like the idea of tying bells to his waist because he
still falls forward and backward and I'd hate for him to fall on the bells.
I've tied bells around his ankle and wrist. I like Erin's idea of clipping a
bell to the harness she puts on her munchkin when he's wearing the harness.
The one thing I've noticed is it doesn't matter where I put the bells, Erik
tries to pluck at them because they jingle and he loves things that make
noise.
Perhaps Alex won't care where you put bells, but maybe he will and you'll
have to play around with a good spot. Let me know if you devise any cool
ways of stringing bells to your kid. I'm going to check out the site Brandy
suggested. I thought about dog collars but they might look to doggie.

LM

On 2/9/12, Brandy W <branlw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> You can get ankle and wrist bells at www.lakeshorelearning.com. They 
> are great in that kind of situation.
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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
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>> 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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