[blparent] Explaining vision loss to children

[Jennifer Jackson]

The amount needed has something to do with how much your body produces
normally. I am totally blind with no light perception so my body does not
get any of the light signals that trigger production. The higher doses are
also sometimes used by people who work nights to help them be able to sleep
during day light hours.


Jennifer

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tay Laurie
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 12:25 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Explaining vision loss to children

I use melatonin 1-3mg a night for sleep. 10-20 mg is major overload, but I 
could see how it could be helpful. nearly take that much when I haven't 
slept in nearly a week.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Explaining vision loss to children


>I have a noise machine from Sharper Image.
> Works great and there are a bunch of different sounds you can use, mine is

> set to rain.
> You also may want to try melitonin(sp?) to help you sleep. You can get it 
> at CVS in 10 mg capsules. I've found 20 mg's works for me.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Tay Laurie
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 8:39 PM
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>
> Ah, yes. I found a similar audio-only one that I nearly got for myself, as
> I'm a horrible insomniac and have some other things that make it hard to
> sleep. In fact, if I can find that particular model, I may get it this
> Christmas.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Explaining vision loss to children
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>
>>I know of blind baby's whose parents got mobiles for them but even more so
>>I
>> know parents of blind and sighted children who are going with the 
>> soothers
>> like I got for my son.  It hooks to the side of the crib and is much
>> sturdier than a mobile and less likely to break down.  They not only play
>> music and lots of times offer a variety of songs and nature sounds, but
>> there is also a picture that moves on a screen for babies to look at. 
>> The
>> great thing is that on a lot of the soothers you can have a choice of 5
>> minutes all the way up to 20 minutes or longer.
>>
>> Erin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 7:21 AM
>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Explaining vision loss to children
>>
>> Now I'm wondering if babies who are blind get mobiles??
>> Anybody know?
>> I remember my daughter being very frustrated when her mobile would run
>> down
>> after a few minutes because she was looking at it.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Sheila Leigland
>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 12:38 AM
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>>
>> Wow that is a really interesting story and I can see why you would be
>> jealous knowing what you believed.
>>
>> Sheila Leigland
>>
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