[blparent] Explaining vision loss to children

[Tay Laurie]

Ah, true. for some olks, thing like stuffing a pillow over your face works, 
too, but to each their own. I've never seen it in anything above 3mg tabs, 
but I could be wrong.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Explaining vision loss to children


> 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
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> 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
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>
>>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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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Explaining vision loss to children
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>>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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>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Explaining vision loss to children
>>>
>>> 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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