[blparent] Using picnic basket for storage

Mon Mar 19 03:24:40 UTC 2012

OK, I just checked at Walmart and the bada is gone.  It is now called 
Walmarttogo.com  See if your town is on the list.  This site is accesable. 
I still don't have it but I'm going to keep looking at it.

hope this helps.
Kate
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Using picnic basket for storage

>I love this idea of the picnic basket. It is also nice to have something
> like this when someone else offers to change the baby for you. It is not
> that much help if it takes you longer to explain where everything is than 
> it
> would have to do it yourself. :)
>
>
> Jennifer
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 12:43 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] Using picnic basket for storeage
>
> I use those decorative baskets to store things in my linen closet. It
> helps with organization. A picnic basket would work just the same way,
> and since baby items can be so small, An item to fully contain those
> products is a really good idea. You'll know exactly where things are and
> not spend time searching for baby products.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>
> Message: 18
> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:54:56 -0600
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] making baby clothes
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> Hi.  A portable crib or a basinet beside your bed will do just fine for
> the
> first several months.  I think Sarah was well over six months old before
> she
> grew out of the basinet by length, but she was a fairly small baby.
> Bigger
> babes would of course outgrow the basinet faster.  Sarah's Nanna had a
> wooden portable crib at her house that was very low to the ground, and
> smaller than a traditional crib, but it had a good thick mattress,
> unlike
> the Pack and Play ones which are just thin pads.  You might ask around
> for a
> portable crib, or search online for one because I'm thinking one like
> the
> kind Nanna had would be perfect.  Sarah slept in that portable crib for
> over
> two years.
>
> Picnic baskets for storage are a great idea.  I still have a basket on
> the
> bar between the kitchen and dining room that holds lotion, a hairbrush,
> bibs
> for those messy days, extra shoes and socks, etc.  There are also
> stacking
> bins that might work because they fit together and make sort of like
> open
> drawers or shelves.  Look in the storage and organization aisle at
> Wal-Mart,
> or whatever store you have out there.  Not with the baby stuff, but with
> the
> storage containers and the like.
>
> You can change the baby on your bed, if that would work, by using a
> plastic
> pad with a cloth covering.  I think they're called all-purpose pads in
> the
> baby stores, if I remember correctly.  You'll also want a diaper pail.
> You
> can just get a pail with a tight-fitting lid to contain the smell, and
> use
> trash bags, or you can get one of the special ones that are sold to keep
> the
> smell inside.  I'd personally just go with a pail and trash bags, as
> long as
> the lid makes a tight seal.  I bought one of the specialty pails, and it
>
> worked for a while, but by the second year we had to put it out on the
> porch
> because the smell was leaking out even when it was closed, and then I
> got
> tired of using it and just wrapped the diapers in bags from Wal-Mart
> anyway
> so I didn't have to buy the special liners anymore.
>
> If you get your baby used to napping in the swing, he or she will
> probably
> take to it right away.  My baby was in a brace to fix a congenitally
> dislocated hip, so she slept sitting up in her swing for the first few
> months.  Then it was murder to try and get her to sleep lying flat, so
> if
> you do the swing, be prepared to stick with it and then ease the
> transition
> into a crib or a low bed.  Also, there are things called co-sleepers
> that
> have three sides on them.  The fourth side goes right against your bed
> and
> mattress, so that the baby is sort of in a crib, but on the edge of your
> own
> bed.  That might work well for you because you can pick up the baby and
> feed
> him or her, possibly even change a diaper, without getting out of bed at
>
> all.  I wouldn't get rid of your bed with posts if the posts help you
> get
> out by yourself, because you'll want your independence when the baby
> comes.
>
> Keep on asking questions.  I've heard that seizures sometimes get better
>
> during pregnancy because of the hormones.  Depression also often tends
> to
> ease off during pregnancy as well.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant
> of
> the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all
> of
> these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
>
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> From: "Tay Laurie" <j.t.laurie at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 1:05 AM
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] making baby clothes
>
>> Thank you so much for the information! My whelechair's seat is roughly
> 17
>> inches off the ground or so, and I can raise my arms another say,
> eight
>> inches. I can raise them level with my shoulders, any higher and they
> go
>> numb, so I can't really lift over my head. Is it ok for little one to
>> sleep in a swing? I've seen it done, but then again, the baby in
> question
>> was severely disabled, had a gastric feeding tube and everything. I
>> actually got to see my old basinette, and I must say, at the time, i
> was
>> jealous I couldn't fit into it anymore! It looked so comfy and cozy.
> We
>> have some room on one side of the bed where a small crib or basinette
> can
>> fit, but my husband is thinking of selling the bedstead we have and
> just
>> using a metal frame. My problem is, then I can't pull on the posts to
> get
>> out independently.
>> Also, would using picnic or other types of baskets for organisation be
> a
>> good idea? For example, blankets in one, diapers in another, baby butt
>
>> powder, cream, etc in another? I figure if they can be closed and
> neatly
>> stacked sidways, they can make a compact type cabinet until we can get
>
>> into a bigger place and find room for actual furniture. We're also
> going
>> to see if one of my friends wants to move down here and in with us,
> which
>> is a great idea, since he can study at the local college. He even
> offered
>> to be an extra set of hands if we needed it. My cousin had a rule that
> if
>> I held her son, I had to be sitting or lying down, since right now my
>> seizures aren't terribly well-controlled. I'm talking to both doctors
>> involved to see what can be done, but I've noticed they've decreased
> quite
>> a bit in the past week or two, even if I forget my meds, so maybe the
>> hormones are helping. Since I can sew simple jumpers, dresses, etc, I
>> figure I could make clothing for if it's a baby girl, especially a
> little
>> white dress/robe for if we do get her blessed/baptised.
>> I guess you're right,I haven't seen the rocker type cradles in quite a
>
>> while, either. The last time I saw them was in my grandmother's
> closet,
>> and she said they're very dangerous because they could flip over.
> Since
>> the crib can be raised and lowered, that might be a good idea for when
>
>> hubby is caring for her, or our friend, since he can stand and walk
> just
>> fine.
>
>
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