[blparent] Another helpful baby product

[Tay Laurie]

Actually, this is a really great idea. Thank you!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:36 PM
Subject: [blparent] Another helpful baby product


> Hello everyone,
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> I must admit I've glanced at this thread and not had the time to read 
> every
> message, so I apologize if this product has all ready been mentioned. 
> It's
> actually something you don't need to get right away, as the baby can't use
> it until he or she is older, but it's the best $20 we've ever spent on our
> kids IMO.  And what is this product???  It's a portable booster seat that
> straps onto a regular chair, and has a detachable tray with a cover so you
> can make it into a highchair.  Ours actually has very small legs that can
> come out of the bottom of the seat, so you can also put it on the floor 
> and
> use it as a very low seat in certain situations.  Where have we found this
> seat helpful???  Let me count the ways!  We have taken it along to
> restaurants since some do not have highchairs at all, and others have 
> chairs
> that are in really bad shape and baby/toddlers can wiggle out of them
> quickly.  We've also taken this seat to friends' houses, my husband's work
> place, and on trips.  It has been so nice to have a safe place for our 
> kids
> to sit while eating.  We haven't had to worry about holding a squirming
> child on our laps, the child falling off of a "big person chair", or the
> child deciding he or she is done with the meal and bolting from the table.
> It's also been great in hotel rooms because we can put it on the floor and
> let our child eat without worrying about messes getting everywhere...  We
> usually try to either put it on a tile floor if possible, or spread out a
> towel underneath it so food doesn't get on the carpet.  Lastly, our
> daughter, who is almost 2, loves to sit at the table with us as opposed to
> in her tall highchair.  So, she actually uses the booster on a daily basis
> now.
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>                We really love the tray with the cover--they do sell
> boosters without this feature.  We like the cover because we can wipe the
> tray the best we can in a restaurant, but then can put the cover on in 
> order
> to transport it home without worrying about getting any mess we couldn't
> clean all over the place.
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>                Again, I'm sorry if this was all ready mentioned, but this
> is just one of those products we have really found useful.
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>                Also, I completely agree about the rocking chair--getting a
> good comfortable one.  Our daughter has been sick, and lately I feel as if
> I've slept more in the chair than in my bed...  This is something you will
> literally use for years if you have a child who likes to be rocked and
> snuggled.
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> Melissa
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