[blparent] O&M advice

[Amanda Matheny]

O wow. I don't know how you can feel comfortable with your baby behind
you! I just could not do that. Even pulled behind in the stroller it's
easy to turn around and check on him, but strapped to my back? NO WAY!
To each his own though I guess.

On 5/29/12, Jennifer Jackson <jennifersjackson at att.net> wrote:
> I highly recommend a back carrier with a frame and a stand. It just makes
> it
> so much easier to get your little one onto your back, and will let you set
> down the carrier with a sleeping baby in it. They also have a harness that
> goes over the child's shoulders so he can not slip out when you lean over.
> It is also a good idea to tether a couple of toys to the carrier so your
> little one does not toss them out. I was able to reach back and touch my
> child's head and to pass him things. I did this with all three of my boys
> and found it very convenient. I am sure we were very amusing in the winter
> when I sometimes draped a blanket over the baby and pack for extra
> protection from rain or snow as my little guys all hated hats.
>
> Babies 2 and 3 are only 2 years apart and I could also carry number 2 in
> the
> back pack with 3 in the front pack. Though if number 1 was along I had him
> carry the regular back pack I used for our diaper bag.
>
>
> Jennifer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Amanda Matheny
> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 10:41 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] O&M advice
>
> Oh wow, if you can handle that you're a better woman than I! I have a
> front worn carrier (can't stand the idea of a backpack, couldn't have
> my son behind me, but he was too heavy to be carried that way for a
> long period of time when he was 18lbs, and he's now 22. I couldn't
> imagine doing that up to 35! I think personally I'll stick to the
> pulling the stroller behind me technique, lmao!
>
> On 5/27/12, Jessica Trask <ashleejessandmark2012 at samobile.net> wrote:
>> Hey Jodie.
>> It's Jess. And that's actually what will be happening. Since my
>> daughter's father will be working full time. The O&M specialist has
>> also come up with the thought of using a baby carrier and I found one
>> online that actually goes up to 35 LBS if the stroller idea doesn't
>> work for me. Which I know starting to think that the stroller may not
>> work for me the way it needs to. Because I did a trial run with it
>> using it for taking a donation of some items that I donated somewhere I
>> tried pulling it behind me and it didn't work very well.
>>
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