[blparent] New Parent Introduction

Wed Sep 19 19:56:18 UTC 2012

Hello Erin,
Your post reasured me on several points.  I did wonder how to do the
actual doggy baby introduction.  I've herd people have the dogs in the
room dureing the birth, but Pria gets nurvis if she thinks I'm in
pain, and from what I've herd it will be quite painfull.  Easier all
around I would guess to wate until after baby arives and I have the
energy to do things rite.
Did the hospital give you guys a hard time bringing a service  animal
into the mother baby unit since he was with someone else?  I did put
in my birth plan (yes I do have one all ready) lol that I want Pria to
be introduced to the baby before we leave the hospital.
I did have to laugh about the breast milk, trying to steal a treat
sounds like something my yellow girl mite try. Lol
Dawson sounds adorable, I bet now he's a little older he and Provo are buddies.
If you don't mind, ware did you get Provo from, and did the school
help you with the transition?

On 9/19/12, Erin Rumer <erinrumer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Tracey,
>
> First off I'd like to welcome you to the group and congratulate you on your
> little bundle.  This is a very exciting and wonderful time for you and your
> family.
>
> My name is Erin and my husband David, 22.5 month old son Dawson and male
> black Labrador guide dog Provo and I all reside in San Diego.  Provo also
> new that something was different when I was pregnant, especially toward my
> 2nd and 3rd trimesters.  It was so sweet how he'd put his head on my
> stomach
> and slow his pace for me as I became bigger with baby.  Dogs are very
> in-tune to what's going on and your pup should adjust beautifully to your
> new baby.  We first introduced Provo to Dawson's cent by having my husband
> meet Provo in the hallway of the hospital before coming into my room.  My
> friend who was watching Provo held Provo's leash as David let Provo smell
> Dawson's hat that they first put on him after he was born.  Provo first
> thought that he was being offered a treat and tried to eat the hat but
> that's a Labrador for you. GRIN  After Provo got his jollies out in the
> hallway meeting daddy and smelling baby's sent, my husband then brought
> Provo into the room where I was with our son.  Provo was really excited to
> see me but quickly stepped back cautiously once he saw Dawson.  I praised
> Provo for being so gentle and never forced him to come toward Dawson.  I
> let
> him do everything at his own pace and comfort level.  I had also received a
> C-Section so Provo could tell that I was hurting a bit and moving
> differently so I think that added to the extra level of caution.  It took
> about a day and a half in the hospital for Provo to really come up and give
> Dawson a full once-over.  Before we knew it, Provo was licking Dawson all
> over and giving him loving nudges with his nose.  Once I got home I made
> sure to treat Provo like the big brother in a sense.  Any time Provo came
> over to Dawson I praised him and gave him lots of pets and even food
> rewards
> at times.  I especially used food reward when Dawson cried so that way he
> wasn't overly concerned or upset when the baby wasn't happy about
> something.
> I actually started the food reward attached to the sound of baby cries
> before Dawson was even born by watching shows on TV with those sounds and
> rewarding Provo that way.  This got Provo used to the sound and he quickly
> associated the noise with a positive thing.  My husband also took on an
> extra role of being Provo's walking buddy for a while as I was heeling from
> my surgery and getting my routine down with our son.  I took Dawson's nap
> times as a time to give Provo a few extra minutes of just him and mommy
> which he appreciated a lot.  Provo was very interested in my breast milk
> when my milk started dropping because of the sweet smell.  I had to tell
> him
> that this treat wasn't for him but only baby.  That was probably the only
> major jealousy he had but the new toys and extra treats helped ease the
> blow.
>
> I hope this all helps and enjoy your months of pregnancy.  It's the most
> amazing feeling as your baby grows inside of you.
>
> Erin and Dawson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tracey Turri
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 9:59 AM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] New Parent Introduction
>
> Hello parents,
> My name is Tracey, and I am expecting my first child in early Apr of next
> year.  I have very little usable vision, just light, dark, cullors and
> shaddos.  Being a parent has always been the one thing I have wanted to
> acomplish in my life, I feal my purpus in life is to be a mom, that said
> the
> fact I am blind has, and I am sure will present a few more chalenges thrue
> this jurney than for a sighted mother.  My fiancee Ian and I, (Ian is fully
> sighted by the way) are both very excited to become parents and would love
> to get advice from others who have been there.
> One of my first questions is how to introduce baby and your guide dog.
>  My yellow lab Pria I think all ready is guessing something is up with mom,
> she's been more clingy and attentive over the passed few weeks (maby the
> fact I've had morning sickness plays a roal in that?)  Plus last week when
> we had the first altrosound she wasn't quite sure about the woosh woosh
> woosh noise of the babies heart beting coming out of the computer, Ian
> thinks she thought the doctor was hurting me.  We've been giving her the
> usual amount of attention and walkies, work and leasure, and trying to keep
> her ruteen as normal as possible, but I would like her to be prepaired once
> little one comes home.
> I am so greatful that their is a list for blind parents to unite and
> support
> one another with out worrieing about someone trying to take our children
> away if were having a little bit of a hard time.  In kace you couldn't
> tell,
> that's something that really worries me, someone making an arbitrary
> judgment that I shouldn't be aloud to parent just because of the blindness
> issue.
> Ok, reading back over this, I find that I am blabbing, so I'll stop now,
> but
> I am looking forward to learning from and hopefully making new friends with
> you.
> Have a blessed day,
> Tracey
>
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