[blparent] New Parent Introduction

[Erin Rumer]

Yes, having baby and dog meet on neutral territory is most helpful for the
dog.  You want your dog to be as non-threatened as possible.  I always
encouraged my guide putting his head on my stomach when I was pregnant and
my son would move around and even kick the dog when he did that.  It's
almost like they knew each other were there.  I'm sure my guide could hear
things when his head was on my tummy that human ears cannot which helped in
the bonding process between the two.

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of pegapooh2000
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 6:07 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] New Parent Introduction

I would let your pup smell something from baby, the hat, a bootie, before
taking the pupn to the hospital to meet baby.  Let pup sniff, lick, but you
know not get too excited.  Then when I got home I brought my guide dog
outside, let her sniff and lick again and then took baby in ahead of her so
she knew that baby belonged inside ... I don't know they say to introduce
new dogs that way so I thought ... why not a new baby too??  Something must
have worked, she's a shepherd and not the least bit jealous of my son and
they get along great ... unloess dylan climes on her too much.



-----Original Message-----
From: 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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