[blparent] New Parent Introduction

[Veronica Smith]

Tracy, welcome to the list.  I can't help  you out with introducing baby to
guide dog, but when Gab was born, our very old Husdy (16) was, in my
opinion, un reliable.  She was always a warm and loving dog, all her life,
but now with a crawling baby under foot, I didn't think she had much
patience.  I always held Gab and had Shelby come in and observe and as long
as Gab was tiny and in my lap, Shelby seemed just fine, it was when Gab got
more mobile that Shelby seemed a bit fussy.
I never left them alone, if baby was on the floor and mom wasn't there
holding the dog, not that she was doing anything except ooking, I would put
Shelby out.  Just in case.
I know others with guides and their guides love their babies.
V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tracey Turri
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 10:59 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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