[blparent] Using jogging strollers

Thu Jun 6 14:45:10 UTC 2013

Thanks. Yes, I am a big fan of baby carriers, but my child is getting a little too old for a carrier, and I am expecting our second one so I   cannot use a carrier  right now. Otherwise, that would be my ideal preference as I love using baby carriers. I like the design of the jogging stroller as they are much more light weight  easy to close, and maneuver over different terrain  with ease.  My interest in them is for these reasons, not because it's what everybody else uses and is popular right now. Thanks for the feedback though. 
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On Jun 6, 2013, at 8:37 AM, "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nothing says you have to use a jogging stroller if you aren't comfortable
> with it. 
> I never was either. You do need to find something you are comfortable with,
> wearing the baby is always an option. 
> But, you don't have to be comfortable with a method just because it's been
> handed down that this is what you should do. 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of mary jo
> hartle
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 7:40 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: [blparent] Using jogging strollers
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> I'm sure this topic has been discussed several times before, but I'm
> interested in knowing if any of you use a jogging stroller and actually pull
> it.  I know of a lot of blind parents who use one but push it and manage to
> use a cane somehow in front/over top of the stroller, or else just rely on
> usable vision (no cane) to push the stroller, or who some how tilt the
> stroller up on its back wheels so they can pull it (essentially pulling the
> stroller only on the back two wheels instead of all three that it has) , but
> none of these practices are options I feel comfortable with.  Does anyone
> use a jogging stroller and actually pull it behind you? I've practiced with
> a couple of different models from friends and my experience is that because
> of the fact this style of stroller only has three wheels, it tends to
> fish-tail really bad--even the ones that have locking and unlocking front
> wheels--unless you somehow can tilt it back taking the front wheel off the
> ground a bit.  I'd really be interested to know of someone who uses one and
> just literally pulls it without it fishtailing, or if anyone knows of a
> jogging stroller that has a reversible handle that flips somehow making it
> possible to pull it without fishtailing, maybe or that has four wheels
> instead of three?
> Thanks for any info you can share.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisamaria
> Martinez, NOMC
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 9:54 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] A cool app I found
> 
> Okay I update my previous email to say that if you're going to go for this
> app go for the all in one app. It is called learning pad or audio baby
> talking learning pad. It has a light version which only teaches the
> alphabet, numbers, colors and animals. It only has the training mode though.
> If you pay one dollar and 99, might you can get the full version which
> includes a challenge mode. This gives the child instructions on what to look
> for and much more. I highly recommend it. Even more so than the free
> version.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 31, 2013, at 6:41 PM, "Lisamaria Martinez, NOMC"
> <lmartinez217 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> My son is now growing out of some of the apps I found for him a year ago.
> Now that he is too I am looking for new apps that he can play with when
> commuting. I just found a really neat app that teaches colors, which he is
> actually very good at but if you purchase the paid app you can put it in a
> challenge mode which asks the kid to hunt for the different colors. If I
> remember correctly, it is called audio talking color pad or something along
> those lines. When you downloaded the app is actually called color pad. Hope
> that helps. I really like it as a blind parent because you can move your
> finger across the screen and access the  colors which are laid out in
> squares in a keypad fashion and they're labeled. So it is very accessible
> and I highly recommend it.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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