[blparent] new to the list

Thu Jan 9 21:29:05 UTC 2014

Congratulations on your new baby. Really what people are suggesting here are
things that are just as you would want to do to provide for your child and a
good birth experience. We are just suggesting you document it so if
something unfortunate happens, you will know where to start.

Go to the birth center, or whatever, just because you do not want to be
talking about your blindness and any special needs while you are in labor.
:) I always went to share ahead of time the horrifying news that I did not
intend to have an IV and preferred not to be offered any drugs. :) The up
side was that the staff was generally more interested in that than my
blindness. 

Jennifer
-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 3:23 PM
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		Hi. I'm 34 weeks pregnant with our second baby. 
You do a couple of things. First, you take care of yourself during the
pregnancy, it shows you care about yourself and about the baby. 
Second, you go to the hospital and talk with the staff. Your obgyn or
midwife can help you find the right people, level with them and express your
concerns. 
You can take the classes the hospitals offer. You don't have to though. We
didn't, and the hospital seems fine. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara Briggs
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 2:04 PM
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Thanks! I have a couple of questions. How didyou make sure the staff at the
hospital had a positive attitude about you having a baby? I guess sadly
getting a baby taken away is a concern of lots of disabled parents.
Tara

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 11:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] new to the list

Congratulations on your coming baby!

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tara Briggs
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 8:51 AM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] new to the list

HI all, I have been on this list for a few days now and figure it is time to
introduce myself. I am Tara Briggs and I live in Utah with my husband.
I teach Braille at the center for the blind. I use a Seeing Eye dog named
Emmy and I think they don't make them any better than my beautiful black
lab. My husband works at Brigham Young University in there accessibility
center. He helps students get access to their books in an accessible format
and oversees their assistive technology lab. Tyler is also finishing a
master's degree in  Vocational rehabilitation. He graduates this May and we
are both over the moon about it!

I am 12 weeks pregnant with our first baby! I am sure I will have loads of
questions but I just thought I would by start off by saying hello.

Thanks

Tara
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