[blparent] Accessible ways to track diaper changing, feeding, etc.

Sat Dec 12 17:07:07 UTC 2015

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On 12/12/15, Tracey Turri via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> It seems to be standard  practice in hospitals now that they require the
> parents to keep a log of every time the baby eats and soils a diaper. I
> guess if the baby is losing more weight than they think is normal, they can
> use it to troubleshoot why. In our hospital, I think it was because the
> newborn pediatrician never came into the room to actually talk to the
> parents. They required that the babies were taken to the nursery to be
> examined. As for how do you know how much a baby has drunk from a bottle, I
> had to pump a lot,  And I got a set of Medela milk storage bottles that were
> exactly 2 1/2 ounces. So if my daughter needed to drink a 4 ounce bottle, I
> figured out where the line for 2 ounces was and use the bottle to measure
> into a larger feeding bottle.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 12, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Danielle Ledet via BlParent
>> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Is there something wrong with your baby? Usually under normal
>> circumstances, this isn't necessary. I did it by memory or sometimes
>> using a Braillewriter or a voice recorder would work well too. Why
>> would hospital staff need to know of your daily habits where your baby
>> is concerned? And why worry about accommodating them? Do they go out
>> of there way regularly to make you and Allison comfortable? If memory
>> serves, I just told them what the wets and dirties were when they came
>> in to check which was often and they wrote it down. Do you both not
>> read Braille or have a way to write it? You could read back to the
>> what you wrote, or print out your log if you have a way to do that.
>> Unless you just prefer the complications and costs of electronics(i.e,
>> the Apple craze). Hahaha Darrell. Yes I feel your stress with that.
>> Tracy I do like the Baby Feeding Log. Now watch by the time I get an
>> Appple device if I need it it won't be functional anymore. Ha! Just
>> like you lamented Darrell. Now here is a question for the
>> bottle-feeders on this list, how do you know how many ounces your baby
>> drank if you can't see. Like Melissa, I always breastfed so never knew
>> the number of ounces drunk, but tracked by wet and dirty diapers
>> instead. When looking after other people's children, the other sighted
>> adults would bother to look at the bottle to see; whereas, I'd just
>> gauge by there burping and temperament if they were satiated and happy
>> with the feed. Thanks for your help. I find this list always helpful
>> though I am not actively parenting right now.
>>
>>
>>> On 12/12/15, Ronit Mazzoni via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi Darrell,
>>> That’s really too bad. I’m using it currently, not once upon a time. I
>>> use
>>> it every day to keep track of Elena’s weight at the doctor too, not just
>>> feeding/sleeping. I am using the most current version of iOS but it
>>> worked
>>> on iOS 8 as well. Perhaps you bought the wrong app, there are lots of
>>> apps
>>> that have similar names. I will look in to who made the app with the
>>> developer name and send i to you when I can get to my phone. Sorry you
>>> are
>>> having no luck with it but honestly I don’t understand why because mine
>>> works beautifully.
>>> Ronit
>>>
>>>> On Dec 11, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Darrell Shandrow Hilliker via BlParent
>>>> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Ronit,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the lead on Baby Connect. Your experiences with it do not
>>>> seem to match mine. Immediately after purchasing and installing it, I
>>>> found unlabeled controls and very little useful information. I'm
>>>> wondering if this is an app that used to be accessible once upon a
>>>> time? I'd consider writing the app's developer, but, really, where's
>>>> the time for that? I guess I'll just ask Apple to issue a refund.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Darrell
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12/11/15, Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>> One app taht we have had our nanny use to keep track of things for us
>>>>> is called baby connect. It's quite accessible, I really like using it.
>>>>> I have used it to log things but honestly it's more work to do this as
>>>>> new parents. IF yo uneed someone else to track it for you so yo ucan
>>>>> read it later though, it's a great app. You can each have an account
>>>>> so each parent can see each other's entries. I don't recommend
>>>>> tracking feeds or diaper changes though, you will know if something is
>>>>> wrong. Wet diapers are easy to track, every time you change a diaper
>>>>> it should be wet. Feeds are so often that keeping track of them is
>>>>> kind fo silly especially in the first few weeks.
>>>>> Good luck.
>>>>> Ronit
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12/11/15, Star Gazer via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>>                Realize too, guys, that these classes sole
>>>>>> purpose is to pass on material. I hesitate to use the word
>>>>>> information,
>>>>>> because one person's information is another person's useless data.
>>>>>> My point is that the newborn instructor will never say "You guys are
>>>>>> functional adults, you've made it this far in life, you'll do fine
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> your
>>>>>> babies, go home and enjoy yourselves".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tammy
>>>>>> via
>>>>>> BlParent
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:11 PM
>>>>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Cc: Tammy <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Accessible ways to track diaper changing,
>>>>>> feeding,
>>>>>> etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I never tracked any of this information unless it had been requested
>>>>>> by
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> doctor.  Unless there's an issue with feeding it's not necessary to do
>>>>>> so.
>>>>>> But if I needed to I'd have used a memo app on my phone or dictated it
>>>>>> into
>>>>>> notes, or used notepad if my windows pc was closest.  the tracking
>>>>>> apps
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> such things are really not helpful for us but might be for your doctor
>>>>>> if
>>>>>> there are fraphs etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> hth
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Darrell Shandrow Hilliker via BlParent
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 7:20 PM
>>>>>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Cc: Darrell Shandrow Hilliker
>>>>>> Subject: [blparent] Accessible ways to track diaper changing, feeding,
>>>>>> etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Allison and I realize that we need to be able to log and track several
>>>>>> important metrics, such as diapers and feeding. Of course, in our
>>>>>> new-born care class, the instructor described writing this information
>>>>>> into a log, which obviously does nothing for us.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We wish to be able to log and effectively use this information in a
>>>>>> way that works best for us, while reasonably accommodating the needs
>>>>>> of sighted hospital staff.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried the tracking tools found in the Baby Connect and My Baby Today
>>>>>> iOS apps, but found them inaccessible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would be interested in learning how all of you have tracked critical
>>>>>> baby-related metrics in an accessible manner.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Darrell
>>>>>>
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