[blparent] Can anyone help me?

[Wendy Meuse]

Thank you Bridget.  So far I have been getting help but also, how do you tell how many drops you are getting in?  I can tell with my 
own eyes because you can feel each individual drop in your eyes or ears, but I am not sure what to do with a baby.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via BlParent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter" <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 6:37 AM
Subject: [blparent] Can anyone help me?


I will admit it's easier to put eye drops in my own eyes, but what I do is
use the lashes as a guide. Once I feel them, I place the nozzle of the
bottle over the eye, between the lashes and just squeeze. The bigger
problem, sighted or blind, is getting baby to keep their eyes open. You may
have to keep them in a locked position so they cannot move and hold the
eyelids open, which is not fun but can be done. There are ways to safely
hold a child so they cannot move, but it can be tough if this is required.
Hopefully for you, your child won't be difficult. Just use their lashes as a
guide to know where to place the drops and to know how close to the eyeball
you are. I'm totally blind as well, and this has worked for me.

Bridgit

Message: 1
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:21:54 -0800
From: "Wendy Meuse" <w_meuse at telus.net>
To: <Blind-Parenting at groups.io>, <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] {Spam?} can anyone help me?
Message-ID: <8A1518A10234400BBA5B1398F6369E4F at userpx03u2wk17>

Hi all:  It has been so long since I have had to look after little ones that
I have a question.  If I ever knew how to do this, I have forgotten.  I have
a girl friend who is very sick right now and is in the hospital.  She is
expected to be there until well after New Year and she does not have many
friends here and is also a single parent.The baby is ten months old and
needs eye drops three times a  day.  Do I need to get help from a sighted
person, or is there a way for  me to do this?  I am totally blind so I am
hoping that there  is some way I can do this.  Please keep me in your
thoughts and prayers as she is a super active little thing and will surely
keep me very very busy.  I love her to bits though.  Apparently when she
sees me, her little arms go out and she has the biggest smile.  it has just
been a while since i looked after a baby this age.  It will be fun having
her with me for Christmas though.
never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.


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