[blparent] New blind parents

[Mari Hunziker]

Hi Tony,

I’ve been married for 20 years. I have two kids. A fourteen year old son and a ten year old daughter. 
I highly recommend taking parenting classes that your OBGyn can recommend. I’d love to answer any questions that y’all might have. 

Welcome to the list. Congratulations on your new baby. 😊

Mari Hunziker 
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> On Jun 23, 2018, at 5:16 PM, Amanda Berkley via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tony,
> My boyfriend and I are blind as well and have a 7 month old little
> boy! Congrats on the baby on the way!
> 
> I never found a tutorial on blind parenting. LOL. I honestly don't
> think we do much different than sighted people do. Diaper changing
> could be difficult, but if you have helpful hospital staff or family
> after delivery, perhaps you could have 1 of them show you how to do a
> good and clean change. I know as a mom I had some problems breast
> feeding and pumping, but that is a whole 'nother kettle of fish and
> perhaps too much information. lol
> 
> You might find it easier to ask questions as you run into things.
> Changing clothes is pretty straight forward, but swaddling could be a
> bit difficult. Luckily for us, our son never was a fan of the swaddle.
> 
> Welcome to the list, and congrats on the little one!
> 
> Amanda
> 
>> On 6/23/18, Tony Malykh via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Both me and my wife are visually impaired and we have a baby on the way.
>> We don't have any experience, but we'd like to learn how to do it right.
>> I don't have any specific questions at this moment, but I am wondering
>> if you guys have any advice on how to be a blind parent in general? Is
>> there any tutorial on how to be a blind parent?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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