Guest guest Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 In a message dated 11/3/2006 7:45:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, lindajmoss@... writes: have a friend staying with me who has a 2 yrs old girl and a 8 week old boy. she has arrived from the USA as her dad is very seriously ill and so is likely to be staying with me a number of times over the next 3 months. my friend is worn out and stressed about her dad and it would help her time with me if i could hold the baby. tonight we tried securing him on my lap by using the belt on my chair. it was ok though i did worry about the belt being too tight and affecting his breathing. least it gave her time to have a bath and i was able to keep his pacifer/dummy in place which often stops his crying. so any suggestions for ways to secure him better and in a way that does not mean i am worn out after 30 mins?? then it would also be easier for the four of us to go out. They have lots of baby wraps/carriers/slings that would probably be useful to you AND the mama. The Ergo carrier comes to mind first because it's easy and safe. Amy Wife to Will 11/3/95 Mama to Olivia Isabelle 9/18/03 & Phineas Maximilian 11/30/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 i have a friend staying with me who has a 2 yrs old girl and a 8 week old boy. she has arrived from the USA as her dad is very seriously ill and so is likely to be staying with me a number of times over the next 3 months. my friend is worn out and stressed about her dad and it would help her time with me if i could hold the baby. tonight we tried securing him on my lap by using the belt on my chair. it was ok though i did worry about the belt being too tight and affecting his breathing. least it gave her time to have a bath and i was able to keep his pacifer/dummy in place which often stops his crying. so any suggestions for ways to secure him better and in a way that does not mean i am worn out after 30 mins?? then it would also be easier for the four of us to go out. cheers linda uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 thanks. how long do you find you are able to hold baby on your lap in your wheelchair for? i had thought about baby slings and was wondering if you can attach them to the push handles of your chair so the weight would be there rather than pulling on my shoulders. linda On 11/4/06, blueyedaze@... <blueyedaze@...> wrote: > > > In a message dated 11/3/2006 7:45:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > lindajmoss@... <lindajmoss%40gmail.com> writes: > > have a friend staying with me who has a 2 yrs old girl and a 8 week old > boy. she has arrived from the USA as her dad is very seriously ill and so > is > likely to be staying with me a number of times over the next 3 months. my > friend is worn out and stressed about her dad and it would help her time > with me if i could hold the baby. tonight we tried securing him on my lap > by > using the belt on my chair. it was ok though i did worry about the belt > being too tight and affecting his breathing. least it gave her time to > have > a bath and i was able to keep his pacifer/dummy in place which often stops > his crying. so any suggestions for ways to secure him better and in a way > that does not mean i am worn out after 30 mins?? then it would also be > easier for the four of us to go out. > > They have lots of baby wraps/carriers/slings that would probably be useful > > to you AND the mama. The Ergo carrier comes to mind first because it's > easy and > safe. > > Amy > Wife to Will 11/3/95 > Mama to Olivia Isabelle 9/18/03 > & > Phineas Maximilian 11/30/05 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 thanks for the input. have managed to get good system going with the sling the mother has. On 11/5/06, blueyedaze@... <blueyedaze@...> wrote: > > > In a message dated 11/3/2006 8:13:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, > lindajmoss@... <lindajmoss%40gmail.com> writes: > > thanks. how long do you find you are able to hold baby on your lap in your > wheelchair for? i had thought about baby slings and was wondering if you > can > attach them to the push handles of your chair so the weight would be there > rather than pulling on my shoulders. > > I only recently was able to use my power chair, so I never held the kids > in > my lap unless someone was right there. I'm fairly certain there a slings > made > especially for wheelchair users, I just don't know the names offhand. Try > _http://disabledparents.net/adaptive.html_ > (http://disabledparents.net/adaptive.html) for a bunch of helpful ideas! > > Amy > Wife to Will 11/3/95 > Mama to Olivia Isabelle 9/18/03 > & > Phineas Maximilian 11/30/05 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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