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Posted on: Mon, Apr 28 2008 9:50 PM

Posted by: Becky Posts: 1,551

If the wheelchair is too big, a walker with wheels and a seat on it might work also. I use one when I don't have my leg on.  It even has locks on the handles, so he could lock it when transferring from the walker to a chair. Good lick!

Posted on: Mon, Apr 28 2008 11:52 PM

Posted by: Kara Posts: 2,287

Congratulations on your new baby! Everyone has given amazingly awesome advice and I've even learned several things myself as a hopefully future parent....I'm in a wheelchair and also work with children in a hospital setting in a psych unit..While I don't physically handle the children, I see first hand the importance of parenting and I can definitely agree that the fact your husband might not be able to carry your child up a flight of stairs or run around the back yard carrying him or her won't really matter to the person they become..What will matter is how much you both already care about this little person. You're going to be great parents-I'm sure like all new parents...you'll figure much out as you go and I hope you'll share some of your adventures with us.

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Posted on: Wed, Apr 30 2008 3:02 PM

Posted by: crazylegsBley Posts: 41

Congrats on the new baby....I am a double amputee and a father of a six month old boy Wyatt Zane. My wife is also an amputee and we do just fine. I get in my w/c to get him up at night to feed him and get the bottles because my wife wont use a chair and it takes her to long to get dressed so I do that part. During the day we have our prosthesis on and do things normally as far as walking around with him. We have managed to spoil him alresdy, so I think we are able too tend to all his needs,just do some things a little different. Good luck and dont worry the Lord never gives you more than you can handle.  Bill

Posted on: Sat, May 3 2008 12:18 AM

Posted by: maryann61 Posts: 13

thanks sooo much for all the great advice and words of encouragement, all! it means so much to me! :)