[tri-med] Re: Bathing and traveling (bed)

It probably helps that our grrls are the same age, and about the same size.
Debbie and Claire (T18)

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:47 PM, <dncingqwn@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> sometimes debbie i think you are reading my mind! i don't have any
> suggestions...but i have been trying to figure out a better system for
> akaiya's sleeping/bathing. akaiya is 40 inches long and her crib is a tight
> fit! thank goodness she loves to be in very enclosed spaces when she sleeps!
> but arms and legs are all over the place more and more and she has gotten
> "stuck" quite a few times so a new bed is on the priority list! as for
> bathing, i just lay her down in the tub, but it would be sooooo much easier
> on my knees and back to have some kind of gigantic wash basin positioned up
> high...ahhhh dreams for when i win the lottery!
> kelly - mom to akaiya t18 - 6 yrs old
> http://akaiyajacelyn.blogspot.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Debbie <debbwebb@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Mon, 18 May 2009 11:46 am
> Subject: [tri-med] Bathing and traveling (bed)
>
>
>
> I'd like to know what the bathrooms for the special needs children look
> like
> - especially for the older/taller children.
> Claire is slowly outgrowing the tub insert we have for the kitchen sink, so
> we need to start planning some sort of remodel, or better yet, an idea for
> a
> simple insert for the tub for bathing.
>
> DH is very tall, so bending over the tub while she is laying down won't
> work
> well - actually for any of us, so our backs are the biggest concern, not as
> much with lifit as with lather and rinsing.
>
> I don't want a total remodel (can't afford that) and was hoping for simple,
> common sense, inexpensive ideas that can help us out.
>
> Other questions I have are regarding her play pen (bed for travel) and
> reconstructing the daybed for her room when she gets too tall for the crib.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Debbie, mom to Claire(T18 and getting longer)
>
>
>
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