{"id":6763,"date":"2013-08-02T09:07:24","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T14:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/?p=6763"},"modified":"2013-08-02T09:45:35","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T14:45:35","slug":"paraplegics-and-cribs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/2013\/paraplegics-and-cribs\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraplegics and cribs"},"content":{"rendered":"

How does a paraplegic \/ person in a wheelchair use a crib?<\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hi Priscilla,<\/em><\/p>\n

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I just found your blog today and I love it! I’m in a wheelchair myself and am almost 3 months into my mommy journey. Things have been a challenge so far, to say the least and I think your blog will be quite the encouragement for me. I was wondering how you handle the crib situation. My brother-in-law was going to modify one for us, but I’m not sure he’s going to be able to get it done and I saw on your blog that you have a regular crib. How do you work with that?<\/em><\/div>\n
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Thanks!<\/em><\/div>\n
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Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I have a regualr drop side crib. Unfortunately they don’t make them anymore but I have found that I can still use it side all the way up with no issues. I have an extremely low injury (L1,2) so have complete uppder body strength.<\/span><\/div>\n
I sit slightly angled to the crib, almost parallel and lean ON the crib to get baby in\/out. It’s the same process I use to get baby in\/out of the car.<\/span><\/div>\n
The crib mattress raises\/lowers so when baby is super tiny and not really moving and on hands\/knees it’s in the highest position making the process easier. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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