[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 8/21/2012

Tue Aug 21 02:17:06 PDT 2012

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 8/21/2012
2:21 am - 8/21/2012

1. Babysitter Needed this SAT 8-25 7pm to 1am (rockchalk90)
2. Comment: Babysitter Needed this SAT 8-25 7pm to 1am (sharono)
3. RE: [sfpom_general] Babysitter Needed this SAT... (rockchalk90)
4. Comment: Planning to sleep train our twins at 4... (cathytanimura)
5. Comment: Planning to sleep train our twins at 4... (kaluzoo)
6. Comment: Boppy Lounger needed? (mamapod)
7. Comment: nanny rate (dnjordan)
8. Comment: Looking for someone to help sleep train... (cathytanimura)

1. Babysitter Needed this SAT 8-25 7pm to 1am
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rockchalk90 - 8/20/2012 8:40 pm

 Hello, I haven't received any responses so still in a
 bind to find a babysitter. Does anyone have a nanny
 that would like to make some extra hours?? Anyone??? 
 Please help!!!

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to 1am"

Email author: rockchalk90 at hotmail.com
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 2. sharono says...
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 8/20/2012 9:12 pm

 How old are your kids, Mary, and what part of the city
 do you live in?
 Email author: sharon at sfusbornebooks.com
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 3. rockchalk90 says...
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 8/20/2012 10:04 pm

 7 1/2 all 3. North Panhandle. From:
 sfpom_general at lists.bigtent.com To:
 rockchalk90 at hotmail.com Subject: Re: [sfpom_general]
 Babysitter Needed this SAT 8-25 7pm to 1am -
 Ref#71583445 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:14:02 -0700
 Sharon Ohlson commented: How old are your kids, Mary,
 and what part of the city do you live in? Add your
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Topic: Planning to sleep train our twins at 4.5 months -
need encouragement/advice!

 Hi - I need some encouragement/advice: we are planning to
 sleep train our twins in a few weeks ...

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 4. cathytanimura says...
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 8/20/2012 8:19 pm

 Sending encouragement your way. What really helped me
 was that a sleep consultant told us that you are
 teaching a skill - getting to sleep and staying asleep,
 and part do the crying is giving them a chance to learn
 and master this skill. It is tough to listen to them
 cry, but hopefully it will only go on for a few nights,
 and you will feel so much better with more sleep. Good
 luck!
 Email author: cathy.tanimura at yahoo.com
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 5. kaluzoo says...
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 8/20/2012 10:30 pm

 Hi Caroline,As you know, I used the Baby Sleep Solution
 (12 hours by 12 weeks) that some others have
 recommended on this forum. So, not exactly the same
 method. Given that, I'll just comment on the paci and
 the swaddle... We ditched the swaddle right before we
 got serious about sleep training - just a few days
 before. We were worried about them rolling over when
 they got so worked up and not being able to get back. 
 We also wanted their arms free for self-soothing. 
 Sleep sacks have worked great for us - still contains
 their legs a bit and them seem to like that - but their
 arms are free (they also still rotate 180 degrees
 during the night w/ them on!). They did not complain
 about the loss of the swaddle at all - and if I
 remember correctly, it was the same night we moved them
 to separate cribs. I thought there would be more drama
 from the disruption, but not in our case.We also kept
 the paci - partly bc it helped them learn to put
 themselves to sleep, and partly bc I was adamant about
 not picking them up, so when I reached the limit on
 crying (only about 15 mins for the method we used), the
 pacis were helpful to soothe them. I did switch pacis
 (we were using Soothies, but those fall out what feels
 like every 2 mins, so we moved to Nuk for nights and
 have had better luck). I also stopped the reinsertion
 of paci game - I'd give them the paci, rub bellies,
 shush them, and then leave the room once they were
 calm. If they spit out the paci 5 mins later, I didn't
 go back (after a few horrible nights falling asleep
 between their cribs while holding two pacis in, I
 learned my lesson!).Good luck! So hard, but so very
 worth it for you and them.Sarah
 Email author: sarahchandler at gmail.com
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Topic: Boppy Lounger needed?

 Hi, 

 I'd like to get your advice on the boppy lounger. Is it
 necessary? From what...

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 6. mamapod says...
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 8/20/2012 7:28 pm

 I used the boppys while tandem feeding as well. Now
 the cats find the boppys much more useful than the
 twins:-)helpful, but not necessary...i had gotten two
 at the suggestion of my night doula.We bottle feed them
 in their bouncy seats, and have been doing that for
 quite sometime now. They are 8.5 months.
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Topic: nanny rate

 What is the typical hourly rate for a nanny for twins in San
 Francsico? We just moved here from...

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 7. dnjordan says...
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 8/20/2012 8:22 pm

 We pay $25. I have 7 month twins & a 4 yr old. I'm a
 SAHM. Nanny helps me f/t. We do everything together.
 She will occasionally handle all three for a couple
 hrs, but we are generally wrkg together. She has a CA
 DL, fluent in English, but no other language. I like
 our nanny. I think our pay is on high end bc she is not
 bilingual (I gave up on it bc hard to find one with a
 DL) and doesn't have early childhood development
 education. Prior nannies met all my requirements, but
 moved on to teaching careers. I'm ok with pay on high
 end bc I like her, my kids like her and she can keep up
 with family needs. I had a prior bad experience and I
 value who I have now. We started @ $22/hr
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