[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 2/19/2012

Sun Feb 19 02:16:04 PST 2012

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 2/18/2012
10:15 am - 2/19/2012

1. Monochorionic twins - when/how did you deliver? (kaluzoo)
2. Re: [sfpom_general] Monochorionic twins - when/how... (jtebbitt)
3. Katherine Michiels School (jsageredson)
4. Lost my citimini double outside JP Murphy Playground... (CarinSF)
5. Comment: What's the best training pottys? (kdrichman)
6. Comment: Just found out sex of babies and feeling... (Elana_W)
7. Re: [sfpom_general] Just found out sex of babies... (bravermang)
8. Re: [sfpom_general] Just found out sex of babies... (sfmama09)
9. Re:Just found out sex of babies and feeling disappointe...
(jmn3313)
10. Comment: Just found out sex of babies and feeling... (kaluzoo)
11. Comment: Just found out sex of babies and feeling...
(VickiZettler)

1. Monochorionic twins - when/how did you deliver?
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kaluzoo - 2/18/2012 6:25 pm

 Hello All,I am 29 weeks pregnant with monochorionic
 diamniotic twins. My Dr. is not a high-risk OBGYN,
 though she has been consulting with several. I am
 currently having ultrasounds every 2 weeks, non stress
 tests every week, and seeing my OB every 2 weeks. So
 far, all is progressing well, and there are no signs of
 TTS or fetal growth restriction (fingers crossed that
 all stays that way). No other pregnancy complications
 to date, though I do have a low-lying placenta (which
 was a previa for about a month but has since moved
 slightly).I am wondering about the birth stories of
 other MoDi moms out there - would appreciate any advice
 as well. I have read several studies suggesting
 delivery at 36 - 37 weeks (which sounds early to my Dr,
 but seems well supported in research) vs waiting until
 37-38 weeks.Many thanks in advance,Sarah

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 2. jtebbitt says...
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 2/18/2012 7:59 pm

 Hi Sarah,Our boys (now 3.5 yrs) were a mono-di
 pregnancy as well.If you aren't already going to SF
 Perinatal (Dr. Musci was great), I wouldhighly
 recommend them for monitoring, etc.I had a planned
 c-section at 36 weeks given that they were mono-di. It
 isharder to monitor the accuracy of each baby's weight
 later in yourpregnancy. For example, based on the
 ultrasounds, Drs thought my boys weregrowing fairly
 evenly all along, yet they were born somewhat
 discordant asone was 6lb 4 oz and the other 5 lbs. One
 spent a few days in the NICU(mostly for monitoring as
 he had some dusky spells / apnea). Otherwise,all
 healthy!I basically went on the Drs recommendation that
 by 36 weeks it was saferfor my babies to be monitored
 out of the womb, than in the womb.Happy to chat if
 helpful.JennieRyan & Cooper (3.5yrs)On Sat, Feb 18,
 2012 at 6:27 PM, Sarah Chandler wrote: Sarah Chandler
 posted: Hello All, I am 29 weeks pregnant with
 monochorionic diamniotic twins. My Dr. is not a
 high-risk OBGYN, though she has been consulting with
 several. I am currently having ultrasounds every 2
 weeks, non stress tests every week, and seeing my OB
 every 2 weeks. So far, all is progressing well, and
 there are no signs of TTS or fetal growth restriction
 (fingers crossed that all stays that way). No other
 pregnancy complications to date, though I do have a
 low-lying placenta (which was a previa for about a
 month but has since moved slightly). I am wondering
 about the birth stories of other MoDi moms out there -
 would appreciate any advice as well. I have read
 several studies suggesting delivery at 36 - 37 weeks
 (which sounds early to my Dr, but seems well supported
 in research) vs waiting until 37-38 weeks. Many thanks
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so it's no surprise when my daughter tells me
 something that I think is rather appropo in this line
 of discussion. "You can't always get what you want,
 but if you try sometime, you might find, you get what
 you need." which of late is usually followed by her new
 favorite way to taunt her brother: "you get what you
 get and you don't get upset." I also want to weigh in
 as a guy, a gay guy raised in a household of boys. 
 While my dad expected and wanted me to be born a girl,
 I can assure you that my mother did not miss out on any
 of the opportunities to enjoy a child that liked
 "girly" things; much to my father's dismay. So, while
 we are often caught up in our preconceptions of what we
 believe we might share with our children based
 exclusively on our idea of gender, I can assure you
 that those ideas may be little more than one's own
 trappings. My son spends his day singing Julie Andrews
 songs when he's not singing Patsy Kline. My daughter
 spends her days lecturing mothers at playground on
 proper diaper changing and stuffing dolls under her
 shirt and being pregnant all the time. I have no idea
 which of the many "gender-identified" activities of my
 youth they may engage in tomorrow, but I feel certain
 that they'll make that choice and not have it
 prescribed my me. I don't say this because I am a gay
 man, but rather because as a dad I've learned that they
 will be whomever they choose. Enjoy
 it.CheersGedaliaDad to Armstrong and
 Ella_________________From: Elana To: San Francisco
 Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion Sent:
 Sat, February 18, 2012 8:57:02 AMSubject: Re:
 [sfpom_general] Just found out sex of babies and
 feeling disappointed - Ref#66625919Elana commented:I
 can totally relate. I have a 2 year old daughter and we
 are pregnant again and we found out we are having two
 more girls. It has been a crazy roller coaster. We were
 not trying to get pregnant in the first place (we were
 going to wait to try for a little while longer), we
 were only planning on ever having 2 children and now we
 will have three, and we definitely wanted one boy. When
 we found out we were having twins we thought we would
 at least get one boy. But we didn't. I am disappointed,
 yes, but also disappointed for my husband. He loves our
 daughter and was never disappointed to have her. But I
 know he wanted a boy too. And somehow having three
 girls instead of just two girls (which could easily
 have happened if we weren't having twins) seems like
 almost more of a disappointment.But then again, the
 disappointment is only at a certain level. While I
 wanted a boy, I am just hoping for healthy babies. So
 ultimately, I know it will all be fine.So basically, I
 think it is normal to be disappointed on some level,
 but we need to keep things in perspective too. That's
 what I tell myself.Good luck.Add your comments online:

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 8. sfmama09 says...
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 2/18/2012 9:47 am

 On Feb 18, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Elana wrote: Elana
 commented: I can totally relate. I have a 2 year old
 daughter and we are pregnant again and we found out we
 are having two more girls. It has been a crazy roller
 coaster. We were not trying to get pregnant in the
 first place (we were going to wait to try for a little
 while longer), we were only planning on ever having 2
 children and now we will have three, and we definitely
 wanted one boy. When we found out we were having twins
 we thought we would at least get one boy. But we
 didn't. I am disappointed, yes, but also disappointed
 for my husband. He loves our daughter and was never
 disappointed to have her. But I know he wanted a boy
 too. And somehow having three girls instead of just two
 girls (which could easily have happened if we weren't
 having twins) seems like almost more of a
 disappointment. But then again, the disappointment is
 only at a certain level. While I wanted a boy, I am
 just hoping for healthy babies. So ultimately, I know
 it will all be fine. So basically, I think it is normal
 to be disappointed on some level, but we need to keep
 things in perspective too. That's what I tell myself.
 Good luck. Add your comments online:

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