[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 1/7/2012

Sat Jan 7 02:16:04 PST 2012

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 1/6/2012
10:16 am - 1/7/2012

1. Help: 36wks +day w/ b/g twins (dnjordan)
2. Re: Speaker Series pka General Meeting (twinpeakstwins)
3. Announcing: Was that Me Yelling? (twinpeakstwins)
4. Transition to beds advice (kdrichman)
5. Comment: Transition to beds advice (mattrampe)
6. Comment: Transition to beds advice (lwmtay)

1. Help: 36wks +day w/ b/g twins
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dnjordan - 1/6/2012 8:06 pm

 I don't know if I have the strength to make it to 38
 weeks. My belly is so big that can barely walk, sit,
 sleep, eat. I'm 5'2". I've gained the right amt of
 weight, but my belly is just sooo heavy. I know it's
 best for babies to "cook" aonther 13 days, but it seems
 like an eternity to me. How far did you make it?Do u
 want to share our story.I'm hanging on by a thread and
 looking for encouragement. My first pregnancy was so
 easy. This has been so hard from the start. I was soooo
 sick for so long and ten I got big real fast. I have a
 c-section scheduled for 1/19--my 3.5 yr old was
 delivered via c-section bc she was breached (we were
 unable to turn her). Vbac is not an option. Any other
 tips are greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

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Email author: dn.jordan at gmail.com
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2. Re: Speaker Series pka General Meeting
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twinpeakstwins - 1/6/2012 8:04 pm

 Happy New Year to Everyone!The speaker series is being
 finalized for the first half of 2012. I encourage you
 to get the most out of your membership by attending
 many of these presentations given by experts in their
 fields. The first event in the series, "Was That Me
 Yelling?" by Rona Renner, temperament specialist, will
 be held on Tuesday, Jan 31st at the Presidio Sports
 Basement near Chrissy Field. This venue holds up to 40
 people and there is plenty of parking. Meet other
 parents while you enjoy a light dinner, drinks and a
 great presentation. Other upcoming Presidio Sports
 Basement speaking events include "Getting Back in Shape
 After Having Multiples", "Married with Twins", "Your
 Children are Listening: Nine Messages They Need to Hear
 From You", "Kids Protection Planning. and a "Preschool
 Workshop." Follow your big tent calendar for great
 topics and valuable information.James DonaherSFPOM
 Speaker CoordinatorIan and Isabella, 8/2007

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Email author: twinpeakstwins at yahoo.com
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3. Announcing: Was that Me Yelling?
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twinpeakstwins - 1/6/2012 7:15 pm

 Presented by Rona Renner, RNNEW LOCATIONPRESIDIO SPORTS
 BASEMENTYelling can be caused by stress, fatigue,
 depression, anger, or other reasons. Most parents agree
 that yelling isn't beneficial, but many report that
 they just don't know what to do when their children
 misbehave. We will discuss how to come up with a plan
 and learn more about what triggers your yelling.Rona
 has concentrated for the last 20 years of her
 professional life on parent education and community
 outreach. She is the host of the Childhood Matters
 radio program. A graduate of the Brooklyn College
 School of Nursing, Rona was also trained by Kaiser
 Permanente as a temperament specialist. She leads
 parenting workshops focusing on temperament, behavior
 and anger management, and attention deficit
 hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—among her areas of
 expertise—and consults with parents on a wide range
 of concerns.NEW LOCATIONTHE PRESIDIO SPORTS
 BASEMENTSnacks, a light dinner and drinks will be
 served.Event Details but my 3 yr old girls have shown
 zero interest in moving out of their cribs and have
 never tried to climb out of them (which is when I've
 always heard you transition to beds). An added
 complication is that we don't have room for 2 twin beds
 in their nursery, which is attached to our room, so
 when we do move them into beds they will be sharing a
 bedroom one floor down from us. So I'm wondering:1.
 What age is typical for making the transition (and
 assuming they never ask you for it, do you just decide
 for them at some point?)2. At what age would you have
 felt comfortable having your kids sleep on a different
 floor of the house?3. Do you still have a monitor once
 they graduate to beds?4. Any advice on making the
 switch successfully?Thanks in advance!

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Email author: kdrichman at usfca.edu
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 5. mattrampe says...
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 1/6/2012 1:03 pm

 For what it's worth - our transition did come when our
 boys gleefully discovered they could successfully vault
 out of their cribs every time we put them back in (at
 about 2 yrs old), but that said the transition was much
 smoother than we expected. We have three levels in our
 house and their bedroom is on the middle level, our
 living area is upstairs and our bedroom all the way
 downstairs. We have handled this by putting a child
 lock on their door so they can't open it to get out
 (since they would then have access to the front door,
 or rickety stairs to our bedroom in the dark). We now
 have a routine for going to bed (or nap) with them
 where we go into their bedroom and ideally get them
 settled down enough to lay down before we leave. If
 all goes well they then sleep. If not, they play in
 the room until they go to sleep on their own. Took
 them 1-2 nights to get used to sleeping in a bed and
 falling out isn't an issue for us (although they do it
 sometimes) since the beds are so low to the ground. 
 Our boys are loud enough to hear if they are awake,
 asleep, hungry, annoyed, fighting, etc. from a floor
 away so no monitor is necessary.Good luck!
 Email author: mattrampe at gmail.com
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 6. lwmtay says...
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 1/6/2012 7:46 pm

 Sort of a related topic, my husband plans to transition
 our boys from cribs to have them share a regular full
 sized bed, almost yard off the floor. Is that like
 next to impossible to execute?
 Email author: lwtay at sbcglobal.net
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