[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 7/2/2012

Mon Jul 2 02:15:04 PDT 2012

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 7/1/2012
9:14 am - 7/2/2012

1. NTR: Recommendations for Siding and Basement Remodel (helenlinsang)
2. Comment: Torticollis or overly worried? (CEmama)
3. Comment: Torticollis or overly worried? (skggmg)
4. Comment: Torticollis or overly worried? (roseellen)
5. Comment: Torticollis or overly worried? (karu_garg)
6. RE: [sfpom_general] Vent: Nanny won't cook food... (rockchalk90)

1. NTR: Recommendations for Siding and Basement Remodel
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helenlinsang - 7/1/2012 11:39 pm

 Hi all,We need our siding redone at the back of our
 house as well as someone to help us figure out how to
 turn our lower level into a living space.If you have
 any recommendations, they are very welcome.Thank
 you,Helen

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Topic: Torticollis or overly worried?

 My twins are almost two weeks old and my husband and I have
 noticed one of the twins...

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 2. CEmama says...
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 7/1/2012 4:55 am

 Dear Laura and Vicki,Thank you so much for your input.
 I hope this is indeed something he will outgrow but in
 the meantime I will be sure to call Dr. Honigman. Hae
 Won
 Email author: hae_won_lee at hotmail.com
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 3. skggmg says...
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 7/1/2012 3:39 pm

 Our pediatrician caught our Baby A's torticollis when
 he was around three months old. At her recommendation,
 we had a consultation and started "physical therapy"
 sessions with Christine Egan in Marin. Christine is
 wonderful, specializes in infants/children, was
 incredibly accommodating of my crazy twins schedule.
 and showed us a few tricks to do at home. In our son's
 case, he had a head tilt from womb positioning which
 created a flat spot on his head and then, once the flat
 spot was there, it would have gotten worse b/c he
 always wanted to "settle" into that position when
 sleeping/sitting. We only did the in-office PT
 sessions for a little over a month but started
 implementing changes at home / way we held him, etc. 
 Took a few months to clear up completely. Totally
 normal (and normal shaped head) now at 18 months. 
 Christine Egan MPH, PT(415) 455-9721It sounds like your
 baby is very young so it'll either clear up on its own
 or you've caught it really early! Good luck!
 Email author: shannon77 at gmail.com
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 4. roseellen says...
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 7/1/2012 10:52 pm

 Our expericence was much like skggmg's, above. For us
 it was baby B. We took him to physical therapy and also
 a cranial sacral therapist. I think the PT was better.
 We went to the CPMC child development center on Van
 Ness. If you're interested I can dig up the name &
 number of the therapist. She was good. It mostly
 involved getting him to want to turn his head the other
 way - making noises and holding interesting objects on
 that side. He's 2.5 now and totally fine. Oh, and our
 pediatrician also had us get his eyes checked, just in
 case that was the reason he was turning his head. But
 his eyes were fine.
 Email author: roseellenh at yahoo.com
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 5. karu_garg says...
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 7/2/2012 1:22 am

 Our pediatrician thought our daughter had torticollois
 with right sided preference and mild flattening as a
 result when she was only a few weeks old. We were in
 New York at the time where they have something called
 "early intervention", which is a state sponsored
 program and therapists will come evaluate your child
 and make recommendations (all covered by the state or
 your insurance). Anyway the bottom line is that we were
 told that we can deal with this ourselves since her
 case was mild. What we did was made sure we gave her
 tummy time multiple times, we also lay her on the
 "other" side a lot (rather than her back), we also
 tried to turn her head to the left side gently when we
 could. All of this obviously helped, since the
 pediatrician said there was a significant improvement
 in her. So she ended up not needing any sort of
 therapy. I dont know if you can try all this with your
 son, but it helped our daughter. Anyway I hope this
 helps and reassures you. Good luck with everything!
 Email author: karu_garg at hotmail.com
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Topic: Vent: Nanny won't cook food bcs she hates cleanup!

 So my boys are 16 months old now. They are really bad about
 eating anything not completely pure...

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 6. rockchalk90 says...
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 7/1/2012 12:34 pm

 I regret not making the effort to find a nanny that
 could cook foods for the kids. I worked full time and
 came home and had to prepare not only dinner but also
 the children's meals the next day. I later found out
 from many other mothers that had great nannies that did
 both cook and take care of the children so I know that
 they are out there. I think it really depends on what
 you are paying your nanny, maybe it would be worth your
 time to start interviewing and getting referrals for
 other nannies. It will make your life a lot easier. 
 From: sfpom_general at lists.bigtent.com To:
 rockchalk90 at hotmail.com Subject: Re: [sfpom_general]
 Vent: Nanny won't cook food bcs she hates cleanup! -
 Ref#70167071 Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:45:02 -0700
 Holly Buchanan commented: Can you pre-make foods that
 she heats up? My kids eat cold cheese omelettes, or
 reheated french toast. Or, could you encourage
 smoothies made with fruits, kale/spinach, yogurt so
 that they're getting fresh healthy foods? Savory
 baked tofu (in the tofu section of grocery store) is
 great cubed for kids, and easy for her to serve. 
 Spinach nuggets (near the tofu section, in the
 vegetarian section) are easy to fry up in a pan and
 all-natural. Toaster waffles can be healthy with a
 hummus spread on them. I - like you - worked very hard
 (in tandem with the nanny) to introduce them to lots of
 food so they wouldn't be picky. Now the kids are 2.5
 and they are fantastic eaters. I have to say, I would
 not be able to put up with a nanny that wouldn't cook
 and clean up after themselves. That's a deal breaker
 for me. We pay these nannies a lot of money, and they
 should not be creating work for us. Good luck with
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