[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest: twins, diaper bag, ...

Tue Jul 31 02:16:07 PDT 2012

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 7/30/2012
9:14 am - 7/31/2012

1. How to pay a nanny during travel/flight time when... (anonymous)
2. Legoland for 15 mo olds? (nodelmonkey)
3. Re: [sfpom_general] Legoland for 15 mo olds? (mcharap)
4. Comment: Legoland for 15 mo olds? (amykronk)
5. Dream feed or drop a feed? (magtwo)
6. Bunk Beds (dalehill95)
7. Best Twin Diaper Bag (sfmama911)
8. Comment: Best Twin Diaper Bag (elizabethmurray)
9. Looking for someone to help sleep train our 6 mth old t...
(karu_garg)
10. 3rd Grade Public School Openings at Argonne in... (twinpeakstwins)
11. Comment: ISO Nanny for Twins or daycare option (katyperez)
12. Comment: Milk has been in for one week but no spraying ...
(cathytanimura)
13. Comment: Milk has been in for one week but no spraying ...
(kaoneill)
14. Comment: ISO Twin nanny or daycare option (katyperez)
15. Comment: disneyland for a 14 month old (twin_123)
16. Comment: ISO: two CARES safety harrnesses (2angels)

1. How to pay a nanny during travel/flight time when taking her
w/us on vacation?
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anonymous - 7/30/2012 9:41 pm

 We are taking a nanny on a trip with us this week to
 the east coast. Her normal hourly rate is $20/hr. She
 is claiming that I should pay her for 11 hours the day
 we fly, basically from the minute she leaves her apt to
 the minute we arrive at our destination in CT. I was
 prepared to pay her for about 6 hours at $20/hr but 11
 seems like a lot. Work during the trip will be not the
 same as being alone with my 2 kids (twin 2 year olds)
 b/c I am there and my sister (an experienced mom) is
 too. Is she being reasonable or not? Thoughts??

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2. Legoland for 15 mo olds?
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nodelmonkey - 7/30/2012 8:29 pm

 Wondering if any families of multiples have taken their
 babes to Legoland and if you think there's much for
 them to appreciate at 15 months? We'll be nearby and
 would be easy for us to go there if it's worth the
 visit. I'm having a difficult time navigating the
 website to see what there is to do at that age.

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 3. mcharap says...
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 7/30/2012 10:28 pm

 I'd say skip it. 99% of the attractions are for older
 kids & you'd be disappointed after spending a lot of $$
 on 2 adult admission tix. (Assuming kids that young get
 in for free.)Take them instead to a playground or a
 beach you can all enjoy for free & spend your $$ on a
 babysitter & a nice dinner out.MarcyWill & Mia
 4/3/06Sent from my iPadOn Jul 30, 2012, at 8:31 PM,
 Heather Nodelman wrote: Heather Nodelman posted:
 Wondering if any families of multiples have taken their
 babes to Legoland and if you think there's much for
 them to appreciate at 15 months? We'll be nearby and
 would be easy for us to go there if it's worth the
 visit. I'm having a difficult time navigating the
 website to see what there is to do at that age. Add
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 4. amykronk says...
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 7/30/2012 10:33 pm

 We frequent Legoland regularly and LOVE it! We started
 taking our twins at around 20 months until now (4) and
 have been around 30+ times. Ideal age to go is around
 3ish or (36 inches).It is still fun at the young age
 however they will not be able to do very many rides.
 Once they reach around 34" is when that can do more. We
 love it because it is very entertaining and you can
 spend time there doing other things as well-
 playgrounds, movies, water play, small rides, lego
 sculptures, running around. The park is extremely kid
 friendly, clean and safe. It makes for a fun afternoon-
 plus under 3 is free.
 Email author: amykronk at gmail.com
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5. Dream feed or drop a feed?
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magtwo - 7/30/2012 6:38 pm

 Hello, I would love input and advice on the next step
 in the evolution of our feeding schedule. My B-G twins
 are 3.5mos, he is breastfed and she is mostly
 bottle-fed (by my partner). Currently we get ~6hrs
 sleep… so it's not terrible. One major issue is that
 each feed takes more than an hour. My daughter is slow
 with the bottle, my son currently gets fussy and cries
 a lot with breastfeeding sessions -- lots of
 stops/starts (hopefully just a phase!), and I pump
 after each session.My daughter wakes around 6:30, and
 we feed them every 3 hrs during the day (nanny does
 9:30 and 3:30, I try to come home for lunch to
 breastfeed at 12:30). Evening feeds are ~7 and ~10:30,
 and after pumping I am in bed by midnight. I am trying
 to decide if we should convert the last feed to a dream
 feed, and then slowly phase it out, or if we should in
 one step drop from 6 daily feeds to 5, increasing the
 interval between them, with the last around 9. We have
 experimented a bit with dream feeds, with decent
 success, but this can only be done if I forego
 breastfeeding my son, because he never remains
 calm/sleepy while breatfeeding. If we just drop the
 last feed, we we may be in for some very early
 mornings, but I guess we won't know until we try. I am
 wondering what others have done at this stage to work
 toward a full night of sleep?

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6. Bunk Beds
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dalehill95 - 7/30/2012 5:00 pm

 I'm looking for some advice/feedback from some parents
 of older twins who might have used bunk beds. My girls
 just turned 4 and we're looking at getting twin beds
 and are thinking of bunk beds, because the girls are
 sharing a smallish bedroom (yeah, SF!) but I'm
 concerned about 1) safety i.e. falling from the top
 bunk and 2) battles over the beds i.e. both wanting the
 top bunk or the bottom bunk. Also, if anyone has any
 recommendations for places to purchase, other than
 Ikea, that would be much appreciated.Any
 thoughts?Thanks,Dale

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7. Best Twin Diaper Bag
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sfmama911 - 7/30/2012 1:53 pm

 We have twin girls (3mo) and a 4 yo and we need a great
 bag when we're out of the house all day on the
 weekends. I'd like it to hold at least 4 bottles and
 maybe our 4yo's water bottle also. I looked through
 the archives, people seem to like the DadGear backpack.
 Any other recommendations? Any problems with the
 DadGear bag? Would be great if it would clip onto our
 City Select or our Citi Mini Double as well. Thanks!

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 8. elizabethmurray says...
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 7/30/2012 2:52 pm

 We've been using the DadGear backpack for over 3 years
 now and it's still going strong. My twins are a little
 over 3yo and their big brother is 4yo and it's kept up
 with all the different stages they have gone through.
 Right now it's primarily full of spare Pull Ups, extra
 clothes, water bottles, lunch/snacks, first aid kit,
 and sunscreen. I still use the wipes dispenser, but
 occasionally find that the contents have dried out
 because we're using it less often. It hangs really
 nicely from the back of our City Mini Double and BOB
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