[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 6/30/2012
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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 6/29/2012
9:16 am - 6/30/2012
1. Going Rate for Mother's Helper (sfmama911)
2. Volunteer Opening: Newsletter Editor (nataliasha2004)
3. Vent: Nanny won't cook food bcs she hates cleanup!
(twin_boys_on_twinpeaks)
4. Comment: Vent: Nanny won't cook food bcs she hates...
(twin_boys_on_twinpeaks)
5. Comment: Vent: Nanny won't cook food bcs she hates...
(HollyBuchanan)
6. Comment: Flying to uk with 6m twins- any advice (carogamse)
7. Re:Flying to uk with 6m twins- any advice (pccp22)
8. Comment: Does Bundleme work in City Mini Double? (sfbamob)
9. Comment: Does Bundleme work in City Mini Double? (rinnigan)
1. Going Rate for Mother's Helper
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sfmama911 - 6/29/2012 2:06 pm
My husband just started a new job which will now have
him coming home around 8pm each night. In order to get
some assistance with our three kids (4yo and 2 mo
twins) from 6pm-8pm when I return from work, I wanted
to hire a mother's helper or ask our nanny to stay
longer at a reduced rate (since I am home as well).
What is the going rate for a mother's helper?
Send comment to:
With subject line: "Ref#70172376 - Going Rate for Mother's Helper"
Email author: krbulfer at gmail.com
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2. Volunteer Opening: Newsletter Editor
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nataliasha2004 - 6/29/2012 11:10 am
I'm jumping on the outgoing bandwagon, but leaving
behind a pretty exciting opportunity - the NEW
newsletter editor will get to oversee the transition of
the print version of Multiplicity to a much more
dynamic, flexible online version (hopefully moving
BEYOND BigTent!) I will be available to work with my
replacement, and that person will step into the job
supported by a terrific team of regular and revolving
contributors (e.g., the copy editor, layout designer,
ads coordinator, birth announcements collector, recipe
contributor, et al.) Outside of the Editor's Message,
it's more about overseeing the administrative stuff -
additional writing (though welcome) is totally
optional. Please contact me via editor at sfpom.org for
more details.P.S. The July/August issue of
Multiplicity will be out early next week -- please look
for it in your mailboxes (w/ link to it here.) We
always appreciate reader feedback!
Send comment to:
With subject line: "Ref#70168553 - Volunteer Opening: Newsletter
Editor"
Email author: nataliasha2004 at yahoo.com
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3. Vent: Nanny won't cook food bcs she hates cleanup!
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twin_boys_on_twinpeaks - 6/29/2012 9:58 am
So my boys are 16 months old now. They are really bad
about eating anything not completely pureed and yet
they have a ton of teeth. They still don't eat whole
fruit or veges (i.e. no cut up blueberries, grapes,
strawberries, broccoli, watermelon). I used to make
all their baby food but as work has heated up, I am
buying monthly subscriptions to Fresh Baby Bites which
by and large my boys eat.In terms of non-pureed foods,
one will eat eggs (scrambled or hardboiled) and slices
of turkey and chicken. He will also eat pieces of
plain bread. The other one likes PB&J sandwiches and
pastries (awesome).I thought maybe the nanny was not
introducing them to new foods bcs she is a vegetarian
so I suggested if she wanted to cook some tofu or
cooked veges and introduce them to that it would be
fine. But she said she does not like to "cook or
prepare" foods bcs she hates cleaning up! (Which is
true, all the dishes including the nice knives and
cutting boards are thrown in the dishwasher without
even a rinse). She usually leaves the bibs with dried
food bits all over. She says she usually eats just
yoghurt or microwavable food at home.So besides fresh
baby bite purees, she feeds them the pouches from Plum
Organics (like 6 a day!), and she makes PB if you need
to bring one, then I would use slings to get through
security, then transfer them to the stroller to save
your backs. They have always let us walk through the
detector with the baby in the slings. It is true, you
and your husband will have to sit across the aisle from
each other if you are not buying an extra seat (we have
never bought an extra) because there is only one extra
oxygen mask per section of row. MAKE SURE you book
seats across the aisle, because the airline will not do
it for you and will make you move if you are seated
beside each other! Also, in my experience the
bassinets are really small and almost useless, but at
6mo they might work for you-- they are basically flimsy
boxes the kids can sleep in, but only if the fasten
seat belt sign is OFF (you have to pick up the baby if
there is any turbulence!). And if you want a bassinet,
you will have to be sitting in specific bulkhead seats,
so check the airline website to find out which seats
these are, and if you can, book them. I definitely
recommend a wall mounted bassinet over a floor
bassinet, but in a lot of planes this would require you
to sit many rows from you husband if you both wanted to
have one. A good solution might be to ask for ONE wall
mounted bassinet, and then sit across the aisle from
each other and "share" holding the other baby. If you
don't use the bassinet (we didn't because our babies
were too big for them! They are tiny!!), then you will
just have to hold the babies the whole flight. This is
difficult, but if you wear your sling it makes it
easier. There is no way around this. Bring snacks
that you can access and eat with one hand because it is
really hard to eat from the tray if you baby is awake
and grabbing the food! Regarding airlines, we flew
United to the UK and the bassinets sucked, but the crew
were extremely helpful and nice. My friend flew
British Airways and their bassinets were amazing, her
son slept the whole flight in it, but you would have to
sit separately from your hubby if you choose that
route. Your call (I vote for being near hubs,
personally). Finally, don't stress about whether the
babies sleep or not during the flight. They will do
what they want to do, there is nothing you can do to
control it. And it will take a few days for them to
adjust to the time change (and might require a couple
night feedings the first night or two) but they will
adjust just fine! Good luck and let me know if you
have more questions! Caroline
Email author: caro.agrawal at gmail.com
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7. pccp22 says...
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6/29/2012 2:55 pm
We flew to the UK as well when our boys were 6 months
old. We got the bulkhead seats with bassinets and that
was very helpful. We used strollers, just the cheap,
small ones and had connectors to attach them to each
other, which was super helpful, as they collapsed
quickly and were easy to put thru security.Here is
link to
connectors:http://www.amazon.com/Prince-Lionheart-6550-Stroller-Connectors/dp/B000056J23/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006606&sr=1-1groupid=12135499;groupcategory=111;groupcategory=115;sz=728x90;fmzid=4524;dcove=r;ord=1341047778?"
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