[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 5/28/2012

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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 5/27/2012
9:14 am - 5/28/2012

1. Comment: 2yo twins with different sleep needs? (EstherRN)
2. Comment: 2yo twins with different sleep needs? (RachelHK)
3. Comment: 2yo twins with different sleep needs? (Sandpiper)
4. Comment: Daycare or Preschool options (seabringwatts)
Topic: 2yo twins with different sleep needs?

 hi my 2 yo daughter has had difficulties going to sleep
 since day one that continue...

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 1. EstherRN says...
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 5/27/2012 10:48 pm
 
 We have a similar situation, but with the boy being the
 night owl and the girl sleeping very easily. I
 basically wake him up from his nap after certain time,
 whereas I'm not too bothered about how long she naps
 for (since I know she'll fall asleep fine at night
 anyway). At night I also put her to bed about 20 min
 before him. He does not need as many hours of sleep
 time as she does, so this solution works for us. Good
 luck with it!
 Email author: estherroldan10 at yahoo.co.uk
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 2. RachelHK says...
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 5/27/2012 11:14 pm
 
 I have a very similar situation. we put my daughter to
 bed down about 10-15 minutes after my son, and we give
 her books/soft toys so that she can play in her crib
 for 30-60 minutes after being put down (and before
 falling to sleep). we also have one of those fisher
 price fish tanks in her crib which she LOVES. its not
 easy having twins with totally different sleeping
 habits, but sometimes it comes in handy...
 Email author: rmherrick at yahoo.com
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 3. Sandpiper says...
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 5/27/2012 11:43 pm
 
 We have ours sleep in different rooms because they
 could never sleep well together as babies. Our daughter
 has very sensitive sleep and wakes the neighbors up
 when she wakes up from any noise or bad dream. That
 disturbed our son so much that he would whimper and sob
 for hours perpetuating the cycle. In terms of time -
 untill very recently our son needed more slept than our
 girl, so we bathed them together and then he went to
 sleep, while she had another hour of storytelling.
 Lately they are both boycotting their naps and rolling
 in their cribs for hours in the evening if they do get
 a nap earlier. Not sure if it's evening out now, or
 it's just a phase.
 Email author: ggmgjenia at gmail.com
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Topic: Daycare or Preschool options

 Hi there,
 
 My husband and I have 3 week old twin boys. We have the
 vague notion we should have ...

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 4. seabringwatts says...
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 5/27/2012 3:12 pm
 
 Max,Congratulations on the arrival of your twin boys! 
 You will find SFPOM to be a great resource for your
 many questions about raising twins.The difference
 between daycare and preschool is that daycare can start
 when a child is an infant and preschool doesn't start
 until a child is 2.5 or 3 years old, depending upon the
 school. Daycare is a childcare option for working
 parents much like having a nanny. Preschool tends to
 be something that nearly all children attend these days
 prior to entering kindergarten. Preschools have
 various options like 1/2 days, only some days a week,
 full days, etc., depending upon the school. Daycare
 typically offers an option for full-time working
 parents.My twins never went to daycare so I cannot
 offer much insight there. But I will say that it does
 sound like the pricing of daycare for 2 children is
 similar to the price of a nanny, so with twins it is
 worth looking into both options. I was at home for 2
 years when my twins were born; then we had a nanny for
 7 months when I went back to work. Then my twins
 entered preschool and there is full-time care there
 outside of the "classroom" hours so we no longer needed
 a nanny.For daycare I do think you need to look into it
 now if you are interested, and some daycare centers
 take applications while you are pregnant. For
 preschools, I found that they only took applications a
 year ahead of when you wish to enroll, so you still
 have plenty of time for that.My children attend Big
 City Montessori School in San Francisco and we love it.
 They have a website that will tell you a lot about the
 school: www.bigcitymontessorischool.com and if you
 want to talk about it as you near that stage, I am
 happy to do so. I recommend the school
 highly.Cheers,Virginia
 Email author: seabringwatts at gmail.com
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