[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 9/6/2012

Thu Sep 6 02:17:03 PDT 2012

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 9/5/2012
9:15 am - 9/6/2012

1. Tips on Outings with 21-month Old Twins and 1 Care Give... (Laudan)
2. anyone here have two sets of fraternal twins? (noursej)
3. Annual Raises for Nannies (lmcohen2010)
4. WTB- dress-up storage carousel (beth_jonah)
5. Comment: 7 seater cars (lisamudd)
6. Comment: 7 seater cars (noursej)
7. Comment: umbrella strollers - single or double (Laudan)

1. Tips on Outings with 21-month Old Twins and 1 Care Giver
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Laudan - 9/5/2012 8:39 pm

 Hi all,Does anyone have tips on taking young twins out
 alone to the park, classes or other activities? I'm
 feeling like our 21-month old twins are missing out
 compared to other kids, just because of the difficulty
 of 1 person supervising 2 kids of this age on outings. 
 For example it's clear that my kids' gross motor skills
 lag in some areas, because they don't get to actively
 climb, etc. on a playground during the week.Our nanny,
 who is with them alone 4 days a week, is great, but she
 is very cautious. I'm not complaining, and very much
 appreciate her concern for safety, but I do worry about
 her inability to get them out and moving and exposed to
 new things. I recently reduced my work schedule to
 part-time, largely so that I can spend an extra day
 with the kids and the nanny to go to a class/the
 Academy/the zoo and my husband and I try to get them
 out to move and explore as much as possible on the
 weekends. I'm wondering, though, if others have dealt
 with this or have a few tips that I can share with our
 nanny for the rest of the week? For those who have
 been through this stage, feel free to tell me that it's
 impossible and I should adjust my expectations of
 making this work or that I need a new nanny! I'm open
 to all perspectives on this.

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Email author: laudanraissi at gmail.com
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2. anyone here have two sets of fraternal twins?
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noursej - 9/5/2012 3:32 pm

 i have a friend back east who is six mos pregnant with
 her second set of fraternal twins - b/g first and now
 di/di b/b. she'll have four kiddos under 18 months! 
 wondering if anyone knows of groups/resources
 specifically for parents with multiple sets of
 multiples! thanks so much!

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Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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3. Annual Raises for Nannies
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lmcohen2010 - 9/5/2012 12:43 pm

 We hired a nanny through an agency for our now 15 month
 old twins and are coming up on our one year anniversary
 with her. The agency recommends we give her an annual
 raise of anywhere from 3% - 7%... We currently pay her
 $19/hour and were going to give her a 50 cent
 raise/hour along with a $400 bonus. Which nets out to
 a little over a 3% raise. So my question - Is giving
 raises (or bonuses) common/standard? Does what we are
 proposing sound cheap, or ok? Seems like daycare is
 already so expensive, but we do want to keep her happy
 as we want a good relationship with the person taking
 care of our kids! And I'm just not sure what is
 normal....thanks all!!Lisa

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4. WTB- dress-up storage carousel
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beth_jonah - 9/5/2012 8:39 am

 Hi there- I'm looking for a swiveling/rotating storage
 center to store dress-up clothes, shoes, etc. Does
 anyone have one they're ready to sell?Thanks!Beth

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Topic: 7 seater cars

 saw a mercedes c350 wagon whizzing by the other day with two
 seats in the back with...

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 5. lisamudd says...
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 9/5/2012 8:10 am

 Hmmm...I don't know of any other cars that have that
 feature where they are facing backwards. A family I
 taught had the c350 with two sets of older twins and
 they loved it. It was easier for everyone to get in. 
 They didnt want a mini-van and a car with a 3rd row was
 still too hard with four kids getting in and out all
 the time. That being said, with only two kids we have
 the mazda cx-9 and love it. it has a 3rd row - so you
 either have a huge trunk or extra seats if you are
 carting other people around.
 Email author: lisamudd at gmail.com
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 6. noursej says...
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 9/5/2012 3:25 pm

 love all the comments/feedback! thanks, everyone!
 Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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Topic: umbrella strollers - single or double

 sure this has been addressed at length in the past. but,
 wondering the 'best' makes/models...

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 7. Laudan says...
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 9/5/2012 10:52 pm

 I have to admit that I didn't have the time to research
 the best, but when our twins were about 13 months old
 we started using -- and really like -- the Uppa Baby
 G-Luxe single strollers. They're light-weight, have a
 reclining seat, extra large sun canopy (which we use
 more than I thought we would) and a carrying strap so
 that you can carry it over your shoulder when the
 stroller is folded. Uppa Baby also makes a
 less-expensive and lighter version called the G-Lite. 
 I believe the main differences are that it does not
 recline and it doesn't have the extra canopy length. 
 If it weren't for our frequent use of the extra sun
 canopy, I would regret not buying the G-Lite instead
 since we have never used the reclining feature.
 Email author: laudanraissi at gmail.com
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