[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 4/2/2013

Tue Apr 2 02:15:10 PDT 2013

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 4/1/2013
9:13 am - 4/2/2013

1. Different Nap Schedules - 6 months (rebeccaadaly)
2. Advice for plane travel with 7 month old twins (anonymous)
3. Comment: Advice for plane travel with 7 month old twins (kaluzoo)
4. Comment: Advice for plane travel with 7 month old twins
(julesr1515)
5. Comment: Advice for plane travel with 7 month old twins
(julesr1515)
6. Double Lightweight or Umbrella Stroller Suggestions (Erin0919)
7. Comment: Double Lightweight or Umbrella Stroller... (kaluzoo)
8. Comment: Double Lightweight or Umbrella Stroller... (Erin0919)
9. Comment: Double Lightweight or Umbrella Stroller... (kaluzoo)
10. Comment: Double Lightweight or Umbrella Stroller... (Erin0919)
11. Comment: Double Lightweight or Umbrella Stroller... (kaluzoo)
12. Comment: Weekend getaway w/8 month old twins (kaluzoo)
13. Comment: Weekend getaway w/8 month old twins (julesr1515)
14. Comment: Weekend getaway w/8 month old twins (jessicafsf)

1. Different Nap Schedules - 6 months
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rebeccaadaly - 4/1/2013 7:47 pm

 My 6 month old boys are finally (!!) napping in their
 beds. We have a fairly consistent morning wake up time
 and start time for the first nap. I'm also strict about
 not letting them sleep past 4:30 so we can get to bed
 at 7pm. However, they wake up from the morning nap at
 really different times - like 30-60 minutes different.
 One has always needed more sleep than the other. It
 leaves me a bit puzzled as to how to deal with the
 middle part of the day. We've also just started solids,
 so I'm trying to formulate some kind of schedule that
 is consistent.Do you always wake your babies up at the
 same time? How much difference do you allow? Anyone
 going for alternating nap times? I would do it (might
 be nice to have 1-on-1 time), but I don't know how we'd
 ever leave the house.Also, how long are your 6 month
 olds awake before going down for the next nap?Thanks
 for the input!

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2. Advice for plane travel with 7 month old twins
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anonymous - 4/1/2013 10:52 am

 hello parents, my husband and I are venturing on our
 first air travel with the twins this week. any advice
 for keeping the babies entertained on our laps for 5
 hours(!)?? I'm kind of freaking out about it. I hope
 I can get them to sleep but not that optimistic since
 they usually sleep in cribs or carseats and will be on
 our laps. All advice welcome.

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 3. kaluzoo says...
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 4/1/2013 11:51 am

 This recent post has lots of good tips for the same

 age:http://www.bigtent.com/group/forum/message/74847362?ff=1#76710118
 Email author: sarahchandler at gmail.com
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 4. julesr1515 says...
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 4/1/2013 6:06 pm

 Some great tips that either we figured out ourselves or
 learned on these boards:-Bring the strollers to the
 gate and check at the gate. We found that using 2
 single strollers was easier than the double stroller
 (we tend to have something break when we use something
 other than a single stroller). -If you use the double
 stroller, purchase a long velcro strip to hold the
 stroller together (i.e. tie the wheel bar to the side
 bar of the back of the stroller).- Bring a carrier
 (i.e. Moby or Ergo, etc). You can wear your baby as
 long as you don't fall asleep.- Time their feed so that
 they are just hungry enough to want to have a full feed
 when you are taking off.-Sit in the back of the plane
 near a bathroom.-In your diaper bag, have a seperate
 zip lock for one of the babies that you can give to the
 other person carrying one of the twins. The zip lock
 has 2 diapers, some separated wipes (for 2 uses), a
 snack (i.e. Gerber crunchies or banana, 2 teething
 sticks, a onsie or romper, and a milk.-Bring your iPad
 that has Mickey Mouse (or equivalent) downloaded on
 there (buy on iTunes, etc). If wifi is not available,
 you can always play it. If you buy a DVD, it has 3
 episodes back to back. -Fly out of the Virigin
 Terminal at SFO. They have a newer play area for
 kids.Good luck!
 Email author: julietvenzon at gmail.com
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 5. julesr1515 says...
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 4/1/2013 6:17 pm

 A few more suggestions I just thought of.....- Pack the
 baby food that comes in packs (like Plum or
 equivalent). It was less messy/bulky and you can close
 it easily.The biggest trouble was getting through
 security when the babies couldn't stand by themselves. 
 What we encountered:- Any bottles that have milk in it
 (i.e. breastmilk or formula) will need to get checked
 individually (i.e. you'll get pulled aside). - So
 consolidate the bottles (and liquids) to 1 person's bag
 so the other person can take care of getting the
 stroller or strollers
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