[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 3/8/2013

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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 3/7/2013
10:15 am - 3/8/2013

1. Tahoe: Should I stay or should I go (juliel08)
2. Comment: Tahoe: Should I stay or should I go (HollyBuchanan)
3. Comment: Tahoe: Should I stay or should I go (RachelHK)
4. Comment: Tahoe: Should I stay or should I go (kaluzoo)
5. Comment: Tahoe: Should I stay or should I go
(twin_boys_on_twinpeaks)
6. Comment: Baby led weaning: when does the food actually ...
(ked21880)
7. Comment: Baby led weaning: when does the food actually ...
(juliel08)
8. Comment: Baby led weaning: when does the food actually ...
(jessicafsf)
9. Comment: Baby led weaning: when does the food actually ... (zarate)
10. Comment: Balancing solids and milk (ked21880)
11. Comment: Balancing solids and milk (ked21880)
12. Comment: Balancing solids and milk (ked21880)
13. Comment: Balancing solids and milk (jessicafsf)
14. Comment: App for Breastfeeding Twins (rebeccaadaly)

1. Tahoe: Should I stay or should I go
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juliel08 - 3/7/2013 11:30 am

 Anyone go up to Tahoe with twins in the oven? We're
 toying with going up to see the US Alpine Championships
 at Squaw in a couple of weeks with DH (to ski) and 2
 1/2 daughter (to play in the snow). By that point I'll
 be 29 1/2 weeks with the twins, and I'm already
 starting to slow down quite a bit. DH will probably go
 either way (so I'd be stuck alone all weekend with the
 kiddo, which may be worse).I'll talk to my OB next
 week, but it's good to have real world twin mom
 experience. Thoughts?

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Email author: julielegrand08 at gmail.com
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 2. HollyBuchanan says...
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 3/7/2013 12:14 pm
 
 I live in Truckee full time now, and I delivered my
 twins at 28 weeks, so I'm a really bad person to ask -
 but I wouldn't do it. If by chance you went into
 pre-term labor you and/or twins would be air lifted to
 Reno, where you'd be stuck for the next 2-4 months
 depending on their health and recovery. If you're
 already feeling like you're slowing down, imagine
 trying to breath/walk/move/chase a 2-yr-old at 7000
 feet elevation. I'd tell DH to have a great time, and
 to take the 2-yr-old with them to play in the snow
 while you get some rest and relaxation. There are
 plenty of babysitting options in Tahoe.
 Email author: h.buch at hotmail.com
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 3. RachelHK says...
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 3/7/2013 2:47 pm
 
 Nope, don't do it. Take it easy, and stay within a 20
 mile radius of your doc from here on out!
 Email author: rmherrick at yahoo.com
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 4. kaluzoo says...
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 3/7/2013 9:29 pm
 
 The last trip I did was at 25 weeks - to Park City,
 Utah. It was great, and I felt great even at altitude
 (I was also newly allowed more movement after a few
 weeks of placenta previa). After that, I stayed pretty
 much put (though not quite a 20mile radius since my
 work is 40miles from my house :) ). I don't think I
 would have done Tahoe at 29.5 weeks with twins (this
 discomfort of the car ride alone likely would have been
 enough to make me pass on the trip), but your OB should
 be able to give you a better sense of whether that
 might be an OK option given your specific pregnancy.
 Email author: sarahchandler at gmail.com
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 5. twin_boys_on_twinpeaks says...
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 3/7/2013 9:47 pm
 
 Our surrogate went into premature labor at 28 weeks.
 Went in for a routine check up and she was 4cm dilated.
 The next 6 weeks of keeping the boys in were dicey. I
 love skiing and I would hold off.
 Email author: regina_eberhart at yahoo.com
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Topic: Baby led weaning: when does the food actually start
going into the mouth?

 We started baby-led weaning a couple of weeks ago. Tonight I
 noticed no food going...

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 6. ked21880 says...
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 3/7/2013 7:10 am
 
 It can take awhile but is sweet potatoe and squash the
 first foods you are giving them? Maybe try oatmeal or
 rice cereal, and if you have tried that already bananas
 and apples are good to start with. Work your way up to
 those veggies. Good luck!
 Email author: ked21880 at hotmail.com
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 7. juliel08 says...
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 3/7/2013 11:24 am
 
 It's pretty normal for them to experiment with the food
 and feeding is very messy. I was never able to get my
 first to eat pureed foods (except perhaps fro yo or
 apple sauce). I remember being pretty frustrated, but
 eventually found those organic puffs were a great
 "gateway food" and then I could move her to other soft
 finger foods. The problem with that strategy is now at
 2 1/2, she now has no interest in veggies, I think in
 part because she never ate the pureed veggies early on.
 Good luck.
 Email author: julielegrand08 at gmail.com
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 8. jessicafsf says...
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 3/7/2013 12:21 pm
 
 We did modified baby led weaning (which isn't possible
 according to the book, but it worked well for us). We
 gave the kids food to play/experiment with, but also
 offered them pureed/soft foods on a spoon. I don't
 think they're physically able to get much soft/pureed
 food into their mouth on their own at that point, so in
 our experience, we had to offer chunks of food that
 they would gum/gnaw on. Since they put almost anything
 in their mouths at that point, anything we gave them
 that they could get a grip on would go straight into
 the mouths. We had the most luck with cucumber spears,
 and pear spears. Both of those were soft enough that
 the kids could get something out of it (flavor, some
 give in the texture) but firm enough that it wouldn't
 break off in their mouth and choke them. (Randomly one
 of my kids really liked steamed asparagus spears,
 too.)In addition to giving them spears or chunks of
 whatever we had, I offered spoonfuls (me holding the
 spoon) of pureed fruits and veggies. (That was how we
 modified BLW.)I think in true baby led weaning, it
 really doesn't matter when/how much food goes into
 their mouths. In my recollection, they continue to get
 the nutrition they need from BM/formula up to one year
 old. So I think as long as you're giving them as much
 milk/formula as they need/want, then the rest should
 just be for fun... sort of. Except sometimes the clean
 up!
 Email author: jessica at burrows.net
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 9. zarate says...
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 3/7/2013 4:37 pm
 
 They did dig the cuke spears and the broccoli trees the
 other day--in retrospect I believe the sweet potato
 wedges might have been too soft, so way more fun to
 squish than anything else!
 Email author: alessandra.zarate.sanderlin at gmail.com
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Topic: Balancing solids and milk

 Our b/g babies are 6 months today and for the last couple of
 days I've been giving...

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 10. ked21880 says...
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 3/7/2013 7:05 am
 
 I had the same questions as you when I started. So at
 the beginning I would give them a little formula to
 hold them over then solids and follow up with formula.
 When the are enjoying solids just start with solids and
 then follow up with bottle or breast. I would definitly
 use high chairs so much easier. And you can even give
 them bottle in chair or move them to a more comfortable
 place. I would ask your pediatrician what she
 recommends as to how much you should give them just so
 you have something to follow. Everyone has there own
 opinion. When mine were 6 months I fed them twice a
 day. I gave them oatmeal cereal and bananas or apples.
 When the turned 7 month started three times a day. Good
 luck.
 Email author: ked21880 at hotmail.com
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 11. ked21880 says...
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 3/7/2013 7:06 am
 
 Oh ya I felt bumbo chairs were to hard cause it doesn't
 support neck and shoulders we enough when they are
 eating.
 Email author: ked21880 at hotmail.com
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 12. ked21880 says...
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 3/7/2013 7:08 am
 
 Sorry last thing. I feel like I'm still balancing milk
 and solid. But once mine had three meals a day there
 formula intake was less so right now it's just getting
 them use to new food.
 Email author: ked21880 at hotmail.com
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 13. jessicafsf says...
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 3/7/2013 12:41 pm
 
 As the previous poster said, everyone approaches this
 differently. Based on my reading and conversations, we
 offered solids 30-60 minutes after they had a bottle.
 Offering them solids when they're really hungry can be
 counterproductive, because they don't see solids as a
 way to satisfy that hunger, so they get frustrated and
 fussy. But offering solids right after a bottle/BM feed
 sometimes meant they weren't hungry at all, and
 therefore weren't interested in trying any of
 it.Because we separated out the solids, we didn't have
 the issue of moving them around during a feeding. I
 sometimes held them for bottles, but did all solids in
 our high chairs... and eventually started doing bottles
 in the highchairs, too (ours had a recline function)
 because it was so convenient for feeding both together.
 I'd say go with instinct on when to offer solids more
 than once a day. At some point your children will get
 into it, and consume more, and then you can introduce
 another meal. I think it took 3-4 months between when
 we started solids and we were doing them three times a
 day, but I held off on that third meal longer than
 necessary, mostly because of scheduling issues. I
 wouldn't make any effort to decrease milk/formula
 consumption for now. When they start consuming more
 solids, they will probably want less milk/formula, but
 because it's their primary source of nutrition and they
 know best what their bodies need (well, in terms of
 food), I'd just keep offering as much as they want.I
 think allergic reactions will be obvious (rash,
 shortness of breath) although we haven't had any, so
 I'm definitely no expert. Lastly, Child of Mine, by
 Ellyn Satter is a great book on feeding. It was highly
 recommended by the nutritionist at a class I took on
 starting solids.Good luck!
 Email author: jessica at burrows.net
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Topic: App for Breastfeeding Twins

 My twins aren't here yet, but I'm hoping to breastfeed and
 wanted recommendations...

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 14. rebeccaadaly says...
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 3/7/2013 7:37 pm
 
 i use baby connect. you can track feedings, sleep,
 diaper output, medicine, etc. very very helpful when
 someone is sick and you can easily record the medicine,
 time, and dose. and it turns everything into a nifty
 graph! :o)
 Email author: rebeccaadaly at yahoo.com
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