[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 10/18/2013

Fri Oct 18 02:15:04 PDT 2013

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 10/17/2013
9:15 am - 10/18/2013

1. Fantastic Auction Workshop - Oct. 22nd (carole)
2. Amazing Postpartum Doula (carrie_galvez)
3. Comment: How many hours does your nanny work? (zarate)
4. Re:How many hours does your nanny work? (lbwehrley)
5. Comment: Delivering at UCSF - questions on process (noursej)
6. Comment: Delivering at UCSF - questions on process (zarate)
7. Comment: Need Night Doula for Feburary-May (Carol_marra)

1. Fantastic Auction Workshop - Oct. 22nd
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carole - 10/17/2013 8:51 pm

 Hello. I wanted to let you know about a truly fantastic
 auction workshop,taking place on Tuesday, Oct. 22nd at
 Woodland Star Charter School inSonoma. As a chair of
 the Novato Charter School for the past 7 years, Iknow
 how much schools work to raise funds through the school
 auctions. Allthe schools hold their own auctions, and
 this seminar can help them toincrease their net income.
 This workshop was instrumental in increasing thenet
 auction income from $45,000 to $145,000 at Novato
 Charter School(really!). Each school can encourage
 their auction chair(s) to attend.If you have any
 connections to auction chairs of your child¹s school,
 or anyother organization that puts on an auction, they
 should not miss thisworkshop.Here¹s the link:
 http://www.auctionhelp.com/sonoma-workshop.aspxThe
 website is www.auctionhelp.com find the Workshop tab
  click on Sonoma to access the flier. Scroll downto
 the Click here for Registration Form.The cost is $149
 for one person, and $99 for anyone else from the
 sameorganization. It¹s the least expensive and BEST
 workshop!Please feel free to contact me if you have any
 questions. You may alsodirect any school and their
 auction chairs to me, if they have questions.-- Carole
 HansonAuction Chair415-328-6622carole at thorhanson.com

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Email author: carole at thorhanson.com
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2. Amazing Postpartum Doula
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carrie_galvez - 10/17/2013 9:54 am

 â— My name is: Carrie Galvesâ— My phone number is:
 415 375-1780â— My email address is:
 spring_essentials at yahoo.comâ— My caregiver's name is:
 Maria Rastromâ— My caregiver's contact information
 is:doulainduetime.com 415 295-4785â— She is Postpartum
 Doula/Parenting Coach/Sleep Trainerâ— I employed this
 caregiver from April 29th - September 6thâ— I highly
 recommend her: The gift of sleep for parent's and
 having the support was amazing. She is absolutely
 phenomenal! She very knowledgeable in all aspects of
 newborn care.We have an amazing Doula that started from
 night one the moment we arrive home. We hire Maria for
 the duration of three months. Maria, sleep trained the
 babies and have them on a good schedule and routine.My
 husband and I are very grateful that we had Maria as
 our doula. Maria combines enormous wisdom,experience,
 professionalism and a great deal of human kindness in
 her work and was a joy to have with us. In addition to
 her extraordinary skills as a doula. She is a also
 quite skilled in taking care of recuperating mothers
 and was very helpful to me. I have been incredibly
 fortunate to have Maria to guide me through the support
 and all of the practical skills, and most importantly
 to give me time to heal and to encourage me every step
 of the way.She is incredible.... More specifically, she
 is gifted with the ability to take care of our
 (preemie) twins, and teach parents the essentials
 skills they need to be competent parents. In addition,
 Maria is such a pleasure to be with--- always has a
 fantastic attitude and completely focused on what is
 best for the babies. I was amazed at her composure and
 professionalism at all times. We will be forever
 grateful for having Maria in our lives.In addition she
 was amazing with our 3 1/2 son he was challenging, and
 unbearable at times. She help getting him down at
 night, and he absolutely adored her.We've discovered
 the nights were less helpful, and less stressful---
 having the support, and rest which was so desperately
 needed. Needless to say, we were so sleep deprived and
 exhausted! However, Maria is a total gem help with
 laundry, cooking and works nights to accommodate a
 family schedule.Best,Carrie

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Topic: How many hours does your nanny work?

 I'm taking a poll - how many hours does your nanny work a
 week? We have 13 month old twins and t...

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 3. zarate says...
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 10/17/2013 8:42 am

 We have 15 month old twins. Our nanny works 50 hours a
 week. The kids still take 2 naps, and she generally
 works through the naps on slower paced kid related
 stuff (cooking, cleaning, laundry). She takes meals
 during their afternoon nap.Keep in mind pain is a sign
 of doing things beyond the body limit-- it may be
 quantity yet often it is quality. Ergonomic stuff like
 bending knees and lifting with legs instead of back,
 how one stands by the crib to put in or take out a
 child etc, has a huge impact.
 Email author: alessandra.zarate.sanderlin at gmail.com
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 4. lbwehrley says...
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 10/17/2013 11:54 am

 Hi Bhavna,Our nanny works 4 days a week, averaging
 about 35 hours. Our boys are 12months old.Thanks,Laura
 Email author: lbwehrley at gmail.com
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Topic: Delivering at UCSF - questions on process

 Hey folks - I've got a unique support situation for my birth
 plan and I'm trying to figure out h...

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 5. noursej says...
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 10/17/2013 3:20 pm

 hi, #2/3. i had all of my prenatal care and genetic
 testing at UCSF; i worked there for years before
 becoming a SAHM after having my girls.i was told two
 support people 'might' be allowed for a vaginal birth
 at UCSF; was also told from colleagues/moms/etc. that
 in reality more than one is never actually allowed in
 the OR... so...for me having two people - my husband
 and my doula - with me in the OR was a priority. 
 thereforee, i preregistered at both UCSF and CPMC's St.
 Luke's campus for birth

 (http://www.cpmc.org/services/pregnancy/information/prereg_form.html).St.
 Luke's routinely allows (or allowed in 2011, you'd have
 to confirm current policy) two people in the OR for
 twin births - one for each baby. after getting past
 the 36/37/38/39 week mark (lowered risk for need of
 NICU), i opted to go to St. Luke's with Dr. Laura
 Norrell, and try for a vaginal birth. i'd heard a lot
 of great things about her. i found them all to be
 true. she's director of the program, specializes in
 low-intervention twin births, and trained at UCSF.if
 that's of interest to you... i can answer any
 questions. should say i had PPO insurance, so had a lot
 of flexibility with prenatal, intranatal and postnatal
 care...in case that's a concern.best, jen
 Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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 6. zarate says...
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 10/17/2013 9:43 pm

 Congrats on your upcoming twins!I had vaginal delivery
 of twins at UCSF in 2012. Cannot speak highly enough
 about the care I received. I was told only one person
 at OR and did not matter whether it was C or V
 delivery. In my case our doula and my husband were
 with me in OR. So the UCSF team can make exceptions, I
 do not know how often and under what auspices they make
 them.As Jen indicated, having two people works for
 twins--my husband was with the first baby in NICU while
 doula remained with me until second baby was out, 2
 hours later.I can't tell you about bracelets-- I have
 NO recollection of them having one, or me, but I know
 per procedure that they are done.Alessandra
 Email author: alessandra.zarate.sanderlin at gmail.com
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Topic: Need Night Doula for Feburary-May

 I'm having a very difficult time finding a night doula that
 is available during this...

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 7. Carol_marra says...
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 10/18/2013 2:07 am

 Many terminologies are used by new moms to describe a
 night postpartum doula or a newborn care specialist.
 The goal is to look for a qualified professional to
 care for your newborn while you are healing after
 delivery, someone who's able to ease your transition
 into motherhood educating, guiding and teaching you a
 lot of amazing things to become a successful parent. 
 Summary of qualifications: 21 years of experience
 working with infants, newborns and twins: experienced
 with setting up routines and schedules, sleep training,
 if desired. Babies with reflux, babies with special
 needs and medication, weaning from breastfeeding.
 Certified newborn care specialist (a.k.a baby nurse)
 advanced level Baby nurse trained Certified doula cd 
 Infant sleep trainer Insured postpartum doula Certified
 massage therapist for baby. CPR certified: adult/
 child and infant California driver licensed TB tested,
 h1n1 vaccinated Languages: English,Portuguese and
 Spanish Skilled to train your future nanny and smooth
 the transition Certified nurse assistant Flexible
 worker*__* 24/7 Able to travel in and out of the state
 US citizen and SS # available Testimonials To Whom It
 May Concern: This letter is my personal recommendation
 for Ana . Ana served as our Night Nanny (Doula) for 3
 mos working a consistent schedule Sunday through
 Thursday from 10pm-6am, a total of 40 hours/week. She
 successfully sleep-trained our 6-week old Twins to
 sleep 5-6 hour intervals providing a much better
 balance in our family's personal and professional
 schedule. I have the utmost confidence to advocate Ana
 for employment specifically for newborns. Considering
 her core focus is to care for multiples and preemies, I
 trust she is beyond capable in that capacity. Though
 her main objective was to care for our son during the
 night, Ana was also extraordinarily helpful in
 assisting with household chores (i.e. laundry,
 dishwashing, etc.). Every morning Ana greeted me and my
 husband with a smile as well as a very detailed list of
 our son's evening activities including the exact time
 of feedings from start to finish, exact amount of food
 intake, his bathroom specifics, and any other details
 such as hiccups, gas, fussiness, cooing, smiling, etc. 
 I found her to be reliable, responsible, patient,
 pleasant, dedicated, and very personable. She is a
 wonderful woman, incredibly sweet, and very
 knowledgeable. She always impressed me with newborn
 care recommendations as well as discussing her ongoing
 continuing education. Our family feels truly blessed to
 have had this experience with Ana. The love and genuine
 care she had for our son was unparalleled. Sincerely,
 For more diatel please email
 me:annacarolinatoy at gmail.comOr call Ana
 Maria:415-410-7177
 Email author: annacarolinatoy at gmail.com
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