[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 9/14/2013

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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 9/13/2013
9:14 am - 9/14/2013

1. OT: Any soap makers out there? (VickiZettler)
2. When did you stop working before giving birth? (Rosie_Love)
3. Comment: When did you stop working before giving birth?
(megan_mamma)
4. Comment: Where did you give birth? (juliel08)
5. Comment: Where did you give birth? (juliel08)
6. Comment: Where did you give birth? (lisamudd)
7. Comment: Where did you give birth? (lisamudd)
8. Comment: Where did you give birth? (Rosie_Love)
9. Comment: Where did you give birth? (tvchanyl)
10. Comment: Mentoring expectant twin families (tvchanyl)
11. Comment: Mentoring expectant twin families (brightstarmama)
12. Comment: Belly soooo uncomfortable :-( - any advice ne...
(brightstarmama)
13. Comment: Pumping advice (juliel08)
14. Comment: Pumping advice (brboatner)
15. Comment: Need advice.. AuPair or Nanny??? (pattymitchell1)

1. OT: Any soap makers out there?
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VickiZettler - 9/13/2013 10:00 am

 Does anyone make their own glycerin soap or know
 someone who does? Pleasecontact me offline, thanks! 
 Vickivzettler at gmail.com

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2. When did you stop working before giving birth?
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Rosie_Love - 9/13/2013 8:10 am

 Just curious. Trying to get an idea of how long I'll be
 able to work before the twins are born. Thanks!

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 3. megan_mamma says...
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 9/13/2013 5:52 pm
 
 Following ;)
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Topic: Where did you give birth?

 I'm trying to decide if I should just go to Cpmc or try to
 stay with st. Luke's to...

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 4. juliel08 says...
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 9/13/2013 5:03 am
 
 It's not the hospital that determine c-section or not,
 it's the OB, and most OBs will do a c if either baby is
 breech. I delivered vaginally at cpmc with a breech
 baby B but that's because my OB, Dr Lam is old school
 (thy don't teach it in med school any more). That said,
 I don't think anyone will allow for a "natural" birth.
 You WILL get an epidural and IV you WILL deliver in the
 OR with only one family member in the very possible
 chance of an emergency C. I guess you could tell them
 not to turn on the drugs in your epidural if you really
 wan to feel pain throughout. I delivered vaginally at
 cpmc and it was awesome. Plus with twins we got a
 double room so hubby was thrilled. The cot he got with
 #1 sent him over the edge.
 Email author: julielegrand08 at gmail.com
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 5. juliel08 says...
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 9/13/2013 5:04 am
 
 Oh - and Dr Lam is about as laid back, funny and
 pro-vag as you can get. He's at ggobgyn
 Email author: julielegrand08 at gmail.com
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 6. lisamudd says...
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 9/13/2013 7:48 am
 
 I had my twins at CPMC naturally. Baby A took 3 hours,
 Baby B (who was breech) took about 2 seconds bc they
 pulled him out by the feet. Dr. Jason Dimsdale & Dr.
 Donna Wiggins (who are in the same practice as Dr. Lam
 mentioned above - Golden Gate OBGYN) did an amazing
 job. I have to say, I wanted a C-section because I was
 so terrified that something would go wrong and that a
 c-section would be faster and safer. Dr. Dimsdale took
 his time over the course of the pregnancy to help me
 understand why natural would be better in my case, if
 possible. One thing to keep in mind is that you will,
 of course, go in with a birth plan and hopefully your
 providers will stick to it as closely as they
 can.However, things happen and at the end of the day
 it's best to be at the hospital you believe will
 provide the kids with the best care.Does St. Luke's
 have a neonatal unit if you were to need one?I can only
 speak to CPMC - but we had a great experience. Really
 warm and caring nurses, great care by our doctors, our
 pediatricians did rounds there and were there a lot,
 the lactation consultants were helpful and not pushy. 
 Private room and pretty quiet. I think some practices
 have higher rates with c-sections so that may be the
 thing to look into vs. the actual hospital.I can't
 recommend Golden Gate OB enough and I am really
 grateful to Dr. Dimsdale for helping me get to the
 place where I was comfortable with a natural birth. 
 **One other plus for Dimsdale. I was 39 weeks and
 ready to be induced - so he had me come in and he
 broke my water rather than giving me pitocin to get
 things started. I was able to go really long before
 needing pitocin. Don't think I got it until I was
 actively pushing and my little one was not making her
 way.So, I could be wrong but i think my labor was
 shorter bc I was w/o pitocin for awhile.best of luck!
 Email author: lisamudd at gmail.com
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 7. lisamudd says...
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 9/13/2013 7:50 am
 
 Oy....and yes, by natural birth I mean I did not have a
 c-section. But, I did have an epidural. And, you do
 have to deliver in the operating room in case of
 emergency, unlike a singleton birth.
 Email author: lisamudd at gmail.com
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 8. Rosie_Love says...
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 9/13/2013 8:08 am
 
 Anyone give birth at Kaiser on Geary?
 Email author: rosemaryilove at gmail.com
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 9. tvchanyl says...
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 9/13/2013 9:56 am
 
 Hi! Laura Norrell at St. Luke's is laid-back, funny
 and was very supportive of my hope to have a natural
 birth with our mono-di girls. She is also experienced 
 w/delivery of twins in several scenarios, to include
 breech extraction of Baby B w/pain meds after Baby A
 (head down) is out. I've read that in some cases, Baby
 B may turn head down after Baby A is out.We induced at
 37 weeks, which was the target week for our mono-di
 girls. Both were head down. After TONS of prenatal
 care that helped to determine that both babies and I
 were doing well, they were born naturally in the OR (as
 others have shared, you do have to be in the OR for the
 delivery in case of an emergency). St. Luke's does
 *not* have a NICU or special care nursery, so if you go
 into labor before 35 weeks (or whenever your OB
 determines), you will of course need to go to a L&D
 that has a NICU. You also need to feel comfortable
 w/postpartum care at St. Luke's because they do not
 have a special care nursery or NICU. Your twin(s)
 would have to transfer to another hospital if they need
 special medical care. In our case, we roomed in with
 our twins the first night and we all went home in less
 than 24 hours (by choice). I met w/the L emergency or scheduled
 c-section, vaginal w/or w/o pain meds, one vaginal, one
 c-section (hopefully not!). And of course the ultimate
 goal is the same for every birth: healthy babies,
 healthy mama. Lastly, you will have to find solid
 support for a natural birth plan because a lot of
 people will think you are CRAZY to do it w/twins :) 
 Will just prepare you for all of the questions and
 comments that you will get after they are born
 anyway!Feel free to contact me if you have further
 questions.Congratulations on your twins and all the
 best for your pregnancy, labor and delivery, whichever
 choices you end up making! We are all rooting for you!
 :)-tobee
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Topic: Mentoring expectant twin families

 As the facilitator of the New and Expectant Parents Group,
 it occurred to me that...

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 10. tvchanyl says...
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 9/13/2013 10:04 am
 
 Carin, YOU ARE AMAZING!!! Database? So organized! 
 Great idea and way to make it happen! Hope everyone
 gets matched :)
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 11. brightstarmama says...
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 9/13/2013 10:54 am
 
 Wanted to say thank you to Carin & SFPOM! I already met
 my match - Jennie P - and had a great chat about what
 was coming down the pike (these are #2 & #3 for me - so
 it's the twins part that's huge.) The mentoring program
 is a super helpful idea & so generous of all you busy
 twin mama's out there to help us twin mama's to be. So
 thanks to ALL OF YOU :-)
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Topic: Belly soooo uncomfortable :-( - any advice needed
:-)

 Hi Mama's-
 
 Am looking for any advice/help/suggestions you can offer as
 I'm only at 27 weeks PG ...

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 12. brightstarmama says...
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 9/13/2013 12:35 pm
 
 Thanks for all the helpful comments, suggestions
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