[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 4/2/2014

Wed Apr 2 02:17:11 PDT 2014

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 3/30/2014
9:15 am - 4/2/2014

1. Comment: Traveling with 6 month olds: stroller?... (lizjohannesen)
2. Re:Pediatrician (megan_mamma)
Topic: Traveling with 6 month olds: stroller? feeding? naps?
please share your tips!

 I have read a couple of similar posts with tips on travel
 with twins, but I have a few questions...

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 1. lizjohannesen says...
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 4/1/2014 8:12 am

 Hi,We did a multi-city, multi-airport trip to the east
 coast (Newark, JFK, Portland Maine, and Boston) when
 ours were 6 months old, and they were great on all legs
 of the trip. Here's what we did that seemed to work
 well:Definitely buy 3 seats. That way, you have one
 seat with the car seat bucket that you can use to
 alternate babies, but most importantly you then "own"
 an entire row, and you don't have to worry about
 imposing yourself on strangers. Stroller: we too had a
 city select, but we left it home for this trip and used
 the snap n' go double. We had taken the city select to
 Seattle previously, but it gets cumbersome and heavy to
 break down, remove brackets and seat stems and bag
 while you are on the jetway. The Snap-n-go was so
 cheap, we didn't worry about a bag, so the process was
 much easier to just collapse with one hand and secure
 the straps to leave on the jetway. Also, the city
 select is technically over the 25lb weight limit United
 imposes for gate-checked strollers, but they seemed
 pretty lax about it. Lastly, the double snap-n-go has
 a pretty generous cargo area, so it basically doubles
 as a luggage cart. You can always check the city
 select for free at the front counter, if you want to
 use it during your trip. Bring them both in car seats
 to the gate, bag one seat and leave it on the jetway
 with the snap-n-go, then take the other on board.
 Feeding:I love love LOVE the Comotomo bottles. Many POM
 parents have discovered them too. Order on Amazon or at
 Target.com or BabiesRUs.com. 3 pieces, soft silicone
 tops and bottoms (that are easy to pack because they
 kind of collapse a bit), and the wide necks make it
 easy to clean with a cloth or sponge without any
 brushes or pipe cleaners. We found that the TSA even
 let us bring bottled water through security, as long as
 it's packed with the bottles and formula. Keep the
 powder and the water in a separate bag with the bottles
 and just hand it to the agent before you go thru. They
 will do a swipe test or a vapor test (waving a special
 paper over the open bottle) and then send you on your
 way. Alternatively, you can wait to buy your water
 past security (they usually have a case of
 unrefrigerated bottles on hand).Naps:Bring a swaddling
 blanket or other lightweight blanket for each and drape
 them over their heads. For the baby in the lap carrier,
 also bring a soft burp cloth or lovey for them to bury
 their face in. The airlines will not let you wear the
 baby during takeoff and landing, so plan nap time
 around that. Also, be sure to leave enough formula for
 them to drink during takeoff and landing to counteract
 the pressure. In all, we found people to extremely nice
 and patient (especially at JFK where the TSA agents
 were all stopping to goo and ga at the babies). Just
 give yourself LOTS of time, and roll with it. I think
 our babies were happy and relaxed because we made a
 huge effort to be happy and relaxed. Good luck!
 Email author: ljohannesen at gmail.com
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Topic: Pediatrician

 I'm expecting twins in April/May and need to find a
 pediatrician. I would prefer...

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 2. megan_mamma says...
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 4/1/2014 1:44 pm

 I recommend St. Lukes Pediatric clinic at St. Lukes.
 Both Dr. Treece and Dr. Do are amazing. Dr. Treece is
 our primary and very very very responsive, even to
 emails. He even followed up on an 11:00pm email
 conversation on a day off.
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