[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 1/18/2014
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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 1/17/2014
10:16 am - 1/18/2014
1. Wonderful postpartum doula/night nanny available...
(JenniferPerkinsChen)
2. Coughing remedies. (bhavna12)
3. Comment: Coughing remedies. (noursej)
4. Comment: Coughing remedies. (jessicafsf)
5. Comment: Coughing remedies. (noursej)
6. RE: [sfpom_general] Coughing remedies. (VickiZettler)
7. RE: [sfpom_general] Coughing remedies. (VickiZettler)
8. Comment: Coughing remedies. (bhavna12)
9. Parents of twin toddlers...is support group still... (zarate)
10. Comment: Parents of twin toddlers...is support... (noursej)
11. Comment: Parents of twin toddlers...is support... (jessicafsf)
12. Things to do today/tomorrow with 18 mo old twins (zarate)
13. Comment: Things to do today/tomorrow with 18 mo... (noursej)
14. Comment: Things to do today/tomorrow with 18 mo... (bhavna12)
15. Comment: Things to do today/tomorrow with 18 mo... (jessicafsf)
16. Comment: Britax Marathon g4 vs Britax Boulevard? (bhavna12)
17. Comment: Britax Marathon g4 vs Britax Boulevard? (SLeichtner)
1. Wonderful postpartum doula/night nanny available Feb 1st
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JenniferPerkinsChen - 1/17/2014 2:41 pm
My name is: Jennifer Perkins ChenMy phone number is:
310-270-8438My email address is:
jenniferdperkins at gmail.comMy caregiver's name is:
Cassia AppelMy caregiver's contact information is:
cassiaappel at comcast.net 415-387-3089 - home
415-368-2281 - cellShe/he is looking for: Postpartum
doula/night nanny position She is available: February
1stI employed this caregiver: From November 2013
through January 2014 (3 months)Your children's ages:
Preemie newborns to three monthsI cannot say enough
about how much Cassia improved our quality of life
after the birth of our twins! She is fabulous. We
have b/g twins, and she has cared for them five nights
per week since they day they came home from the
hospital. She is a trained and certified postpartum
doula with extensive experience. She has personal
experience (from her own child) and extensive
professional experience, and came to our interview with
a three page list of references. She is extremely
experienced with twins and the vast majority of her
clients have twins, although many have enjoyed working
her with enough to bring her back for their subsequent
singleton pregnancies! She has a very calm, patient,
affectionate, soothing manner and was very reassuring
to both my husband and I as well as our preemie
newborns. Our twins love her and took to her
immediately. Many times, we were holding screaming
colicky babies and staring at the clock for hours
before she arrived, only to have them settle down and
fall asleep within a few minutes of her taking over
their care. Although I thought it would be impossible
to trust anyone completely with my newborns, after only
a couple of nights I was so relaxed that I would
literally shut the door and sleep all night without
worrying. She clearly cared about them and was amazing
when they were sick and when they were cranky from
reflux. She was absolutely wonderful with helping us
understand their night-time rhythms and feedings, and
they were both sleeping through the night (minimum of
six hour stretches) by 7 weeks, which I think is
largely due to her ability to identify when to start
trying to manipulate their feeding schedule to improve
our quality of life. She has a great way of offering
advice based on her extensive experience, but is very
easygoing about it and deferred to us when it came to
any change in their schedule. I was not a first-time
mom, but I imagine that her additional training as a
lactation educator would be invaluable to someone who
is trying to get the hang of breastfeeding. Finally,
not only did she clean all the bottles, pump parts, and
the twins laundry, but she was always looking for other
ways to lighten the load for my husband and I. This
even included chatting with our toddler at 5 am and
sometimes keeping our dog with her overnight so we
could sleep even better.I would absolutely recommend
Cassia without any hesitation. My family is going to
miss her tremendously! Please feel free to contact me
with any questions or requests for additional
information.
Send comment to:
With subject line: "Ref#83004119 - Wonderful postpartum doula/night
nanny available Feb 1st"
Email author: jenniferdperkins at gmail.com
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2. Coughing remedies.
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bhavna12 - 1/17/2014 11:15 am
Hello:our kiddos came down with a fever a few days back
and recovering from that. In addition, they are
congested and having a bad "hoarse-like" cough at
night. We have the humidifier on all night, rub vicks
vapor rub throughout day and night (on back, feet, and
chest), and have given them a bit of ibuprofen (more
for fever than anything). We also sprayed some infant
nose drops (saline) to relieve stuffiness. We are going
to see the dr this afternoon but wanted to get any recs
from the group on cough and remedies. Our kiddos are 16
mo (b/g). Both of them being sick is definitely
challenging. :)
Send comment to:
With subject line: "Ref#82999476 - Coughing remedies."
Email author: bhavna at gmail.com
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3. noursej says...
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1/17/2014 11:33 am
just a head's up - not to freak you out - but only to
keep you alert: swine flu is going around (my husband
got it at new year's). for coughs/colds, i give: 1.
http://www.hylands.com/products/hylands-4-kids-cold-'n-cough
- suppresses cough2.
http://www.gaiaherbs.com/products/detail/746/GaiaKids-Black-Elderberry-Syrup
- immune support3. spoonfuls of homemade concoction -
garlic soaked in honey - give the kids spoonfuls of the
honey - like this:
http://nouveauraw.com/raw-foodism-blog-posts/garlic-honey-throat-cold-and-flu-remedy/4.
for congestion, i chop up an onion and put it in a
bowl by the head of the bed - works wonders. or you
could hang it in a netted bag in the room at bedtime.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Old-Fashioned-Way-to-Cure-Your-Coldhope
these help. best, jen
Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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4. jessicafsf says...
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1/17/2014 11:35 am
Don't have much to offer - just time. It's really awful
when you're in the middle of it. Some people swear by a
teaspoon of honey. Of course, my currently VERY picky
eaters refuse to try honey - they won't let it anywhere
near their mouth. (They're the same with ice cream -
serves them right for not trying new things!) So I
can't speak to the effectiveness of it, but it couldn't
hurt (best if you can get local honey. They should sell
it at the farmers market.)I've also heard elderberry
syrup recommended, but again, I've never tried it. I
think mostly you just have to wait it out. =( Hope it
gets better quickly!
Email author: jessica at burrows.net
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5. noursej says...
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1/17/2014 11:36 am
re: the honey...i use raw honey...and only after 1yo.
Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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6. VickiZettler says...
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1/17/2014 11:40 am
I'm not a Dr, but one of our little guys used to always
get that night cough when sick. It was always croup.
We'd sometimes alternate between a steamy shower and
cool night air. We'd just wrap them up and take them
out (not after the steam though, they'd be wet), and
the cool or even cold night air would open their lungs
up and the cough would stop. If the Dr says croup,
then try that night air, the change of pace is helpful
too. Sounds like you're doing a lot of the right
things already though! Best wishes for healthy babies
soon! Vicki-----Original Message-----From:
sender at lists.bigtent.com
[mailto:sender at lists.bigtent.com] On Behalf Of bhavna
shethSent: Friday, January 17, 2014 11:17 AMTo: 'San
Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General
Discussion'Subject: [sfpom_general] Coughing remedies.
- Ref#82999476bhavna sheth posted:Hello:our kiddos came
down with a fever a few days back and recovering from
that. In addition, they are congested and having a bad
"hoarse-like" cough at night. We have the humidifier on
all night, rub vicks vapor rub throughout day and night
(on back, feet, and chest), and have given them a bit
of ibuprofen (more for fever than anything). We also
sprayed some infant nose drops (saline) to relieve
stuffiness. We are going to see the dr this afternoon
but wanted to get any recs from the group on cough and
remedies. Our kiddos are 16 mo (b/g). Both of them
being sick is definitely challenging. :)Add your
comments online:
http://www.bigtent.com/group/forum/message/82999476?md=MTIyMzI4MjA=&md=NjA3Nzg0MjI=
Email author: vzettler at gmail.com
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7. VickiZettler says...
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1/17/2014 11:45 am
PS-moving too fast here, not a steamy shower for the
baby, just steam up the bathroom running a very hot
shower and sit with the baby on your lap and breath in
that steamy air. -----Original Message-----From:
sender at lists.bigtent.com
[mailto:sender at lists.bigtent.com] On Behalf Of Vicki
ZettlerSent: Friday, January 17, 2014 11:43 AMTo: 'San
Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General
Discussion'Subject: Re: [sfpom_general] Coughing
remedies. - Ref#82999476Vicki Zettler commented:I'm not
a Dr, but one of our little guys used to always get
that night cough when sick. It was always croup. We'd
sometimes alternate between a steamy shower and cool
night air. We'd just wrap them up and take them out
(not after the steam though, they'd be wet), and the
cool or even cold night air would open their lungs up
and the cough would stop. If the Dr says croup, then
try that night air, the change of pace is helpful too.
Sounds like you're doing a lot of the right things
already though! Best wishes for healthy babies soon!
Vicki-----Original Message-----From:
sender at lists.bigtent.com
[mailto:sender at lists.bigtent.com] On Behalf Of bhavna
shethSent: Friday, January 17, 2014 11:17 AMTo: 'San
Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General
Discussion'Subject: [sfpom_general] Coughing remedies.
- Ref#82999476bhavna sheth posted:Hello:our kiddos came
down with a fever a few days back and recovering from
that. In addition, they are congested and having a bad
"hoarse-like" cough at night. We have the humidifier on
all night, rub vicks vapor rub throughout day and night
(on back, feet, and chest), and have given them a bit
of ibuprofen (more for fever than anything). We also
sprayed some infant nose drops (saline) to relieve
stuffiness. We are going to see the dr this afternoon
but wanted to get any recs from the group on cough and
remedies. Our kiddos are 16 mo (b/g). Both of them
being sick is definitely challenging. :)Add your
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