[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 5/17/2014

Sat May 17 02:17:23 PDT 2014

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 5/16/2014
9:15 am - 5/17/2014

1. Childproofing - where do I start? (juneb21)
2. Comment: Childproofing - where do I start? (noursej)
3. Comment: Childproofing - where do I start? (noursej)
4. Comment: Choosing twin strollers (jenn_cook)
5. Comment: Choosing twin strollers (lizjohannesen)
6. Comment: Choosing twin strollers (bhavna12)
7. Comment: Choosing twin strollers (drshulamit)
8. Comment: Night Sleep changes (bhavna12)

1. Childproofing - where do I start?
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juneb21 - 5/16/2014 9:07 am

 Hi moms!My twins are just starting to army crawl around
 and I am a bit overwhelmed on how to start baby
 proofing the house. What do I need, and what products
 do you recommend? And specific questions:1. Should I
 gate off the entire kitchen or just buy those little
 things so babies can't open cupboards? Our
 kitchen/living area is pretty open, but I could but a
 gate on either side of the island to block off the
 kitchen. 2. What other hidden dangers and I not
 thinking of? 3. What do you do when you need to go to
 another room or go to the bathroom? Do you just make
 sure the entire space is safe or do you put babies in a
 pack-n-play / crib while you are gone? Thanks in
 advance wise mamas!

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 2. noursej says...
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 5/16/2014 9:56 am

 i gated off the kitchen, kitchen, stairs, and their
 bedroom. with this gate for the kitchen and their
 bedroom - i love it.

 http://www.summerinfant.com/multiusedecorativeextratallwalkthrugate(bronze)and
 this at the bottom of the stairs -
 http://www.summerinfant.com/customfitwalkthrugatei had
 two big pack 'n plays in the living room - which took
 up most of the living room! - for keeping them safe
 when i had to run to the bathroom, etc. -

 http://www.gracobaby.com/products/pages/pack-n-play-totbloc-playard-bugs-quilt.aspx
 - these are big, so they can really play in them. we
 got a lot of use out of these. don't forget to bolt
 bookcases/dressers/etc. to the walls. really important.

 http://lifeasmom.com/2011/09/an-easy-way-to-secure-furniture-for-safety.htmland,
 i took everything out of their room and made it a safe
 room. except for cribs and some stuff toys. i put their
 dresser in our bedroom. no lamps, nothing. just cribs
 and outlet plugs. gave me huge peace of mind. to have 
 safe room for them to play while i began toddler
 proofing the rest of the house. the kitchen gate
 bought me time too. and the pack 'n plays were
 wonderful to give the kids a space of their own to play
 without being crawled on top of!hope this helps! best,
 jen
 Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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 3. noursej says...
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 5/16/2014 10:00 am

 got distracted by the kids while i was typing...just
 re-read and there are a few typos...let me know if you
 have any questions!
 Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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Topic: Choosing twin strollers

 Hello everyone!

 I am expecting twins and somewhat new to the area, and would
 enormously...

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 4. jenn_cook says...
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 5/16/2014 7:44 am

 Congrats on your pregnancy!I know it's a bit of a drive
 but Buy Buy Baby in Walnut Creek has most brands of
 double strollers to try out. It's worth it and looking
 at everything else there for registering for your
 babies.I have the Bugaboo Donkey (stupid name) and love
 it. We lived in Chicago when the babies were born and
 now in Berkeley and have very few issues with being a
 side by side. I take Muni/Bart on a weekly basis with
 them in the stroller and it's fine. Yes every so often
 I will come across a door that's a tight squeeze or
 aisles I can't go down, but it's not that big a deal. I
 love that I can flip the seats on the stroller facing
 forward or backward, and it slides down to a single
 with a shopping basket when I take only one with me.
 When they were smaller I would wear one and use it in
 single mode to go to certain markets/stores. As another
 said I never thought I would have more than one
 stroller, LOL. We have 5! Have McLaren Twin Techno (for
 travel and kept in the car), Chariot Double jog/bike,
 and two McLaren Volos for travel now with two adults
 and then use a roller board and one single when I
 travel alone and check the other stroller. All except
 Bugaboo that was a gift from both grandparents were
 bought used off Craigslist and the SFPM consignment
 sale.You have to keep in mind what your lifestyle is
 and how you will use your stroller. I wanted something
 that would be easy to walk with, take shopping etc as I
 walked everyday and lived in an urban environment. I
 didn't have to drag it up stairs as could leave in
 garage before taking boys up stairs. Many of my friends
 only ever needed a double-snap-n-go as they drove
 everyday and then moved into a double umbrella.Good
 luck on the rest of your pregnancy!Jen, Hayden
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