[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 8/27/2015

Thu Aug 27 02:17:08 PDT 2015

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 8/26/2015
9:16 am - 8/27/2015

1. How to survive the NICU with a toddler at home (dori513)
2. Comment: How to survive the NICU with a toddler at home (kmkeser)
3. Updated: New and Expectant Parents Group Meeting (lesdeux)
4. Comment: UCSF or CPMC to deliver twins? (nedarz)

1. How to survive the NICU with a toddler at home
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dori513 - 8/26/2015 6:58 pm

 Hi Team,I am 28 weeks with identical boys, one with
 significant growth restriction. We've just been told to
 be prepared for delivery between 29 and 33 weeks and
 with that to expect an extended NICU stay.Just trying
 to get things together and looking for any helpful tips
 for surviving early days in the NICU, particularly with
 a three year old at home who also needs care.Also, any
 info about experienced night nurses who might become
 available in the next monthThanks So Much.

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Email author: dorianabailey at gmail.com
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 2. kmkeser says...
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 8/26/2015 10:13 pm

 Hi there. We are parents to happy and very healthy twin
 girls who were born at 32 weeks. One girl was quite a
 bit smaller than the other and born at a little over
 2lbs and her sister a little over 4 lbs. They both
 spent about 4 weeks in the NICU at UCSF. At first, we
 were really scared- it's all so overwhelming with so
 much of our expectations about what the pregnancy and
 first days/months with the girls would be like dashed.
 But honestly, we learned so much from the nurses in the
 NICU. It was like a crash course in parenting from
 experts that are there to answer any and all questions
 24/7. In retrospect, the experience while far from
 ideal was positive in a lot of ways. You'll probably
 get lots of advice and replies on this topic but if you
 need/want to correspond more I'm happy to share more
 about our experience.
 Email author: kmkeser at gmail.com
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3. Updated: New and Expectant Parents Group Meeting
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lesdeux - 8/26/2015 1:00 pm

 Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each
 month, from 1-2:30pm. Meetings are held at Calvary
 Presbyterian Church at 2515 Fillmore Street (between
 Pacific and Jackson). Enter the church to the right of
 the main entrance with all the stairs, which has a ramp
 that will lead to double doors. Enter and you'll see an
 elevator straight ahead. Take the elevator to the 3rd
 floor, exit and walk all the way back past the
 bathrooms to the Nursery.Parking: There is 2-hour
 street parking on neighboring streets and metered
 parking on Fillmore (hit or miss, but I can usually
 find a spot within 10 minutes). There is a parking
 garage (CPMC garage) on Clay between Webster and
 Buchanan in case you can't find parking elsewhere. It's
 a few blocks away but it's an option.We welcome all
 expecting and new parents with multiples under one year
 of age. Come alone, with your partner, and/or your
 babies. You may also bring the helping hands of
 friends, nannies, and grandparents. Should you run out
 of helping hands we have many more ready to help out.
 The New and Expectant Parents Group is an ideal place
 to gain invaluable twin parenting advice, an
 opportunity to ask many questions, to see how other
 parents cope with more than one baby, a place to laugh,
 to cry, to rejoice, and to share proud and scary
 moments in our step-by-step journey into parenthood of
 multiples. You must be a member to attend regularly.
 Prospective members may attend one meeting before
 joining.You can contact the moderator at
 newparents at sfpom.orgEvent Details----------------------
 What: New and Expectant Parents Group Meeting Who:
 San Francisco Parents of Multiples When: Thu Aug 27,
 2015, 1-2:30 pm PDT Where: Calvary Presbyterian Church
 at 2515 Fillmore Street (between Pacific and Jackson) 
 2515 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115 
 Link:
 http://www.bigtent.com/home/calendar/event/93839336?md=NjA3Nzg0MjI=

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Email author: lauren.mcdowell at ymail.com
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Topic: UCSF or CPMC to deliver twins?

 Hello! I'm new to the group and brand new to knowing we will
 be having twins! Even...

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 4. nedarz says...
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 8/26/2015 6:37 am

 I had almost identical situation to cld2011 but
 delivered at 31 weeks with mono-di twins at UCSF 2
 weeks after they opened. (For my first pregnancy, I
 delivered my son at CPMC with Laurie Green at 35 weeks
 - loved it there but wanted UCSF for this higher risk
 pregnancy since I suspected I would deliver early.) I
 had Melissa Rosenstein for prenatal care and delivered
 with Kirsten Salmeen with an attempted vaginal with
 breech extraction of baby B but converted to C section
 (baby B stuck her foot in front of baby A's head). My
 girls spent 6 and 12 weeks in the ICN and I loved the
 care there. The nurses and MD/NP care teams were all
 wonderful, and I thought they balanced evidence-based
 medicine with common sense very well. I also have a lot
 of follow up there and have loved their new clinic
 facilities. I would highly recommend UCSF!
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