[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 12/13/2015

Sun Dec 13 02:16:09 PST 2015

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 12/12/2015
10:15 am - 12/13/2015

1. Comment: In home-lactation consultant / 5 week... (helen.w.wilson)
2. Comment: In home-lactation consultant / 5 week... (aserkes)
3. Comment: In home-lactation consultant / 5 week... (carole)
4. Comment: Sad loss of twin (noursej)
5. Re:Identical twins -- ID bracelets? (carole)
Topic: In home-lactation consultant / 5 week growth spurt

 Our boys are 5 1/2 weeks old and in a growth spurt (so we
 think as they are feeding...

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 1. helen.w.wilson says...
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 12/12/2015 8:09 am

 I am working with an in home lactation consultant Julie
 Hawksley who works in a practice with Caroline Kerherve
 415-867-6873. They were referred by Noe Valley
 Pediatrics and are terrific. I'm at almost 8 weeks and
 am supplementing heavily with formula because I need
 breaks, but that means a lot of pumping which is no fun
 either.
 Email author: helen.w.wilson at gmail.com
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 2. aserkes says...
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 12/12/2015 10:06 am

 Agreed that this is normal and will be over with as
 quickly as it began...and then happen again in a few
 weeks! I used the lactation consultant associated with
 Natural Resources, Tracy, several times and thing she
 is great. I also saw several through UCSF and felt I
 got something out of each meeting. I know they do house
 calls as well.

 http://www.whrc.ucsf.edu/whrc/lactservices/lactation_resources.htmlhttp://www.naturalresources-sf.com/pages/breastfeeding-supportI
 found reading an ebook during those marathon like
 sessions helped me pass the time during the day. We
 would watch some 30-60 minute long Tv series during the
 night feedings. Husband would prep the babes while I
 prepped myself and then we would settle into bed with
 the laptop and the nursing pillow. Whenever they were
 done, we'd go back to bed and finish the episode during
 the next session. That really helped us deal mentally
 with it. If you ever just need to chat - feel free to
 contact me. I'm still nursing both of mine at 20
 months.
 Email author: aserkes at gmail.com
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 3. carole says...
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 12/12/2015 10:41 am

 I am a Lactation specialist, especially for twin moms,
 and I do in-home visits. Please feel free to give me a
 call to talk about how to breastfeed your babies
 without going crazy, and to schedule an
 appointment.Carole Carole Hanson, CLEPerinatal and
 Lactation Educatorcarole at thorhanson.com415-328-6622
 Email author: carole at thorhanson.com
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Topic: Sad loss of twin

 I hoped my first post as Club President would be more
 festive. I am very sorry to...

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 4. noursej says...
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 12/12/2015 7:50 pm

 petr, i am so sorry to hear this. here are a couple of
 resources. please let me know if i can do anything. -
 http://www.climb-support.org- book 'having twins' by
 elizabeth noble, chapter 22best, jen
 Email author: noursejlm at gmail.com
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Topic: Identical twins -- ID bracelets?

 Hi all,

 I'm expecting identical twin girls (any day now!) and am
 getting concerned...

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 5. carole says...
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 12/12/2015 9:25 am

 I completely agree with the comment about using a soft
 hair tie on one ankle of one indentical twin, for all
 the reasons stated - it can get wet in the bath, you
 can feel it through clothing, and in the dark. It beats
 painting a toenail by far. ID bracelets are not the
 best option, as the babies would be able to get them to
 their mouths to lick, and that's not a great idea. Also
 the color coding seems to work wonders, especially for
 the outside world. You can designate one color for one,
 or one color plus a pattern option (one gets the
 solids, one gets the patterns. Or one gets the animal
 patterns, one gets a different pattern). Keep it
 simple. Several of my dear friends have identical girls
 - one didn't take of the ID bracelets for a few weeks
 too. The other friend declared that one girl would wear
 something with purple in it, and the other with
 turquoise. I can tell you that when I saw those girls
 as teenagers, one had purple flip flops and the other
 had turquoise ones, and it allowed me to know who was
 who (so your color coding might become their personal
 favorite color…..)Congratulations on the upcoming
 birth of your girls!Carole Carole Hanson, CLEPerinatal
 and Lactation Educatorcarole at thorhanson.com415-328-6622
 Email author: carole at thorhanson.com
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