[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 5/27/2015

Wed May 27 02:17:15 PDT 2015

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 5/26/2015
9:14 am - 5/27/2015

1. Recommend your Bright Horizons backup sitter (kat_c)
2. Reminder: New and Expectant Parents Group Meeting (lmcdowell)
3. Comment: Breastfeeding or Expressed Breast Milk (aserkes)

1. Recommend your Bright Horizons backup sitter
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kat_c - 5/26/2015 9:08 pm

 Can anyone recommend a specific Bright Horizons backup
 sitter who cared well for infant twins? We are looking
 for someone to care for our five-month-old twins June
 10-11 when our nanny is off and would love any
 recommendations. Thanks!

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Email author: christopouloskaterina at gmail.com
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2. Reminder: New and Expectant Parents Group Meeting
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lmcdowell - 5/26/2015 7:00 am

 Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday 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: Tue May 26,
 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/92386631?md=NjA3Nzg0MjI=

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Email author: lauren.mcdowell at ymail.com
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Topic: Breastfeeding or Expressed Breast Milk

 I was looking for some perspectives and experiences on
 breastfeeding or expressed...

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 3. aserkes says...
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 5/26/2015 11:15 am

 Kuddos for doing so much already! It took 8 weeks to
 establish a good nursing relationship with my girls who
 were born at 37 weeks with no nicu time. Their mouths
 were just really small and it made BF a bit challenging
 until they grew some and we all figured out what
 worked. I hear you on the time commitment. It feels
 like all you do is feed them or pump at the beginning!
 I tandem fed them as much as I could to reduce time. I
 also pumped several times a day for a little over a
 month I believe, but not after every nursing. It was
 just too much. I will say, it gets a lot better after a
 month or two. That might sounds like a long time, but I
 remember being surprised at how easy it got once we
 made it past 6 weeks postpartum. All the lactation
 consultants I saw emphasized the only sure way to have
 supply is to remove the milk. I fed mine every two
 hours and every three at night. That with the pumping
 2-3 times a day got it going and I never had to
 supplement after our first two weeks. I'm still BF both
 at 13 months. It might help to know that your breasts
 are never "empty" of milk. You are constantly making it
 even if it feels like there is nothing. La Leche League
 has some great resources on this. Another good thing to
 know is that your babies will go through some crazy
 growth spurts about 3 weeks after birth and seem to be
 hungry ALL the time. Totally normal. It will happen
 again around 6 weeks and 8 weeks. I recall feeling like
 they would eat me if they could at that time! The
 spurts only last a few days, but it's good to know so
 you can mentally get yourself through the crazy amount
 of nursing/feeding they do during that time. Hope some
 of this helps. Nursing is a lot more work that people
 ever say I feel and you are doing it x2!
 Email author: aserkes at gmail.com
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