[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 3/17/2016

Thu Mar 17 02:17:16 PDT 2016

San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 3/16/2016
9:16 am - 3/17/2016

1. Moms' Night Out Job (noursej)
2. Overtime rates? (aeb)
3. Advice on whether or not to hire a birth doula? (lianafrancesca)
4. Comment: Advice on whether or not to hire a birth... (noursej)
5. Comment: Advice for mom of preemies? (bonnie521)
6. Comment: Advice for mom of preemies? (emilynorahellmuth)

1. Moms' Night Out Job
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noursej - 3/16/2016 10:38 pm

 I've barely been able to keep this going. For which I
 apologize. I am hoping someone can take over the role
 ASAP. Please contact me at noursejlm at gmail.com if
 interested. Or contact Petr and he'll put us in
 touch.MNO is held quarterly, every third Thursday. My
 best, Jen

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2. Overtime rates?
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aeb - 3/16/2016 9:30 pm

 HiI'm hiring a new nanny for my twins. I am a single
 mom. They will be about 12 weeks old when she starts.
 I'm paying her $24/hour. She wanted a lot of hours. If
 she works more than 40 or stays overnight, what do you
 recommend for the overtime rate? Or an overnight rate?
 Thank you.

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3. Advice on whether or not to hire a birth doula?
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lianafrancesca - 3/16/2016 9:09 pm

 Hi there, I'm due in July with fraternal twins and am
 trying to figure out if it makes sense to spend the
 money for a birth doula, knowing that at least at UCSF,
 they won't be able to come into the OR with me during
 delivery. Did others find that having a birth doula
 regardless of this fact that valuable? If so, what
 would you say is worth focusing on in interviews given
 the difference in singleton and twin deliveries? Any
 advice is welcome. Thanks!Liana

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 4. noursej says...
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 3/16/2016 10:33 pm

 twins are complicated enough that a doula may not be
 sufficient, in my opinion. maria iorillo, midwife, was
 my labor management consultant. she agreed to take me
 on as a client. i carried di/di twins to 39 weeks, then
 had a vaginal delivery without epidural - as a direct
 result of her expert knowledge and care. i cannot
 recommend her enough. frankly, maria changed my life
 and set our new family off down a path for which i'll
 be forever grateful. happy to answer any questions you
 might have. happy to talk by phone if you prefer
 too.best, jen noursejlm at gmail.com
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Topic: Advice for mom of preemies?

 I'm a mom of preemie boys (born 32wks 2days). They're now 4
 months old. I'm wondering...

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 5. bonnie521 says...
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 3/16/2016 12:57 pm

 Thanks for your response. My boys are 4 months actual
 age (about 2 months 1 week adjusted). My husband and I
 are concerned about being "reactionary" to
 problems/slow development rather than being able to be
 pro-active to help them with activities before they
 build bad habits.We do tummy time with them, and basic
 physical exercises, like helping them stand. Do you
 have any special toys you recommend for other things,
 like rolling, reaching/grabbing, etc.? And what sorts
 of things do you read? Have you heard anything
 regarding infant massage and sign language as a means
 of brain development?Thank you!
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 6. emilynorahellmuth says...
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 3/16/2016 7:50 pm

 The fact that you are doing regular tummy time is
 great! We have a skip hop activity gym with lot of
 sensory objects for them to touch and grab - we got
 them started with this early. We started reading kids
 books early, too, but they didn't start to show
 interest until more recently. Since babies crave touch
 massage is a great thing. We haven't been very regular
 about this though except to promote healthy digestion.
 I wouldn't be surprised if studies have shown that ASL
 helps with brain development, but we've started using
 in the hopes that it will eventually help them
 communicate their needs much earlier than the have the
 ability to use verbal language to do so. Anything you
 teach them between 0-3 months is apparently "just for
 fun", whereas by 4 months they're ready to start
 picking up on the repetition of what you are signing.
 We have the book Baby Signing 123 and so far it's been
 good!
 Email author: emilynorahellmuth at yahoo.com
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