San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 2/18/2012 10:15 am - 2/19/2012
1. Monochorionic twins - when/how did you deliver? (kaluzoo)
2. Re: [sfpom_general] Monochorionic twins - when/how... (jtebbitt)
3. Katherine Michiels School (jsageredson)
4. Lost my citimini double outside JP Murphy Playground... (CarinSF)
5. Comment: What's the best training pottys? (kdrichman)
6. Comment: Just found out sex of babies and feeling... (Elana_W)
7. Re: [sfpom_general] Just found out sex of babies... (bravermang)
8. Re: [sfpom_general] Just found out sex of babies... (sfmama09)
9. Re:Just found out sex of babies and feeling disappointe... (jmn3313)
10. Comment: Just found out sex of babies and feeling... (kaluzoo)
11. Comment: Just found out sex of babies and feeling... (VickiZettler)
1. Monochorionic twins - when/how did you deliver?
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kaluzoo - 2/18/2012 6:25 pm
Hello All,I am 29 weeks pregnant with monochorionic
diamniotic twins. My Dr. is not a high-risk OBGYN,
though she has been consulting with several. I am
currently having ultrasounds every 2 weeks, non stress
tests every week, and seeing my OB every 2 weeks. So
far, all is progressing well, and there are no signs of
TTS or fetal growth restriction (fingers crossed that
all stays that way). No other pregnancy complications
to date, though I do have a low-lying placenta (which
was a previa for about a month but has since moved
slightly).I am wondering about the birth stories of
other MoDi moms out there - would appreciate any advice
as well. I have read several studies suggesting
delivery at 36 - 37 weeks (which sounds early to my Dr,
but seems well supported in research) vs waiting until
37-38 weeks.Many thanks in advance,Sarah
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2. jtebbitt says...
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2/18/2012 7:59 pm
Hi Sarah,Our boys (now 3.5 yrs) were a mono-di
pregnancy as well.If you aren't already going to SF
Perinatal (Dr. Musci was great), I wouldhighly
recommend them for monitoring, etc.I had a planned
c-section at 36 weeks given that they were mono-di. It
isharder to monitor the accuracy of each baby's weight
later in yourpregnancy. For example, based on the
ultrasounds, Drs thought my boys weregrowing fairly
evenly all along, yet they were born somewhat
discordant asone was 6lb 4 oz and the other 5 lbs. One
spent a few days in the NICU(mostly for monitoring as
he had some dusky spells / apnea). Otherwise,all
healthy!I basically went on the Drs recommendation that
by 36 weeks it was saferfor my babies to be monitored
out of the womb, than in the womb.Happy to chat if
helpful.JennieRyan & Cooper (3.5yrs)On Sat, Feb 18,
2012 at 6:27 PM, Sarah Chandler wrote: Sarah Chandler
posted: Hello All, I am 29 weeks pregnant with
monochorionic diamniotic twins. My Dr. is not a
high-risk OBGYN, though she has been consulting with
several. I am currently having ultrasounds every 2
weeks, non stress tests every week, and seeing my OB
every 2 weeks. So far, all is progressing well, and
there are no signs of TTS or fetal growth restriction
(fingers crossed that all stays that way). No other
pregnancy complications to date, though I do have a
low-lying placenta (which was a previa for about a
month but has since moved slightly). I am wondering
about the birth stories of other MoDi moms out there -
would appreciate any advice as well. I have read
several studies suggesting delivery at 36 - 37 weeks
(which sounds early to my Dr, but seems well supported
in research) vs waiting until 37-38 weeks. Many thanks
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3. Katherine Michiels School
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jsageredson - 2/18/2012 2:49 pm
There is an older post about this school, but I wanted
to inquire if any parents send their children here,
and, if so, what has been your experience with both
applying and attending. Any insights would be greatly
appreciated. We have applied to send our twin
daughters here.
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4. Lost my citimini double outside JP Murphy Playground
yesterday
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CarinSF - 2/18/2012 12:19 pm
Hi Moms,Yesterday I took my twins to JP Murphy park and
in all the chaos of getting them loaded into the car, I
drove off without our stroller! It is a beige colored
citimini double and we would loooove to get it back if
you happened to notice it on the sidewalk and set it
aside. I am somewhat desperate as it is the only way I
have to take both babies out at the same time.Any leads
would be greatly appreciated. You can call me at
250-3481 if you have it or if you have another used
citimini double to sell. :(
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Topic: What's the best training pottys?
I'm sure this has been asked but a quick skim of the
archives and I can't find anything...
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5. kdrichman says...
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2/18/2012 10:45 am
I have girls so not sure how much this helps (or how
much difference it makes) but my girls like the baby
bjorn potty chair (available on amazon etc). It has a
nice high back and seems comfortable for them. Comes in
all colors, my girls actually have the blue. I
seriously doubt there's a ton of difference re: gender.
It is a little larger than some which means that you
may want to buy a smaller one for travel if you go out
of town much (we have a smaller one I leave at the
grandparents', e.g.). But it works well at home and the
girls like the little teddy bear on the front. Good
luck!
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Topic: Just found out sex of babies and feeling disappointed
Hi all. I am 16W pregnant with my twins and both my husband
and I had been not-so-secretly...
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6. Elana_W says...
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2/18/2012 8:55 am
I can totally relate. I have a 2 year old daughter and
we are pregnant again and we found out we are having
two more girls. It has been a crazy roller coaster. We
were not trying to get pregnant in the first place (we
were going to wait to try for a little while longer),
we were only planning on ever having 2 children and now
we will have three, and we definitely wanted one boy.
When we found out we were having twins we thought we
would at least get one boy. But we didn't. I am
disappointed, yes, but also disappointed for my
husband. He loves our daughter and was never
disappointed to have her. But I know he wanted a boy
too. And somehow having three girls instead of just two
girls (which could easily have happened if we weren't
having twins) seems like almost more of a
disappointment.But then again, the disappointment is
only at a certain level. While I wanted a boy, I am
just hoping for healthy babies. So ultimately, I know
it will all be fine.So basically, I think it is normal
to be disappointed on some level, but we need to keep
things in perspective too. That's what I tell
myself.Good luck.
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7. bravermang says...
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2/18/2012 9:17 am
Hi All,I've not weighed in on many issues for a long
time. My kids are now 3 years and 3 months old and it
is wild to think how it all passes so quickly. I am a
single dad with boy/girl twins. I was told that I was
having 2 girls and at the 20 week ultrasound suddenly
found out I was having a boy and girl. I always
imagined myself with a household full of daughters, so
it was quiet the surprise. I'll try to be brief,
though that's not my specialty. First off, some of my
favorite moments over the last year or more are when my
kids say something to set me "straight". I almost
always play adult music with catchy tunes and they love
it; so it's no surprise when my daughter tells me
something that I think is rather appropo in this line
of discussion. "You can't always get what you want,
but if you try sometime, you might find, you get what
you need." which of late is usually followed by her new
favorite way to taunt her brother: "you get what you
get and you don't get upset." I also want to weigh in
as a guy, a gay guy raised in a household of boys.
While my dad expected and wanted me to be born a girl,
I can assure you that my mother did not miss out on any
of the opportunities to enjoy a child that liked
"girly" things; much to my father's dismay. So, while
we are often caught up in our preconceptions of what we
believe we might share with our children based
exclusively on our idea of gender, I can assure you
that those ideas may be little more than one's own
trappings. My son spends his day singing Julie Andrews
songs when he's not singing Patsy Kline. My daughter
spends her days lecturing mothers at playground on
proper diaper changing and stuffing dolls under her
shirt and being pregnant all the time. I have no idea
which of the many "gender-identified" activities of my
youth they may engage in tomorrow, but I feel certain
that they'll make that choice and not have it
prescribed my me. I don't say this because I am a gay
man, but rather because as a dad I've learned that they
will be whomever they choose. Enjoy
it.CheersGedaliaDad to Armstrong and
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Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion Sent:
Sat, February 18, 2012 8:57:02 AMSubject: Re:
[sfpom_general] Just found out sex of babies and
feeling disappointed - Ref#66625919Elana commented:I
can totally relate. I have a 2 year old daughter and we
are pregnant again and we found out we are having two
more girls. It has been a crazy roller coaster. We were
not trying to get pregnant in the first place (we were
going to wait to try for a little while longer), we
were only planning on ever having 2 children and now we
will have three, and we definitely wanted one boy. When
we found out we were having twins we thought we would
at least get one boy. But we didn't. I am disappointed,
yes, but also disappointed for my husband. He loves our
daughter and was never disappointed to have her. But I
know he wanted a boy too. And somehow having three
girls instead of just two girls (which could easily
have happened if we weren't having twins) seems like
almost more of a disappointment.But then again, the
disappointment is only at a certain level. While I
wanted a boy, I am just hoping for healthy babies. So
ultimately, I know it will all be fine.So basically, I
think it is normal to be disappointed on some level,
but we need to keep things in perspective too. That's
what I tell myself.Good luck.Add your comments online:
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8. sfmama09 says...
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2/18/2012 9:47 am
On Feb 18, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Elana wrote: Elana
commented: I can totally relate. I have a 2 year old
daughter and we are pregnant again and we found out we
are having two more girls. It has been a crazy roller
coaster. We were not trying to get pregnant in the
first place (we were going to wait to try for a little
while longer), we were only planning on ever having 2
children and now we will have three, and we definitely
wanted one boy. When we found out we were having twins
we thought we would at least get one boy. But we
didn't. I am disappointed, yes, but also disappointed
for my husband. He loves our daughter and was never
disappointed to have her. But I know he wanted a boy
too. And somehow having three girls instead of just two
girls (which could easily have happened if we weren't
having twins) seems like almost more of a
disappointment. But then again, the disappointment is
only at a certain level. While I wanted a boy, I am
just hoping for healthy babies. So ultimately, I know
it will all be fine. So basically, I think it is normal
to be disappointed on some level, but we need to keep
things in perspective too. That's what I tell myself.
Good luck. Add your comments online:
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9. jmn3313 says...
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2/18/2012 10:38 am
Hi there,I saw your post about feeling disappointed
with two boys. When I waspregnant with twins, we waited
until they were born to find out what wewere having,
but in my heart I knew that at least one of them was a
boy.But, I was hoping that the other was a girl. I
thought to myself, "well,two girls would be fine, one
of each would be fine, but I'm not sure howmuch I would
love two boys". Well lo and behold, we had two boys :)
Fastforward 16 months later, and I am totally in love.
I have a bond with myboys that is unbreakable and I
can't imagine having it any other way. Wearen't
planning on having any more kids, so this is it (we
went throughfertility treatments and I don't want to do
it again) and that is why I waskind of hoping for one
of each.So I totally understand where you are coming
from, but trust me--you willlove your little boys and
you won't think twice about it once they arehere. And
now, the more that I think about it, I remember how I
was when Iwas a teenager and I am more and more
thankful for boys :)What you are feeling is totally
normal, and it will pass as soon as youbond with your
babies. I really hope this helps!! Good luck--twins
aresoooo special.
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10. kaluzoo says...
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2/18/2012 6:16 pm
I am pregnant with twin (identical) boys as well and
will confess to being a bit disappointed when we found
out (and to the husband being not-so-secretly thrilled
:) ). We knew they'd be the same gender given the
identical part, and we do not plan to have more
children.My mother passed away when I was young and I
had nostalgic ideas of incorporating her name into
theirs in some way - some sort of need to honor her, I
guess. I also cherished my mother/daughter bond for
the time we had together and having a daughter felt
like a way to get a part of what I miss back.Now 29
weeks into my pregnancy, I'm thrilled about the boys.
I really related to Gedalia's comment (and the great
Rolling Stones) that sometimes...you get what you need.
I think your feelings are completely understandable,
and not at all uncommon. I also think they will fade
as your pregnancy progresses - I'm finding myself
suddenly drawn to all things blue, and watching my
husband's eager anticipating at having sons is pretty
incredible.Congratulations, and good luck - here's to a
wonderful pregnancy for all three of you.
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11. VickiZettler says...
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2/18/2012 6:58 pm
I'm not exactly in the same boat as you as I was hoping
for 2 boys...but I wanted to write you and say
congratulations on your pregnancy! Our boys are now 5
years old and honestly, once you get past the birth and
the changes that bringing home babies brings, I found
that we settled in with our new expanded family and the
sex of the children, what we had wanted and hoped for
was a fleeting memory. The roller coaster and magic of
being a parent (especially to multiples-for me anyway)
is the ride of your life, the sex of the child(ren)
will more than likely be secondary to who they are and
who you all become. The multiple relationship is pretty
incredible and our two little boys have an intensely
deep relationship...I think they are lucky to have each
other and we are lucky to have them. I hope you'll
find, this is your family, the one you were meant to
have, I'll bet it's going to be fantastic! Hang onto
your hat, it's quite the ride! Best wishes!!! Vicki
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