San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 3/21/2012 9:16 am - 3/22/2012
1. Dad's Night Out! (mattrampe)
2. GONE: Free to a Good Home: Kid Butterfly Chair... (hilaryandwendy)
3. 5 year old twins getting shots (aimeen)
4. Re: [sfpom_general] 5 year old twins getting shots (petermolly)
5. Comment: 5 year old twins getting shots (spassman)
6. Comment: 5 year old twins getting shots (VickiZettler)
7. Comment: Elementary School Openings in Mandarin... (pansyfq)
8. Comment: Elementary School Openings in Mandarin... (Sandpiper)
9. Comment: 2.5 year old plus two infants - Childcare... (RachelHK)
10. Comment: Cosleeper (emily16)
11. Comment: Cosleeper (nataliasha2004)
12. Comment: Cosleeper (erin_loback)
13. Comment: Cloth diapers (nataliasha2004)
1. Dad's Night Out!
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mattrampe - 3/21/2012 6:32 pm
DAD'S! Mark your calendar for a very special Dad's
Night Out. Its that time again. Dad's night out is
right around the corner and this time we are going to
try something a little different. We will be firing up
the BBQ around 5:30-6pm and serving up vegetarian and
carnivore options. Come join us for Beer, darts,
foosball and probably a movie. We all deserve a night
out and here's a free one. I hope to see you all
there. And here is what you need to know.Address:3050B
23rd St. @ Treat(Between Harrison & Folsom in the
Mission District) TIME and DATE:March 29
Thursday5pm-8ish PMJoseph MendozaDNO coordinator
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2. GONE: Free to a Good Home: Kid Butterfly Chair & P'Kolino
Kid Desk
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hilaryandwendy - 3/21/2012 10:42 am
Thanks! This is a good reminder to people that there's
a large demand for gently-loved kid furniture that
people are willing to gift onward to other twin
families :)Hilary
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3. 5 year old twins getting shots
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aimeen - 3/21/2012 9:01 am
HelloMy 5 year old boys have basically done a modified
vaccination schedule so they haven't had many shots in
their lives. We're headed into their annual physical
this week and we will most likely need a booster or 2.
Now that they are very large, very cognizant 5 year
olds, I can't for the life of me imagine how they are
going to allow getting shots. It's unclear to me if I
should talk to them about it before we go, which falls
in line with my general philosophy of full disclosure
(modified for age appropriateness). But I think they
will have extreme worry, and I may not be able to get
them in the car to go : )I figure I need to separate
them or at least have 2 people give them the shots at
the same time or else the other is on notice.Anyway,
anyone have any advice on how to approach this?
thx!aimee
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4. petermolly says...
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3/21/2012 9:12 am
Just want to start with, YOU'RE NOT ALONE!Full
disclosure when it comes to shots doesn't work in our
family. It ruins the time from when they know until the
day of the shot. Our kids are 5.5 years now. I think
my daughter is more able to handle full disclosure, but
no way can my son. From the time they were old enough
to protest, it has taken 3 people to give my son a
shot. Me holding him on my lap, a nurse holding him
down too and the second nurse giving him the shot. Once
it's over, he's totally fine! My daughter is not so
bad and all I need to do is hold her on my lap. So, I
guess it depends on your kids. GOOD LUCK! I feel for
you and totally understand!Susan--- On Wed, 3/21/12,
Aimee Nugent wrote:From: Aimee Nugent Subject:
[sfpom_general] 5 year old twins getting shots -
Ref#67584308To: "'San Francisco Parents of Multiples
SFPOM General Discussion'" Date: Wednesday, March 21,
2012, 9:03 AMAimee Nugent posted:HelloMy 5 year old
boys have basically done a modified vaccination
schedule so they haven't had many shots in their lives.
We're headed into their annual physical this week and
we will most likely need a booster or 2. Now that they
are very large, very cognizant 5 year olds, I can't for
the life of me imagine how they are going to allow
getting shots. It's unclear to me if I should talk to
them about it before we go, which falls in line with my
general philosophy of full disclosure (modified for age
appropriateness). But I think they will have extreme
worry, and I may not be able to get them in the car to
go : )I figure I need to separate them or at least
have 2 people give them the shots at the same time or
else the other is on notice.Anyway, anyone have any
advice on how to approach this? thx!aimeeAdd your
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5. spassman says...
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3/21/2012 10:21 am
I have a 5 year old and we just told her in advance.
She did have a lot of anxiety but our practice asked
her how she wanted in done. There were 3 choices
standing all by yourself, sitting on mommy's lap, and
being held by a nurse. After the first shot all of her
anxiety disappeared and she let them give them to her
all by her own self.We always remind our kids that
although shots are painful the pain only lasts a second
or two.
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6. VickiZettler says...
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3/21/2012 11:11 am
Hey Neighbor! We just went thru this last week. They
were worried about shots on the way there, I just said
i didn't know. Towards the end of the exams, the Dr
and I discussed shots they'd need for kinder in front
of them, one got really nervous. As they usually do,
the Dr. RAN from the room and the nurse zoomed in. I
told them they were getting shots and yes they do
sometimes hurt or sting and that it doesn't hurt for
long. The nurse then offered a lollypop for after and
the sugarholic jumped in and said me first! They got 3
shots (one hurt a lot) and Mr. lollypop didn't blink an
eye. The other was really getting upset (he doesn't
like sugar) so they had 2 nurses do him at once while I
held him tightly in my arms. It did hurt for some time
and his arm was really red for days (they said that was
normal.) It's not a great thing, but I pampered them
a little with treats and congratulated them all day on
it and they got over it just fine. Good luck, I hope
it's ok for you guys. Vic
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Topic: Elementary School Openings in Mandarin Immersion
SFPOM got this message from Carrie Wonzer:
Hello,
There are still openings in Starr...
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7. pansyfq says...
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3/21/2012 1:52 pm
Does this mean that Starr King didn't get as many
applicant as spaces? We had listed Starr King on our
application but didn't get it. Wondering if there is
somebody I can contact to find out more? I've been down
to the Board of Education but was told only to apply
for round 2.
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8. Sandpiper says...
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3/21/2012 3:08 pm
I really don't know much about it. I wish I could give
more information - could you try the email provided
immersioneducation@gmail.com and see what they respond?
This came from carrie@wonzer.com - may be try to email
her directly? Thanks!
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Topic: 2.5 year old plus two infants - Childcare - what do
you do? (LONG)
Hello,
My daughter will be 2.5 when my twins arrive this summer. My
daughter is currently in th...
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9. RachelHK says...
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3/21/2012 9:11 am
I vote #4. That is our arrangement and it is
absolutely wonderful. My husband and I both work crazy
and unpredictable f/t jobs that sometimes include
travel, and our nanny/au pair combo is the only reason
we are able to pull it off. Nanny works a standard 10
hour day, and au pair works early mornings and evening
bathtime/bedtime as a mother's helper. Au pair also
works one full weekend day (usually sunday) to assist
one parent while the other parent is free to run
errands or whatever. We also have their hours overlap
for 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the evening so
that they can both take the babies to the park (our
babies are 1.5 - in that clutzy stage where they dont
follow directions and are very accident prone and
unmanageable at a park without two caregivers). The
other magical thing is that when one is sick or has an
appt or on vacation or whatever, the other can cover.
I do not think you will feel like it's overkill - and
its much cheaper than a second nanny (we also literally
could not find anyone willing to work the hours that we
ask our au pair to work). I think once our twins are
2.5-3 years old and reliably follow instructions (?) we
can probably drop down to just the nanny, but for now,
the nanny/au pair combo is just so wonderful. Its a
great experience for my babies (more one on one time
for them), and we have tons of scheduling flexibility.
And I thought i would mind having someone live with us,
but honestly i am so grateful for the help that it's a
non issue. We also got a great au pair who is fun to
be around. Feel free to tentmail me if you want more
details!
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Topic: Cosleeper
I am pregnant with twins and expecting in August. I am
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10. emily16 says...
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3/21/2012 9:21 am
Hi, we had both babies in a cosleeper for the first 6
months and were very happy with it. It was a good
solution for us. (I also, didn't think it would work
for twins, but we received it as a gift and what do you
know -it was perfect!) Our kids were small, so
weight/size was not an issue for us. I think there is
the regular cosleeper and the mini. You would want the
regular, not the mini.
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11. nataliasha2004 says...
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3/21/2012 10:19 am
We LOVED our Co-Sleeper... it was the larger Arms
Reach one - the "Universal", I think? It was perfect
for us - we set it up same height as our bed, so I
could reach the babies without getting out of bed -
didn't have to worry about squishing them - and it was
SO much simpler for all those nighttime feedings. You
can also sort of turn that one into a termporary crib,
but getting it back onto the bed once it's properly set
up was sort of a bother. But it's a space saver for
sure - and you can probably find a used one, since no
one uses them for all that long, and all the fabric
part is washable.We got about 4 months, I think, out of
it, and our girls are tall. It was lovely to be able
to keep them together. We definitely recommend it!
Then you have some time to think about other options as
you get to know your little ones better, and have a
better sense of what works or doesn't. Congrats to
you!!
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12. erin_loback says...
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3/21/2012 8:56 pm
Our bedroom didn't have room for a co-sleeper, so our
babies were in cribs in their room from the get-go.
However, we had the Arms Reach co-sleeper set up in our
living room for when we needed to separate them for
naps, and we loved it. We used it for traveling, and we
also set up crib mirrors in it and let them have some
awake time for a good game of "kick and stare" when
they were little. It's a great size and easily fit my
two kids until they were nearly 4 months (at which
point we stopped using it, they would have fit for
longer).If you are planning on nursing, the co-sleeper
doesn't have the same appeal as for a singleton. I can
imagine how convenient it is to roll over in the middle
of the night, grab your one baby and nurse her, then
put her back in the co-sleeper. A twin feeding is a big
production and just doesn't work that way. So maybe
your friends with singletons are raving about a
co-sleeper for that reason, in which case, I wouldn't
get your hopes up. :-)
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Topic: Cloth diapers
The prior discussions I found on this forum dealing with
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13. nataliasha2004 says...
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3/21/2012 10:33 am
Re nighttime use (or not) of cloth -- there are these
things called "doublers" that might be worth a try, if
you're still wavering about using disposables at night,
and exposing your little one to all those chemicals
that keep things artifically dry... doublers are
small, fleecy rectangles of fabric that allow moisture
to pass through, but stay dryer against babies' skin.
You can order them pretty inexpensively through
www.GreenMountainDapers.com They are reusable and
easy to wash. It's a little bit of a bother, but we
felt it was definitely worth it. If you're concerned
about cleaning them when they're soiled, not just wet
-- you can use "rice paper" liners on top of those
(available from the same place.) Those you can pick up
and flush, and then usually the diaper & doubler stay
clean.I second the bit about potty-training -- it went
remarkably smoothly for us, and they've been out of
diapers (except for nap & nighttime) since just before
they turned 2. I think a big part of that was the
awareness of the difference, although we always tried
to change them frequently/regularly.Good luck to you!
(And that article in the Newsletter WILL be
forthcoming, I promise! Some issues we are struggling
to find content, others we have too much! Stay
tuned...)Natasha (POM Newsletter Editor)
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