San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 7/23/2012 9:14 am - 7/24/2012
1. Parents' Night Out this Thursday - please come! (nataliasha2004)
2. Survey on SFUSD Kindergarten Enrollment Awareness (sharono)
3. Is twin nanny share care a good idea? (PriyaP)
4. Comment: Is twin nanny share care a good idea? (HollyBuchanan)
5. Comment: Is twin nanny share care a good idea? (erin_loback)
6. ISO Experienced twin nanny (amywink)
7. Separation anxiety disturbing sleep after visit... (EstherRN)
8. Comment: 24-Hour Nurse Available Early September (eeewww)
1. Parents' Night Out this Thursday - please come!
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nataliasha2004 - 7/23/2012 3:48 pm
Just a reminder, especially to new members who may not
know about these, that POM hosts quarterly Parents'
Nights Out, wherein at least the first drink and round
of appetizers is on us! The officially posted Rsvp
deadline was yesterday, but please reply to
Nataliasha2004@yahoo.com if you can come - we'd LOVE to
have you! (Check the "Events" tab here for
details.)Take advantage of this great benefit -- you'll
not only enjoy the free refreshments, but can get SO
much great advice from other parents. It's well worth
it (& you don't have to dress up. Unless you want to.)
Come hang with some grownups! : D
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2. Survey on SFUSD Kindergarten Enrollment Awareness
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sharono - 7/23/2012 3:22 pm
Mario Mejia is doing a SFSU student majoring in
multi-media. His project focuses on using media to
create community awareness campaigns. Please take his
survey. (It took me 10 seconds to
complete)http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KNBS7BY
***************************Hello! I am currently
working on my capstone course at San Francisco State
University where I am researching kindergarten
enrollment awareness in San Francisco. I would greatly
appreciate it if you could help me by filling out this
short survey. Thank you!!- Mario Mejia
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3. Is twin nanny share care a good idea?
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PriyaP - 7/23/2012 1:31 pm
A new friend of mine who is one week behind me in her
singleton pregnancy asked if we'd be interested in a
nanny share care. I hadn't considered a share care
because we're having twins and I didn't think singleton
parents would want to share with a twins nanny. They
live 1.5 blocks from us. Our twins are due late
September and her baby is due early October.Does anyone
have experience sharing a twin nanny with a singleton?
I'd love to hear your experience!Thanks!
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4. HollyBuchanan says...
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7/23/2012 1:51 pm
Do you mean share in the sense that the Nanny has 3
babies to care for at all times? Or share in the sense
that you use the Nanny 3 days per week and she uses
them 2 days per week. If the later, fine. If the
former, I think that's too much work for a nanny, and
personally wouldn't consider it. Its hard enough to
care for 2 babies, but to add a third plus have to deal
with the dynamic that you may have different parenting
styles you're each asking of the nanny (and you won't
know this until your babies are born) would be very
difficult. I think the skill level you'd have to hire
to handle "triplets" means you wouldn't really save
much money in the long run, and your twins won't get
the care that they would from a dedicated nanny.
Further, the house might be a disaster when you get
home because the Nanny is rarely getting a break. Just
my two cents, I never tried this with my twins and
nannies. Best of luck!
Email author: h.buch@hotmail.com
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5. erin_loback says...
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7/23/2012 10:02 pm
While it sounds convenient (friend, close by, babies
born around the same time), it is a LOT of work caring
for two babies, and I can't imagine how a nanny would
handle three. Also, it is likely you will have your
babies on the schedule you want them to be on (doesn't
matter what that schedule is, they will hopefully be
the same and you will have worked very hard to get
there), and you friend's baby might be totally
different. You will likely find you are a bit more
scheduled and rigid with twins (trying to get them to
eat at the same time, and therefore sleep at the same
time, so you can sleep), and with one baby your friend
may end up with a very different parenting style.Unless
you find a nanny with years of triplet experience, it
doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
Email author: erin_loback@yahoo.com
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6. ISO Experienced twin nanny
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amywink - 7/23/2012 12:32 pm
We are looking for a PT nanny for our 4 month old twin
girls starting in September. We need 24-30 hrs per
week on three flexible days, and usually 11-7. I'm
having some difficulty I think due to the wonky
schedule, and would really prefer a career nanny. My
guess is that if we offered 40+ hrs per week this would
be easier. I haven't found another family that can
round out the hours, and since we have twins we really
can't do a nanny share situation. Ideally we would
like someone who is bilingual Spanish/English, has a
working knowledge of kids activities in the city, will
be a long term caregiver, and has experience with
infant twins. Does anyone have a referral for a nanny
that fits our needs? Does anyone have any advice on
how I can better find or attract the right
person/situation? Thanks!
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Email author: amywinke@gmail.com
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7. Separation anxiety disturbing sleep after visit of family
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EstherRN - 7/23/2012 7:54 am
Our twins are 21 months. The girl sleeps beautifully.
The boy has been an issue at bedtime (I had to stay
with him every night until he would fall asleep) until
a couple of months ago, when at last I could kiss him
goodnight and leave the room, and he would happily fall
asleep on his own.Last week my brother and his
girlfriend came to visit and stayed with us for a week.
The twins LOVED having them around. But since they left
the boy has done a massive regression in his sleep. He
cries and cries at bedtime. Even if I stay with him, he
fights sleep, so last night he didn't drop until
midnight! I am exhausted, this is not sustainable.Has
anybody had a similar experience? How long is this
going to take to settle back? I don't know how to deal
with it, so I would love to hear about similar
situations. I'm also worried because my parents are
coming in a couple of months and they are staying for a
month, so I need to find out how to deal with their
departure in the least traumatic way. Thanks in advance
for your thoughts/experiences.
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Topic: 24-Hour Nurse Available Early September
We have two week old twins and have a great baby nurse,
Monica Rosa. We are going...
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8. eeewww says...
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7/23/2012 9:50 am
I think the term "nurse" is used loosely. I don't think
they are all RNs. Night nannies are also called night
nurses or night doulas I think. Our nurse does have
some medical training from years ago I think, but she
is more of a nanny. We had a night nurse (or nanny)
with our first child (a singleton). It was immensely
helpful. She would come at 10 pm and leave at 7 am.
Basically, it relieved us of night feedings, or at
least made them shorter. My husband was back at work
quickly so we wanted him to sleep through the night.
Our daughter was colicky and a handful, so getting her
to eat and back to sleep was a huge undertaking. The
night nurse allowed me to feed her (when I was still
nursing) and then she would take over getting her
changed and back to sleep. I eventually started just
pumping so I would just wake up once in the night to
pump.Since we had twins this time and still have the
toddler, we decided to go with the 24-hour nurse. It is
very common on the east coast, whereas night nurses are
common here. She plays the same role, but day and
night. She sleeps with the babies at night and handles
their feedings and changings. I am pumping and pump
before i go to bed and when i wake up, but not in the
middle of the night. During the day she takes care of
them as much or as little as I want. If I need to go
out and do things with my toddler, I can leave the
babies with the nurse. If I just want an extra hand
while juggling two, that's fine. Or if I want her to
take over that's fine too. She takes breaks of course
but she is flexible. She also does all the pumping and
bottle dishes which is great.I really just wanted the
flexibility to recover and to spend time with my
toddler, so we went with 24-hour. And it is not much
more expensive than night nurses are here.
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