San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 7/30/2012 9:14 am - 7/31/2012
1. How to pay a nanny during travel/flight time when... (anonymous)
2. Legoland for 15 mo olds? (nodelmonkey)
3. Re: [sfpom_general] Legoland for 15 mo olds? (mcharap)
4. Comment: Legoland for 15 mo olds? (amykronk)
5. Dream feed or drop a feed? (magtwo)
6. Bunk Beds (dalehill95)
7. Best Twin Diaper Bag (sfmama911)
8. Comment: Best Twin Diaper Bag (elizabethmurray)
9. Looking for someone to help sleep train our 6 mth old t... (karu_garg)
10. 3rd Grade Public School Openings at Argonne in... (twinpeakstwins)
11. Comment: ISO Nanny for Twins or daycare option (katyperez)
12. Comment: Milk has been in for one week but no spraying ... (cathytanimura)
13. Comment: Milk has been in for one week but no spraying ... (kaoneill)
14. Comment: ISO Twin nanny or daycare option (katyperez)
15. Comment: disneyland for a 14 month old (twin_123)
16. Comment: ISO: two CARES safety harrnesses (2angels)
1. How to pay a nanny during travel/flight time when taking her
w/us on vacation?
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anonymous - 7/30/2012 9:41 pm
We are taking a nanny on a trip with us this week to
the east coast. Her normal hourly rate is $20/hr. She
is claiming that I should pay her for 11 hours the day
we fly, basically from the minute she leaves her apt to
the minute we arrive at our destination in CT. I was
prepared to pay her for about 6 hours at $20/hr but 11
seems like a lot. Work during the trip will be not the
same as being alone with my 2 kids (twin 2 year olds)
b/c I am there and my sister (an experienced mom) is
too. Is she being reasonable or not? Thoughts??
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2. Legoland for 15 mo olds?
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nodelmonkey - 7/30/2012 8:29 pm
Wondering if any families of multiples have taken their
babes to Legoland and if you think there's much for
them to appreciate at 15 months? We'll be nearby and
would be easy for us to go there if it's worth the
visit. I'm having a difficult time navigating the
website to see what there is to do at that age.
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3. mcharap says...
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7/30/2012 10:28 pm
I'd say skip it. 99% of the attractions are for older
kids & you'd be disappointed after spending a lot of $$
on 2 adult admission tix. (Assuming kids that young get
in for free.)Take them instead to a playground or a
beach you can all enjoy for free & spend your $$ on a
babysitter & a nice dinner out.MarcyWill & Mia
4/3/06Sent from my iPadOn Jul 30, 2012, at 8:31 PM,
Heather Nodelman wrote: Heather Nodelman posted:
Wondering if any families of multiples have taken their
babes to Legoland and if you think there's much for
them to appreciate at 15 months? We'll be nearby and
would be easy for us to go there if it's worth the
visit. I'm having a difficult time navigating the
website to see what there is to do at that age. Add
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4. amykronk says...
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7/30/2012 10:33 pm
We frequent Legoland regularly and LOVE it! We started
taking our twins at around 20 months until now (4) and
have been around 30+ times. Ideal age to go is around
3ish or (36 inches).It is still fun at the young age
however they will not be able to do very many rides.
Once they reach around 34" is when that can do more. We
love it because it is very entertaining and you can
spend time there doing other things as well-
playgrounds, movies, water play, small rides, lego
sculptures, running around. The park is extremely kid
friendly, clean and safe. It makes for a fun afternoon-
plus under 3 is free.
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5. Dream feed or drop a feed?
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magtwo - 7/30/2012 6:38 pm
Hello, I would love input and advice on the next step
in the evolution of our feeding schedule. My B-G twins
are 3.5mos, he is breastfed and she is mostly
bottle-fed (by my partner). Currently we get ~6hrs
sleep… so it's not terrible. One major issue is that
each feed takes more than an hour. My daughter is slow
with the bottle, my son currently gets fussy and cries
a lot with breastfeeding sessions -- lots of
stops/starts (hopefully just a phase!), and I pump
after each session.My daughter wakes around 6:30, and
we feed them every 3 hrs during the day (nanny does
9:30 and 3:30, I try to come home for lunch to
breastfeed at 12:30). Evening feeds are ~7 and ~10:30,
and after pumping I am in bed by midnight. I am trying
to decide if we should convert the last feed to a dream
feed, and then slowly phase it out, or if we should in
one step drop from 6 daily feeds to 5, increasing the
interval between them, with the last around 9. We have
experimented a bit with dream feeds, with decent
success, but this can only be done if I forego
breastfeeding my son, because he never remains
calm/sleepy while breatfeeding. If we just drop the
last feed, we we may be in for some very early
mornings, but I guess we won't know until we try. I am
wondering what others have done at this stage to work
toward a full night of sleep?
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6. Bunk Beds
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dalehill95 - 7/30/2012 5:00 pm
I'm looking for some advice/feedback from some parents
of older twins who might have used bunk beds. My girls
just turned 4 and we're looking at getting twin beds
and are thinking of bunk beds, because the girls are
sharing a smallish bedroom (yeah, SF!) but I'm
concerned about 1) safety i.e. falling from the top
bunk and 2) battles over the beds i.e. both wanting the
top bunk or the bottom bunk. Also, if anyone has any
recommendations for places to purchase, other than
Ikea, that would be much appreciated.Any
thoughts?Thanks,Dale
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7. Best Twin Diaper Bag
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sfmama911 - 7/30/2012 1:53 pm
We have twin girls (3mo) and a 4 yo and we need a great
bag when we're out of the house all day on the
weekends. I'd like it to hold at least 4 bottles and
maybe our 4yo's water bottle also. I looked through
the archives, people seem to like the DadGear backpack.
Any other recommendations? Any problems with the
DadGear bag? Would be great if it would clip onto our
City Select or our Citi Mini Double as well. Thanks!
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8. elizabethmurray says...
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7/30/2012 2:52 pm
We've been using the DadGear backpack for over 3 years
now and it's still going strong. My twins are a little
over 3yo and their big brother is 4yo and it's kept up
with all the different stages they have gone through.
Right now it's primarily full of spare Pull Ups, extra
clothes, water bottles, lunch/snacks, first aid kit,
and sunscreen. I still use the wipes dispenser, but
occasionally find that the contents have dried out
because we're using it less often. It hangs really
nicely from the back of our City Mini Double and BOB
Revolution (duallie & single) strollers.
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9. Looking for someone to help sleep train our 6 mth old twins.
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karu_garg - 7/30/2012 9:31 am
Hi, We are looking for someone to help sleep train our
6 month old boy/girl twins. We were hoping they would
somehow acquire the skill of being able to put
themselves to sleep without intervention but.......:)
Have any of you used someone you like? Any references
would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance for your
help. Karuna
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10. 3rd Grade Public School Openings at Argonne in the Richmond
District
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twinpeakstwins - 7/30/2012 9:15 am
Dear Argonne Community:Do you know any families looking
for a school for their child going into the 3rd grade
this fall? Argonne will have multiple openings
available and some lucky students will be able to
transfer to our school. We may even have some spots in
other grades.Argonne Elementary is one of the most
highly requested schools in the District. With our
amazing teachers, great new principal, art programs,
new garden and play structure, demand for Argonne is
only increasing. Our kindergarten has a large waiting
list . Not many families transfer in the 3rd grade.
Now is a great opportunity for a family switching from
private school, moving into the city, or wanting a
change for their 3rd grader, to apply to Argonne. We
cannot guarantee that any one family will get in over
another… but we do have several spots available and
the school needs to fill them!Tell your friends to
contact EPC as soon as they can, and they could become
part of our community:Educational Placement Center555
Franklin Street, Room 100Tel: (415) 241-6085!
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Topic: ISO Nanny for Twins or daycare option
***Forgot to include this in the caregiver forum******
Hi,
We're SF boomerangs (we lived in SF...
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11. katyperez says...
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7/30/2012 10:11 am
Hi - Depending on what part of 'SF' you move back into,
we LOVE our day care! It's technically in South San
Francisco, bordering Daly City, but right off of the
280 FWY and super easy to get to. I have already posted
a referral on her website (under 'Testimonials'), so
I'll just direct you there for more information, but
feel free to email me if you have any specific
questions. Although I do want to add that, Kendra, the
owner/operator, is practically an expert on twins at
this point! We found her through another SFPOM family,
and in the past 2 years that we have been with her, she
has provided care for five sets of twins (including
ours).http://www.academyforlittlemindsdaycare.com/Best
of luck to you! Katy Perez
Email author: ktloomis25@aol.com
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Topic: Milk has been in for one week but no spraying or
leaking-- normal?
Hi ladies-- Did all of you experience spraying or leaking
in the early days of milk...
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12. cathytanimura says...
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7/30/2012 12:01 pm
You may be so effectively removing the milk that there
is not much to leak. I bet if you skipped a feeding or
pumping you would get milk dripping on the floor. It
also takes about 4 weeks for milk to fully come in so
you may notice leaking or spreaying in the next couple
of weeks. But, everyone really is different, so if you
escape this nuisance I'd say you're lucky :)
Email author: cathy.tanimura@yahoo.com
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13. kaoneill says...
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7/30/2012 6:53 pm
Yup, normal. I wondered about this myself because I
never really leak (3.5mo twins), and I read somewhere
that only about half of women leak - not sure where
that statistic comes from, but it is definitely not
everyone. It sounds like you are doing exceptionally
well with breastfeeding - congrats on your twins!
~Maggie
Email author: karen.anne.oneill@gmail.com
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Topic: ISO Twin nanny or daycare option
Hi,
We're SF boomerangs (we lived in SF from 2007-2010) but
moved to LA and expanded...
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14. katyperez says...
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7/30/2012 10:07 am
Hi - Depending on what part of 'SF' you move back into,
we LOVE our day care! It's technically in South San
Francisco, bordering Daly City, but right off of the
280 FWY and super easy to get to.I have already posted
a referral on her website (under 'Testimonials'), so
I'll just direct you there for more information, but
feel free to email me if you have any specific
questions. Although I do want to add that, Kendra, the
owner/operator, is practically an expert on twins at
this point! We found her through another SFPOM family,
and in the past 2 years that we have been with her, she
has provided care for five sets of twins (including
ours).http://www.academyforlittlemindsdaycare.com/Best
of luck to you! Katy Perez
Email author: ktloomis25@aol.com
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Topic: disneyland for a 14 month old
My husband and I are planning a trip for our 14onth old bys
to disneyland! Is this...
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15. twin_123 says...
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7/30/2012 10:18 am
thanks! i will check both of them out ... !!
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Topic: ISO: two CARES safety harrnesses
Hi, does anyone has one or two Cares safety harnesses I can
borrow from Aug 4th -...
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16. 2angels says...
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7/30/2012 9:37 pm
Hi thank you for your msg. If you don't mind, I would
like to borrow yours. I might be able to get another
one from other friend of mine. Pls let me know when
will be a good time to pick it up. Really appreciate
it.
Email author: angelalee_hk@yahoo.com
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