San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 12/16/2012 10:13 am - 12/17/2012
1. 4 day business trip + EBF twins = need 250 oz milk... (jeccat)
2. Paying cleaning help for any cancellations? (anonymous)
3. Comment: Paying cleaning help for any cancellations? (sharono)
4. Same schedules? (meganrc)
5. Comment: Same schedules? (meganrc)
6. Comment: Same schedules? (lborkow)
7. Comment: Same schedules? (jeccat)
8. Comment: Swing vs Bouncy Seat? (jeccat)
9. Comment: Swing vs Bouncy Seat? (elizabethb74)
10. Comment: Need advice on napping! (gabriellesparkly)
1. 4 day business trip + EBF twins = need 250 oz milk, how???
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jeccat - 12/16/2012 9:17 pm
Hi ladies-- In January I will be going on my first
business trip since my twins were born. They will be 6
months old and if they eat like they eat now they will
require ~ 30 oz per baby per day, or about 250 oz for
the trip. I have built up a stash of probably 180 oz,
which is obviously not quite enough, but gets me close.
I have two questions:1)What should the babies eat
while I'm gone? Should I dilute with some formula so as
not to use up my entire stash, or should I just work
super hard to get to 250 by then? Both babies have had
formula but not for several months...2)What in god's
name am I going to do with the 200+ oz I am going to
pump while I'm gone? Carry it back on the plane--
that's a lot of milk! How, physically? Ship it? Dump
it? That's a lot of milk to dump, especially if my
babies have eaten my entire stash while I'm
gone...Thoughts?
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2. Paying cleaning help for any cancellations?
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anonymous - 12/16/2012 8:19 pm
I have a quick question - does anyone pay their
cleaning help for any advance cancellations? We told
the women who clean our house every 2 weeks since 3
years that we won't be here in 2 weeks so they should
come in 4 weeks instead - and gave them a really large
tip, but they are apparently quite upset. We are
generally happy with their work and tip them
frequently, so I just didn't think we should pay them a
whole amount since we never had any formal contract...
Not sure what to think. Any feedback is very
appreciated!
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3. sharono says...
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12/16/2012 9:32 pm
A friend of mine explained a similar situation to me
several years ago. Your cleaning team depends on your
bi-weekly income, since they don't really have a means
to make up that income since all their clients,
including you, are on a regular schedule. Since they
won't have the regular cleaning chores to do, perhaps
you have another cleaning or tidying up project they
can do instead?
Email author: sharon@sfusbornebooks.com
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4. Same schedules?
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meganrc - 12/16/2012 10:07 am
Hi!My boys are 8 weeks and about 13 and 12 pounds and
solely breastfed. I'm trying to get them on the same
feeding schedule but they seem to do everything in
their own time :) including hours that they're awake at
night and during the day. Anyone have tips on how to
get sleep and nap schedules in sync? Ie when is this
possible and to what extent is this realistic?Thanks!
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Email author: crockermegan@gmail.com
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5. meganrc says...
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12/16/2012 10:53 am
Meant to say sleep and feeding schedules...
Email author: crockermegan@gmail.com
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6. lborkow says...
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12/16/2012 11:05 am
I've heard of people feeding one (the one that wants it
first) then feeding the other right afterwards, i.e.
forcing the second one to be on the first ones
schedule.As for nap and sleep schedules, they may be a
little to young to make it work yet. But I've also
heard you just have to put them down at the same time
and be firm about it.Of course, my twins are 12 weeks
old (they are preemies though) and still pretty much
operate on their own schedules. However, I pump and
they are bottle fed so it's not the same as BF
exclusively. I am going to try and get them on them
same sleeping schedule once we start sleep
training.Good luck! :)
Email author: leslieellen@gmail.com
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7. jeccat says...
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12/16/2012 6:48 pm
In my experience, 8 weeks was too young for
synchronized napping. I'm JUST starting to get that
down and mine are 5 months!As for feeding, I introduced
a schedule around 9-10 weeks once they'd spaced out to
2.5-3 hrs between feeds. They eat at 7, 10, 1, 4, and
then at 6:30 before bed, dream feed at 10:30 pm, and
then nothing until 7-- though when they were younger
they'd eat between 1-2 and 4-5 usually, we didn't
schedule at night. You just have to be firm and use
non-food methods to soothe them between meals. If they
get hungry early for a couple of days they'll quickly
learn how to eat more when you're offering, although
again when they're super young I did make exceptions
for cluster feeds when they were signaling they really
needed it.
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Topic: Swing vs Bouncy Seat?
I'm getting ready for my twins due this February, boy/girl.
I'm researching bouncy...
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8. jeccat says...
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12/16/2012 6:51 pm
I also recommend both. Buy used if you're concerned
about budget. If space is an issue I'd get two bouncy
seats and one swing-- you can always wear one baby
while the other is in the swing.
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9. elizabethb74 says...
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12/16/2012 8:46 pm
Thank you for the tips ladies! :)
Email author: elizabeth.v.brunner@gmail.com
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Topic: Need advice on napping!
Hello anyone have tips on getting twins to nap at the same
time! My 5 month old twins...
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10. gabriellesparkly says...
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12/16/2012 7:16 pm
We managed this but I think you have to be prepared to
be pretty firm ie. ignore crying and stick to it, which
isn't for everyone. I decided to really stick to a
schedule and by the end of the week, after a lot of
tears, they were feeding and napping together and we
never looked back! It was VERY worth doing, for
everyone in the family. Twins ARE capable of feeding
and napping together, but you have to train them. Its
good to try and get them used to napping in their cribs
fairly early on, even if it's sometimes easier to let
them sleep in rocking chairs/sofa etc..someone gave me
this piece of advice when ours were about 6 weeks old
and I was glad of it. Make their room dark and
peaceful, then put them both down for their naps.
Minimal cuddling, soothing etc then out you go. First
few times might be hard and if they're really
distressed I did go in a few times, but never to get
them out. Just a shhhh, little pat, then back out. They
soon get the message that this is sleep time. They need
it, and you need the scheduled break. Everyone was ten
times happier once we'd cracked it. Good luck, you can
do it.
Email author: gabriellekuzak@googlemail.com
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