San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 10/17/2013 9:15 am - 10/18/2013
1. Fantastic Auction Workshop - Oct. 22nd (carole)
2. Amazing Postpartum Doula (carrie_galvez)
3. Comment: How many hours does your nanny work? (zarate)
4. Re:How many hours does your nanny work? (lbwehrley)
5. Comment: Delivering at UCSF - questions on process (noursej)
6. Comment: Delivering at UCSF - questions on process (zarate)
7. Comment: Need Night Doula for Feburary-May (Carol_marra)
1. Fantastic Auction Workshop - Oct. 22nd
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carole - 10/17/2013 8:51 pm
Hello. I wanted to let you know about a truly fantastic
auction workshop,taking place on Tuesday, Oct. 22nd at
Woodland Star Charter School inSonoma. As a chair of
the Novato Charter School for the past 7 years, Iknow
how much schools work to raise funds through the school
auctions. Allthe schools hold their own auctions, and
this seminar can help them toincrease their net income.
This workshop was instrumental in increasing thenet
auction income from $45,000 to $145,000 at Novato
Charter School(really!). Each school can encourage
their auction chair(s) to attend.If you have any
connections to auction chairs of your childs school,
or anyother organization that puts on an auction, they
should not miss thisworkshop.Heres the link:
http://www.auctionhelp.com/sonoma-workshop.aspxThe
website is www.auctionhelp.com find the Workshop tab
click on Sonoma to access the flier. Scroll downto
the Click here for Registration Form.The cost is $149
for one person, and $99 for anyone else from the
sameorganization. Its the least expensive and BEST
workshop!Please feel free to contact me if you have any
questions. You may alsodirect any school and their
auction chairs to me, if they have questions.-- Carole
HansonAuction Chair415-328-6622carole@thorhanson.com
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2. Amazing Postpartum Doula
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carrie_galvez - 10/17/2013 9:54 am
● My name is: Carrie Galves● My phone number is:
415 375-1780● My email address is:
spring_essentials@yahoo.com● My caregiver's name is:
Maria Rastrom● My caregiver's contact information
is:doulainduetime.com 415 295-4785● She is Postpartum
Doula/Parenting Coach/Sleep Trainer● I employed this
caregiver from April 29th - September 6th● I highly
recommend her: The gift of sleep for parent's and
having the support was amazing. She is absolutely
phenomenal! She very knowledgeable in all aspects of
newborn care.We have an amazing Doula that started from
night one the moment we arrive home. We hire Maria for
the duration of three months. Maria, sleep trained the
babies and have them on a good schedule and routine.My
husband and I are very grateful that we had Maria as
our doula. Maria combines enormous wisdom,experience,
professionalism and a great deal of human kindness in
her work and was a joy to have with us. In addition to
her extraordinary skills as a doula. She is a also
quite skilled in taking care of recuperating mothers
and was very helpful to me. I have been incredibly
fortunate to have Maria to guide me through the support
and all of the practical skills, and most importantly
to give me time to heal and to encourage me every step
of the way.She is incredible.... More specifically, she
is gifted with the ability to take care of our
(preemie) twins, and teach parents the essentials
skills they need to be competent parents. In addition,
Maria is such a pleasure to be with--- always has a
fantastic attitude and completely focused on what is
best for the babies. I was amazed at her composure and
professionalism at all times. We will be forever
grateful for having Maria in our lives.In addition she
was amazing with our 3 1/2 son he was challenging, and
unbearable at times. She help getting him down at
night, and he absolutely adored her.We've discovered
the nights were less helpful, and less stressful---
having the support, and rest which was so desperately
needed. Needless to say, we were so sleep deprived and
exhausted! However, Maria is a total gem help with
laundry, cooking and works nights to accommodate a
family schedule.Best,Carrie
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Email author: spring_essentials@yahoo.com
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Topic: How many hours does your nanny work?
I'm taking a poll - how many hours does your nanny work a
week? We have 13 month old twins and t...
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3. zarate says...
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10/17/2013 8:42 am
We have 15 month old twins. Our nanny works 50 hours a
week. The kids still take 2 naps, and she generally
works through the naps on slower paced kid related
stuff (cooking, cleaning, laundry). She takes meals
during their afternoon nap.Keep in mind pain is a sign
of doing things beyond the body limit-- it may be
quantity yet often it is quality. Ergonomic stuff like
bending knees and lifting with legs instead of back,
how one stands by the crib to put in or take out a
child etc, has a huge impact.
Email author: alessandra.zarate.sanderlin@gmail.com
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4. lbwehrley says...
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10/17/2013 11:54 am
Hi Bhavna,Our nanny works 4 days a week, averaging
about 35 hours. Our boys are 12months old.Thanks,Laura
Email author: lbwehrley@gmail.com
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Topic: Delivering at UCSF - questions on process
Hey folks - I've got a unique support situation for my birth
plan and I'm trying to figure out h...
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5. noursej says...
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10/17/2013 3:20 pm
hi, #2/3. i had all of my prenatal care and genetic
testing at UCSF; i worked there for years before
becoming a SAHM after having my girls.i was told two
support people 'might' be allowed for a vaginal birth
at UCSF; was also told from colleagues/moms/etc. that
in reality more than one is never actually allowed in
the OR... so...for me having two people - my husband
and my doula - with me in the OR was a priority.
thereforee, i preregistered at both UCSF and CPMC's St.
Luke's campus for birth
(http://www.cpmc.org/services/pregnancy/information/prereg_form.html).St.
Luke's routinely allows (or allowed in 2011, you'd have
to confirm current policy) two people in the OR for
twin births - one for each baby. after getting past
the 36/37/38/39 week mark (lowered risk for need of
NICU), i opted to go to St. Luke's with Dr. Laura
Norrell, and try for a vaginal birth. i'd heard a lot
of great things about her. i found them all to be
true. she's director of the program, specializes in
low-intervention twin births, and trained at UCSF.if
that's of interest to you... i can answer any
questions. should say i had PPO insurance, so had a lot
of flexibility with prenatal, intranatal and postnatal
care...in case that's a concern.best, jen
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6. zarate says...
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10/17/2013 9:43 pm
Congrats on your upcoming twins!I had vaginal delivery
of twins at UCSF in 2012. Cannot speak highly enough
about the care I received. I was told only one person
at OR and did not matter whether it was C or V
delivery. In my case our doula and my husband were
with me in OR. So the UCSF team can make exceptions, I
do not know how often and under what auspices they make
them.As Jen indicated, having two people works for
twins--my husband was with the first baby in NICU while
doula remained with me until second baby was out, 2
hours later.I can't tell you about bracelets-- I have
NO recollection of them having one, or me, but I know
per procedure that they are done.Alessandra
Email author: alessandra.zarate.sanderlin@gmail.com
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Topic: Need Night Doula for Feburary-May
I'm having a very difficult time finding a night doula that
is available during this...
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7. Carol_marra says...
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10/18/2013 2:07 am
Many terminologies are used by new moms to describe a
night postpartum doula or a newborn care specialist.
The goal is to look for a qualified professional to
care for your newborn while you are healing after
delivery, someone who's able to ease your transition
into motherhood educating, guiding and teaching you a
lot of amazing things to become a successful parent.
Summary of qualifications: 21 years of experience
working with infants, newborns and twins: experienced
with setting up routines and schedules, sleep training,
if desired. Babies with reflux, babies with special
needs and medication, weaning from breastfeeding.
Certified newborn care specialist (a.k.a baby nurse)
advanced level Baby nurse trained Certified doula cd
Infant sleep trainer Insured postpartum doula Certified
massage therapist for baby. CPR certified: adult/
child and infant California driver licensed TB tested,
h1n1 vaccinated Languages: English,Portuguese and
Spanish Skilled to train your future nanny and smooth
the transition Certified nurse assistant Flexible
worker*__* 24/7 Able to travel in and out of the state
US citizen and SS # available Testimonials To Whom It
May Concern: This letter is my personal recommendation
for Ana . Ana served as our Night Nanny (Doula) for 3
mos working a consistent schedule Sunday through
Thursday from 10pm-6am, a total of 40 hours/week. She
successfully sleep-trained our 6-week old Twins to
sleep 5-6 hour intervals providing a much better
balance in our family's personal and professional
schedule. I have the utmost confidence to advocate Ana
for employment specifically for newborns. Considering
her core focus is to care for multiples and preemies, I
trust she is beyond capable in that capacity. Though
her main objective was to care for our son during the
night, Ana was also extraordinarily helpful in
assisting with household chores (i.e. laundry,
dishwashing, etc.). Every morning Ana greeted me and my
husband with a smile as well as a very detailed list of
our son's evening activities including the exact time
of feedings from start to finish, exact amount of food
intake, his bathroom specifics, and any other details
such as hiccups, gas, fussiness, cooing, smiling, etc.
I found her to be reliable, responsible, patient,
pleasant, dedicated, and very personable. She is a
wonderful woman, incredibly sweet, and very
knowledgeable. She always impressed me with newborn
care recommendations as well as discussing her ongoing
continuing education. Our family feels truly blessed to
have had this experience with Ana. The love and genuine
care she had for our son was unparalleled. Sincerely,
For more diatel please email
me:annacarolinatoy@gmail.comOr call Ana
Maria:415-410-7177
Email author: annacarolinatoy@gmail.com
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