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Family Photos

Krista — Sat, 22 May 2010 12:38:44 GMT

Hi all,

Our family portrait day booking sheet is filling fast! The morning is now completely booked up but we do still have some afternoon appointments available so please book your timeslot today by ringing or emailing me (details in May newsletter). Don't miss this great opportunity to get a gorgeous FRAMED family pic for only $15!

Cheers,

Krista

Playgrounds with fences??

Malinda — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:18:52 GMT

Does anyone know of any playgrounds with fences? Have just moved into a new house and have a sandpit for a backyard and would love to be able to take the boys to a park, but on my own this is out of the question. Have been to Burswood with my daughter but that's always busy and a little too big for the boys, same with Faulkner Park (?) in Belmont. The toddler section at Kings Park near Stickybeaks was good, but not really enclosed. The boys are 18 months.

Malinda.

Potty problems

Sara Williams — Thu, 20 May 2010 02:20:26 GMT

Hi there, I have 3 1/2 year old G/B twins. About 5 months ago we potty trained and my son has been totally dry ever since (night and day). Unfortunately, after a bout of constipation about 2 months ago my daughter developed a total blind spot when it comes to using the toilet. She doesn't seem to have a problem with the actual toilet process it just seems that she can't be bothered to go, even if it means that she had soiled underwear / pull-ups. We have tried every tack we can think of, ignoring, reassurance, scolding, naughty spot, praise, guilt, rewards, reward chart etc.... to no avail. Does anyone have any suggestions? In exasperation Sara

sleep school with twins?

Krista — Fri, 07 May 2010 06:42:03 GMT

Hi all,

I just saw a fabulous article in another (eastern states) AMBA club's newsletter about sleep school experiences with twins.

I'm guessing there must be heaps of us who have had (or are having) sleep issues with their multiples and so I would love to write a similar article for our P&DMBA newsletter.

So to make this happen, I need to hear from anyone who has struggled with sleep and settling and what worked (or didn't!) for you. Would also love to get some first hand experiences from people who have attanded Ngala or similar with their multiples. You can reply here or email me directly at dom_krista@hotmail.com. I am happy to prompt you with some Q&A's if you aren't sure what to write or just send me an email with your experiences. You can use your name or stay anon if you prefer.

Thanks!

Krista

Co-Editor of Multiple Productions

Mums' Night Out?

Krista — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:49:10 GMT

Hi there,

You might not have see the notice in last month's newsletter, but I wanted to let you all know that we are planning an informal evening of dinner and drinks on the Saturday night prior to the AMBA-WA State Seminar (15th May).

There will be a few multi-mums in Perth for the Seminar from Geraldton and the South-West and we wanted to take the opportunity to enjoy a childfree girls night out with our city counterparts. We haven't finalised the venue yet as it will depend on numbers, but we hope to make it somewhere in Scarborough as that's where us country-folk will be staying for the weekend.

All P&DMBA members are most welcome to come along. We will be paying for our own meals and drinks as this is not an official club function.

So who is in? Just send an email to me at dom_krista@hotmail.com or ring me (my number is in the newsletter) to RSVP so I can book us a table.

We would also love to hear any suggestions for a nice, reasonably priced venue in Scarborough .

Cheers,

Krista

Twin Trikes

Shannon — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:33:26 GMT

Hi I am looking for some information on twin trikes or first bikes for little ones. Age group 12 months plus.

Shannon

Attadale Playgroup - vacancies

Wendy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:20:18 GMT

Attadale Playgroup (a part of Playgroup Australia) has a couple of rare vacancies for new groups. Is anyone interested in starting a new coffee group, or moving the Hilton Coffee Group to this facility?

It is a purpose built playgroup with excellant indoor and outdoor play areas. Children sized toilets, shaded play areas and sand pit, outdoor music area, cubbyhouse, tee-pee, good quality indoor toys, highchairs, bassinets, change table and a very well stocked art/craft room. For the parents tea and coffee is available, full kitchen facilities (gated), bush setting, fully fenced and even - river glimpses!

The centre is located opposite the tennis courts and next to Point Walter Golf course on Carroll Dve Bicton if you want to go for a drive and have a look, otherwise contact attadaleplaygroup@hotmail.com and see what times the vacant sessions are and if you can register a multiple birth specific session if the times are right. There are also individual memberships available if you are just looking for a general session.

Cost is $127 per family (this includes insurance) for an annual membership and half yearly is also available. Ages 0-5 years.

Be quick - this playgroup normally has a waiting list a mile long! My children are 4 1/2 years old and we have been 'playgrouping' with our Mothers Group from 6 months. It has been a godsend for me, especially during winter months. Had a multi-birth session been available for us in the early days I would have jumped at the chance.

Good luck!

Toilet training twins! HELP!

Clare C — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:54:27 GMT

My g/b twins have just turned 3 and are not yet toilet trained! I have tried several times over the last few months, but figured they just weren't ready. I have tried potty,toilet, lots of different seats, bribes etc but don't seem to be making much progress! My son has been better at using the potty over the last 2 weeks for 'wee', but won't 'poo' til he has nappy on (for sleep). My daughter flatly refuses to sit on potty or toilet regardless of bribes, so she is still in nappies all the time.

I am at a loss!! Would appreciate ANY tips/advice! I feel that they should be trained by this stage as most other 3 yr olds seem to be!

Clare (Niamh & Patrick, age 3)

Natural deliver for twins

Robyn — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:23:02 GMT

Hi there,

I have a toddler and am expecting fraternal twins around the end of March next year. Has anyone delivered twins naturally, and if so are you willing to share your experience? I just want to get as much info as possible so if Twin 1 is head down I can make an informed decision. So far I've only heard birth stories from people who have had elective or medically required c-sections so hopefully there is someone out there that can help.

Thanks,

Robyn.

Any Twin Prams for sale?

Dollbaby — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:45:12 GMT

Hi all

I am new to this site and had twin girls (non identical) on 26 November 2009. I purchased a Baby Jogger City Mini, but it is not very good for exercise walking, jolts the babies around too much! I am looking for a good twin walking pram with good suspension. From the research I have done on the internet the Adventure Buggy, Mountain Buggy and Valco Trimode look pretty good. Wondering if anyone has got a suitable twin pram for sale? Also be keen to know if anyone has a really great walking pram they could recommend, as we might have to buy a new one if we can't find secondhand one.

Hope someone can help (:

Dollbaby

Advice on portacots

Lisa — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:33:51 GMT

I have 4 month old twin girls and was wondering if anyone could recommend a good portacot. I was thinking maybe I could put them both in the same portacot if it was big enough. Has anyone had any experience with this or can suggest a portacot which is extra large?

Cheers

Lisa

Just moved to Perth - looking for a casual nanny for my 7 week old twin girls.

twins2 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:56:40 GMT

Hi there, Just wondering if anyone can recommend a good nanny for my 7 week old twin girls. My husband and I just moved to Perth for his job and we don't have any family or friends here yet so I'm looking for someone to give me a break once or twice a week and the occasional weekend night, as I'm already finding it hard and I've only been here 3 days. We are living in Claremont. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Hannah.

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mountain buggy twin bassinets

sarahut — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:26:13 GMT

I have Mountain buggy twin bassinets for sale .. nearly new condition .

They are in red .. makes no difference if you are buying a different colour pram and these are

used seperate to the main pram ..

interested email me at sara-anthony@bigpond.com

twin models wanted!

annabel — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:25:36 GMT

hello everyone

i am a children's wear designer from fremantle and i am looking for a set of twins (boy and girl) 2,3 or 4 years old to model my next seasons range! here is the link to my website so that you can see the sort of stuff i do, www.maakenherstel.com ... if you think you would be interested please email me at annabel@maakenherstel.com , i would love to hear from you!

thanks! :)

annabel

triplet girls clothes 00000-12mts

Nicky — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:09:50 GMT

Anyone interested in triplet girls clothes, please email me on nickyden@hotmail.com (I dont get on here very often)

Thanks Nicky

Kingsley Coffee Group

Sonia — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:00:15 GMT

Hi can anyone post the Kingsley Coffee Group contact details?

beautiful clothes for twin girls age 0-2yrs

riva curtis — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:25:48 GMT

i have a mountain of gorgeaous mainly matching items for twin girls, 0-2yrs,variety of summer and winter, lots of pumpkin patch and uk labels like next and marks and pencer and mothercare, all in excellent condition, if interested please contact riva, will check this forum for interseted parties, price negotiable.

Triple pram for sale

Feebeez — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:10:15 GMT

I have a 2.5 year-old Twin Adventure Buggy (ABC Buggy) and Toddler Seat for sale. It will take two newborns and a toddler, or three older children (up to approximately 4 years of age). It comes with a storm cover, rain cover, sunmesh, two pram liners (polar fleece I think ... certainly not sheepskin), and the toddler seat.

Here is a photo of the pram I am selling: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiona1j2k3l/3256099493/in/set-72157606234245252/

The toddler seat is mounted on the handlebars and can be easily removed, turning the pram into a Twin pram. The toddler seat does not recline so is only suitable for children who can sit. The pram is very stable with a child in the toddler seat as the weight is positioned over the back wheels. I have often used the pram with the lower two seats vacant and a child in the toddler seat. The toddler seat provides an ideal viewing position for trips to the zoo!

When my children were younger I used to be able to turn the pram with one hand. Now that I have two school-aged children that isn't possible anymore!

This is a fantasitc pram. It is really well made, has heaps of storage including very handy pockets. It really gave me some freedom and sanity when I had three young kids. It has a large amount of storage space, so you can go shopping, keep all kids 'contained' and have somewhere to put nappy bags and your shopping.

The pram will fit through a standard doorway and can fit wherever a wheelchair will fit. The pram folds flat and will fit in the back of my Camry sedan if I remove one of the front wheels.

If you need a Quad pram, you can purchase a new twin top-mounted seat from www.abcbuggy.co.nz. If you were to do that then the pram could take 4 newborns or 4 children of varying ages.

If you need a Triplets pram (ie 3 newborns) you could purchase a newer toddler seat from www.abcbuggy.co.nz. The toddler seat which they now sell will recline and is suitable for a newborn.

Mobile 0417 990 143. Please phone if you would like to view/road test the pram.

Fiona

You know you are a slack mum when....

oliviagleeson — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:36:52 GMT

I was reading the triplet connection website (american) for advice about transitioning to beds and came across a thread that started

You know you are a slack mum when..... Some of the responses made me laugh and laugh.... Mostly because I could relate to them!

I thought it might be fun, add yours.

Fill in the blank- You know you are a slack mum when_________

1. There is a furry layer of growth on the carpet in your car..... (that's when you can actually see the carpet) and your sister calls the car "the crumb mobile" but biscuits keep them quitet while I drive!

2. You avoid certain foods at dinner so you can get away without giving them a bath...

behaviour tonics 123 Magic

oliviagleeson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:24:18 GMT

I have done this course and have found it a great way to encourage good behaviour and to positively discipline my 2 year old triplets. A friend has organised a private course focussing primarily on 2-4 year olds at the Attadale playgroup. If anyone is interested in going please contact me on oliviagleeson@rts.com.au or 0413309179.

Hi All

Thanks for confirming you would like to attend the upcoming Behaviour Tonics course. A flyer will be sent out soon but this email is a reminder of the dates and a more accurate estimate of costs.

Dates: Monday 16th, 23rd November, 7th December
Time: 7pm – 9.30pm
Venue: Point Walter Playgroup, Bicton
Cost: with 20 confirmed participants = $95 per person, HOWEVER, there is still room for more people – if we can get another 10 participants, this will reduce the costs significantly.

The cost includes ongoing phone and email support from Behaviour Tonics. Remember, too, that this course will be tailored to suit ages 2-4 years, not 2-12 years that is catered for in the public course. This price still works out to be cheaper than the public course. If each person/couple can find another participant to join us, the cost will be reduced to something like $60 per person. So feel free to pass this onto any interested friends and get them to contact me.

Booking of places in the course will be confirmed upon receipt of payment. If we can reduce costs, I will reimburse any difference. Cheques can be made payable to ‘Behaviour Tonics’ or you can deposit money into my bank account via electronic transfer. Please email me and I will forward on my details. I would like to start organising payments/confirmation of bookings asap – it would be much appreciated if you can arrange payment by the 2nd of November.

Looking forward to seeing you all on the 16th.

Shani

HELP! Nanny for twins needed in secret harbour - who best can I contact to employ a nanny?

Kelly — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:39:43 GMT

I have one month old twins and ive just found out that my employee is leaving me in december - my business is extremely busy and to top it off my husband also needs to be deployed for work - i am ok for the moment, but by 1 Jan I have to return to work and im worried i wont be able to do it ALL...both my parents and parents in law are over east so unfortunately i dont even have their help.

I am looking for another employee but with the financial situation straining, I will be better off working and paying for a nanny. I dont want someone else bringing up my girls so im trying to strike a happy medium and work two days a week, so i can have them for the rest of the week, but ill need a nanny for those two days. Im nervous about it, but i cant seem to find an alternative solution.

So, im looking for a nanny 2-3 days a week, to care for our two girls for 8hrs of the day, maybe overnight if 2 days and just need help with the washing/cleaning...is it possible to get a nanny to do this? where do i start to search for one and what are the costs usually? some people told me about $100/day per child - is this right?

if anyone can point me in the right direction, id really appreciate it. thank you.

Babies too big for feeding pillow - any tips?

lindsey — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:50:31 GMT

Hi,

My twin girls (3 1/2 months) are are quickly running out of space on my twin feeding pillow, their bottoms are both precariously near the edge and their legs dangling over the sides.

Is there a cunning position I've not realised I can put them on on it or have people just put cushions at the end of the pillow to take the babies legs and bums once they no longer completely fit on it?

The WA breastfeeding clinic showed me a great position that doesn't need a pillow (one cradle, one rugby with her head resting on her sisters abdomen) but we're still getting used to it and its a tricky one for burping / if there's a lot of milk as you don't have free hands so I'd like to have the pillow as backup.

Thanks!

Lindsey

bali holiday

brodie — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:59:02 GMT

hi is there any one out there whos been to bali with twins (mine will be 3 by then) is it best to take 2 single strollers and any iders of good things to do over there that is child freindly

regards brodie

Bulk S26Gold Formula & home delivery for shopping

kerrie — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:18:05 GMT

Hi everyone, this is the first time I have been back to the websit since my B/G twins were born on the 31Oct08.WOW...with three other children already(2ys, 5yrs & 7yrs) NOTHING could of prpared me for twins. But I'm still alive (and so are they) and now they are sleeping 8-10hrs at night i am starting to feel more human...But after some help.... can you buy BULK S26Gold baby formual anywhere. I'm going through almost 2 cans a week (could only do the *** feeding for aboput 6-7 weeks).

Also does anyone know of any shops that do home delivery of groceries. Coles and Woolies over east offer the service for about $15, But keep telling me there is no demand in WA for it. After telling people in email address book this, i think Coles would or received about 50 enquieries this week for home delivery of groceries in WA....so if your interested send an email to online.customercare@coles.com.au . The more emails they get the more attention they'll have to give the matter. I am so luck up to date i have had family members do my shopping list for me, or watch the kids, burt with alot of them away or going away...I find mysely worrying about the so called simple task of grocery shopping. We live in Chittering (40min to Midalnd or Joondalup) so when I shop I do a large weeks worth. Does anyone know of any shops that offer home deliver?????? If not.......HELP- how do I get my twins from the car to the actual shop (where then I can put them into the twin trolly?????- along with the 2yr old. If I take the pram from the car into the shop - there's nowhere safe to leave it!!! How do you wonderful, brilliant, inicitive, patient mums of multiples manage??? I take my hat off. Eagerly awaiting ifo Kerrie