Michelle O., one of Gemini Crickets' fantastic New and Expectant Parent Liaisons, joins us today to talk about our October New & Expectant Parents Meeting on Schedules and our upcoming New & Expectant Parents meeting on Fitness and Nutrition this Wednesday, November 19th (tomorrow!).
On October 9th, thirty-five parents of multiples attended Gemini Crickets' New and Expectant Parent (NEP) meeting to talk about methods of getting multiples on a schedule, with the goal of adding a bit of sanity and consistency to family life. Three of our NEP liaisons—Xochitl Orona, Karen Herrick and Michele Seaton—briefly reviewed the various philosophies about and approaches to scheduling, including Babywise, The Baby Whisperer, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child and Mothering Multiples. The presenters wanted to leave much of the time for questions and there were many. The main topic of interest: Sleep! It’s the holy grail of parents of newborns, particularly parents of multiples. Parents wanted to know when they could expect their babies to nap longer and when they would sleep through the night. One woman’s babies were sleeping well at night but napping in only 20 minute increments, and she questioned whether tinkering with the daytime sleep would mess up the good thing she had going at night. One couple’s daughters were almost there and were wondering how to get the girls from needing a two ounce bottle to get them through the night. There were more questions than there was time. There was a lot of back and forth with the presenters, who offered as much personal advise as possible and referred parents to Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child as their favorite sleep reference. In terms of scheduling, attendees left with a list of tips (happily borrowed from last year’s NEP liaisons). There is a strong possibility that a future NEP meeting will be devoted to sleep. We’ll keep you posted.
The topic of the November meeting - coming up tomorrow, Wednesday November 19th, is Fitness and Nutrition (click here for all the details). Just in time for Thanksgiving! But seriously, we all know how important good nutrition is both pre- and post-birth, but we also know how hard it is to find the time to focus on mom with newborns around. Gemini Cricket’s Toni Bloom, a nutritionist and registered dietician, has provided some wonderful handouts for the meeting. Christy Li will be discussing and demoing some Pi-Yo Play mommy and baby exercises. And NEP liaison Christine Green will be providing information about StrollerPower. Blendz is donating yummy food. Be sure to join us! Babies are always welcome, as are prospective Gemini Crickets members.
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