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Jennifer Blau
 Feb 22, 07 - 8:12 PM |
Any advice on Care for newborn twins & a 2 year old?
Hello - I am having twins in June and have a 2 1/2 year old. I currently employ a maid and she is great with my 2 year old, however she does not have any experience with newborns. I currently work part time (mornings) and plan on going back to work once the twins are around 6 months old. I am struggling with what to do as for care for the twins when I go back to work. Should I employ another maid from birth so that I can trust her with the twins when I'm back at work? I think the housework, my current daughter, and twins would be too much for my current maid. Has anyone had a similar situation and some advice for me? |
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*sasha*
Feb 28th, 2007 - 11:15 AM |
Re: Any advice on Care for newborn twins & a 2 year old?
Hi Jennifer, Congrats! I am not exactly in the situation you mentioned but I hope I can just share my opinions. I also had a 2yr old when my twins were born. However, I do not hv a maid but plus point is, my husband works frm home so I was able to reach out for help when I needed. It was quite difficult & challenging in the beginning, juggling housework wt keeping up to the needs of my newborn twins as well as my 2yr old. But by the 3rd-4th mth, I was more or less able to manage running the household on top of caring for my 3 kids. If you have my other postings, you can tell how much I emphasise on having a routine. I think a routine is critical for time management. This will then allow you to get things done. 6 mths is a long time for your current maid to learn how to care for your newborn twins. It will also be long enough for you to implement a routine in the house which can work arnd your maid so its easier for her to cope. Also at 6mths, your twins are bigger & require less feeding etc & wld be more manageable. You did not mentioned whether you are going back to working full-time or part-time. If its part-time, then I dont see a need for you to really employ another maid. Also you did not mention your 2yr old. I can only assume she'll be in school at least in the mornings? Anyhows, I came up wt these options for you: 1) As you mentioned, employ another maid who's duty is solely to look after the twins. Your current maid can take care of the household as well as your 2yr old. 2) Get a day-time nanny to help care for your twins. This will be similar to above situation except the nanny doesnt live in wt you. 3) Send your twins in an infant care for half a day. This will allow your to spend the morning sorting the house out: cleaning, cooking etc. If you are still worried, enrol them for full-day infant care. At least, you know that they will be well-taken care of. 4) Employ part-time cleaners to help wt the house. This wil free your current maid of the housework & she can concentrate on your kids. I hope this helps. Good luck & let us know how it goes. |
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Janice
Mar 2nd, 2007 - 2:02 PM |
Re: Any advice on Care for newborn twins & a 2 year old?
Hi Jennifer, We are in the same situation. My elder girl is 3 year old and expecting my twins in June too. Currently I do not have a maid and my hubby will not be with me since he works overseas. So, my current plan is putting my girl in a childcare, most likely full day nearer to my due date. I've also engaged a confinement nanny for the first month and will be employing a stay in maid too. Hope this will help to tie thru the first month at least, while I'm recovering. I'm lucky my mom will be here helping too. Cheers Janice |
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Dragonqween
Oct 8th, 2007 - 1:29 PM |
Re: Any advice on Care for newborn twins & a 2 year old?
Jennifer, i am in a similar situation. My twin boys are now coming to 3 months and i have a 2.5 yr toddler boy. He goes to full day child care and i have just hired a maid. So far its been ok. The only trying times are when the toddler is home as he is stll trying to cope with the new additions so tend to make a lot of noise to seek attention. we try to be patient and involve him in taking care of the twins e.g. taking the diaper, throwing the dirty diaper in the dustbin etc. his behaviour is improving. i also maintain close contact with his teachers so they can help to monitor and reinforce positive messages in school. i also try to ensure i spend enough time reading and playing with him by trying to ensure the twins are well fed and taken care of before the boy goes to school in the morning and before he comes home in the evening. with the twins asleep then i can focus on the boy e.g. getting him ready for school and preparing him for bedtime at night. it really takes some good planning. sometimes plan fail but its ok. try again. :) good luck. |
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