Support Services

STORK MOM SERVICES

The club pairs up an experienced mother of multiples with a new, expectant member. The stork mom provides phone support to the expectant member and is also the contact liason for the club. She also gives advice on twin pregnancy and parenting and answers any questions the expectant mom may have. The stork mom informs of our services (e.g., library, coupons, formula, meals) and would be the person to contact to announce the birth of your twins.

Members who wish to be on the list to volunteer to be a stork mom would inform the 3^rd VP of Support Services.

MEALS SERVICE

Provided to members who have just delivered their multiples. Can also be provided to those members who are in need because of other difficult situations (such as hospitalization). Expectant members can inform their stork moms when they would like to start their meals (either right after delivery or later when their initial help leaves). This information would be forwarded to the 3^rd VP to coordinate the meals. If meals are needed, the 3^rd VP can also be contacted directly or the 3^rd VP may contact members who might need meals.

The club usually provides two meals.

Any members who would like to volunteer to make meals for these moms (even if it is just one meal a year) would inform the 3^rd VP of Support Services.

***COMING FALL 2009*** - BABYSITTING EXCHANGE

Plans are underway for the unveiling of WCMOTC's Babysitting Exchange program. Members who enroll in this program have the opportunity to earn babysitting hours by helping fellow club members too. Enrollment is required, and can be done through the 3rd VP of Support Services starting in August 2009. The Babysitting Exchange is scheduled to begin in September. Who better to babysit for your multiples than other parents of multiples? Additional details of the program will be available soon.

SUPPORT SISTERS

Got a question about something you or one of your twins is experiencing? Chances are, there is someone else who has had a similar experience and is willing to offer advice and encouragent. Many of our club members are available to help. Contact the 3rd VP of Support Services to be matched with someone who can share their support and answer your questions.

CLUB LIBRARY

The following titles are available through the club's library of resources. The library also contains valuable coupons and samples. Materials can be checked out by club members by contacting the 3rd VP of Support Services.

Category

Titles

Author

Pregnancy

-From Here to Maternity: A Guide for Pregnant Couples

-Getting Ready for Childbirth

-Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby

-Planning Your Pregnancy and Birth

-Pregnancy Week By Week

-Pregnant and Lovin' It

-What to Expect When You're Expecting

-While Waiting

Marshall, Connie

Fenlan, Oakes, Dorchak

American Red Cross

Amer. College of Obst. & Gyn,

MacDougall, Jane

Curtis, Beard, Colores

Eisenberg, Murkoff, Hathaway

Verrilli & Mueser

Twins/Multiples

-Mothering Multiples

-The Art of Parenting Twins

-The Joy of Twins and other Multiple Births

-Twin Formation

-Twinship Sourcebook

Gromada, Karen

Malmstrom/Poland

Novotny, Pamela Patrick

Coleman-Topi, Debbie

Twin Magazine

Breastfeeding

-Breastfeeding Your Baby

-Breastfeeding Your Premature Baby: La Leche League Int'l.

-Dr. Mom's Guide to Breastfeeding

-The Complete Book of Breastfeeding

-The Nursing Mother's Companion

Avery

Gotsch, Gwen

Neifert, Marianne

Eiger & Olds

Huggins, Kathleen

Baby Names

-Name That Baby

-The Everything Baby Names Book

-The Very Best Baby Name Book

Bradshaw

Shaw, Lisa

Lansky, Bruce

Infants

-Baby Signs

-Caring for Infants and Toddlers

-Food, Nutrition, and the Young Child

-Mother and Child: The Book on Your Child's First Year

-Super Baby Food

-What to Expect the First Year

-Your Baby's First Year: American Academy of Pediatrics

Acredolo & Goodwyn

Lurie & Neugebauer

Endres, Rockwell

5 various Authors

Yaron, Rugh

Eisenberg, Murkoff, Hathaway

Shelov, Steven

Toddlers & Preschoolers

-Games to Play with Toddlers

-Getting Your Child To Sleep and Back To Sleep

-Helping Aggressive and Passive Preschoolers through Play

-Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems

-Toddlers and Parents

-What to Expect the Toddler Years

Silberg, Jackie

Lansky, Vicki

Wolfgang, Charles

Ferber, Richard

Brazelton, T. Berry

Eisenberg, Murkoff, Hathaway

Child Rearing/Training/Discipline

-Parenting: Are We Having Fun Yet?

-Positive Discipline for Working Parents

-Potty Training for Dummies

-Potty Training Your Baby

-Raising Good Children

-The Little Boy Book: A Guide to the First 8 Years

-When Your Child Drives You Crazy

Wenc

Jane Nelson, Lisa Larson

Stafford, Diane

Van Pelt, Katie

Lickona, Thomas

Shelia Moore & Roon Frost

LeShan, Eda

Activities / Humor

-365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do With Your Child

-52 Simple Ways to Have Fun with your Child

-8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter

-Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul

-Humor Me

-I Wish Someone Had Told Me

Bennett

Dreizler, Carl

Cameron, W. Bruce

Canfield, Jack

15 various authors

Barrett, Nina