June - August 2013 Multiple party ideas Win with the Spookles ADD/ADHD Workshop Craft project Recipes Discounts! Index From the Editor Our cover photo is of Ashley and Aiden Esterhuizen (10 months old) The are the cuties of Martie & Neil Esterhuizen Competition winners Tips from our Facebook mommies ADD/ADHD Workshop Win with the Spookles Multiple birthday party ideas New booklets on Multiples Babies on the way Welcome to new babies Welcome to new members Our thoughts are with you Expectant parents seminars Craft project Recipes Discount Please send your photo’s, along with your names to editor@samultiplebirth.co.za SAMBA National Committee Competition winners August is a month of much antisipation, excitement and fun in our household. Woman’s day is the day that hubby and I got together many moon’s ago, and also the day that we bacame parents! PARTY PARTY PARTY! This year our two super hero’s knew exactly what they wanted the birthday theme should be. Thanks to a bit of inner child and a lot of Pinterest, this mommy had it all covered. Congratulations to the winner of our Fathers Day competition. Callie van Heerden of Florida Glen. Planning a party for one is already a lot of work, let alone when you have twins! Keeping both (or more!) happy in one go can be challenging. But luckily there are a lot of reasourses on the internet to make this easier. This month we will take a look at a couple of possible themes for multiples that could keep even the pigeon pairs happy! Also some tips for saving some money along the way. Kind Regards Marlize Congratulations to the winner of our Mothers Day competition.Inneke Engelbrecht with her twins Ilan and Rigo of Roodepoort. INDEX Multiple party theme... Kathleen Du Toit Barbie, Barney, Winnie the pooh, Bratz, Cinderella, Disney Princesses ... just to name a few oh and Hello Kitty, Little Mermaid For those of you who didn’t know, we are also on Facebook! Julie Lunn Woodley Minnie Mouse Come and join in the sharing and caring. Ask questions and help moms who need answers. After all, who better to give advice to a mom with multiples, than someone who’s been there... Kathleen Du Toit Polka dots, stars & stripes, bows, hats, tea party, cup cakes, farm yard, Click on the facebook icon abocve to follow us! A couple of moms give ideas about party themes for multiples... Elizma Blom Nice, but I was thinking about something not Disney theme related. Like mice and cheese or ladybugs... Liz Pereira Chatwind We did a balloon theme for our twins First birthday...lots of different colours, bright and they loved it. We stayed away from a themed party. Doing the themes when they a little older. Nicolene Müller Vermeulen We only had a cake evening for their birthday this week. I made a rainbow cake for them and I loved all the bright colors. There’s a lot of great ideas on pinterest that you can look at. Amor Herbst For first birthday we kept it family and I made carrot cake cupcakes decorated with butterflies. Back then Em was in creche, so made party INDEX boxes for school and decorated the boxes with butterflies folded (origami) from scrapbooking paper. Went to Lory Park Zoo for the morning. At 2 she was more aware and wanted Hello Kitty (big party and homebaked Hello Kitty cake and cupcakes). This year we didn’t do a party as it was too close to our twins due date. Bought the Lollos theme and an ice cream cake (with a Lettie I made from pettinice on top) and invited our friends around for boerewors rolls:-) Roxanne Stottelaar I did two round cakes as splash pools and put little ducks in it for my girls first birthday you could put a little bee sitting on the side of the one pool. Farm animals for their second and Cars, of all things, one Tow Mater cake and one Lightning Macqueen cake for their third Sam Rowley tatty teddy Suretha Botha We did farm animals for my boys first and dogs for their second. Im thinking bugs for their 3rd! Justine Jenkings I did Noah’s Ark - seeing as they came in 2 by 2 .. ADD/ADHD Workshop SAMBA presented an ADD/ADHD workshop on 03 August 2013 at the LIFE CARSTENHOF CLINIC in Midrand. 14 people attended the workshop which was lead by Tia Bosua Gruenenfelder. The following topics were discussed: • What do we understand under ADD/ADHD • Identification • Medication Alternatives • Parental Guidance: persistent persuasion Some people’s children were already diagnosed with ADHD and some people just suspected ADHD with their children, but no diagnoses were made. Attendees had a chance to discuss their children’s behaviour and concerns and shared experiences with each other. We got valuable information on how to manage, treat and discipline children who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Usefull websites Information is power and at the end of the day, everybody walked out with more knowledge on this condition and that it is treatable. Thank you very much to Tia, for her time and effort she put in to discuss ADHD with the attendees. Thank you to LIFE Carstenhof Clinic for using their facilities. • http://www.adhasa.co.za/ • http://www.momsmatter.co.za/ • http://www.adders.org/ • http://www.helpguide.org/mental/adhd_add_signs_symptoms.htm INDEX Meet the Spookles! Meet Spookles, a series of online, electronic children’s books, aimed at helping your little ones learn new words. They are professionally narrated, have a word robot and above all are great fun. The author, Colleen Wenn, offered these two stories to SAMBA-members free of charge. Wins a set of 12 of these ebooks by answering the question below: QUESTION: What do Higgles love to eat? Name and Surname: SAMBA member no: E-mail: Cell no: Answer: ENTER You can also e-mail your entry with your name, SAMBA membership no, contact details and the answer to editor@samultiplebirth.co.za INDEX Multiple birthday party ideas Written by: Nancy Arnold Throwing a birthday celebration for twins can be quite the challenge. You’ll need to plan a celebration that makes each child feel special. Your kids will need to share the spotlight, while also feeling like their personal interests and hopes are being fulfilled. Planning a celebration that meets each child’s unique aspirations and personality can be daunting, but fear not! We have all the tips and tricks you’ll need to plan a perfect celebration for your twins’ birthday party! Invitations Celebrations begin with the invitations. Inform your guests of your celebration with the right kids birthday invitations. If you can’t find the invitations you’re looking for, try creating your own. Order inexpensive kids birthday invitations online, or try making your own from scratch. You can even get your kids involved. They’ll love adding personal touches to their birthday invitations. Your guests will enjoy receiving an invite you and your kids worked hard on. Booklet, Accordion, and Multifold Cards A great way to incorporate both of your children into your invites is via multi paged invitations. There’s a variety of multi-page invitation card designs to choose from; including booklet, accordion, and multifold cards. Booklet invitations are a great choice if you’re planning on adding a lot of photographs and text to your invite. They provide 8 pages of design space. Tri-fold, or accordion invitations consists of 6 pages. Multi paged invites will give you plenty of space to cover your celebration’s details, while also giving you a chance to dedicate specific pages to each child. Party Decorations After you find the invitations that are right for your celebration, you can start thinking about party decorations. Choose decorations that match the interests and personality of your twins. You can even include the twins in the decorating process. Let them choose the celebration theme and color scheme. They will enjoy the celebration even more knowing they helped put it together! Cater the celebration to the interest of both children be letting each child choose a decoration theme and color scheme. Whether it’s dinosaurs and princesses, pirates and Barbies, or black and white, it will be fun to find a creative way to fit the pieces together. If you’re trying to plan your INDEX party on a budget, there are a ton of fun DIY decorations you can put together for next to nothing. Handmade flag garland design process. Add color and definition to any boring wall or ceiling with handmade garland. You can make garland out of almost anything. Try using paper, a stencil, and ribbon to create beautiful flag garland. Start by creating a triangle stencil out of cardboard. Then use the stencil to trace your triangles, or flags, onto colorful construction paper. Cut out the flags and punch two holes near the top. Add ribbon and you have colorful piece of garland to adorn your venue with. To incorporate the twin theme into this project, let the children help decorate the flags. Before you punch holes in the flags, divide the flags in half and give a pile to each child. They can use markers, colored pencils, crayons, or paint to decorate the flags. Then string the decorated flags onto the ribbon. This craft project will make for a fun bonding experience! Your kids will have to work together to complete it and the finished project will show the unique flags created by each child. Party Favors Looking for a fun and easy party favor for your birthday celebration? Teach the kids how to make candy necklaces. This project is super fun, easy, and delicious. Start by setting out dental floss and dishes of candy or cereal. Fruit Loops, Cheerios, and Lifesavers are all great choices. Supervise the children as the string their necklaces together and help them out when needed. Your guests will love taking this home as a keepsake of your party. Party Activities You’ll need to provide your kids with fun party games and activities to keep them entertained throughout their celebration. Try choosing games that coincide with your party theme. It’s never a bad idea to have a craft station setup for the kids to enjoy. Try setting up a cupcake decorating station. Everyone will enjoy this activity. Start by putting out a few dishes of frosting, sprinkles, and candies. Then buy or bake a batch of cupcakes. Let each twin choose a flavor for the cupcakes and color for the frosting. Supervise the children as they have fun making beautiful cupcakes they then get to eat! Enjoy Your Celebration Hope these twin party suggestions help you plan a wonderful birthday celebration! Remember to include your children in the party planning process! They will surely have a few ideas you never would have thought of. Have fun planning your celebration! INDEX New Booklets On Multiples Below is a list of pamphlets available for sale. 29 The Authors of these are professionals ranging from doctors to researchers and teachers of multiples with valuable multiple experiences. We urge all members who would like more information on certain topics to please make use of this service. If you have any ideas on topics that should be covered, please let us know and if you have any information you feel is of interest to the other members, also share that with us! 30 31 1 2 3 6 10 18 19 20 25 26 27 38 39 Please note that there is a two week turnaround time from date payment has been made. Members to note that they are allowed to pay for a postal service of their choice for delivery of the pamphlets. NAME “Twins” by Sheila Kritzinger “Hoe speel my kind” Ann Christodoulou “ Your Child’s Play” by Ann Christodoulou The growing Toddler (Toddler Nutrition) by Wilna du Toit “Twin Management” SAMBA workshop 1987 “Prematurity”: A guide for parents” by Elmarie Liebenberg �Twins in school”by Dept. of Psychology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia “Individuality in Twins”by Margorie Cloete “The More The Merrier” by SAMBA “ Parenting Triplets” booklet by AMBA “Parenting Twins “Booklet by AMBA 32 42 COST R20.00 R20.00 R20.00 R20.00 PDF √ X √ √ R20.00 R50.00 √ √ R50.00 X R20.00 R65.00 R50.00 R100.00 √ X X X 44 45 46 47 48 49 “Returning to the workforce after a Multiple Birth” by AMBA “Safety in the Multiple birth Family” by AMBA “Guidelines for Parents of Multiple Birth Children” by AMBA “Bottle feeding Multiple Birth Babies” by AMBA “Notes on equipment and layette for Multiples” by Sue Eslick-KZN Chairlady (1999/2000) “Developing Individuality in Twins-by Edna Freinkel Confusion :Identical or Fraternal, compiled by Liesl Ross (SAMBA Steering Committee Member 2007-2008) Twin-to Twin transfusion, compiled by Liesl Ross ( SAMBA Steering Committee Member 2007-2008) THESE ARE THE LATEST “Play for Twins,triplets,and more” by Tamba 30 pages “School-aged Multiples” by AMBA 77 pages Parenting boy/girl multiples by AMBA 56 pages “Breastfeeding triplets, quads or more” by ABA 23 pages “Breastfeeding twins “by ABA 35 pages R20.00 X R20.00 R20.00 X X R20.00 X R20.00 √ R20.00 √ R20.00 √ R20.00 √ R50.00 X R85.00 X R60.00 X R20.00 X R20.00 X To order, please contact Similo Thodlana at the SAMBA office Email: samba1@telkomsa.net INDEX Babies on the Way August 2013 Andrea and Marc Wiggill Twins Donna and Haine Pieterse Twins Roxanne and Bryan Austen Twins Heleen and Albert Chittenden Twins Kerry and James Faul Twins Emma Douglas Twins Nicolette and Francois vd Merwe Twins Jodi and Ricardo Vilares Twins Sonja andHeinrich Greffrath Twins Juanita and Stan du Toit Twins Leigh-Anne and George ChristodoulouTwins Julie and Courtney Cunningham Twins Katherine and James Stutterheim Twins Danielle and Michael Webber Twins Kristy-Leigh and Marinus Schoeman Twins Greenstone Hill Springs Sunningdale Rooihuiskraal Lonehill Bryanston Calvinia Bedfordview Durbanville Witbank Beverly Midrand PMB Durban Magaliessig September 2013 Retha and William Gee Lizette and Gerhardus Geldenhuys Elani and Charles Page Michelle and Bruce Dragt Nicky and Ray Mayne Donovan Clifford Lee-Ann and Paul Wijtenburg Christine and Phil Moolman Annwin and Ryan Strohmenger Madelaine and Norval Kriel Michelle and Basil Katz Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Heidelberg Tzaneen Boksburg Mt Moreland Olivedale Turffontein Somerset West Centurion Centurion Bellville Oeanjezicht October 2013 Natasha and Michael Knight Cher and Luciano Caolo Elaine and Jaco Pfister Twins Twins Twins North Riding Bromhof Hartbeesfontein Nikki and Wayne Naude Twins Pally and Jacques Peyper Twins Jenni-Kate and Kurt Warwick Twins Shannon and Giles Knight Twins Carmen and Graeme Taylor Twins Lene-Marie and Johann Botha Twins Noluthando and Sithembiso Ngwenya Twins Hannah and Matthew Pirnie Twins Megan and Shaun Evertse Triplets Abigail and Grant Hartney Twins Rudzani and Mphekgo Maila Twins Ipeleng Kgoleng Twins Chantelle and Clint Falconer Twins Kim and Ross Miles Twins MoreletaPark Bloemfontein Pinelands Sandton Milnerton Botswana Craigavon Westcliff Bryanston PE Wapadrand Northwold Kempton Park Durban November 2013 Kerry and Sean Tomkinson Simonne Nurse and Shaun Muller Deon and Scott Redpath Louise and Roy Opperman Tania and Riccardo De Marco Marelu and PJ Snyman Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Fourways Hilton Pinelands Rietvalleirand Benoni Rustenburg December 2013 Lindi and Jacques Roux Carin vd Schyf and Fanus Gerber Marlise and Jason Mantell Tarren and Anthony Miller Paula and Martin Dovey Jennifer and Andrew Jones Tracy and Carl Murphy Marghreette and Alwyn Fortuin Pharro Fairley and Clinton Jurgens Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Strand Krugersdorp Kempton Park Johannesburg Durban Bromhof Athlone Port Elizabeth Richwood INDEX Tarryn and Jacob Erasmus Mariska and Roland Knoetza Maria and George Morfou Twins Twins Twins Woodland Hills Waverley Waverley Shelly and Gary Ainsworth Leaza and Kim Jernberg Hermien and Dewald Snyman Elske and Johan Boersema Melany and Duncan Boggett January 2014 Twins Twins Twins Twins Twins Durban Greenstone Hill Strand Rietfontein Rivonia Welcome to New Babies Congratulations to the following proud parents! Enjoy every minute of your new babies. JOHANNESBURG • Bronwyn and Clinton Kingston welcome their twins Blake and Alexis born at 35 weeks via emergency c – section on the 21 December 2012 at the Sandton Medi Clinic. Blake weighed in at 2.6kg and Alexis at 2.3kg • Melissa and Brendan Sayers welcome their twins Matthew Antonio and Liam George born at 36 weeks via elective c – section at the Sandton Medi Clinic on the 27th December 2012. Matthew weighed in at 3kg and Liam at 3.5kg. • Rizelle and Ferdi Kruger with Sam welcome their identical twin girls Milan and Alexis born at 38 weeks via emergency c – section at the Olivedale Hospital on the 14th January 2013. Milan weighed in at 2.8kg and Alexis at 1.9kg. • Camilla and Jade da Costa with Bella, Oli and Sopia welcome their twin boys, Cole and Luca born via natural water birth on Tuesday 21st May 2013 at the Parklane Clinic. Cole weighed in at 2.74kg and Luca at 2.74kg. Luca had some lung issues and was taken to neonatal to get him sorted. Once that was done we had to establish his feeding. Cole roomed with Camilla for the 3 nights we stayed over. The boys were reunited late on Friday night when we were given the green light to come • • • • • INDEX home. Great to be home and have a BIG family all together. Bella, Oli and Sophia are so happy with their baby brothers. Jolene and Theo Huntley welcome their triplets Daniel,Haziel and Hariel born on the 8th January 2013 via emergency c – section at the Garden City Clinic. Daniel weighed in at 1.7kg, Haziel at 1.8kg and Hariel at 2.0kg. Joanne and Brad Neille welcome their twins Olivia Grace and Eloise Sophie born on the 23rd May 2013 via elective c- section at 36.5 weeks at the Sandton Medi Clinic. Olivia weighed in at 2.8kg and Eloise at 2.55kg. Both twins had hypoglycaemia at birth so spent a night in ICU and then developed neonatal jaundice so spent a further 11 nights in high care. they were discharged on 4 June and are doing very well. We are delighted to have them home! Doraand Richard Prevost welcome their twins Nolanne and Dylanne born on the 2nd February 2013 at 37weeks via elective c – section at the Sandton Medi Clinic. Nolanne weighed in at 2.7kg and Dylanne at 2.9kg. Nicky and Christo Maritz welcome their twins Abigail Kenya and Quinn Zaire born on the 24th December 2012 via elective c – section at 36.5 • • • • • • • weeks at the Sandton Medi Clinic. Abigail weighed in at 2.1kg and Quinn at 2.2kg. Angie and Cairo Howarth welcome their identical twin boys Lincoln and Tate born via emergency c- section at 33 weeks on the 6th April 2013 at the Parklane Medi Clinic. Lincoln weighed in at 1.790kg and Tate at 1.690kg. Michele and Justin Horwood welcome their twins Andrew Keith and Matthew Graham born via elective c – section at 37 weeks on the 25th March 2013 at the Sunninghill Medi Clinic. Andrew weighed in at 2.3kg and Matthew at 2.1kg. Nastasha and Jared Watson welcome their twins London and Willow born on the 3rd of April 2013 via emergency c – section at 33 weeks. London weighed in at 1.9kg and Willow at 1.6kg. Wendy and Jan-Hendrik du Plessis welcome heir wins Grace and Michael born on the 2nd April 2013 via elective c – section at 38 weeks at the Sandton Medic Clinic Grace weighed in at 2.5kg and Michael at 2.1kg. The twins have spent seven non-consecutive weeks in NICU at the Sandton Medi Clinic for NEC and Pneumonia. Yandiswa and Ntakupa Nkonde welcome their triplets Kutemwa Thandolwethu, Kanyanta Chulumanco and Kuzipa Siyamthana born on the 24th January 2013 via elective c – section at 34 weeks at the Sunninghill Netcare. Kutemwa weighed in at 1.00kg, Kanyanta at 2.00kg and kuzipa at 1.6kg. Jacqueline and Thamsanqa Musi welcome their twins Olwethlu and Thando born at 36 weeks via emergency c – section on the 2nd August 2012. Olwethlu weighed in at 2.280kg and Thando at 2.360kg. Tapiwa and Alain Diffo with Rudo welcome their twins Jayden and Ayden born on the 3rd May 2013 via elective c- section at 38 weeks at the Sunninghill Hospital. Jayden weighed in at 2.47kg and Ayden at 2.12kg. PRETORIA • Amor and Tyron Herbst with Emily welcome their twins Abigail and Isobel born naturally at 36 weeks at the Unitas Hospital. Abigail weighed in at 1.79kg and Isobel at 2.23kg. Spent 12 days in NNICU. Breastfeeding both and they are doing extremely well. Sleeping like champs at night and Mommy and Daddy and 3yr old sister completely in love with the new additions. • Christine and Sarel du Toit welcome their twins Floris and Lana born at 37 weeks via elective c – section at the Femina Netcare on the 3rd May 2013. Floris weighed in at 2.54kg and Lana at 2.48kg. • Sulet and Jacques Ellis welcome their identical twin boys Jean-Verwey and Joshua Henry born at 35 weeks via elective c – section at the Medi Clinic Trichardt on the 31st March 2013. Jean-Verwey weighed it in at 2.36kg and Joshua Henry at 2kg. • Thaliza and Hein du Toit welcome their twins Christiaan and Adriane’ born on the 5th April 2013 at 34 weeks via elective c – section. Christiaan weighed in at 2.1kg and Adriane at 1.97kg. babies where in NNICU for 3 weeks. • Marzanne and Stefan Pretorius welcome their identical twin boys Christiaan and Daniel born via emergency c – section at 34.4 weeks at the Kloof Medi Clinic on the 8th May 2013. Christiaan weighed in at 2.18kg and Daniel at 1.66kg. • Esther and Jaco Oosthuizen with Carlo and Rico welcome their twins Juvan and Mia born at 34.5 weeks via emergency c – section on the 7th March 2013 at the Pretoria East Hospital. Juvan weighed in at 1.97kg and Mia at 2.14kg. • Boitumelo and Armstrong Tsolo welcome their twins Thuoand Letlotto born at 38 weeks via elective c – section at Steve Biko Hospital on the 6th March 2013. Thuo weighed in at 2.84kg and Letlotto at 2.97kg. • Tania and Carl-James van Rooyen welcome their triplets Rudolf Johannes, Ize Emily and Carl-James born on the 3rd February 2013 via emergency c – section at 35 week at the Pretiria East Hospital. Rudolf weighed in at 1.7kg Ize at 2.1kg and Carl-James at 2.5kg. • Natacha and Herman de Villiers their twins Anina and Elri born on the 28th May 2013 via elective c – section at 37 weeks and 2 days. Anina weighed in at 2.91kg and Elri at 2.74kg. EAST RAND AND VAAL TRIANGLE • Elinore and Jaco Hattingh welcome their twins Jenelle and Jenay born at 37 weeks via Normal c – section on the 30th May 2012 at the Krugersdorp Private Hospital. • Jenelle weighed in at 3.4kg and Jenay at 2.7kg. • Anika and Francois de Bruin welcome their twins Juandre and Lu-Juan born at 36 weeks via NATURAL birth on the 4th January 2013 at the Vereeniging Medi Clinic. Jaundre weighed in at 1.7kg and Lu-Juan at 2.2kg. Juandre was in NNICU for 3 weeks, and Lu-Juan for 1 week. • Vanessa and Stuart Slater welcome their twins Matthew Jack and Liam Stuart born at 35 weeks via elective c – section on the 25th April 2013 at the Sandton Medi Clinic. Matthew weighed in at 2.22kg and Liam at INDEX 2.22kg. WESTERN CAPE • Ronel and Frikkie van der Westhuizen with Liam and Daniela welcome their twins Erik and Linli born on the 5th June 2013 via elective c – section at 38 weeks at the Panorama Medi Clinic. Erik weighed in at 3.315kg and Linli at 3.255kg. • Bronwen and Daniel Jillings welcome their identical twin boys Alexander Julian and James David born at 34 week via emergency c – section on the 29th December 2012 at the Cape Town Medi Clinic. Alexander weighed in at 2.24kg and James 2.23kg. • Leanne and David Large welcome their twins Emma Kathryn and Christina Kayla born on the 21st November 2012 via emergency c – section at the Constantiaberg Hospital at 34 weeks. Emma weighed in at 2.1kg and Christina at 2.0kg. the girls spent 2 and a half weeks in the ICU which was a blessing in disguise as by the time they came home, we knew what we were doing. They were in a great routine. They have been such good little angles and we are lucky to say that they have made having twins look easy. • Catherine Mc Condochie and Morne Nortier welcome their twins Mason Mc Condochie and Ethan Mc Condochie born natural at 37.5 weeks at the Constantiaberg Medi Clinic on the 12th April 2013. Mason weighed in at 2.7kg and Ethan at 2.3kg. Induced at 3am and twins born at 8.24 and 8.33. no time for epidural. Boys born healthy. • Josie and Earl van Zyl welcome their twins Abigail and Christian born on the 14th November 2012 via elective c – section at 31 weeks at the Kingsbury Hospital. Abigail weighed in at 1.595kg and Christian at .995g. • Anneline and Wilhelm van Noordwyk welcome their twins Conrad and Emil born at 36 weeks via emergency c – section on the 19th January 2013 at the Panorama Hospital. Conrad weighed in at 2.140kg and Emil at 2.490kg. KZN • Joselle and Lee Crawford welcome their identical twin girls Olivia and Lola born at 37.5 week via elective c – section on 31st December 2012 at the Parklands Hospital. Olivia weighed in at 3.280kg and Lola at 2.790kg. • Cathrine Gounden and Clayton Subramoney welcome their twins Ethan Gabriel Subramoney and Caitlin Tamera Subramoney born at 36 weeks via elective c – section at the St Augustines Hospital on the 4th April 2013. Ethan weighed in at 2.27kg and Caitlin at 2.32kg. WEST RAND AND VAAL • Lezel and Eric Barnard with Kule welcome their twins Claire and Lisa born at just over 34 weeks on the 1st July 2013. Claire weighed in at 2.280kg and Lisa at 2.110kg. Both are in NNICU with lung problems. • Lezel and Eric Barnard welcome their twins Claire and Lisa born on the 28th June 2013 at 34 weeks at the Flora Life Clinic. Claire weighed in at 2.280kg and Lisa at 2.110kg • Henriette and Lauren Potgieter welcome their identical twin girls Skyla and Malaika born at 32.5 weeks via emergency c- section at the Krugersdorp Hospital on the 4th February 2013. Skyla weighed in at 1.5kg and Malaika at 2.1kg. at 26 weeks, the fetal specialist informed us that our little ones have TTTS and that we must prepare that anything could go wrong. I was also admitted to hospital later the same day with pre-eclampsia symtoms. After 5 days stay in hospital, I was able to go home, on bed-rest, visiting the hospital twicw a week for Non-stress tests to see if the babies are still doing okay. Luckily the girls were both still growing and the TTTS did not worsen, so we managed to push through for another 6 weeks. On the 4th February, I went into labour after my water broke, and the twins were delivered via emergency c – section. Booth were admitted to NICU, but luckily there were no complications and our girls were fit to and healthy enough to return home to us on the same day, 3 weeks later. They are 4mounths old, and doing very well. • Florah and Moeketsi Maxeke welcome their twins Kamohelo Onthatile and Reamohetswe Remoratile born on the 25th February 2013 via elective c – section at 37 week at the Krugersdorp Private Hospital. Kamohelo weighed in at 2.905kg and Reamohetswe at 2.980kg. INDEX Welcome to New Members One of the main aims of SAMBA is to put members in contact with each other to provide moral support and to get to know other parents who are travelling the same road as you. Many of us do not have the time at this stage to get very involved due to bed rest, the knowledge that we won’t have the time once the babies arrive or just feeling a little overwhelmed. If you would like to chat to another member on this list who either stays in your area or has similar circumstances to you please contact either Alice Badenhorst or your Chairlady for details. Johannesburg Virginia and Athanaslos Missaikos with twins – December 2012 Tanya and Nelson De Sousa expecting twins – March 2013 Nicky and Ray Mayne expecting twins – September 2013 Jana and Cobus Coetzer expecting twins – April 2013 Gina and Trevor Pocock expecting twins – July 2013 Emma Douglas expecting twins - August 2013 Donovan Clifford expecting twins – September 2013 Cher and Luciano Caolo expecting twins – October 2013 Era and Alexis Gunning with twins Lily and Rose – April 2013 Liziwe Sono expecting triplets – June 2013 Pamela and Mojalefa Mathebula expecting twins – May 2013 Shannon and Giles Knight with Owen and Sean expecting twins – October 2013 Devashnee and Rosham Naidu with twins Tailiah and Seana – February 2013 Leigh-Anne Christodoulou expecting twins – August 2013 Julie and Courtney Cunningham expecting twins – August 2013 Pretoria/Limpopo/Mpumalanga Liandri and Charl Ferreira expecting twins – June 2013 Reshnika and Patrick Dowling with twins Ephrain Hunter Keevy and Eliah Wyatt Duncan -November 2012 Jolanda Oldewage with twins Timpthy and Matthew – Dec 2006 Desiree and JP van der Merwe with twins Carli and Milienke – January 2013 Marie and Andor Esbach with twins Wilmi and Lienke – October 2011 Juanita and Stan du Toit expecting twins – August 2013 Nikki and Wayne Naude expecting twins- October 2013 Christine and Phil Moolman expecting twins – September 2013 Thokozani and Lawrance Ntule-Dube with twins INDEX Reitumetse and Kgosietsile – March 2013 Annwin and Ryan Strohmenger expecting twins – September 2013 East Rand/Vaal Triangle Elinore and Jaco Hattingh expecting twins – May 2013 Daniella and Guy kilfoil expecting twins – July 2013 Kajal and Jayesh Makan expecting twins – June 2013 Jodi and Ricardo Vilares expecting twins – August 2013 Petro and Johan Wolfaardt expecting twins – July 2013 Angie and Corne van Staden expecting twins – June 2013 West Rand/North West Province Dee and Marshall Koopman with twins Jesse and Liam – October 2005 Elaine and Jaco Pfister expecting twins – October 2013 Melloney and Erneste van den Berg with twins Meiring and Ernest – October 2012 Susan van Niekerk with Kayla and twins Jayden and Melissa Kwa - Zulu Natal Carla and Elias Haskins expecting twins – May 2013 Provashnee and Neelen Samdrum with twins Dkivya and Dhivashan – March 2013 Western Cape/Northern Cape Hayley and Alex Landau with Ariella expecting triplets – July 2013 Nicolette and Francois van der Merwe expecting twins – August 2013 Julie and Roydon Michael with triplets Jasper, Jamima and Gabriella – June 2011 Sonja and Heinrich Greffrath expecting twins – August 2013 Lee-Ann and Paul Wijtenburg expecting twins – Sept/Oct 2013 Robin van Schoor with twins Jada-Lee and Ry-Lee – August 2012 Nelmarie and Ruthger van Broekhuizen expecting twins – June 2013 Jenni-Kate and Kurt Warwick expecting twins – October 2013 Minstte and Cornel Uys with Dirk Sunarius expecting twins – July 2013 Carmen and Graeme Taylor with Hannah expecting twins – October 2013 Julie and Sean Lunn with twins William and Seth – May 2012 Gen and Alex Schutz with twins Paul and Lilia – October 2012 Freestate Pally and Jacques Peyper expecting twins –October 2013 Africa Lene-Marie and Johann Botha expecting twins – October 2013 Our thoughts are with you Our sincerest condolences go to the families who have experienced sad and trying times. You are in our thoughts and prayers. INDEX Expectant Parents Seminar Expectant Parents Seminar - July 2013 (Gauteng, Durban & Cape Town) FEEDBACK GAUTENG: 27 July 2013 Our 2nd Expectant Parents seminar for 2013 was once again held at the beautiful Life Carstenhof Clinic in Midrand. For the 1st time in 3 years we had a very small group of 19 couples. We nevertheless had a wonderful seminar. One couple was expecting triplets and the rest twins. MY COMMITTEE: From left: Lousanne Terblanche (Seminar coordinator), Marion Smith (National Chairlady), Alice Badenhorst (Secretary) andAlta-Marie Botha-Diedericks (Discounts). INDEX OUR EXHIBITORS: We had 5 exhibitors who displayed and sold their products AND also donated wonderful prizes towards our raffle. B-Trix D-signs Child Edu Enterprises Little Miracle Pienkvoet Pret The Baby Works (TFK) THE EXPECTANT PARENTS: Each couple received a lovely goodie bag filled with Baby products and samples, received from all our generous sponsors. INDEX Our topics and speakers! KZN FEEDBACK: 27 July 2013 Multiple terminology – how does the multiple development work and Equipment BY Lousanne Terblanche – mom of pigeon pair (4 years) Unfortunately we had to cancel the Durban seminar due to a low number of registrations. The sponsorships received for this seminar will be kept and stored for the July 2013 seminar. Prem babies, ICU and Supertwins BY Anel Beneke – mom of 1 singleton and 5 year old triplets who were born at 25 weeks Dad Talk BY Stephen Roberts – Father of pigeon pair (6 years) and 1 Singleton (5 months). Breastfeeding multiples BY Erika Steyn – Mother of 4 children (2 singletons and twins) Each topic was someone’s favourite amongst the delegates. Fedics served delicious snacks during tea break and we ended the seminar off with a very exciting raffle. Since the group was smaller than usual, there was a lot of interaction and questions from the delegates. The feedback we received was very good and positive. We hosted the seminar at The Netcare St Augustines Hospital Caritas Boardroom. We had a very small group of 8 delegates attend the seminar. There was one exhibitor, Marshmallow Images photography which took photos of the event. Topics and Speakers included the following: a) Premmies and NICU Kerryn Else covered this topic with her own experiences as well. She stressed the importance of choosing the right hospital with adequate NICU as well as a good Paediatrician. b) Breastfeeding Lactation Consultant Penny Reimers was well received and a high light of the seminar. Very professional and informative. c) Practical Hints and Tips Kerryn Else gave a brief overview of this topic. The parents benefitted from this tremendously. d) Caregivers / Night Nurses Mandy Steyn from Aupairs Exclusive explained the night nursing system of 3 to 6 months at a time. e) Equipment Jolene Simionato shared her tips on the equipment which is essential when having multiples. f) From a Dad’s point of view Andre van Kooten stole the show and was the highlight of the day’s event. He had most of the dads in stitches when explaining his own experience. INDEX Breastfeeding Talk – Penny Reimers KZN Committee – Jolene, Janet, Mandy, Kerryn Sponsors and Gifts: Sponsored goodie bags were supplied by Lousanne’s various sponsors as well as Lasting Impressions (Alison Strauss), which the delegates enjoyed. We had positive feedback from the delegates on the evaluation forms who said they benefitted hugely from the seminar. Catering was provided by M Catering and refreshments sponsored by Netcare St Augstines hospital. Overall the seminar was a complete success. We would like to give a huge thanks to all the sponsors and speakers for making this even a success. Our 4 couples – small group INDEX CAPE TOWN: 20 July 2013 Saturday 13th saw an extremely successSaturday 20th saw an extremely successful Expectant Parents Seminar hosted at the Mediclinic Panorama, by the SAMBA Western Cape committee. We had 12 couples attend. Amongst the delegates we had two couples expecting triplets and the rest expecting twins. One couple’s twins had already been born at 26wks and are still in the NICU at Panorama. We received excellent feedback from all the couples that they really enjoyed the afternoon and were able to take away valuable advice and information. 4. Lousanne Terblanche gave a talk on Equipment and those essential items multiple parents should be considering. 5. Alex Heys mother of singleton and twin boys and Cape Town Seminar Organiser presented a section on multiple hints and tips which was positively received. Our topics and speakers were as follows: 6. Finally Cronje Heys father of singleton and twin boys was able to give the dads a few ideas on what their role will be and some tips on what to do and what not to do!! His talk was definitely the highlight of the dads’ afternoon!! 1. Lousanne Terblanche mother of B/G twins and national SAMBA Seminar Co-Ordinator covered the basics of multiple terminology which was a great introduction to the afternoon. A big thank you to Lousanne Terblanche, National SAMBA Seminar Co-ordinator, who came all the way from Johannesburg, to help us out on the day. 2. Mari Loubser mother of twin girls shared her story of what it was like to experience her girls time in NICU and the struggles of caring for premature babies. The moms enjoyed listening to Mari’s story and all felt it was an important issue to discuss. Thanks to our fabulous sponsors! We were able to raffle off some wonderful prizes during the afternoon. A Big Thank You goes to all our large sponsors and especially to our local ones Double Trouble and The Mom and Baby House for their support and generous contributions to the raffle and/or delegates goodie bags. 3. Carol Cowburn mother of twin boy and girl shared her experience of breastfeeding twins and tips on how she was able to successfully breastfeed her children’s first year. Carol’s story was met with vivid interest and questions. A huge topic on all the moms minds and really helped to start getting them prepared and equip them with the confidence to have a go! A special thanks also goes to Mediclinic Panorama for their support and allowing us the use of their seminar rooms. Overall a tremendously successful afternoon and we look forward to the next one. INDEX Then lastly, I would like to thank everybody who sponsored products, hampers and gifts. This really contributes to the success of all our seminars throughout the country. I would also like to extend my gratitude to the Life Carstenhof Clinic in Midrand, the St Augustines Netcare Hospital in Durban and the Panorama Medi-clinic in Cape Town Northern suburbs, who all have accommodated SAMBA by allowing us to use their conference facilities free of charge. THANK YOU!! Thank you to my committee and our speakers who assisted me on the day! Thank you to Alex and Cronje Heys for organizing the Cape Town seminar and for running the Cape Town area. Thank you to Jolene Simionato for organizing the Durban seminar and Mandy Steyn, who is running the KZN area. We all look forward to our next seminar which will take place during November 2013. Multiple regards Lousanne Terblanche SAMBA Seminar coordinator 082 898 3608 (012) 665-3286 INDEX Craft Project Puppet Fun: Making and Playing With Puppets By Christie Burnett I am taking a little time offline this week to spend with family and to try and kick the final symptoms of my recent illness. Fortunately, I have some great blogging friends who have offered to help me out with a series of fabulous guest posts. I hope you all enjoy this playful post by Cathy from NurtureStore. be proud of. Almost anything can be turned into a puppet with a little imagination, so make use of what you already have. We love to raid our recycling box for craft materials, seeing what we can use for hats and clothes. Pens and pencils are good for drawing on faces but in our house it’s stick-on googly eyes which really make a prized puppet! Puppet play is a real favourite in our house. I’ve been using puppets with my daughters since they were babies and now they are five and eight it’s wonderful to see them making puppets of their own and using them in their games. I love them because they encourage so much creative play, from the original gluing and sticking to create them, to all the language and imagination that appears when they start to tell stories with them. My girls love them because they are able to make any kind of puppet their imaginations dream up and then bring them to life. Egg cartons/boxes are great for animals such as crocodiles and dragons, as they provide a ready mouth you can open up. Lollipop sticks are versatile too, and only need one of your child’s drawings stuck to them to bring their character to life. Or use photographs of the faces of people your child loves to make unique family of puppets. how to make a peg dollWooden spoons or clothes pegs already have a �head’ on them, ready to be transformed with pens and pencils. Pieces of material, wrapping paper, wool and ribbons all make beautiful clothes how to make finger puppetsYou can easily transform your child’s drawing into a finger puppet by sticking it on to cardboard and cutting out two holes near the bottom, just big enough for your child to poke their fingers through and make �legs’. Here are some of our favourite ways to make puppets with ideas for how to use them in play. Gloves make practical puppets too, as they are so easy to wear. How to make a puppet You can of course buy puppets but creating your own gives your child a very special toy they can http://childhood101.com/2011/11/puppet-funmaking-and-playing-with-puppets/ INDEX INDEX RECIPES Fun Plate Who wouldn’t like to eat this fun food car? Making food fun for kids helps them learn about all the important food groups. Vegtables are usually not a favourite. In a creative way you can help them to try all the new good foods they need to grow up healthy and strong. Petite Lasagnas (makes 12) 12 oz raw ground turkey/chicken ¼ tsp salt, divided ¼ tsp pepper 1 cup chopped onion ½ cup chopped mushrooms 14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes, or tomato sauce 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tsp dried oregano, divided ½ tsp dried basil 1 ½ cups part skim ricotta cheese 24 small square wonton wrappers 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese Directions 1. Preheat oven to 180ºC Heat a large pan. Add the turkey, onions, mushrooms, salt, and pepper. Crumble the meat and saute the mixture for about 10 minutes, or until the turkey is cooked through. Add the garlic and stir constantly for 30 seconds. 2. Add the crushed tomatoes and 2 tsp of oregano. Bring the pan to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. 3. In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, a pinch of salt and pepper, the remaining teaspoon of oregano, and the basil. Stir to mix well. Set aside. 4. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Place 1 wonton wrapper into each of the 12 cups, pressing firmly in the bottom of the cup and up the sides. 5. Using half of the ricotta mixture, divide it among the 12 muffin cups. Next, using half of the turkey tomato sauce, spoon it evenly over each of the ricotta filled cups. Sprinkle with 2 tsp of mozzarella. 6. Gently press another wonton wrapper on top of the mozzarella layer. 7. Repeat the process by distributing the remaining ricotta, then the remaining tomato sauce, and finally the rest of the shredded mozzarella. 8. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted. 9. Let the cups cool, remove them from the pan, and serve! INDEX DISCOUNT If you have any suggestions for me regarding discounts, please contact me and I will follow it up. Please do not contact the organisations directly (unless indicated otherwise on the table) as it creates confusion with the organisations if they deal with many SAMBA members asking for discount. It also makes it difficult to coordinate all the different discounts available and communicate those to all SAMBA members. The various organisations have requested one SAMBA person to deal with and SAMBA would like to honour this request as all our members stand to lose if we do not comply. Your co-operation is appreciated and should you fail to co-operate, your membership will be revoked. If you experience any difficulty with discounts offered please inform me so that I can follow up and rectify misunderstandings. Please be aware that any member found abusing the privileges of SAMBA membership discounts (buying for friends, selling for profit, etc) will have their membership revoked immediately and no membership fees returned! All suppliers will be notified not to grant any further discounts to these ex-members. Prices listed or communicated via fax, e-mail or phone is only an indication and not a quote!!! SAMBA is only the messenger between the distributor and the member. A lot of the goods are subject to fluctuations in the exchange rate therefore only invoices and official quotes from the distributor is a final indication of the cost. It can also happen that retailers have these products stocked at lower prices as most of the distributors do not carry large quantities of stock and therefore only have stock at the latest exchange rate. Please remember that SAMBA does not make any profit on the discount products sold and we are given the best prices by the suppliers that they are willing to give and have no control over these prices. Alta-Marie Botha-Diedericks 082 472 9492 discounts@samultiplebirth.co.za or alta-marie@absamail.co.za INDEX OTE : N E S S A E PL CARD I P I H S R EMBE !!! YOUR M S REQUIRED! ALWAY NAPPIES Description 1.Bambinomio Price Contact New generation of cotton nappies The distributors offer their products to SAMBA members at list incl VAT Alta-Marié Botha-Diedericks 082 472 9492 discounts@samultiplebirth.co.za Lavonne Prinsloo Chief Executive Officer Little Miracle® Products and Services Office: 0861 LITTLE (0861 548 853) Fax: 086 564 9357 Cell: 082 497 8927 www.littlemiracle.co.za Facebook: www.facebook.com/littlemiracle 2. BabyBundle.co.za is South Africa’s first nappy subscription service. Get your choice of discounted Pampers and Huggies nappies and various nappy bag extras in your BabyBundle – like wipes, Formula and Elizabeth Annes and Johnson& Johnson products. Your BabyBundle is delivered free to your door every month and includes a complimentary gift bag specifically for mom. R100 Voucher - R20 discount per month for 4 months when signing up for 1 Bundle CODE: SAMBAR80 R160 Voucher - R40 discount per month for 4 months when signing up for 2 Bundles a month CODE: SAMBAR160 Sign up online at www. BabyBundle.co.za Redeemable on both our Month-to-Month & 6 Month subscriptions Order Placements: By fax or email to orders@littlemiracle. co.za Account Queries: accounts@littlemiracle. co.za Nadine Kann Nadine@BabyBundle. co.za 082 457 9618 Please email us if you would like some more information or if you need assistance in signing up. Please quote SAMBA in the subject of your email so we know to allocate your discount. Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BabyBundlecoza 3..Protea Baby By using a higher quality daiper you will reduce the diapers you use a day and save money. Thanks to Protea Baby’s new technology INDEX To order email: penny@proteababy. co.za or sms your order to 073 271 9627 PRAMS / STROLLERS Description PipSquakSeat Price Imports (twins/triplets) prams to SA on a monthly basis Exclusive to SAMBA members, Babies R Us is offering an R200.00 discount on the Maclaren Twin Pram. Contact Eli - 011 789-7119 for more info/an appointment to visit their showroom c/o William Nicol & Republic Rds, Randburg, 5% discount on all purchases EXCEPT for specials, markdowns, promotions, consumables/monthly necessities for example foods, nappies, toiletries, TV/Gaming section. For a Babies R Us store near you, contact 011 606 3700. (Distributed on behalf of Redgwoods by Volcano PR) Description Price Contact The material highchair and selfinflating booster seat is suitable for sitting babies from about 8 months to 30 months for use at restaurants, out at family or friends or at your own dining room table. The material highchair is convenient and portable and it easily and safely un-zips, pops-out and clips-in and is ready to use within seconds! The booster seat self-inflates and adds height to the tables for babies as well as toddlers to eat at a comfortable height. 15% for each twin 20% for each triplet 25% for each quadruplet Yvette Farinha 084 7222 899 yvette@babychair.co.za www.babychair.co.za STORES Price Contact 5% discount on all purchases EXCEPT for specials, markdowns, promotions and consu-mables/monthly necessities for example foods, nappies, toiletries and TV/Gaming section. All Stores BABY MONITORS Description Contact BabySense II is a highly sensitive device which monitors baby’s breathing and movements through the mattress during sleep. It is a simple device which can help parents to “keep an eye” on baby and enable intervention in potentially dangerous events. It is also a precaution which added to the important recommendations of “Safe Sleeping” (sleeping on the back, not overheating of baby’s room, not smoking around the baby), provides safety and peace of mind. Charmaine Visser 084 448 6756 012 372-1950 info@miraclebaby.co.za www.miraclebaby.co.za BABY EQUIPMENT INDEX PLEASE PRODUCE SAMBA MEMDERSHIP CARD TO QUALIFY FOR THE DISCOUNT Description Price Contact Baby and children’s clothes 10% discount on presentation of your membership card All Naartjie Branches EDUCATIONAL TOYS Description Expectant moms not only get to buy beautiful clothes, diaper bags & accessories, they are also given expert advice by myself, mother of 5 incl. triplets & a medical doctor, as well advice from my husband who is a pediatrician. All of this in a unique, calming & architecturally beautiful environment, that celebrates pregnancy & motherhood. Aneesa Ahmed www.gravida.co.za Price Contact Educational Toy Centre Johannesburg 7.5% discount to all SAMBA members Cnr Louis Botha & 8th Ave, Highlands North, Johannesburg, 011 8871560 or www.jozikids. co.za STIMULATION Beds, cots, compactums, shelves, head boards and more = children’s furniture selection 10% less on presentation of your SAMBA membership card 10% Discount offered Catherine Cassel Tel/Fax: 012 664 0943 Cell: 082 463 4355 info@slumberhub, www.slumberhub.co.za Description Price Contact A programme focusing on gross-motor development for babies and toddlers developed by an occupational therapist, Liz Senior Discount offered: Twins = 1 +1/2 Triplets= 1+1+1/2 For more information contact them on 011 325-2031 Head office ErikaCloete 083 289 6279 erika.cloete@amia.co.za BRAVACIOUS Maternity Lingerie Specializing in bra fittings and sell imported bras’. The fitting service is free. She has beautiful nursing bras and is offering a 15 % discount on the second bra purchase: so first bra is full price, free fitting service and 15% off the second bra for SAMBA members. Céline Mainguy +27 79 799 5838 celine@bravacious.com www.bravacious.com Play activity programme Discount offered designed for babies to Twins =1+1/2 Trienhance sensory motor plets=1+1/2+1/4 learning INDEX For more information contact them at Head office www.momsandtots.co.za mtwinter@global.co.za Description Price Contact Music, Movement & Brain Stimulation Program 1-3 1/2 years To stimulate the love of learning Increase self confidence Enhance co-ordination And perception skills Enrich the mother/toddler relationship Discount offered Twins =1+1/2 Triplets=1+1/2+1/4 For more information contact them at Head office www.momsandtots.co.za mtwinter@global.co.za Mother and Child Workshops When joining for a full term, twin 2 doesn’t pay for term 1. Thereafter, individual franchisee rules & discounts apply- it may be that the twin 1 pays 100% and twin 2 50% Discount only applies to new clients. Offer is subject to availability place in class and to individual franchisees decision. There is no time frame for joining, provided that the children are under the age of 4 years. Please request discount after the first term from the franchisee. 15% for the 2nd multiple 10% for the 3rd Head office JHB: Pat Rehm 011 868 2489 DBN: Elizabeth Victor 031 266 4910 Website: www.toptots. co.za info@toptots.co.za List of Toptots in your area will be on their web site www.toptots.co.za Ask the relevant Kindermusik Educator about the discount. You must produce your valid membership card. Heidi Twilley CEO & President 018 468 5143 ceo@kindermusik.co.za www.kindermusik.co.za Little Steps Little Steps is a weekly stimulation program for babies aged 6-18 months which aims to educate mother and caregivers in stimulation techniques, using activities which may be easily replicated at home. These will encourage the development of social, language, gross and fine motor and sensory skills. Developed by a speech therapist and remedial teacher, in consultation with a sensory integration trained occupational therapist and neuro-developmentally trained physiotherapist. Kerry 082 664 2742 SAMBA Members get 10% discount SWIMMING Description Price Contact Aqua Tots 011 646 5156 082 413 7666 www.mothersandmiracles.co.za Gentle, fun, loving approach to baby swimming (0-30 months) Lessons taught in indoor heated pools INDEX 10% discount Randpark Ridge Karen de Swardt 011 792 5760 Constantia Kloof Monica 011 679 1839 Swim SA 0861 100 456 ADVERTISEMENTS FITNESS Description Price Contact Safe and specialized exercises in accordance with gynaecological guidelines during pregnancy and maintaining to be a healthy woman through motherhood and beyond. 5% discount Debbie Ross Director fitmommy cc c. 082 895 2513 f. 086 503 5315 www.fitmommy.co.za 10% TO ALL CURRENT SAMBA MEMBERS Phone Esther Helm on 082 927 1218 / 012 460 6334 Antenatal Aqua and Multiple Mamas Antenatal classes for parents expecting multiples and Aqua exercises for pregnant moms (singletons and multiples ). This course is specific for parents for multiples and is not the same as the ordinary antenatal classes for singletons. I’m a registered nurse and midwife and twin mom. 10% discount for Samba card holders on the Antenatal course for multiples! Mari Loubser Cell: 0724369963 Cape Town ( Northern suburbs ) They are also offering a discount to members www.myfileaboutme.co.za Your specialist in aupairs, night nurses and babysitting placements. Now also placing aupairs aged 18 – 25 in the Netherlands. Marion Smith (011) 615 - 2991 Phone 086 275 5971 Fax 072 049 7891 072 136 5927 Office Mobile www.aupairsexclusive.co.zawww.aupairinholland.co.za Join us on Facebook as Aupairs Exclusive Discount offered to SAMBA members INDEX During the first months of your bubba’s life she is thought of as an “external foetus.” With the ubbaBubba®, your little bundle is as close as she can get to being in the same environment as she was in utero - wrapped up tight where it’s warm and dark and being quietly lulled to sleep by a familiar heartbeat and rhythm. Research finds this close contact and environment helps newborns (especially premature bubbas) to adapt to life outside the womb with much less crying and a deepened sense of security.The ubbaBubba® is perfectly versatile, meaning that as your bubba grows and becomes more curious, she can be turned around to face the world. This is why we like to think of the ubbaBubba® as the perfect “Womb with a view”! This versatility means that you can �wear’ your bubba for as long as you are both comfortable. Contact: Michelle Mortimer - Cell:0824644103 Web:www.ubbabubba.co.za 15% discounts of you have twins, 20% for Triplets and 25% for Quads and more Shop 1A -The Junction Shopping Centre, 212 Monument Rd, Glen Marais, Kempton Park, Gauteng , South Africa, 1619 info@toddlerswarehouse.co.za 072 398 8053 (Tanya) - 0866 903 145 All orders are placed on line at www.toddlerswarehouse.co.za , Voucher code: SAMBA. Discount offered to members Little Lumps manufacture a range of clothing that caters for premature, newborn and 0-3mth babies. Great care has been taken in choosing outfits that are size appropriate and provide a maximum amount of comfort and ease of dressing Contact Celia Els on 083 453 63 26 or email her on celia@littlelumps.co.za. Please visit their web site at www.littlelumps.co.za for Preemie clothes made to order All SAMBA members will get a 10% discount on any clothing bought INDEX SAMBA National Committee SAMBA National Chairlady SAMBA Steering Committee Vice Chairlady Alta-Marie Botha-Diedericks discounts@samutiplebirth.co.za 082 472 9492 SAMBA Office Similo samba1@samultiplebirth.co.za 011 615 7666 / 072 190 8615 Treasurer Sharon Faulhaber finance@samultiplebirth.co.za 083 458 4615 Public Relations Marion Smith pro@samultiplebirth.co.za 072 049 7891 Secretary Alice Badenhorst secretary@samultiplebirth.co.za 082 602 1828 Seminars Lousanne Terblanche seminars@samultiplebirth.co.za 082 898 3608 Discounts Alta-Marie Botha-Diedericks discounts@samultiplebirth.co.za 082 472 9492 Marion Smith committee@samultiplebirth.co.za 072 049 7891 Izelle Jooste, Alice Badenhorst, Lousanne Terblanche, Alta-Marie Botha-Diedericks Website Liza van der Walt website@samultiplebirth.co.za Johannesburg Chairlady East Rand & Vaal Chairlady Vacant Vacant johannesburg@samultiplebirth.co.za ervt@samultiplebirth.co.za Facebook Rozwyn Sawyer rozwyn@hotmail.com 079 466 7058 Multiple Magic Editor Marlize van Rooyen editor@samultiplebirth.co.za 082 859 0273 Multiple Magic Layout Designer Marlize van Rooyen editor@samultiplebirth.co.za 082 859 0273 Competitions IIzelle Jooste competitions@samultiplebirth.co.za 082 457 0799 Database Support Roger Buissinne rogerbb@mweb.co.za Pretoria Chairlady Leonora Vos pretoria@samultiplebirth.co.za 083 407 8458 Kwazulu Natal Chairlady Mandy Steyn kzn@samultiplebirth.co.za 083 488 3948 Eastern Cape Chairlady Chantelle Catherine chantellecatherine@yahoo.com 082 462 7327 Archives Liesl Ross archives@samultiplebirth.co.za 082 902 8068 Special Needs (disabilities) Shandre Bridle specialneeds@samultiplebirth.co.za 082 863 4879 West Rand & North West Chairlady Celeste van Eijnsbergen westrand@samultiplebirth.co.za 071 613 8555 North & Western Cape Chairlady Gayathrie Schatz cape@samultiplebirth.co.za 071 493 1825 Freestate Chairlady Lynsey Strydom freestate@samultiplebirth.co.za 079 088 6781 Supertwin Support (triplets and more) Vacant supertwin@samultiplebirth.co.za INDEX Birth and Losses Vacant newbabies@samultiplebirth.co.za
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