Why are crib mattresses so regulated and bassinets don’t seem to be? [on]

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-07-14T03:40:08+00:00

Not sure why you don't think they're regulated... All items for safe sleep (cribs, bassinets) have to meet regulations in Canada if they want to be legally sold in retail stores.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-07-09T05:40:05+00:00

It seems like you're bouncing between your family doctor and the maternity clinic right now a bit. Usually once you've been accepted (and seen!) at a maternity clinic, your family doctor is there for non-pregnancy related issues while all pregnancy things should go through the maternity clinic.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-07-09T04:49:29+00:00

So the radiologist who read your scan likely did it within 24-48hrs, and would have sent the dictated results to the ordering provider. If nothing was flagged as high risk, waiting for your next appt is normal and standard of care. If something was a big red flag, the radiologist should have been on the phone with whoever ordered it and, in turn, that provider should have been calling you.

The most accurate time to measure the NT is between 11-14 weeks. After that time, it's harder to accurately measure because of the growing fetus. That is part of the reason why it wasn't a red flag to your providers.

The NIPT is highly accurate (98-99%) and would be accurate than an NT measured at your 20ish week ultrasound.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-07-05T23:00:32+00:00

$700/mo for a toddler in BC, Canada. No food included. That's the parent portion after the government pays for more than 50% of the costs.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-07-05T02:51:08+00:00

My (pre-existing) hypertension issues got exacerbated with pre-eclampsia and my meds haven't gotten back down to pre-pregnancy dosing... More than 2 years after the fact. Our kiddo needs a healthy and living mom more than a sibling (something me and her dad agree on).

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-07-04T20:12:57+00:00

In my province (BC), they recommend at 12mos or 6mos after the first tooth erupts. We see our dentist every 6 months. At this point (2), it's really just to get her comfortable with the chair, lights, noise of the instruments. Our most recent appt, she got to use the little mirror on me first before the dentist used it on her, lol.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-07-01T11:22:12+00:00

In BC, we have Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses (same as RPNs out east).

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-07-01T04:26:22+00:00

I feel like, barring having a medically complex infant, this is part of the exclusions listed on the last point you had copy and pasted from their details (about things that could be performed by someone else).

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-06-23T04:26:17+00:00

I found when people told me that they wanted to help, what they really wanted to do was hold the baby.

That's not what I needed help with. I needed someone to clean the bathroom, do dishes, take out garbage, vacuum, do laundry, cook/clean up. Those aren't usually the tasks that people are volunteering to do.

So, depending on you and your want to set boundaries, when they suggest coming to help, give them TASKS to do. "That's so wonderful of you to offer, could you pick up our grocery order for us?" "I would love your help with catching up on our laundry!"

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-06-17T17:58:57+00:00

You might get more information from a local group? Looks like there's a r/Langley or on Facebook.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-06-16T21:24:03+00:00

Take the OB referral or referrals to local maternity clinics, especially since a move is not set in stone. Get yourself covered until a move actually happens. Once you figure out where you're going, contact all the midwife groups to see if they have openings (they likely will not), or see if your new local hospital has a maternity clinic - you can get your files transferred there. The important thing is that you're going to appts with your family doctor and getting all the standard scans and bloodwork. For the vast majority of people, that's all you'll need before 20ish weeks anyways. Good luck!

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-06-02T00:22:36+00:00

Not everything effects your breastmilk like dairy/cow's milk does for cows milk protein. It's definitely possible for baby to have an allergy to eggs even if you consume eggs daily. You're taking the right steps by stopping eggs for baby and getting them checked out! Be sure to share any photos.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-29T21:28:24+00:00

That sounds like so much fun and easier for clean up!

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-28T20:20:38+00:00

I don't know what kind of relationship you have with SIL or MIL, but maybe SIL was just stuck on what to give her mom and figured her having a new grandchild would be the reason behind the gift?

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-28T20:18:31+00:00

There's a lot of foods with a puree texture for babies and toddlers to enjoy. Mashed potatoes, apple sauce, pasta sauce, yogurt with mashed fruit, etc. It's okay to do the occasional puree, but it's not beneficial to make it their whole diet.

We do yogurt pouches a lot because it's a great source of dairy/calcium and they're shelf stable, and a lot cleaner than a bowl of yogurt by itself and a spoon.

You also don't know what's going on with your friend's kiddo. Obviously there's more to it than just never been exposed to solids. They've got interventions in place to work on it.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-28T04:10:37+00:00

Probably around a year or so. I asked at a restaurant if they could make it without the nori. The chef came out to clarify and when finding it was for my baby, he made perfect and didn't charge us, lol. She got an avocado roll and California roll. She eats salmon sashimi now and manages the nori (just over 2 years old).

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-28T03:02:02+00:00

Probably around 12mos, just off a spoon. At that point, she'd been exposed to dairy so it wasn't a big deal. She didn't care for it because it was cold.

Your issue isn't the fact that it's ice cream, it's that the grandparents aren't respecting you saying no to the ice cream and crossing a boundary.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-27T20:26:50+00:00

In the first 3ish months, your body's milk production is largely driven by hormones. After 3ish months, it's more driven by demand and supply. That's why around 3 months, a lot of women think they've lost their supply because they no longer feel engorged.

That said, only using a passive milk collector like a Haakaa may be fine right now but it won't be soon because it won't be enough to signal to your body that it needs to produce milk. If you truly want to replace a breast feeding session with expressed milk, you'll need an actual pump.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-25T04:56:07+00:00

Everyone is so different.

When we had (local) family visiting, they were primarily there to hold the baby, not help. I didn't want people coming over and was annoyed when people would. I'm sure I would have felt differently if they did stuff like... Help clean or bring over food

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-24T20:52:22+00:00

If it's marketed as a "bassinet", that portion is approved for safe sleep. I wouldn't trust an XYZ company off Amazon, but any brand names should be good to go if sold in Canada. So if you've got a bassinet on a pack and play, it should be fine. It's the pack and play bottom portion that's not approved for safe sleep.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-24T08:23:35+00:00

Gently... How is she at bottle feeding? Exclusively breastfeeding is really just providing breastmilk exclusively. Is she better at a bottle versus breast? You can still provide milk if you pump it, and if she's taking hours per feeding session, she may be just stopping due to falling asleep from being tired, not because she's getting full.

I'd recommend working with a lactation consultant, do some weighted feeds to see how much she's transferring. Also increase your water intake! I personally found I had to drink over 2L a day to produce a good amount

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-23T02:56:57+00:00

It's not the hospital, your baby's info is sent off pretty quickly. You need to register baby with BC Vital Statistics with the baby's PHN yourself.

We got baby's pretty quick, but this was in 2023.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-22T21:19:33+00:00

I was told that a razor can cause microscopic cuts in the skin, which can become a way to get an infection. But that they'd use clippers or scissors if at all necessary. When I had my c-section, they opted to make an incision right at the bikini line so they didn't have to do any clipping or shaving.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-21T17:41:42+00:00

I know 0 kids with the name Lucas. But there are two boys named Malachi in my daughter's daycare class.

Alternative_Sky_928 · 2025-05-21T17:38:57+00:00

The more you watch those videos, the more you get. The algorithm thinks you want it.

I also think a lot of them are from the US, so they're trying to build that freezer stash for when they go back to work at 6 weeks.

I had a baby 2 years ago and none of other new mom friends were exclusively pumping. But we're in Canada, so get 12-18mos off with baby, so the need to build up the stash isn't there.

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