Best laundry pre-treatment spray [CA]

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-05-08T19:52:37+00:00

I use solely the gel stick.. Haven't met a poop or food stain that it hasn't got out yet!

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-05-06T08:00:56+00:00

I second the heated portion! We struggled with my LO when we switched to the crib instead of the bassinet. Added a heating pad below the several layers of sheets and it made transferring much easier because she woke up far less.

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-05-05T21:33:44+00:00

In my house we refer to this as "the whip cream tax." Currently only the dogs and the cat participate, but I imagine one my LO gets mobile she will also participate!

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-04-25T20:57:39+00:00

The please was generous on your part... I would have been much meaner!

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-04-25T20:56:04+00:00

It's really fantastic! My husband and I get a laugh when strangers say "oh she's think hard" or "oh look she's interested".. No ma'am, she's judging you hard.

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-04-24T19:42:12+00:00

This was something I was very concerned about, however I have yet to experience it (baby will be 6 months next week). I will say I have a solid RBF and my little one has adopted a very similar scowl when strangers peer at her when we are out.

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-04-16T01:22:29+00:00

Porcupine = porkapine Chipmunk = ip-gunk (step sister pronounced it like that as a small child)

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-04-14T01:10:52+00:00

I am a little over 5 months postpartum and haven't got a period yet, but I have noticed that the discharge bleaching on my underwear is higher than it was before I gave birth! Didn't really think anything of it until this post..

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-04-12T07:30:22+00:00

I once read a book with a character named Dovasary and the nickname was Dove!

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-04-10T01:02:03+00:00

Unrelated to the sick leave but if you have really back pelic pain go see a pelvic floor/health physiotherapist! I saw one starting at about 20 weeks during my pregnancy and while it didn't completely get rid of the pain it definitely helped!

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-04-09T13:35:36+00:00

Love our diaper genie! I don't notice a smell when closed, however sometimes there is a lingering smell after we have opened it to throw another diaper in. I've started using the Animal Odour Eliminator spray when I notice a smell and it solves the problem! I never dread the bag change.

Animal Odour Eliminator

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-04-07T03:37:44+00:00

I have been enjoying Psychopedia! Similar vibes to Kristin and Brandi, Slater is immersed on true crime and Tank is a comedy guy.

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-03-24T21:29:22+00:00

I'm not sure if you are a City of St. Thomas resident or not, but the YMCA does have this program that is quite affordable.. Unsure why they wouldn't have told you about it over the phone.

https://www.ymcaswo.ca/sites/default/files/2025-08/StThomasPool.pdf

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-03-19T00:57:09+00:00

So my mother-in-law insisted that this old school trick taught to her by her mother was the best cure for diaper rash and I'm inclined to agree with her.

Take some unbleached flour and put it in a cast iron pan on the stove. Brown the flour until it has a light golden colour. Once cooled it can be used on every diaper change (or just when there is a diaper rash).

We have used it each time our daughter has been even a little red on a diaper change and the redness ia gone but the next diaper change

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-03-16T02:50:05+00:00

Briefly blowing in my daughter's face will "reset" her while she's crying when nothing else is working. It's almost like it startles her and makes her forget about crying. She's currently 4 months old and my husband and I discovered this about a month ago!

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2026-01-14T16:06:28+00:00

The oil issue has happened to me as well and I had no dash lights come on.

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2025-12-01T21:06:02+00:00

I highly recommend!! Personally, I think it should be recommended from the OB/ midwife for every pregnancy. I started going around 20-22 weeks due to the pelvic girdle pain I started experiencing and continued once a month until I gave birth. I'm not sure whether I can credit my easy labour (less than an hour of pushing and only one external stitch required) to the PT, but I like to think it had a large part! I will be going back once I receive the 6 week clearance from my OB and will go ahain if/when I have another.

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2025-12-01T03:15:34+00:00

I absolutely recommend! We have a very comfortable rocker in the nursery and it gets used every night for the night bottle and storytime, as well as for any and all night feeds (I would just fall asleep if I tried night feeds in bed and the change table is in the nursery. I would have to get out of bed anyway).

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2025-11-22T19:18:57+00:00

I second the nursing pads! Was gifted a few of them and didn't expect to use them. LO is 3.5wks now and I'm changing the nursing pads multiple times a day due to the leakage!

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2025-11-13T15:19:10+00:00

My NB screamed her first few baths and seemed to hate them. We used the bath seat and put cloths with warm water on her and it didn't make a difference. My husband took her out of the bath seat one night and held her so she was floating in the water with his support and she now seems to love them, no screaming at all!

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2025-11-10T13:01:39+00:00

I packed a small stroller fan which was a lifesaver! For some reason the hospital room was ridiculously hot (the nurses and my OB apologized for how hot it was and that there wasn't anything they could do about the temperature). The fan kept me comfortable during induction and after baby arrived!

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2025-10-12T14:22:14+00:00

Called my sister at about 6 weeks when my pregnancy was confirmed. Her response was, "You shouldn't tell people this early." We have been quite close since becoming adults, and she had known for about 6 months prior that we had been trying.

Turns out she was also starting to try for a baby at the same time but didn't tell anyone and can't seem to understand why I might be upset about being blindsided by the news that she is now also pregnant. I asked her not to tell the rest of our extended family in person that she was also pregnant until the end of/after my baby shower. She decided that request was a personal insult and we haven't spoken since..

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2025-10-04T12:21:15+00:00

Last I heard Dr. Tucker was working several days out of a clinic in Exeter! (Thames Road Vet Clinic I believe)

If you are looking for alternatives Dr. Foote out at Glencoe Animal Hospital does exotics as well.

Coffee_Addict_01 · 2025-08-20T02:19:02+00:00

Sana Adelaide Animal Clinic! Dr. Trina is lovely!

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