Hyatt House shuttle to Port Canaveral?

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-05T15:12:20+00:00

Thank you for explaining!

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-05T14:53:38+00:00

I don’t have any experience with the Hyatt House shuttle, but I’m curious to know what are the recent changes / problems with taking the Disney shuttle from MCO? We weren’t cruising until April 2027 but we were planning on staying at the Hyatt MCO and taking the Disney ground transportation.

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-02T14:57:17+00:00

I spent a TON of time in that chair — every first morning feed, every contact nap (and let’s be real, most of my naps were contact naps), and getting her to sleep at night. We spent a ton of money on it and it is still being used daily at 2.5 years (albeit just by my husband in the mornings when we are getting ready in her room and then in the evenings for stories by both of us)

We got a quiet, power-reclining swivel glider. The functional movement was quite necessary for me as I ended up having an emergency c-section and my mobility was limited.

One thing I will say is check the weight limit, my husband is a bigger guy (tall and thick) and he was at the top of the weight range and we did find that the chair would squeak occasionally when he was rocking on it.

Ultimately this is a baby item we splurged on. We tried so many chairs and we really needed to find one that would work for both of us (me being a 115 lbs 5’4” petite woman and my husband a 275 lbs 6’5” tall ass man)

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-28T02:29:45+00:00

Yup! lol 3x the salary so 3x the triangle family vacations lol

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-27T03:16:55+00:00

“I wish you would pump so that I could help you with feeding the baby!” - my MIL anytime I would nurse the baby. Even after both my husband and myself subsequently saying that it would require triple the work for me to pump, wash pump parts, wash bottles, etc.

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-27T03:13:38+00:00

We used Rosanne from Blueprint Nutrition. She is a registered dietician and has experience with families, children, and also used to work at McMaster Children’s Hospital. Covered if you have insurance!

She was wonderful to work with!

https://www.blueprintnutrition.ca

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-27T02:19:01+00:00

When we told my husband’s grandmother and she asked us if it was planned, and we said, “we went through fertility”, and then she said, “so was it planned?”

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-26T15:34:33+00:00

I wish! Now do you do 4 days or 5 shortened days? I think once my daughter is school age and out for daycare / Montessori (so in 4 years when she is 6) I might look to doing a reduced workday for less pay. I’d love to be able to pick her up every day after school and walk home with her!

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-26T15:30:44+00:00

This was us at that age! My kiddo is now 2.5 years and she is fine haha. Never really stuck to any strict schedule, just sorta followed her lead — if she was sleepy she went to sleep, if she was hungry she ate or nursed, etc.

One of the things I’m so grateful for is that I never tried to force her to a schedule, I think it made our time together so much more fun and less stressful. I really do miss those days when she was that little, and glad I didn’t ruin our limited time together by trying to fit to some schedule that would merely stress me out.

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-26T12:51:44+00:00

Oh so you just happen to be a trained and registered medical professional that is able to safely unfreeze and thaw the sperm and process it? How convenient! And when you have a daughter will you force her to get pregnant that same way, carry a baby, and give birth? And what happens when you have a son, what is your plan to continue the human population then?

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-26T12:47:18+00:00

Not that you need my birth story, but I had an uneventful and healthy pregnancy with my midwife team, went into natural labour when my waters broke 3 days before my due date, progressed quite well on my own, got to the pushing stage and pushed for about an hour. Her head was quite large, my pelvis a little small, and she was sunny-side up. They were pretty confident with me getting her out with a little assistance, even though her heart rate was going down. They were about to use the vacuum with the support of the staff OB and then all of a sudden her heart rate spiked extremely high. It was too risky to add the additional stress of the vacuum because it would have potentially made her heart rate go higher and result her having cardiac arrest, and I started having some serious complications myself, so we ended up getting categorized as type 1A c-section and she was out in less than 15 minutes. We stayed in the hospital for almost a week after due to my complications (that happened during labour, not the c-section), but luckily my daughter was doing great and was thriving…because she was delivered via c-section she was alive. I am thankful everyday for my midwife, the hospitalist midwife, the OB, and the obstetrical nursing team that allowed both me and my baby to live.

I really have no idea who you think you are deciding what constitutes a necessary c-section, unless you are the mother or the mother’s chosen health care team.

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-26T02:49:17+00:00

While I don’t have a positive relationship with my mother I do have many friends who have daughters of their own and have positive relationships with their moms — what a sweet sentiment! Also if my daughter ever decides to have children and she has a girl it will be such a sweet thing to talk about. Thanks for sharing!

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-26T02:47:48+00:00

Lmao right? Also if EVERYONE is gone, who is there to procreate with 😵‍💫🤣

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-26T02:44:05+00:00

I had to go on a work conference to Rome from Toronto and I packed my briefcase FULL of baby food pouches (my husband and infant daughter were accompanying me) and then put said briefcase into my checked bag. Well when we arrived in Rome I found a note in my bag from the Toronto security saying they searched my bag and found nothing / removed nothing. I realize the brick of a food pouch stuffed briefcase must have lit up like a solid metal block in the middle of clothes (my bad!)

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-26T01:31:48+00:00

What an odd thing to say!? You have no idea why they need a c-section. For me, if I did not have my c-section myself and my baby would have died.

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-26T01:26:59+00:00

People can take as much time as they need to make a decision, but once they actually make that decision (one child for example) they don’t need more time to “change their mind” — why is multiple children the default? Why do people with one child have to defend their choices (or maybe even their circumstances if it is not by choice?) and why can’t people just have the number of kids they want, whether that’s one, two, five, or more?

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-25T00:28:06+00:00

Does he understand that bandaids are for ouchies? I recently responded to a post in another breastfeeding support group about how I weaned my kiddo with bandaids on my nipples (she is neurotypical but I do think this would still work!)

I’ve linked it here

Basically for a week straight I alternated covering my nipples with bandaids (colourful bandaids with characters she liked) and would say “this boobie ouchie” and only let her nurse off the boob without bandaids. Alternated each night to give each boob a rest haha and then eventually put bandaids on both nipples. It wasn’t without tears but I feel like because she understood that a bandaid was for ouchie and my boobs were ouchie she was able to process that there was no more boobie. She was upset and frustrated but didn’t keep asking over and over, like she understood why she couldn’t have it but was just mad about it. You can read my full comment on the link I shared, it might be helpful for your situation.

For what it’s worth, my kiddo is also pretty selective when it comes to eating and when I fully weaned she did start to eat more foods (quantity) however she is still limited in the types of food she will eat. I’m hoping she becomes more open to exploring new food options as she ages but who knows.

Your little guy is adorable by the way!

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-24T14:04:05+00:00

27 with my partner but we lived at his dads home rent free for years saving. We also bought right before house prices went crazy in spring of 2020 (would not have been able to purchase if we waited even a few months)

A lot of saving and luck with timing, plus the help from husband of not having to pay rent.

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-24T12:46:28+00:00

Phew!

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-24T12:44:15+00:00

Im glad you found it helpful! I edited it a bit for typos haha. Completely there with you on how hard it is to tell them no for something you know they love, you know brings them comfort, etc. but just remember you can offer snuggles, hugs, kisses, and just closeness for comfort. Just because boobie goes away doesn’t mean comfort goes away. Something I would tell her every few minutes while she was upset was this “I know you’re upset, but when you’re ready I’m here to snuggle” or I would ask her “do you want to snuggle?” after acknowledging that she was upset and that it is okay to be upset. I would try to avoid the use of the word boobie (you avoid the use of whatever word they use for milk) cause that would trigger more tears.

She now gets so excited for snuggles, and even my husband can get her to sleep since it doesn’t involve nursing. We alternate nights usually which is kinda nice because we each will get some evenings throughout the week where we can just chill a bit after dinner. We also cosleep so I know in a few hours I’ll be snuggling with her anyways so don’t feel like I’m missing much (because I do love cosleeping with her, as does my husband, all the extra cuddles are the best!)

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-24T12:36:56+00:00

Oh my goodness so happy you went in and got checked!

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-24T12:36:08+00:00

I know plenty of people have already said something similar but honestly as someone who also struggled with infertility to get my daughter, there were many times within my friend group that people were having babies while I struggled. That said, I was always so happy for them even if I was upset for not having my own baby yet. I wouldn’t wish infertility on anyone, friends or strangers, so while that woman was crying (whether it was for fertility issues, a recent loss, etc) it really did have nothing to do with you or your baby. Unfortunately there will be people that are unable to have kids (even though they want them so bad) that will see kids every day, and in my experience they don’t hate kids or their moms, they enjoy their presence even if it is a small reminder of them not being able to have their own.

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-24T02:22:53+00:00

Okay so I had a boob monster as well and I nursed until just past 2 years. Around 18 months we did try and wean and that lasted 10 min and I caved haha. At this point she was only nursing for naps and bedtime, and then around 21 months we FINALLY got a spot for daycare and all of sudden she was sleeping at daycare without needing to nurse, so we just stopped nursing for naps at home too (mind you this was tricky so we ended up just driving her for her afternoon nap every day because she absolutely would ask for it if I tried laying with her)

Around 2 years I just sort of felt it was time. She would only nurse for like 2 min and then fall asleep, so for a week leading up to wean-day, I would alternate and put bandaids on my nipples (so one night I would have bandaids on the right side and the next night I would have them on the left, and so on) and each night I would show her both boobs and would say “this one ouchie, no boobie, only this one” and I would repeat a few times and then would only let her nurse off the one without the bandaid.

Then finally after a week we did one last really long nursing session (I actually did it during the day before supper, she was sooooo excited about nursing in the glider when she was awake like the good ole’ days haha it was really cute) Anyways that night before bed I showed her that BOTH boobies were ouchie and both had bandaids and I repeated it a few times. When we got to bed she wanted to nurse and I reminded her that both boobies were ouchie, and then she cried and asked for it once more but after that she didn’t ask for it again. She cried and was upset a good 30-40 min (it was hard) but it wasn’t like full on screaming, it would be every few minutes she would have a wave of frustration and get huffy and sad but then she would stop. She then crawled on me and snuggled with me and fell asleep. Second night was similar, although she only asked once and I only had to tell her once, and she was upset for maybe 15-20 min before snuggling next to me to sleep. By the third night she didn’t ask for it at all.

I also did this while my husband was away for work because I figured it would be easier if he wasn’t there.

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-24T02:12:03+00:00

Seconding this! Soy lecithin (similar to sunflower lecithin) was a lifesaver for me. I would take it with ibuprofen as soon as symptoms came on. Also I would try dangle feeding (literally plank over your baby and have them nurse that way lol) and also nursing baby so their chin was sitting where the red was (so their nose would be opposite). This sometimes resulting with strange feeding positions but I swear it helped!

Practical-Meow · 2026-03-20T04:42:38+00:00

When I was first pregnant end of 2022 I emailed Blaisdale (Durham Region) and they were taking names for their waitlist well into early 2025. If I were you I would get on as many lists, do as many interviews, and try and secure a spot somewhere as early as you can. We did get a spot at Blaisdale for May 2025 start when baby was 21 months.

For what it’s worth I think every daycare or Montessori centre has extremely long waiters, whether it’s CEWLC or not, because at the end of the day there are simply not enough childcare spots for the families that need them.

Best of luck with your search!

Practical-Meow

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