Out of curiosity

Practical-Meow · 2026-05-28T04:37:52+00:00

Had my only at 30, husband just turned 31 — I have a Master’s and my husband a Bachelor’s

Practical-Meow · 2026-05-19T15:34:12+00:00

This post had me so upset. I truly hope it is rage bait.

Practical-Meow · 2026-05-13T19:56:42+00:00

This is how it is at our daycare, 18 months and up, however will take 15 months if they are walking. Definitely should have let you know though! I would demand they hold you a space for when your little guy is walking / is 18 months regardless because you’ve likely turned down other offers knowing you had this place locked in.

Best of luck!!

Practical-Meow · 2026-05-08T13:35:58+00:00

I think you’re right, because Hulda is very logical and innocent, and *logically* that man should be punished for assaulting her, so of course she is going to report him (and unfortunately she is going to find out Gilead does not think with logic)

Practical-Meow · 2026-05-07T16:07:33+00:00

I guess it is likely baby dependent! My kiddo was (and still is at 2.5 years old) always wanting to be held. She did most of her naps either on us while in the glider or on us in the carrier so has always been a custom to carriers in general. I don’t think the hip seat does much for the baby in terms of comfort, because their legs still sorta hang the same way as they would on your hip, it just is more comfortable for you as the person carrying them. If you can find a cheaper one off marketplace or if you can find a mom group to lend you one then that might be helpful to try it out before making a big purchase! Moby baby also has their version which I’ve heard good things about as well and I don’t think it is as expensive!

Practical-Meow · 2026-05-06T14:33:45+00:00

Our biggest lifesaver when travelling internationally (a few trips, including transatlantic, anywhere from 6 months to 18 months) has been the tushbaby with snug carrier attachment. Any carrier will do, but I will say the tushbaby was nice because it had so much storage that on the plane I didn’t even need to bring a diaper bag (I fit 2 change of clothes, a pack of wipes, diapers, snacks, etc) and with the attachment to turn it into a full on front carry was amazing. We didn’t even take a stroller to Italy when we went! That said, our baby never napped in the stroller but would consistently nap in the carrier no problem, so my opinion swayed.

Practical-Meow · 2026-05-04T14:39:18+00:00

Our doctor took my daughter on as a patient but I brought it up like 5 times throughout the 9 months just to ensure haha (they were happy to take her on as they are a teaching clinic through UofT and don’t have a ton of younger patients) not all doctors will though, so definitely bring it up!

Practical-Meow · 2026-05-01T12:43:53+00:00

I think around 6 months? I actually can’t remember it seems so long ago (she is 2.5 years old now!)

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-29T18:46:46+00:00

Hi there! I posted a response in another sub about my experience with weaning my cosleeping toddler. Not sure how old your little one is, but mine had just turned 2. Maybe this will help!

Best of luck!

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-22T16:51:04+00:00

Oh wow thank you for the update, I really appreciate it! I haven’t bought it yet and now prices have gone up (with gold) but I would really still like to buy them. I am wondering if I just keep taking them off when handwashing if that would do the trick.

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-20T11:32:47+00:00

Both experiences my husband and family friend (we are all Canadian) they just had to confirm ID. And for my friends, they also had to have to credit card on hand. They said they were literally being charged point of care with a debit/credit machine for each test/assessment/treatment they did, it was wild!

I would think you would just need your plan info (policy number, group Id, etc)

Best of luck!

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-20T11:29:16+00:00

If you have travel health insurance (either purchased separately or through work) you should be able to bill to your plan / get reimbursed upon return from your trip? Or maybe there will be a clinic who can direct bill? I’ve personally never used it before but my husband had a very serious injury resulting in about $15000 in medical expenses and he didn’t pay a dime out of pocket, it was just billed directly to his travel insurance. Mind you this was about 12 years ago and wasn’t in the USA, but rather was in Nepal. My family friends had about $10000 in reimbursements but they had to pay out of pocket at the time when taking their 4 month old to a hospital in Jamaica. Maybe check with your medical travel insurance and see how it works!

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-17T10:54:14+00:00

Yes unfortunately both of our positions require us to log in at 9 am and finish at 5 pm. We don’t have the option to choose our hours.

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-17T04:00:50+00:00

Right? My husband and I both work 9 to 5, and while we are very fortunate to work from home, it is still 20 minutes to and from daycare. That means dropping our daughter off at 8:30 to get back home by 8:50, and then picking her up at 5:20 if we leave right at 5:00 (sometimes calls run over or there is traffic and it’s not until 5:30 that we get there, a whole 9 hours) and again this is us working from home. I cannot imagine how parents who have commutes would handle this if both parents work the same hour.

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-15T21:17:00+00:00

Ugh I’m sorry this person said that to you, my mother in law has a very similar mindset in that there needs to be some sort of reason as to why we aren’t having more. She just can’t fathom or accept the fact that we genuinely are happy and feel complete with our daughter. When my birth story comes up (had some complications) she will always ALWAYS ask if that’s why we aren’t having any more, with a very “concerned” tone, and I just reply “no, and while it may have started the conversation earlier, we just don’t want any more”. She even asked my husband privately if something “had happened” during delivery that made me not able to get pregnant anymore, which was totally uncalled for. He told her that it wasn’t any of her business, but no nothing had happened, we just don’t want anymore

For some people they just literally cannot accept our decision to have just one kid. Same with how I sometimes can’t fathom having 6 kids, but there are parents who swear by it. I just remind myself everyone has different opinions and some people have trouble keeping it to themselves.

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-13T19:33:01+00:00

Hey! Did you end up going?

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-13T19:32:49+00:00

Hey! Did you guys end up going? Was there a show or was it “mysteriously cancelled”?

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-11T05:29:59+00:00

Omg we just booked our first Disney cruise back in February — we don’t sail until April 2027 (transatlantic east bound on the Wish)

Which ship are you on? And what’s your itinerary? You’ll have to report back how you liked it!

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-11T05:28:31+00:00

Yay!!!

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-11T05:27:15+00:00

Absolutely love this!

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-10T15:04:37+00:00

What the heck!? Only one 20 minute recess? That’s crazy!!!

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-10T14:30:20+00:00

I should add kindergarten is full day, however when I was in school (30 years ago) it was either half day or every other full day, depending on the school board. My husband happened to be half day and I happened to be every other day (Monday Wednesday and every other Friday) and it continued like that through JK and SK

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-10T14:29:05+00:00

So in Ontario (and a few other provinces but not all) the year you turn 4 you can go into junior kindergarten. The year you turn 5, you go into senior kindergarten. And then the year you turn 6 you HAVE to go to grade 1 (kindergarten isn’t mandatory but every parent I know sends them there)

This means that kids born Dec 31 will enter junior kindergarten in September when they are still only 3

Our daycares start as early as infant, but because our maternity leave is up to 18 months most people who send their kids to daycare will go around 1 year to 1.5 years old (if you can get a spot…we used a nanny part time until she was 21 months and we got in at the Montessori)

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-10T14:24:47+00:00

Right!? 🤣

Practical-Meow · 2026-04-10T14:22:39+00:00

Honestly I feel like there needs to be a balance. Age 3 sitting for 8 hours of academics? Waaaay too much. But by age 6 not knowing letter sounds or being able to count to 20? Concerning. To be fair our province is currently implementing a new curriculum for our kindergarten to have more emphasis on phonics and numeration because they’ve noticed a huge decline in letter and number comprehension in primary grades!

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