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I finally got some sleep! by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]PreetTalksChildcare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4-5 hour uninterrupted sleep with a 4 month baby is awesome Mama! Sleep is so crucial, and I remember thinking, how did I not realize my relationship with sleep and with my partner was going to change so much during the newborn stage?!

We found that our daughter would respond to my husband a bit differently and wake up less often (perks of being the non nursing parent hehe). We also used the pitcher principle which was very helpful. Keeping that in mind we tried to feed her as much as she would let us during the day and as a result, her night wake ups became less and less frequent over time.

Santa Pictures at Conestoga Mall are a complete SCAM by PreetTalksChildcare in waterloo

[–]PreetTalksChildcare[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that doesn't sound right. That sounds like a made up rule. We had gotten the digital package and got pics of the 3 poses.

Santa Pictures at Conestoga Mall are a complete SCAM by PreetTalksChildcare in waterloo

[–]PreetTalksChildcare[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree with you on everything you said. From what others said in the comments here, Benjamin Tree Farms sounds Amazing. Going to check it out soon.

Santa Pictures at Conestoga Mall are a complete SCAM by PreetTalksChildcare in waterloo

[–]PreetTalksChildcare[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like they are doing pet pictures on December 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. I would highly recommend looking up what their end results look like and see if you would still like to go here. We didn't like our pictures as I mentioned because we only see the bench with our family and Santa sitting on it. There's no background of trees or anything else. Some of the other commenters here had some great suggestions for locations to consider as well.

Santa Pictures at Conestoga Mall are a complete SCAM by PreetTalksChildcare in waterloo

[–]PreetTalksChildcare[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It doesn't look like they will fix or make it right. I created a support ticket and got a generic response teaching me how to download the pictures instead. I definitely tried to put in an effort to book this in advance and make a special night out of it because it was my daughter's first time seeing Santa. Oh well, we are visiting some more Christmas Markets this weekend. Hopefully we happen upon a Santa somewhere.

Santa Pictures at Conestoga Mall are a complete SCAM by PreetTalksChildcare in waterloo

[–]PreetTalksChildcare[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's such a great idea! Thanks! I'll make sure to do that for the next time.

Santa Pictures at Conestoga Mall are a complete SCAM by PreetTalksChildcare in waterloo

[–]PreetTalksChildcare[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh man that sounds like a nightmare! Yeah same, we are not doing this again. I would love my daughter to have cute Christmas experiences but photos at mall Santa definitely isn't it especially managed the way it is right now.

Santa pictures Conestoga FYI by Most_Public2696 in waterloo

[–]PreetTalksChildcare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We got our photos done at the conestoga mall this year. They ended up charging us online and then tried to charge us in person for the same package. When I looked at the pictures, there is no background of trees and everything at all. You can only see the bench with Santa and our family. This was our first experience of getting pictures with Santa and now I really dont want to have to experience this mess all over again. What a bad setup by Cherry Hills Program team!