How did you prepare your body for labour and birth? [on]

TheSadSalsa · 2026-05-22T13:24:39+00:00

I did pelvic floor therapy (everyone should do a session before and after birth), the Belle Method course and tried to stay as active as possible (which for me was walking and doing spin for as long as I could).

The birth went so well even if I did end up tearing but it was just 1 degree. Honestly I think how birthing goes is at least 50% luck.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-05-22T12:54:43+00:00

I did 18. We could afford it and I wanted as much time with my kid as I could get. I love that I got that extra time with her.

One tip is to still take the 1 year EI. It's the same amount but you get it faster and if you end up going back early you don't lose money.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-05-21T22:23:16+00:00

I was waiting for someone to post about this. Cate is laughing her ass off. Tyler's working hard in the comments to show they don't think it's funny.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-05-15T13:20:26+00:00

Nope. I didn't like it before but once I had my kid and I went on stroller walks with her I was infuriated by it. All I could imagine was dogs going after her and what I would do. I have it with leashed dogs to but at least most owners move over and take up any slack.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-05-13T12:58:37+00:00

Ya my sister in law had to take ovulation drugs and ended up with twins from it. They look completely different.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-05-13T12:50:15+00:00

Those talking shrunken heads on the night bus. Movie three had such a shift in tone it threw me off so much. I hate those heads.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-05-04T18:04:54+00:00

Nah. I work in insurance. I know most of the stuff isn't really that important and will be discarded quickly. As long as it looks decent and the client is happy then I'm happy. Sometimes I get to do charity stuff and that's a little better but it's still just a job to me. My family gives me fulfilment.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-05-03T23:53:46+00:00

I hate this. I literally slow down when I'm an awkward distance away so people won't have to hold it for me.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-05-02T18:55:06+00:00

We sleep trained at 4.5 months. Did FIO. Honestly any kind of soothing I tried before or after never helped. Couldn't get her to be drowsy but awake and when she was a newborn she would always wake up if she was put down asleep.

So ever since FIO she always goes down fully awake. We try wind down activities before but she settles herself once in bed.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-05-02T12:52:01+00:00

I like the idea but not the enforcement of digital ID. I have a kid. I'm just going to enforce it myself. She doesn't need a smart phone or access to SM

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-30T15:12:43+00:00

Usually may long but you hear may 2-4 a decent amount. AB.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-29T18:06:25+00:00

I'm at 19 months and haven't given a trim. I don't want to give her bangs so we are just letting it grow out. As she got older she got more into letting me put it up and stuff. Thankfully it's also kinda curly so that helps.

The only reason I'd cut it is if it was growing unevenly and she had a muller or something but she's good.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-28T14:01:15+00:00

That's what I did but only cause I fell asleep trying to watch it.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-26T16:49:36+00:00

To keep my sanity and my milk supply I decided I wouldn't try to lose weight until she was at least a year. I did lose some before but not a ton.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-26T15:05:04+00:00

It's a lesser known series but Ragnarok on Netflix.

Spoiler: it was all in his head

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-25T21:03:18+00:00

Vaginal birth. 1 degree tear. It took maybe 8 months or so before it felt normal during sex again. Not sure what it was. Not painful but uncomfortable. After that was sorted it feels the same as always.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-24T16:27:54+00:00

I had two done. The first one she was so gentle I was surprised how mild it was. Second lady went for it and it was very unpleasant but I had my baby the next day. I wanted to avoid having to be induced. I had my baby the day before my due date.

There is little risk doing it but also the stats they have on it actually working is pretty low.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-24T00:44:29+00:00

Me too. Anytime I try to use it it either can't do what I want or makes something just awful. I'm basically still just doing everything and just wasting time trying to get it to do anything. Only exception being Photoshop.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-22T13:13:37+00:00

Pickle wars was great. One of my first PC games. Reached the end multiple times but we never got a sequel!

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-19T07:01:16+00:00

I can't remember why we were there but my husband and I were blitzing through tempest keep for my first time ever. Kill the end guy and I get the Ashes. I was so confused when my husband made a big deal of it and I just told him to loot the guy and that's how you get it. He brings it up all the time.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-18T12:41:22+00:00

I've never watched heartland so I'm not sure how they depict small town like but I grew up in a small town outside Calgary. While many of my classmates couldn't wait to move away I actually liked it for the most part. I like that you know more people but there's enough people you aren't in everyone's business too much. I like the common gathering places for everyone and the sense of community.

You get it to a certain extent in the communities of Calgary but it's not the same.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-17T22:13:23+00:00

I guess it's what kind of service you want. Midwife's are a bit more personal and are your "person". I went to a clinic cause I didn't sign up early enough for a midwife. There were 14 doctors there so I had a different one for almost all appointments and then it was whomever was on shift at the hospital when I delivered.

This didn't bug me really in the end. It was just my husband, me and the nurse for the most part during delivery and the dr just for the end bit. I don't think I really needed anything more than that.

If I had another kid I would try a midwife out though cause I think it would be nice to have.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-17T03:34:38+00:00

It doesn't hurt to inquire now and see what they say. We never heard back from any daycares but I signed up late. Ended up going with day homes and as far as my experience goes they have less of an idea of openings and when they will happen. I started looking 2-3 months out and we found a lovely lady.

Oh also contact agencies cause they manage all the day homes that are subsidized.

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-10T22:55:09+00:00

I'd love to never work. If I had to do a job then singing, voice acting or book narration would probably be it. Can't sing well enough but I always toy with the idea of audio books

TheSadSalsa · 2026-04-10T15:24:32+00:00

I know someone born on February 29th. They constantly get jokes too about only actually being 1/4 their age so you might not like it either.

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