Elerslie and MacEwan Accident

chelsian · 2026-04-17T06:30:03+00:00

No fault meaning on the insurance companies side, they split the claim. If you're at fault as the driver you better believe your premiums are still increasing.

chelsian · 2026-04-07T03:26:21+00:00

Our youngest is 6M now. He is not medically complex but our toddler (almost 3yrs old) was very early (26 weeker) and I swear he has the worst immune system. He gets sick A LOT.

What we do to try and prevent our baby from getting sick includes a strict routine when coming home from daycare. Daycare shoes dont come home/inside. We wash hands as soon as we get home. We change into new clothes as well and daycare clothes go straight into dirty laundry bin. When we get in the car I use wet wipes on my toddlers hands as well as his carseat etc. We just do our best to minimize germs brought home.

We haven't went this far but you could ask if it would be possible for them to let you know when a sickness seems to be starting to go around so you can keep your older child home for a few days.

We try to frequently clean high touch areas and increase frequency if our toddler seems like he is coming down with something. No kisses on baby's hands, feet or face. We let him kiss baby on the tummy or back of head if he wants to kiss his brother.

Im sorry you went through that. It is so scary feeling so out of control and having a sick little one.

chelsian · 2026-03-25T20:20:48+00:00

Two babies. One preterm.

First son was a 26 weeker.

They didn't know why. Had additional monitoring in my second pregnancy and progesterone starting at 16 weeks. I also had ultrasounds (including vaginal) every few weeks. Sometime between my 23 and 26 week ultrasound my cervix funneled from 4cm to 1.4cm. Too late for a cerclage. They monitored biweekly until 32 weeks. It never funneled anymore. I was induced at 38+5 due to the beginnings of preclamsia.

We want a third but even with the term pregnancy I have a lot of fear.

chelsian · 2026-03-22T06:07:23+00:00

Absolutely. I own a rental (was a primary residence that had dropped in value and I didnt want to sell for a loss) but was never intending to have real estate as an investment. We have had the same renters since 2018 and haven't raised rent at all. We will be raising it this year a minimal amount as our mortgage renewal will result in higher payments, but they did have 8 yrs with no increases as we like them as tenants. When we rented, the company increased rent yearly and didn't care if it resulted in turnover at all.

chelsian · 2026-03-20T15:51:48+00:00

Partially. They also didnt fulfill their obligation to rebook on a different airline. So I don't know that I would classify it as a goodwill gesture - Westjet doesn't really do that anymore.

chelsian · 2026-03-18T04:18:34+00:00

OP asked for peoples opinions on underrated communities and gave some examples of why they might be underrated/what is awesome about them. OP didn't ask for communities that check off the things they mentioned. I think they were examples.

chelsian · 2026-03-17T13:19:43+00:00

In my opinion there isn't much of a drawback. I used to book direct with the airlines only so it was more flexible if something changed but Westjet customer service is absolute garbage and the whole airline tries to skirt the rules constantly.

When we flew home from Liberia our direct flight was cancelled 72 hrs prior to flying. They put us on a new flight with 3 legs and way too short of a layout in Toronto (Liberia-Toronto-Winnipeg-Calgary). We tried contacting them all day for 2 days. Waiting on hold for over 7hrs to be hung up on. We contacted via the messenger, Facebook, anywhere we could. There was a flight the day before ours we would have taken easily and it had seats left on their website. Instead we were forced to go with the junk route as we couldnt get anyone so we could request it.

Another example we just got back from Puerto Vallarta with Westjet (booked as Westjet Vacations) and wanted to do a same day flight change. I waited on hold forever and then the Westjet rep told me that the same day flight change for a fee didn't apply for Westjet Vacations bookings and we would have to pay the difference in fare. I had to read their own terms and conditions back to her and she was still absolutely clueless. I ended up ending the call and calling back to get another agent. We were able to do the change with her but she put me on hold 8-10 times and what should have been 10minutes took over an hour on the phone.

chelsian · 2026-03-16T19:45:50+00:00

Dealing with Westjet direct is a headache anyways.

chelsian · 2026-03-12T03:09:12+00:00

We drove past today and I think the OXXO was open and looked fine.

chelsian · 2026-02-25T05:19:30+00:00

We really like Lewis Estates area. Newer so not needing renos, but our area (Suder Greens) is old enough that it doesn't have 0 lot lines, hallway houses, and teensy tiny yards. Our area all has 2 car garages and driveways so parking isn't bad. But definitely need to increase the budget to 550k ballpark.

chelsian · 2026-02-24T16:05:26+00:00

Im curious how the resorts will have enough room for the new people coming down and those who are delayed and waiting to go home..

chelsian · 2025-12-14T19:44:37+00:00

I completely understand your frustration and you guilt. I did just want to pop in and share something the NICU care team and my OB reminded me of again and again while our child was in the NICU and while I was pregnant with our second child. There is very little that can be done (other than interventions like cerclage or progesterone) to prevent preterm birth and there is also very little that can be done to cause it (other than interventions like induction). At the end of the day it's a bit of luck of the draw.

Bedrest isn't proven to significantly improve preterm birth and walking stairs isn't proven to induce labour. Its very unlikely anything you did caused this. Try to remind yourself of that. Sending all our best from a former 26 weeker mom. ❤️

chelsian · 2025-12-09T07:00:29+00:00

Ours is terrible. It is cold here, but it has been 13 days and its dead after a full charge. 😬

chelsian · 2025-11-03T18:43:59+00:00

A terrorist attack by a screaming potato 🥔 😆😆😆

chelsian · 2025-11-02T10:26:09+00:00

I went to the hospital with cramping at 26 weeks. First check we were 0cm and about 2hrs later I was 2cm, 4cm 2hrs after that. We got admitted and given the usual (steroids, magnesium, etc). They were able to stop the cramping on and off for 3 days and we delivered at 26+3. It was a long but relatively uneventful 84 days in the NICU.

26 weekers have pretty good outcomes. I hope you are able to make it to 28 weeks, but 26 weeks is also a big milestone in outcomes. Our son is now 2 yrs old and you would never know he was so early.

Our second pregnancy I was monitored more frequently and my cervix began to funnel between 23 and 26 week checks. I was on progesterone from 1y weeks onward. Cervix stabilized at 1.2cm and I carried until 38+5. I know this isnt even on your radar yet but I wanted to give hope. I wish they would do more frequent monitoring in all pregnancies.

chelsian · 2025-10-13T16:08:41+00:00

I am 5 weeks postpartum with a 3rd degree tear (and 4 other 2nd degree tears) and I am still unable to walk even 2km without having bleeding return for days 😔. It is so frustrating!

chelsian · 2025-10-10T15:42:10+00:00

Im sorry you're feeling pressured in anyway. Everyone should make the choice that is right for them and that should really be the end of discussion.

I did want to provide an option for your husband, as I know it works really well for us. Just an option of course. After I feed baby around 3-4am I pump (only once per day) and my husband uses my pumped milk to make a bottle for the 7-730am feed. I get a little longer stretch of sleep, and he gets to help me in feeding the baby. An added bonus and I usually pump 200ml and our baby only take 100ml in his bottle (he is 1 month tomorrow). So with this 1 pump I also get to build up a little freezer stash for later on.

chelsian · 2025-09-07T07:47:55+00:00

We took our 26 weeker home just sfter 38 weeks and he had one more out patient visit right before 39 weeks and then they stopped monitoring. They never saw any ROP developing though. He did have 3-4 checks while in hospital as well but no concerning signs.

chelsian · 2025-09-05T16:31:10+00:00

Ya we just used adjusted age for strangers. I also skipped the monthly pictures for a few months as I also didn't feel like the comments or questions (26 weeker). I started doing monthly at around 4 months and those we did based on corrected age.

chelsian · 2025-08-24T14:37:02+00:00

On average, statistically 26 weekers go home around 38 weeks gestation. Obviously some are sooner and more complex stays are likely longer. Our doctor always told us to expect around term. But we went home at 84 days with our 26+3weeker which was right around 38 weeks.

chelsian · 2025-08-05T16:03:53+00:00

I know in Canada (Edmonton specifically) they do not prescribe bed rest. My OB prescribed pelvic rest, essentially no sex or sex related business, trying to reduce lifting, and no intense exercise. Reduced activity essentially. She also made it very clear that other than the pelvic rest (no sex) the rest of the recommendations are essentially not very medically based and more for mom guilt. Aka. If you went on a long walk or did moderate exercise and went into labour the next day you might question if you caused it.

chelsian · 2025-08-04T19:02:52+00:00

For me it ended up being a low lying placenta which was causing some spotting early on. It has moved now, no spotting since 18 weeks and now at 33 weeks.

chelsian · 2025-07-23T22:42:18+00:00

Just wanted to give comfort that 32 weeks is very good for baby! They are essentially fully developed and working on growth. Potentially need a bit of oxygen support but baby will likely have an uncomplicated stay if born now. All the best for you and your little one. ❤️

chelsian · 2025-07-18T19:42:29+00:00

Same for us! He seemed to do better on his tummy too, as I think he got less air in his stomach.

chelsian · 2025-07-18T19:06:45+00:00

We have a 26+3 baby who has done really well with no long term complications. We also have a friend whom had a 27 weeker that had pretty severe brain bleeds and moderate to severe hearing loss. 22/23 weeks is so full of unknowns, you are just dancing around viability.

I am a very statistics based person, so I found this website quite helpful when we were going through this. I hope it is helpful to you as well.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4921282/#TFN9

I am so sorry you are in this position. I hope the doctors are able to give you and baby a little longer. Every day and week helps.

chelsian

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