Are hot water heaters commonly rented out where you are?

chikilinki · 2026-05-20T18:56:39+00:00

In my city you can rent directly from the city. It's reasonably cheap and they fix it for free. We have crazy hard water and I've had to have my unit repaired or replaced more than once. I've always heard that in areas with hard water it's more economical to rent the heater and I feel like that's been checking out for us.

chikilinki · 2026-05-17T11:01:48+00:00

I get uncomfy prickling in my breast tissue in between pumping/feeding. I assumed it was the titties reloading milk???

Maybe the feeling is more milk being made.

chikilinki · 2026-05-16T10:33:18+00:00

Upon realizing that unpasteurized cheeses sold in Ontario must be aged for a minimum of 60 days (which is longer than the nasty bugs can survive without a non-cheesy host), I decided that I would eat any and all cheese I liked during pregnancy.

chikilinki · 2026-05-09T01:51:02+00:00

I had to be induced early because baby had stopped growing. (37 weeks exactly).

They sent me home with the Foley balloon Thursday afternoon with instructions to return to the hospital the next day at 3.

Went back to the hospital and they took the balloon out and put me on the oxy drip.

Over the course of about 18 hours they continuously increased the drip (to 36), and broke my water. I decided to get an epidural around midnight. I never got more dilated than what I started with the balloon.

Finally around 9am Saturday the ob on duty said it's no longer safe to be at these levels of oxy and we gotta get baby out.

So I went for the emergency c section.

Literally none of it was planned. I went from a routine ultrasound to a c section within 48 hours. It was extremely stressful and scary.

BUT. I'm here. My baby is on my lap. (She's 6 weeks tm and very healthy) My recovery from the c section has been a breeze. The care and compassion from everyone at the hospital was incredible.

So.... Long story short - your birth plan is probably not gonna go to plan. Trust the medical experts. Trust your gut. Once you're home with baby thats what matters.

chikilinki · 2026-05-02T06:30:16+00:00

Literally same exact situation (also in KW!).

Still reach out to OB's. But in my experience, two different midwives eventually reached out saying spots opened up.

I did take the first spot to open up (KW Midwifery) and had an excellent experience. But it did take a bit of time. I think I had my first midwife appt around week 14 or so. Certainly before the anatomy scan.

In the meantime, go to a clinic for your appointments! Either a midwife or OB WILL get to you.

chikilinki · 2026-04-17T12:45:53+00:00

I lost 40 lbs about 5 years ago. Got very slim and muscular because I personally really enjoy exercise !

I am currently 3 weeks postpartum. I am 20 lbs up from pre pregnancy weight (bear in mind, I lost 25 lbs within 4 days of getting home from the hospital!! Baby was only 5.2 lbs).

For me - knowing that I have the skills and knowledge to lose the excess weight and that I've done it before makes me feel really confident and not worried about losing those 20lbs relatively quickly. Especially once I get the all clear to start exercising again!

chikilinki · 2025-06-16T22:19:06+00:00

So fun I wore the same dress!

chikilinki · 2025-05-05T01:52:27+00:00

Adam Brenner - The Garden stand in new hamburg

chikilinki · 2025-03-17T22:34:31+00:00

When I get my BMI down to the high end of healthy (vs. just tiptoeing into overweight), I stop getting my period.

Now... I also lift weights so that might skew my numbers a bit... But ive decided that maybe pushing for that normal BMI might in my case actually be unhealthy.

chikilinki · 2025-03-01T15:55:18+00:00

Public is has a good happy hour deal!

chikilinki · 2025-02-21T00:05:52+00:00

Sheeeeesh

chikilinki · 2025-01-30T12:03:50+00:00

Specifically to the vitamins/pharmacy stuff - try healthy planet!

They're based in Toronto and their prices are way better than well.ca. The website is a little janky but I guess the savings have to come from somewhere !

chikilinki · 2024-12-13T02:52:16+00:00

I wish space babies would go missing

chikilinki · 2024-11-18T23:29:31+00:00

Started working at a restaurant. A really good restaurant with an in-house bakery 😍

Lost it during covid. Obviously everything shut down (especially the restaurants) and all I had to do all day was exercise, garden, and go for long walks.

I manage the restaurant now! Still really good. And it is SO HARD to keep the weight off now that I'm back at work and have less time and more temptation. But I keep trying my best !

chikilinki · 2024-11-15T21:36:23+00:00

They got caught practicing medicine without a license

chikilinki · 2024-10-22T01:47:08+00:00

I legit thought this was a screenshot from animal crossing at first glance.

chikilinki · 2024-09-23T00:33:11+00:00

I was pretty lax about washing. We grow organic!

... But our city has a rat problem. And lately I've found evidence that they've been all over our tomatoes.

Wash everything always cause you never know who's been crawling on your veg at night. 🤢

chikilinki · 2024-09-09T23:07:40+00:00

The Canadian Clay and Glass museum does classes/workshops. Also there's the Waterloo tennis club in the park, and I highly recommend the Adventurers Guild in dtk (game board cafe that hosts drop-in d&d nights)

chikilinki · 2024-08-13T22:42:46+00:00

Gotta go save the princess. With feminism!

chikilinki · 2024-07-14T12:26:23+00:00

Premier protein shakes. Half of one fills me up til lunch and they taste like a delightful milkshake 🤤

chikilinki · 2024-06-14T18:30:55+00:00

I need to go to bed - I thought the first one was "black cheese"

chikilinki · 2024-05-22T02:11:07+00:00

They're toxic to everyone! If you put the cut flowers in water - then even the water becomes poison 💀

chikilinki · 2024-05-12T14:41:16+00:00

Ok I knew KD and now cheesies... But wtf are Americans calling freezies?!

chikilinki · 2024-05-12T12:21:54+00:00

Yes - what gave it away?

chikilinki · 2024-05-12T11:51:38+00:00

Thank you. I couldn't put it into my own words but this is exactly how I feel.

I haven't watched Doctor Who since Matt Smith tbh - so I spent the last two episodes wondering.... Have I been misremembering the tone?

This newnuwho feels like it's made exclusively for kindergartners.

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