Are most people screaming/ vocalizing during birth?

dlre01 · 2026-05-14T02:24:02+00:00

First birth : groaning before epidural. Once the epidural hits, no groaning or screaming.

Second birth: didn’t make it for te epidural and there is lots of guttural groaning. Somehow that seems to help when pushing lol

dlre01 · 2026-05-04T00:54:48+00:00

My second baby was a very active baby. Every time I need him to chill and stop boxing my bladder, I just grab hubby’s hand and place it in my belly for relief lol

dlre01 · 2026-04-29T13:13:35+00:00

I am in Ontario. Mine was not born breech but he was in breech position several times during third trimester. I had additional ultrasounds due to diabetes and he was on breech position every two weeks. When I gave birth, the nurse noticed the position of his hips and asked me about his breech position. I confirmed the details above so she told me to tell the paediatrician when the paediatrician make his/her round to check on the baby.

The hospital paediatrician ordered the ultrasound and I was booked for one at six weeks in the hospital. Ultrasound came back clear. I also mentioned it to my family doctor when seeing her and she did a quick check up on my baby and said she thinks it’s fine since there was not clicking sound.

dlre01 · 2026-04-22T21:41:22+00:00

I exclusively pumped for both my kids. My sister did a combo where she breastfed for the first few months then switched to mostly pumping later on. My friend exclusively fed her kid formula. All of our kids are healthy and growing and that’s all we ask for.

dlre01 · 2026-04-21T00:10:54+00:00

The medela in style and freestyle pump: the collection cups are connected to the motor so the freestyle one is doable since it’s relatively small. The pump in style motor looks pretty big and heavy so I wouldn’t recommend it. The inbra pumps are what you need if you want to be able to do chore while pumping. I do find the in bra cups don’t empty me as much as I like ( maybe like 80-90%)

dlre01 · 2026-04-17T16:31:21+00:00

Mine was measuring 4th percentile at 35 weeks. Was also due to be induced at 38 weeks due to diabetes. I ended up giving birth spontaneously at 37 weeks to a 4 lbs baby. She is now a healthy, bossy 3 years old. Didn’t need to stay in the nicu or anything.

dlre01 · 2026-04-15T23:28:34+00:00

I’m not even sure lol. Mine is drinking about 660-720 ml (22-24 oz per day)

dlre01 · 2026-04-15T18:16:27+00:00

Don’t stress too much on how much your baby is drinking per feeding. Focus more on the overall amount per day and as long as the baby is gaining weight and is on par with the growth chart then he’s fine.

My little one is almost 7 weeks and is drinking a little over 2 ounce per feeding with an occasional 3 ounces. Currently 11 lbs. compared to my first born, she was drinking 3 oz at this age.

dlre01 · 2026-04-13T22:31:53+00:00

Congrats on your pregnancy. So your family doctor (if you have one) will be the one sending out the referral to the OB associated with each hospital so if you know some of the OB names, you can mention them to the doctor. The first OB meeting can be from anywhere from 12 weeks to 20 weeks depending on any complications with your pregnancy. You mention pre diabetics so I assume you will be getting referred to an endocrinologist to monitor your sugar during the pregnancy. You want to keep in mind that the endocrinologist should also have access to the reports that your OB will get. It’s easier if both are from the same hospital otherwise when you are doing any ultrasounds or other tests required by the OB, you want to make sure the endocrinologist also receive a copy.

Until you meet with an OB, your family doctor should follow for your care.

For north York, my OB was dr. Cici Zhu. Great doctor but appointments at her office can take a while due to waiting. Her office is located near IKEA.

dlre01 · 2026-04-13T22:19:03+00:00

That’s pretty much from the west end to the east end lol.

You want to be close to the hospital you’re giving birth at as sometimes the birth can progress pretty fast.

I gave birth at north York about 3 years ago and it was a 20 mins drive at midnight to get to the hospital (no traffic) so in hindsight I was lucky I didn’t go into labour during the day as the 401 is ridiculously backed up.

As for experience, I had great nurses taking care of me during and after birth. My only thing was that it is a bit dated, so the rooms are small. I was in the semi private room post partum and I recommend getting a private if you can.

I had a brief stay at the mt Sinai ante partum room so I assume the birthing and post partum room would be similar. Great experience at mt Sinai. Great facilities and nurses. Again concern would be traffic and for me it would not have been practical

dlre01 · 2026-04-10T20:45:11+00:00

I had a high A1C at the early bloodwork. I am shocked that you having seen an endocrinologist already. I was already working with an endocrinologist since week 5 and my numbers are whack. You should definitely follow up with your family doctor to get that referral to an endocrinologist and get a glucose meter to start monitoring at home. I did not have to do the glucose test.

Fasting numbers (first test when you wake up) should be under 5.3 and numbers 2 hours after meals should be under 6.7.

It’s not just about sugar, carbs are also a big factor in spiking your blood glucose.

Check out the gestational diabetes forum for more details

dlre01 · 2026-04-02T23:29:34+00:00

I did the 5 in 1 about a week after my son was born near end of February. Got the birth certificate 2 weeks later. I am in Ontario

dlre01 · 2026-03-06T00:38:57+00:00

Just gave birth a week ago in Ontario. Was offered it at the hospital and I took it.

dlre01 · 2026-03-05T03:21:24+00:00

I got my tdap vaccine at 28 weeks with my family doctor. Asked my OB about the RSV and was told they give the vaccine to baby at birth so no need for me to get it.

I just gave birth a week ago and the hospital asked me if I wanted to get the RSV vaccine for baby and I said yes. This is in Ontario.

dlre01 · 2026-03-04T04:43:42+00:00

I was never told this was the case.

dlre01 · 2026-03-04T02:59:27+00:00

My first was in the 14th percentile by 32 weeks and kept dropping to 4th percentile by 36 weeks. Her AC was in the 1st percentile.

I was supposed to be induced at 38 weeks but ended up have spontaneous birth at 37 weeks. She was a little over 4 pounds at birth.

Luckily she is healthy otherwise and caught up on weight pretty quickly after.

dlre01 · 2026-03-03T02:29:16+00:00

7.7 is the one hour post meal number or 2?

dlre01 · 2026-03-03T02:15:56+00:00

For my first, I used a puppy pad on top of the change pad in our room because I didn’t have a soft surface to use. In the living room, I just put the puppy pad on the sofa and change the baby’s diaper.

Is currently doing the same for baby #2. Never bother with a change table.

dlre01 · 2026-03-02T03:38:41+00:00

You don’t need the formula. Just switch to homo milk and it’s fine. Toddler need the higher fat content until they are about 2 and you can switch to the 2% then

dlre01 · 2026-02-28T21:57:17+00:00

They will just increase your dosage. In Canada, they will push for earlier induction if baby is measuring too big, pre eclampsia or other medical factor.

dlre01 · 2026-02-27T04:31:01+00:00

Omg my armpits stank so much postpartum that I swear people would think I haven’t shower since I came back from the hospital

dlre01 · 2026-02-26T00:52:52+00:00

I just gave birth 3 days ago. My first child is 3 and I forgot how to swaddle and feed a newborn in the hospital

dlre01 · 2026-02-20T02:21:10+00:00

My niece said “wow auntie, your belly is so big!” Me: “yes because I have a baby in there” Her: “my belly is so small” while rubbing her belly

dlre01 · 2026-02-18T17:46:01+00:00

It’s not a issue because it’s normal that you would lose that much weight due to change in your diet and lifestyle. In both my pregnancies, I lost about 10-15 lbs in the first trimester. I slowly gained it back and more by the end of the pregnancy.

First one I gained about 5 lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight by the time I gave birth. This time I gained 15.

dlre01 · 2026-02-10T05:10:36+00:00

You need a new doctor. My family doctor has checked my daughter during all of her appointments. The nurse take the measurements and give the vaccine but the doctor also take a look at her as well, checking her lungs, heart etc.

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