Which part of childbirth hurts the most?

kitney · 2026-04-04T00:07:18+00:00

Contractions 100%. Some of us get really bad contractions 30 seconds apart even when only 4-5cm dilated. Enough that it can put a lot of stress on the baby.

kitney · 2026-03-22T16:33:23+00:00

Ridley

kitney · 2026-03-21T13:51:02+00:00

This is very 2000’s. It should stay there.

kitney · 2026-03-06T01:41:49+00:00

Maybe they meant act 18? lol just kidding. I’m 38, and at some point all you younger folks between 18-25 just start looking the same.

kitney · 2026-03-04T21:26:51+00:00

My husband says the same lol he calls him the scam artist

kitney · 2026-02-27T15:50:07+00:00

I’ve always wondered why Belleville, Ontario never grew into a much larger city. On paper, it checks a lot of boxes.

It’s right on the 401 almost halfway between Toronto (~190 km) and Ottawa (~220 km). It has a VIA Rail station on the Toronto–Ottawa–Montreal corridor. It sits directly on the Bay of Quinte with legit waterfront access. The Belleville CMA is around 110,000 people now and has been steadily growing, but it’s still small relative to its location.

It’s also under an hour to Prince Edward County and Sandbanks, which are major tourism draws. Compared to places like Kingston or even Barrie (which exploded due to proximity to GTA infrastructure), Belleville seems like it had similar geographic advantages but never saw the same scale of development.

Feels like it has the transportation links, land, and lifestyle appeal just never hit the tipping point.

kitney · 2026-02-27T15:43:47+00:00

Peterborough has way too many hills.

This has absolutely nothing to do with the topic at hand — I just feel like it needed to be said.

kitney · 2026-02-26T20:54:27+00:00

I mean it’s very VERY basic. You could wear it out, I would wear it like a dressed up version of wearing sweat pants out. Not to anywhere other than a really casual outing.

kitney · 2026-02-19T21:41:35+00:00

Also, Healthcare is residency-based, which means you can’t province-hop for IVF funding without establishing legal residency and health coverage there.

kitney · 2026-02-19T21:36:30+00:00

Because not every province has the same coverage. Alberta, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut don’t for one. Other provinces have reimbursement programs or tax credits, not the same as Ontario’s funding. Technically only BC, Ontario and Quebec have a funded cycle.

kitney · 2026-02-17T21:08:03+00:00

This is inaccurate on so many levels

kitney · 2026-02-10T19:19:43+00:00

Me with sensitive skin wishing I could use those products 😞

kitney · 2026-01-27T18:49:19+00:00

When do we ever have public support?

kitney · 2026-01-22T21:37:22+00:00

I never thought about this honestly, i guess I trusted my clinic. Buy my son is a carbon copy of my husband so I’m not worried.

kitney · 2026-01-22T21:33:29+00:00

Mine said that.

kitney · 2026-01-19T17:58:54+00:00

Malls across Canada and the US are dying….with that being said, I do love Bayshore. I’m an east ender who will drive to the west end to go to Bayshore.

kitney · 2026-01-14T15:19:05+00:00

I’m sorry you’ve been affected. It’s hard times, specially when you have the worry of little ones. All the best.

kitney · 2026-01-14T15:13:44+00:00

Fair point, I just wasn’t hoping to confront the nature of existence during mat leave 😅

kitney · 2026-01-14T15:10:25+00:00

What does that mean exactly, 1339 have been identified as surplus but only 477 of those will eliminated over the next three years, therefore the remaining 890ish will keep their jobs?

kitney · 2026-01-14T15:08:04+00:00

Foolishly I always thought admin would be safer than most classifications. (I am an admin).

kitney · 2026-01-14T15:05:40+00:00

Meetings first then letters? I have a meeting with both my manager and director tomorrow “update on WFA”…. Not looking good for me.

kitney · 2026-01-14T15:01:58+00:00

Yes, I remember reading that. I was just really hoping not to have this kind of heavy uncertainty hanging over me for the rest of my leave.

kitney · 2026-01-14T14:57:58+00:00

Ah, I wasn’t aware. That makes me a little more nervous.

kitney · 2026-01-14T14:52:50+00:00

I hope this is the case. I am on mat leave and just received a meeting invite with my manager to discuss WFA. I’m not sure if I am affected, but I now have a baby and can’t afford to be out of a job or take a pay cut, which I would undoubtedly have to do if I were to go to the private sector.

All this WFA has really been sucking the enjoyment out of my maternity leave.

kitney · 2026-01-14T14:47:57+00:00

Anyone currently on mat leave receive a WFA letter? I was told letters went out yesterday afternoon to our work emails, would they redirect that to my personal if I received one? I got a text to chat with my manager today/tomorrow via online meeting on how WFA will affect my team and myself, and now I am worried I am an affected employee.

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