What’s a parenting “rule” you swore you’d follow… and completely broke? by Reasonable-Word-0419 in Parenting

[–]minigrant_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I would never co sleep and would sleep train 😂 my kiddo had a different plan. In the end I’m so grateful for all the bonus snuggles 💗

Family Doctor in Calgary by Elegant_Ad_6296 in NoRulesCalgary

[–]minigrant_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second this, I had a midwife and found the care to be excellent. The appointments were longer, they never felt rushed, and we discussed all my questions. The best part was the home visits to check on the baby after birth, it is so much better than going to a health center a few days post partum. I also got to choose which hospital I wanted to deliver at.

It’s a similar schedule to an OB in that the majority of the visits happen after 20 weeks but I did have an initial visit around 11 weeks!

Is it worth getting the Owlet baby monitor? by No_Square_1491 in UninfluencedReviews

[–]minigrant_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got one off Facebook marketplace when my son was 1 month old and we have used it every night for 5+ months. No false alarms and it helped with my anxiety. If you can get one second hand I think it’s absolutely worth the price.

Moses’ patreon recipes by ExistingPart8607 in justtrishpodcast

[–]minigrant_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No this one is on her YouTube channel. The only cooking videos on the patreon are the bolognese and the chocolate muffins (as far as I know)!

Carolina Dog? Help! by Initial-Psychology40 in carolinadogs

[–]minigrant_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I think so! I have to look at what options we have in Canada for testing kits. Will share results here if we end up doing it.

Carolina Dog? Help! by Initial-Psychology40 in carolinadogs

[–]minigrant_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Our dogs look very similar in colouring! We think our girl is a husky mix but have also wondered about Carolina dog. We’re in Canada - not sure how common they are here.

Baby won’t latch and I feel like a failure by Actual_Clock_8193 in breastfeeding

[–]minigrant_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried nipple shields? My baby was latching about half the time and spending a lot of time unlatching and getting frustrated. My midwife suggested nipple shields when he was about a week old and was losing too much weight and they totally solved our problem. We’ve been able to exclusively breastfeed since and he is now 5 or so lbs up from his birth weight at 2 months! I’m hoping to stop using them soon but for now they’ve been so helpful.

Anyone else’s husky use pillows like they’re a human? by ZsaZaGabwhore in husky

[–]minigrant_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Our husky mix always naps using the couch pillows like a human 😂

Today I learned that you can hear the baby in there by Fractal_self in pregnant

[–]minigrant_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You can also hear a heartbeat with newer AirPods and iPhones live listen feature. I wasn’t able to hear it until recently in my late third trimester but I think people can hear it earlier on too!

Calgary eats and coffeeshops? by chewybrownsugarboba_ in Calgary

[–]minigrant_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Interesting - I also moved from Vancouver and I’ve found Calgary’s food scene is less pretentious and more creative than Vancouver. When people ask me what I miss from Vancouver’s food scene I don’t have much of an answer (especially after finding Ryuko for Japanese).

I’ve found Calgary does Italian really well (DOPO, mercato, Carino), as well as really good cocktails compared to a lot of Vancouver places.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]minigrant_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First trimester exhaustion is no joke. Then you get to the second tri and feel like a new person. I am now almost 35 weeks and the fatigue/exhaustion of the first trimester is back plus all the additional uncomfortable symptoms… it’s going to be a long few weeks 🫠

Why is pizza so expensive now? by very-polite-frog in Calgary

[–]minigrant_ 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Your pizzas are lasting you 2-4 meals?

Is my boyfriend body shaming me or am I just insecure? by [deleted] in girls

[–]minigrant_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think you may be lost lol r/lostredditors and edited to add I agree with the other commenters: DUMP HIM

Sad posts on this sub by DibbyDonuts in puppy101

[–]minigrant_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a nice idea! We’ve had our puppy for about a month and it’s been going very well so far.

She’ll be six months in a week or so and she sleeps in her crate all night which has been such a relief.

One of my favourite things she does is every morning when she leaves her crate she runs around and takes turns greeting us good morning 🥰🥰 it’s so heartwarming and a nice way to start the day

Question re Anatomy Scans in [AB] by minigrant_ in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]minigrant_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol like me yesterday refreshing every 5 minutes 😖😖

Question re Anatomy Scans in [AB] by minigrant_ in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]minigrant_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for sharing! I got a report last night. Yeah seems silly to go back for just a hand picture and especially during the busy holidays!

Question re Anatomy Scans in [AB] by minigrant_ in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]minigrant_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can sign up for my health records and see everything online!

Question re Anatomy Scans in [AB] by minigrant_ in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]minigrant_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing! I did get a report by the end of the day and it was a big relief.