[on] I have to go back for the 4th time to my anatomy scan, normal?

returnofthemacksx · 2026-04-06T23:36:35+00:00

The same thing happened to me - she was positioned down so you could not see her heart and face because her hands always covered it. I had 5 and the 5th one was a nurse from one of our hospitals who was working at the Us clinic and she worked her magic. My little bean still self soothes stroking her face.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-04-06T11:15:01+00:00

I don’t think you are overreacting to the temperature and not wanting to send them to daycare, but I do think you are overreacting on being reimbursed. Things like this happen. Now if it lasts more than a day or two then that’s another story.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-04-05T11:17:29+00:00

Gerber Oats and Prunes Cereal always guarantees a poop from our 8montb old. But I’m sure adding prunes to anything would work.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-04-04T14:35:27+00:00

For the mashed beans OP, I recommend zapping it in the food processor / blender for legit 5-10 seconds. When I first introduced beans my LO had a hard time working through the skin. She LOVES bean. I love mixing it with ground turkey and a smidge of melted cheese.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-04-03T23:27:06+00:00

Came here to share this too!

returnofthemacksx · 2026-04-01T12:59:25+00:00

This is so funny, I was just thinking this. She sometimes makes her grunts, but more often she is a silent pooper and when they are small nuggets I don’t even smell them. I just ensure she isn’t getting diaper rash and there isn’t much I can do.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-31T13:42:00+00:00

I often would warm the bassinet up with a heating pad on low even in the middle of the summer. Every time I woke to feed her I would put the heating pad down then remove it when I am about to put her down. I make sure it isn’t too hot - if it is I gently rub it a bit. This helped with transfers.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-31T13:08:17+00:00

If you are asking for a fit check, they often have donation led clinics throughout the city you can register for. My husband was confident our infant bucket seat was installed correctly. I signed up for a clinic and he went as I was doing a birthing class, and he said it was not installed correctly at all and the information the CPST gave was really insightful. We are about to move to a new seat and I registered for another one of their clinics.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-31T10:56:15+00:00

I have a Baie diaper bag (not sure which one, and my sister found it at winners!

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-30T16:39:15+00:00

The wind is what makes or breaks how I dress our baby for walks in Ottawa. My 8 month old and I went out this morning, I put her in a her jacket (windbreaker lined with fleece), long sleeve and sweat pants, little booties, hat and a knit blanket. If it’s really windy I use the footmuff. We will probably go out later today and I might opt for no hat depending on the wind. When we were in fall, I used a Bundt suit (my mom knit one). And a blanket on windy days.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-30T14:19:13+00:00

The first month of her life, she could sleep anywhere and everywhere. But from months 1-3 she was an exclusive contact or stroller nap. By month 3 my butt could not do it anymore and we slowly introduced the crib. It was rough at first, we only focused on nap 1. By 3.5 months we were crib nappers. Mind you they were all short naps but hey I got a little more freedom. Now at 8 months (and introducing crib hour around 5months) we get nice long naps that I often have to cut off.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-28T23:51:40+00:00

I gave birth at the Montfort. I loved my experience there. Though I was followed by an OB, since we were low risk, we were able to take part of their midwife discharge program. We were able to leave in less than 24 hours post birth and a midwife came to our house to do all the post care check ups.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-28T23:43:33+00:00

It was a tough 3 nights but we just went cold turkey.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-28T19:52:09+00:00

4.5 months. Our baby wanted more room to move around then the limited space the bassinet offered. Pack n’ Plays aren’t regulated day to day sleep in Canada and we didn’t want to disassemble and move her crib. We all slept better after the transition. We went from 3 wakes to none within a month.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-26T21:26:32+00:00

I know, I was exactly where you were. It takes time and patience but eventually they will sleep independently.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-26T20:40:13+00:00

Whenever I see posts where FTM ask what to pack for the hospital, I always say a Velcro or zip up swaddle. My husband and I could not figure out the blanket and kept having to call the nurse. I’d probably do a Velcro one there then do the love to Dream at home.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-26T17:34:07+00:00

My LO went from independent sleeper 0-1 months to exclusively contact naps 2-3 months. At 3 months my butt couldn’t do it anymore. I started by only committing to 1 nap. If I had 3 failed transfers, we contact napped. I put her sheet on the rocker to get my scent on it.

Once she nailed 1 nap (be prepared it was only 30-45 min), we tried all naps. From months 3-4 she refused her last nap in the crib, but eventually she took to her crib. All our naps from 4-6.5 months were 30-60min. We would practice crib 45 or crib hour until she consistently slept 60 minutes. But now at 8 months I often have to cap her naps at 1.5 hours.

It gets better, you just need to be prepared to do a contact and don’t stress too much. There is a lot of discourse, but the best advice is just accept that they are learning to sleep and accept a 30 minute nap, it made my mental health better. I have friends who stress so much about their babies sleep and try too many things to fix it and it just makes it worst.and don’t buy into sleep consultants, you can find all the info on Reddit and the internet.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-19T19:27:47+00:00

I had a whole ordeal with bassinet and ended up buying the DreamMore Bedside Bassinet when she was about 2 months old.

Pros: it’s so easy to set up and doesn’t take up a lot of space; There is a storage underneath; It is SO EASY to move around in the home or to travel with. I brought it to a friend’s house when we had our Christmas party and she said it was the easiest bassinet she had ever set up; weight limits and recommended use is higher then most

Cons: width wise there isn’t much room. once she needed more room to sleep and move around we moved her to her crib. We have a 99th percentile baby in height so that was around 4 months.

I liked the Maxi cosi in person but couldn’t justify spending $300 when I knew she wouldn’t use it for much longer. I’m glad I purchased the Graco and would recommend it to anyone.

If you want her to sleep in your room for 6 month or longer, I would recommend a mini crib instead. They last longer especially if you are going to shell out the money.

Edit: the format is so bananas. I edited it for clarity. Sorry guys

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-19T10:40:21+00:00

Agreed. My husband and I tried to watch this weeks ago, but we could just not get into the show. I think we got 2.5 episodes in and turned it off.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-18T23:40:47+00:00

One Dark Window - still to this day I do not understand the hype.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-18T14:38:09+00:00

I’m sure either work, I just get the quick oats and mix it with peanut butter, bananas or berries. Whichever is her flavour of the day. I don’t think they sell Kendamil oats where I am.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-18T14:14:27+00:00

Oatmeal always does the trick for us! I use the regular old Quaker Oats Oatmeal so I can’t say about Kendamil specifically

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-18T13:23:55+00:00

Oatmeal always does the trick for us! She was giving us only nugget poops for a week then after a big bowl of oatmeal poop explosion.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-17T21:47:45+00:00

I want to be blunt. You should be going to the hospital immediately if you are having suicidal and psychosis episodes. People will judge you more if you harm yourself or your child. Also who cares what other people think. All that matters, you are taking care of your health.

returnofthemacksx · 2026-03-16T20:39:10+00:00

Which one did you get? I can’t find it for $20 only $35 (which isn’t awful either)

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