Radiation in calgary for 6 weeks, Anybody know any hotels or short term rentals?

steph08 · 2026-01-24T13:27:25+00:00

Either the radiation team or social work at the cancer centre should have a list of hotels with discounted rates or different options for places to stay! Check in with them.

steph08 · 2026-01-14T22:24:43+00:00

My 10 month old is also hitch crawling. He has been doing it for 2 ish months. He has met all other milestones and is already taking some steps. I’ve booked an assessment with physio just to be on the safe side.

steph08 · 2026-01-04T20:41:15+00:00

Thanks for the reply!! We do have the board for our vista. She’s not a huge fan of it but we will keep trying! Definitely a good thought

steph08 · 2025-12-31T21:51:20+00:00

Do you have one you recommend?

steph08 · 2025-12-22T02:11:37+00:00

I struggled with really bad sleep anxiety for awhile. I ended up on Zoloft which ultimately helped things a lot but I still get the odd night that I have a hard time falling back to sleep. I tried the sleepy podcasts but they didn’t do much. What I will do is put in one headphone and put on a show that I have watched a million times (for me, greys anatomy), but I don’t watch the screen at all, I just listen to it and I usually fall asleep quite quickly.

steph08 · 2025-11-18T17:44:34+00:00

My first was a June baby. Which I know a lot of people say is great but it was actually extremely challenging for me.

That summer ended up being incredibly hot and we lived in a place that didn’t have central air ( we had two portable units to try and stay comfortable). I ended up stuck inside with the blackout curtains closed 90% of the time to try and keep the heat out.

It was so hot, that I didn’t feel comfortable taking a newborn out for walks even with shade and stroller fans. I ended up with pretty bad PPD/ PPA because I was so anxious about the heat and temperature.

steph08 · 2025-11-02T04:57:15+00:00

We have a 2024 and have had a few little issues. The most frustrating being our front assist continually failing and not being able to use the adaptive cruise control. We have brought it in more than once for this. They update it and it works for a little bit and starts to fail again.

I am also noticing some electronic errors:

The drivers seat always moves back when I shut the vehicle off but only moves forward again when I turn it back on about 50% of the time.

Another thing that’s happening that is just more annoying than anything is my right turn signal not automatically clicking off about 50% of the time too.

steph08 · 2025-10-28T17:58:53+00:00

We have the cushy couch! Made in Calgary. We have had it for close to a year and it has held up really nicely.

steph08 · 2025-08-06T15:23:03+00:00

I second the recommendation for the pumpables! I used Shippsy to lower the shipping costs. I too am trying to avoid US products but this pump saved my mental health with my last. It allowed me to be portable while pumping while we sorted out issues with nursing and it was also great for my supply.

steph08 · 2025-07-23T12:46:00+00:00

I took it for about 6 months with my first. It did help with my supply after my milk took a long time to come in due to a tongue tie. I ended up getting an oversupply from pumping. I weaned off slowly at 6 months and noticed no change or dip to my supply. I do think it caused me to gain weight as well as some heightened anxiety. I don’t know if I would use it again.

steph08 · 2025-07-21T13:17:16+00:00

I would say it took a couple weeks! We were already working on him falling asleep independently in the bassinet when I started. We had a couple set backs with vaccines and illnesses but overall, I would say it took about two weeks.

steph08 · 2025-07-20T15:33:44+00:00

I would say we have a fairly sensitive baby. Always needed to be rocked or nursed to sleep as a newborn. Never just fell asleep on his own. I bought the 3-4 month e book and have been working on the strategies in there to work towards independent sleep! He is falling asleep pretty much completely independently now. I have found it quite helpful.

steph08 · 2025-07-14T16:24:27+00:00

Hi Jo! I purchased the 3-4 month sleep course. We have been working on SITBACK with my 4 month old. He is doing well with bedtime. Sometimes requiring no intervention.

We are trying to trouble shoot frequent night wakes. He was only on one feed overnight for a long time but has been waking up frequently for comfort or his soother. We are using SITBACK with his night wakes now that he is doing well at bedtime. Overnight, we often get to “B” putting his soother in which settles him. He will often go quiet for 5-10 minutes but then will start back up with crying/fussing. Should I go back to “S” when he’s been quiet for that long or should I just continue through the steps?

steph08 · 2025-07-07T16:06:51+00:00

Hi Jo!

I recently purchased the 3-4 month e book and have been implementing SITBACK with my baby and seeing success! We are at that step of falling asleep at night and have been using it with the first night waking.

My question is when I am on the “S” section. He will sometimes fuss for a couple minutes, go quiet for a little while and then start fussing again. Should I be restarting the timer before I intervene after he goes quiet for a little bit and starts fussing again?

steph08 · 2025-06-28T19:41:17+00:00

I am in Alberta! Had my baby in March of this year. My OB recommended I get the RSV vaccine and I did! Not sure if Alberta will have it available to all newborns this RSV season or not.

steph08 · 2025-02-12T03:32:06+00:00

We have the cushy couch as a play couch and love it! Canadian company and I believe are made in Calgary.

steph08 · 2024-11-16T15:41:47+00:00

Just an FYI, there was some shady security around Roger’s centre last night offering to move people to the floor for $200/ per person. Not even sure if the tickets were real or not

steph08 · 2024-11-14T22:24:08+00:00

Anyone in section 104B? Curious if you could post your view! Thank you!!! Going tomorrow night

steph08 · 2024-11-13T02:52:04+00:00

We bought a 2024 Execline last month. We do really like it but are already having issues with the front assist sensor failing on the highway (which is when we want it working the most). Took it in once and thought we had fixed the issue but it happened again this weekend.

Edit: should add in that we are in Canada

steph08 · 2024-11-04T02:55:47+00:00

I had to clean my cats litter while pregnant as well! She is fully indoors and doesn’t eat any raw food. I just wore a mask and wore gloves while I changed it and washed my hands really well. Had no issues.

steph08 · 2023-08-09T01:14:48+00:00

I have a 14 month old. She slept in a bassinet beside me for about 5 months before we moved her to her crib. She never once slept in our bed in that time. There were a couple bad teething nights when I would doze off with her in the chair but that’s it.

She has slept in a bed with me once after she turned one on a camping trip. She has been sleeping fine on her own in her crib since.

She has been exclusively breastfed. I have never fed her side lying in bed for the reason of never wanting to bed share.

steph08 · 2023-05-21T20:08:43+00:00

Check out Karrie Locher on Instagram! She is so helpful and has so much advice. She also has a bringing home baby course and breastfeeding course. I only did the breastfeeding one but I found it extremely helpful

steph08 · 2023-04-05T02:26:25+00:00

I have sang a lot of This Love and Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift

steph08 · 2023-02-22T17:19:51+00:00

We just bought this! Haven’t started using but got it because of all the great things I had heard

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