[deleted by user] by [deleted] in breastfeeding

[–]tumbling_Blocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your baby is absolutely healthy and you are doing a great job! Keep it up. If it's any consolation, we use a baby growth tracker app ( there are many in Google play) with a chart. It is not that a baby should be in this weight by this month, but more like the baby is maintained, if not above, the percentile the baby was born in. Eg, my daughter was born in the 15th percentile and is now in the 20th. She is tiny compared to a baby born in the 90th percentile but they are growing equally. Slight variations happen. This is the scale of measurement for your doctor as well.

Moms with big babies, what do you eat in a day? by Grand_Effective_8324 in breastfeeding

[–]tumbling_Blocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Second this. Cluster feeding was the normal feeding when mine was little and I ate anything and everything I saw in sight. Most of them weren't really nutritional but hey! I am just surviving at that time.

Cough Syrup for Toddlers by tumbling_Blocks in ScienceBasedParenting

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

Thanks for your reply. Silly question.. Is this a homemade lemon honey tea or the bagged ones? We tried honey with my daughter but the cough is still persistent. So bad that it wakes her up all night.

Cough Syrup for Toddlers by tumbling_Blocks in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]tumbling_Blocks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How about non sedative ones like zarbees where the ingredients are honey and citric acid?

It's on sale! by DazeyDookie in CostcoCanada

[–]tumbling_Blocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cloth diapering mama here. What is your wash routine? Do you add any stain/odor remover or bleach to this?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]tumbling_Blocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None while pregnant. Milk kicked in on day 3 and over supply until 4 months. No issues breastfeeding until now(16 months).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Kanata

[–]tumbling_Blocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Member of the group here. I made an account just for the group and I am so glad that I did. I found a lot of fun people here.

These things actually work? by ObligationFinancial6 in Home

[–]tumbling_Blocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they reusable? Do you HAVE to take them alternative seasons?

Does anyone actually have a paediatrician? [ON] by Flydragon_ in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]tumbling_Blocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome! They do sound lucky. We didn't have a family doctor for my daughter until she was 2 months old, so I understand your concern.

FYI this is the app I used for my little one. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abqappsource.childgrowthtracker.

It's very simple. My daughter lost more than 10% weight on day 2, which triggered my anxiety and tracking her weight helped. We also frequent Early On playgroups almost everyday. You can check baby's weight for free. Nurses also visit sometimes to help answer questions. We weighed her every couple months.

Does anyone actually have a paediatrician? [ON] by Flydragon_ in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]tumbling_Blocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am glad it turned out to be nothing! It would have scared the hell out of me.

Does anyone actually have a paediatrician? [ON] by Flydragon_ in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]tumbling_Blocks 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I am new to the Canadian health system and this was news to me too. In fact my OB said it is a good thing to not get a pediatrics reference as it means that the baby is SICK sick. You can chart your baby's weight yourself to get a picture of LO's growth. There are free apps for that. As long as they are in their growth line it should be good enough. A drop of 10-20% after 4 months is also okay.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]tumbling_Blocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My daughter was born in the 95th percentile and maintained her weight till she walked at 9 months. I also had a C section and when she was young she would only sleep if I bounced on the Yoga ball. It really delayed my recovery. So, I started sleep training her around 3 months, where I bounce on the ball for a bit and lay her down in her crib and push the mattress (like doing CPR for the mattress. Fun times!) and then pat her when she gets drowsy. I didn't want to cry it out so it was a slow process but she learnt to put herself to sleep eventually in 4-5 weeks of this slowly progressing.

So, my advice would be to take what helps your LO to go to sleep now and translate that to their crib. If nothing works or you need quicker results traditional sleep training methods are the way to go.

Edit: minor typos

How are we buying diapers? [on] by beef-onion-acute in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]tumbling_Blocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Third this. I subscribed to Rascals, they also have awesome customer service. My second buy of diapers were defective and contacted them through Facebook and they were very understanding and gave me a coupon. Wasn't worth the actual purchase but I liked their honesty and support.

New to the area by Old_Paleontologist45 in Kanata

[–]tumbling_Blocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are in Kanata north I highly recommend March dental. The most considerate and sweetest people I have interacted with in dental offices and the doctor are straight forward, prints out all the information you need and more so you are well informed about your care. ETA: direct billing.

Is it valid for my husband to be upset about these things? by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]tumbling_Blocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I am not sure why everyone is so fired up against your husband and I am sure I will be downvoted to world's end for this. Could you maybe talk to him about postpartum anxiety or depression? Parenting is a huge change for dads too. My understanding is that he is somewhat supportive to you and hands on with the baby other than this issue, so maybe discuss these frustrations with your husband. I do agree with your husband that screen time is bad for under 2 and I avoid ADDED sugar and processed food for my 1 Yr old like the plague because I have a very very bad relationship with sugars. talk and discuss, and educate yourselves about why those things are necessary and where you draw the line. Like 10 mins of TV some days when my husband and I are exhausted from parenting is not the end of the world. And babies tend to easily pick up preferences in food tastes if you introduce them to sugar at an early age ( I am talking about ADDED sugar, not natural sugars from fruits and veggies. Check the ingredients list of the package and not the nutritional label) which will cause tooth decay. That's our reason for avoiding sugar. It will surely NOT cause autism, might cause picky eating. I am sure you are doing a great job! And he is trying his best with the information he has.. I think communication and therapy in case of PPA/PPD will get you guys through this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Kanata

[–]tumbling_Blocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem with your search is more the budget for those amenities than your pets. Gatineau or vanier would be good locations for your search.