u/Striking_Face1040

Looking for birthday cake stores recommendations in and around pickering

Hello!

I have been trying to get my blowdrys look like salon finish and have failed every time

I have watched countless videos on YouTube and I use really good products.

I have the Revlon one step root booster brush and I use a leave in conditioner and heat protection spray generously.

What am I doing wrong? Any blowdry queens willing to share some tips?

Thank you

Hi moms!

All this while I was stressed my LO wouldn't get a spot in daycare. Now something has opened up and he can join from Sept 2026. He will be a year old then.

My mat leave ends August 2026 but my employer is ok to adjust as I need, so I can get another 3 4 months with LO.

I feel so confused, this decision is difficult:

1. I feel I'm being too harsh, he's just a year old and Mom Dad are his safe place. Suddenly, leaving him with a stranger, he is going to be so stressed. I know a lot of babies start earlier but I'm feeling anxious about his age.

2. But I have found a good licensed daycare which is walking distance. I mean that's great right in this current daycare circus.

3. May be if I delay by 2 3 months, I'll get more time with him. Once I start work and he goes to daycare, we will only meet in the evening and it will be time for his bedtime by 8pm

4. What if I let this spot go and don't find anything later. Then I'll be again stuck in a loop

Sorry I'm too anxious and my mind is all over the place.

please send some help!

- Mom

Hello Torontians!

Does any one have any feedback/ reviews on Circles in the Sun daycare?

I am looking for references or any experiences with this daycare

They have locations across Toronto like Markham, Pickering, North York

Thank you

Looking for some inputs from parents with their kids attending Safari kids.

It is expensive - but we haven't got a spot anywhere yet, so considering this new place.

Hello moms,

How do you make a choice between home licensed daycares and pvt ones.

We arent getting a spot in CWELCC and we are far on the wait-list so home daycare or Pvt is my current option.

I have toured both of these, the pvt ones are more organized, comforting as they provide details of everything that they do. Ofcourse, they are extremely expensive.

Home daycares look great too. Lesser kids so more attention, a little easy on the pocket than the pvt onees.

What are the main points to consider when making a choice??

FTM in Canada and would appreciate some insights!

Thank you

Hi!

Looking to enroll my 10 month old for swimming lessons.

Any recommendations in Pickering?

Thanks

My 10 month old, constantly wakes up between 5 to 5.30am and I'm so tired.

I have capped his daytime naps at 2.5 hrs.

I do his first nap at 9.30am irrespective as that's how I want the day to go.

First wake window is 4 hrs( assuming a 5.30am wake up).

We let him be in his crib till 6 am so that's up to 45 mins of crying. At 6, I give him a bottle post which he mostly dozes off in our bed for another 45 min to 1 hr

the WW are as 4/3/4.15-25

Off late, even bedtime involves crying too much. He used to fall asleep in a minute(sleep trained).

The last 2 days has been 20 mins crying. The EMW has been happening for some time now.

Should I try calling his naps at 2 hrs. Does he need more wake time!! Help????

Beautiful moms,

Any experience with Circle in the Sun daycare? they have a couple of daycare centres across Toronto. wanted to see if anyone's got any review/ experience/ feedback to share!

Thank you

Hi Mama's,

We are planning a vacation with my soon to be year old baby. Any ideas for baby friendly places from Toronto.

We are looking for 4 to 5 days, something relaxing- a bit of sight seeing. Ok with taking flights or driving to.

Nothing too extravagant, but special for us!

Happy to hear your ideas!

Hello mamas

my LO is 10 months old and I have been an exclusive pumper since the beginning.

He has been drinking pumped breast milk and very very rarely formula.

He started with solids along with breast milk at 6 months and now he is on 3 meals : breakfast (fruit and porridge) lunch ( rice/veggies) and dinner ( eggs/ veggies/ soups)

There has been a drop in his breast milk input. I think I'm able to get him to drink about 500ml a day. He has been drinking 700 to 800 ml previously.

I read that milk is the primary nutrition. Am I feeding him too much solids that there no hunger for milk. should I absolutely ensure a minimum milk intake?

I'm feeling low that he isn't drinking as much

Please share your thoughts

Dear Pickerians,

Can anyone provide a review on circle in the sun daycare on Finch avenue and Brock road intersection.

I'm looking to send my infant there. Thanks

We recently sleep trained our 9 month old with a schedule that ensures a bedtime of 7.30 to 7.45 pm. My postpartum was difficult and the winters added to the gloom so I'm really grateful to the bright sun now!

I know a lot of babies sleep around this time. Mommie, how do you or do you enjoy the long days during summer?

ok! I keep.reading everyone saying that slots open up.and you will get in during fall. I have been on the wait-list since Jan this year ( I delayed enrolling and I repent everyday but have enlisted with approx 20). I just called up a daycare where I am at no. 40 but the lady says the odds of anything happening this year are next to nil!!

Well the other centres, I am even behind! how am I to ever supposed to go back to work. Why aren't there enough daycare centres!!

Hello mamas!

So, if it happens that we get a spot in a daycare that's not geographically suited, but we still enroll our child, can we still be on wait-list at preferred ones and change when that one becomes available?

Is there a lock-in/ fee etc to change mid year?

Hi, Im looking for a driving instructor. Kindly share references in Pickering area.

Thanks

LO is 9.5 months and on day 4 of being sleep trained. Every day has been a minimum of 30 minutes crying. I'm so exhausted, demotivated. The crying really sucks out my energy

Today he cried for 30mins- which included me picking him in my arms to calm him down more than thrice and repositioning him on his back multiple times.

Please!!! when does it get better! can I have some success stories for motivation

Am i doing something wrong!

3/3/4: total nap time 2.5 max

wake up: 630am

bed time: 730- 8 pm

I recently walked past Memon supermarket near Finch avenue to find it locked and slapped with a notice that dues in rent worth $2mio dollars were unpaid.

I don't shop there but was quite surprised coz I thought it was busy

I hope it dsnt just remain vacant and something else comes up there!

Its a great spot for businesses

Hello!

At around 5 months, I sleep trained my baby using a gentle approach. I would get him drowsy, place him on the bed, and pat him until he fell asleep. At the time, we were bed-sharing, so he became accustomed to having me close by. Whenever he woke during the night, he would simply roll over or crawl towards me for comfort.

Now that he is 9 months old, we have transitioned him to his own cot, and it feels like I need to sleep train him all over again.

I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong by continuing to get him drowsy before placing him in the cot and patting him to sleep.

The challenge is that he can now stand independently. As soon as I put him in the cot, he immediately stands up and starts looking around. I then pick him up, rock him for a bit, and place him back down. However, the moment he loses body contact with me, he becomes fully alert again.

It usually takes repeating this cycle three or four times before he finally dozes off.

Is this a normal part of the transition from co-sleeping to a cot, or is there something I should be doing differently?