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Starting daycare with our will be 15 month old September 1 with the goal of going full time. Going to transition over a week. She is going to the toddler room (18 months -2.5) to avoid multiple transitions, but of course I am nervous. She has never been away from myself or her dad for very long. Expecting a rough month or so and then hopefully things will start to improve.

Looking for your personal anecdotes and experiences. Read a lot of “it’s hard but then gets better eventually” comments on posts but looking for your own experience. No detail is too much, I think the vague comments fuel my anxiety because I negate them or something.

Hi everyone,

I’m new to posting on Reddit but I’m a young person looking into new, interesting business ideas/ventures! I know here in Ontario there aren’t many if any spas that provide childcare during spa treatments. I’m hoping to get some insight, opinions and suggestions into if people think this would be a good/beneficial business and what could make it worthwhile for parents! I may post other business ideas I have and ask for feedback on them as I’m looking into starting my own business!

Thank you all in advance for your feedback and time responding to my post!

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My almost 3yo (in November) still uses soothers for naps and bedtime. He’s very attached to them during these times. We are hoping to drop them sometime in the next couple weeks. He has been warned that they will be going away to a new baby soon, but everytime we mention it, it is a full meltdown. I’m worried he won’t give them up voluntarily. Any tips or suggestions from the parents who have been through the trenches?

Getting very conflicting advice. Think it’s Health Canada guidelines vs practical realities for most parents but…

How do you prepare powdered formula for a 4-5 month old, or older?

Do you boil the water? Did you do it to 70+ degrees Celsius and use that with the powder formula to sterilize the formula itself? Or just mix with room temp (assuming you don’t care about warming for warm sake)?

Do you use tap? Bottled? Distilled?

Do you still sanitize bottles? Or just wash thoroughly?

Anything else to be cognizant of?

Hi everyone! I’m currently 16 weeks pregnant with my first baby, and I’m definitely a planner. 😂

I know I have lots of time, but thinking through the postpartum period ahead of time helps calm some of my nerves.

Assuming I have a vaginal delivery and I’m able to breastfeed, I’m trying to figure out what I’ll realistically want to wear around the house during those first few weeks. I’m someone who generally likes to feel covered and put together, even when I’m just at home. I don’t think I’d be comfortable walking around in only a nursing bra and postpartum underwear/diaper all day, but I also don’t want to make nursing unnecessarily complicated.

My current thought is something like:
Frida Mom disposable underwear/diaper underneath
Loose, soft pants or pajama bottoms
Nursing bra
A robe or button-front pajama top

But then I wonder if pants are annoying when you’re recovering from a vaginal birth, bleeding, changing pads frequently, etc. Would a long robe or nightgown with the Frida diaper underneath be more comfortable for the first few days?

For those who breastfed/nursed, what did you actually live in at home?
I’d especially love to know:
What was most comfortable immediately after coming home from the hospital?
Did you prefer robes, nightgowns, pajama sets, or loose pants?
Were nursing-specific tops actually worth buying?
Did you wear a nursing bra around the house, or was something else more comfortable?
What nursing bras would you recommend?
Any specific nursing tops, pajamas, robes, or brands you absolutely loved?
How many postpartum outfits/robes/pajama sets would you recommend having?
Did you find yourself changing clothes frequently because of leaking milk, bleeding, baby spit-up, night sweats, etc.?
Is there anything you bought for postpartum clothing that you thought you’d love but ended up never wearing?

Basically, I want maximum comfort and coverage while still being able to get my breast out easily when baby needs to nurse — especially during those middle-of-the-night feeds.

I’m a new mom and, if I’m being completely transparent, I’m a little nervous and anxious about the postpartum period because I have no idea what to expect. I know I can’t plan for everything, but having a comfortable little postpartum wardrobe ready would make me feel much more prepared.
I’d really appreciate hearing what worked for you, especially from moms who also preferred to stay fairly covered at home. 🤍
Thank you!! 🥹

Taking the family camping (eastern Ontario), any recommendations on must haves?! What are your family tent recommendations?! Bringing our 3 year old, might leave the one year old with the grandparents haha

I’m posting for the first time to get advice from fellow Canadian parents.
Background: my kid has been enrolled in this daycare for 18 months, pretty much when Willowbrae sunwood (Coquitlam) first opened. Since then, we’ve had 21 incident reports filed with the bulk of them being injuries from being bitten or scratched by another child (causing broken skin), the rest were bumps and falls. For the incidents involving the other child, it was always a result of her not getting what she wants, she gets upset and she hits. This is also the same behaviour seen with her parents. And it is also happening to other children in the class. Willowbrae director and assistant director were very clear my child never provoked the other child.

Last month when our child got scratched in the face, we demanded the daycare to create an action plan. In hindsight, we think something should have been set in place from the beginning. Nonetheless, the director emails me an action plan with specific things to help, such as giving the other child more space, closer monitor for triggers, giving handover to staff so they’re aware of triggers, frequent reminders that we don’t hit our friends.

Today, at pickup we saw a huge scratch mark that went from his eyebrow down to his cheek. None of the teachers knew what happened until they reviewed camera footage and they saw the same child scratching my kid because she didn’t want him to play with the kitchen set. And I confirmed, my kid didn’t do anything to provoke her and he has never hit her back.

The assistant director filed an incident report and basically asked us what else we wanted them to do? Tbh I was flabbergasted by her response and made me question if management actually cared. I reminded her based on what I’ve seen on the cameras and speaking to other parents, the incidents have not stopped and the action plan has not been followed. They were not actively reviewing the plan or following up with the kid’s parents to work on her behaviour.

The parent was there when the camera footage was reviewed, the assistant director didn’t have any in depth conversations with the parent, and didn’t need to sign anything to acknowledge the incident.

At this point, I’m feeling lost and confused if Im expecting too much from management. Is filing an incident report the only thing I can do for my child? We’ve been very patient and only became more vocal the last few months, and management only responds in a more serious manner when we email them about having injuries reviewed by a provider or escalating it to Fraser health licensing. Otherwise we’re left with a “children at this age can act this way, please sign the incident report”.

We have considered leaving this daycare but our kid has established so many friendships here, and it just seems very unfair for him to be the one who has to leave.

Advice needed: this is the first daycare I’ve ever dealt with. Am I asking too much from management? Better yet, what should I be asking them to do? If your child has experienced something similar, how did their daycare handle the situation?

Thanks for reading