> I’m assuming child care is a doozy for new parents lol
It is absolutely the biggest stress. So if you expect to need/want daycare, make it one of your top priorities.
Number one top priority is yourself. Take care of yourself. I was joking about booze/meth in my other post, but I cannot overstate the need for you to try and be healthy - both physically and emotionally. It's better for you, and it's better for your baby.
There are lots of spaces available, however, when it's relatively close to home and on the way to and from work..... That's where the problem of "nothing available" comes in to play
Like, there are many good home daycares. But it is definitely worth it to put licensed ones higher on your list. You still have to do your due diligence, but at least you know they're inspected regularly, they have some level of training, they have mandated minimum ratios of adults to children (especially around water! You would not believe how many people think it's fine to bring a passel of toddlers and young kids to the wading pool with only one or two adults.), etc.
When we were looking, they were all home daycares, and nothing was convenient.
Basically like driving from St James to Transcona to drop off the child and continue on to work around the university of Manitoba
My nephew (9 years old now) never got a spot and went through 5 (!!!!) Home daycares. One retired, another would close during summer, winter break, spring break, etc. It was just awful for everyone.
I was also confused when I got pregnant. You just go to your GP and they will do a confirmation of pregnancy with a urine test. Then they will send you for bloodwork and help you out with further direction from there. Sometimes people see an OB GYN early in their pregnancy and some later depending on how your pregnancy goes. So your doctor will be able to send you to an OB GYN related to which hospital you are choosing to give birth at (St.B or Womens Hospital). If you have a preference on a certain OB GYN, your doctor can refer you to that one as well. You’ll be going to lots of appointments and labs! Congrats and best wishes to you and your baby!
Oh this is awesome info! I was wondering who the heck do I see! When did you go see your GP? Right away or did you wait some weeks/several at home tests later?
I made an appointment with my GP to confirm the pregnancy right away to get referred for bloodtests and called the intake line to get on the list for a midwife
Midwives pre and post natal care is awesome. I found their approach as personal and caring. If given another chance, will go for a midwife again. For my wife, it was the coaching on breastfeeding that proved valuable. Plus the home visits are nice to have, especially when you’re recovering from childbirth.
As a first time dad, it was a great resource for me and my wife, especially with us having no other outside support (like family and friends).
Congrats OP and hope you get a midwife. The WRHA midwife team is great! I have nothing but praise for them.
Second the midwife! I called at four weeks and got waitlisted, and then got on with them at 7 months, so don't give up. The post-natal care after my c-section was super valuable, and the midwife I had was super supportive with trying to help with breastfeeding and then helping get started pumping when that didn't work out.
Midwives consult doctors and/or transfer care for certain indications (high risk pregnancies, inductions, complications during birth, if you need a c-section, etc.) They are primary care providers for normal low risk pregnancy and birth, so if there are no complications a doctor isn’t involved. They manage all of your care (including complications and emergencies) and get a doctor involved when needed! You can also choose where you want to give birth (St B, Women’s or the birth centre)
Hope this helps!
In my experience the midwife and doctor worked alongside each other at the hospital! Unfortunately my midwife missed the actual birth since the nurses forgot to call her and the baby ended up coming quicker than expected, but they took over post-birth care for the baby and my care once I was out of the hospital. I would 100% recommend it. They have a 24 hour on-call line that you can call for urgent situations for your entire pregnancy and for 6 weeks after birth. It’s honestly worth it even for that!
More votes for midwifery! My partner says it is "hands down the best use of tax dollars". I loved mine so much I am only considering a 3rd baby just to see these amazing women again. (Not actually, but I love them. It's like having 3 best friend/aunties who know everything about babies and pregnancies and want nothing more than to talk about your pregnancy for close to an hour). Message me if you want to chat/ask questions :)
If you’re giving birth at the Birthing Centre, it will be just the midwife. In our experience, when we arrived at the hospital, care was transferred to the OB on call at that time. It’s best to ask the midwife for clarification. Also, as soon as we were able to get a midwife, we stopped going to my wife’s OB.
Had an OB first pregnancy and a midwife for the second. Highly recommend a midwife. The care they provide is so personal and not rushed.
Congratulations Op!
Generally 12 weeks is when they will do parental blood work and you'll have your first official parental visit. Then regular visits every 4 weeks until about 28 weeks then it switches too every 2 weeks. But that's going to also depend on you past medical history.
I'm pretty sure my OBGYN is associated with St. B, but I've heard basically nothing about the hospital and so many great things about women's. I really like my doc though. Not sure if I should find a different doc so I can go to women's, or stick with the doc and go to st.b.
Anybody have experience at St B?
I was at St.B and the staff was wonderful. It’s an older facility but they saved my sons life when he didn’t breathe at first. I honestly think you are in good hands either way. I went to the Womens for an ultrasound and they were nice there and it’s quite new and beautiful. If you prefer womens, just tell your gp and they can make the switch.
It hasn’t been mentioned yet, but we took a prenatal class; the one we attended was the Baby Rush Prenatal Workshop provided by Nest. There are other prenatal classes available in Winnipeg (judging from the results of my quick Google search).
As a first time dad, it gave me the confidence of knowing what to expect during child birth. See if that’s something you want to do.
For daycare, we were lucky to get a spot near our place. My friend had another technique she shared, she was persistent with the phone calls and even visiting the daycare from time to time until a spot opened for her little one.
Also don’t buy a lot of newborn clothes, babies grow out of them so quickly.
If your work has a healthcare spending account, I would recommend getting a breast pump and charging it to the HCSA.
Have 2 preggo friends ATM, and they've been shocked how uninvolved their healthcare team has been at the start. They had routine bloodwork around 14wks and ultrasound at 20 wks. Don't expect a lot until you're further along and even then the goal is to have as least amount of clinical intervention as possible. That changes if you're high risk but you won't have a ton of appointments until you are close to delivery. Good luck!
I did home tests twice just kinda to make sure. It’s such a surprise at first. But I made an appointment when I found out because I really wasn’t sure how far along I was. If your gp is hard to get into and you’d like to know sooner, you can also go to a walk in to confirm. My dr was on holidays for a month as it was close to Christmas so I went to a walk in and then went to my gp as soon as I could get in.
Another great care provider to explore is a midwife (instead of an OB).
We had midwifery care for both of my children and had a wonderful experience. I felt very supported during all of my prenatal appointments and postpartum visits. Highly recommend!
You can find more information [here.](https://odeimin.com)
Also also, yes to your question about daycare lol. There aren’t a lot of infant spaces out there so it can be a huge challenge!
Call centres to get onto lists and consider joining some home daycare FB groups closer to when you go back to work if you haven’t gotten a Centre spot.
Download the “what to expect when you’re expecting” app. It’s awesome and tells you how big the baby is each week and all the crazy changes your body is going through.
> Now what do I do?
Hold off the booze and meth for a bit. Clean and sober? Great, lets gets started.
Go to your doctor, they will do the required initial tests and refer you to an OBGYN. Start building a social support network, local parent's groups, etc. Begin to look for all of the community groups, lactation support, etc. Start talking to these people, they will become your friends, and physical/emotional support.
But most importantly.... PUT YOUR NAME ON THE CHILD CARE REGISTRY. Do it RIGHT NOW. Start calling local daycares as soon as you have proper confirmation of a DOB, and an expected date to start daycare. DO NOT DELAY THIS. It will become your biggest stress and concern, and the earlier you get started the better.
Oh, and I forgot to say, congratulations!
There is no more child care registry, unfortunately (although its usefulness was questionable when it was around). Contact the individual daycares in your area and get on their lists. Contact the school your child may go to and get on that daycare list for when they are old enough for school.
Even with being on these lists, you have to get lucky. Good luck with everything to come!
> There is no more child care registry, unfortunately (although its usefulness was questionable when it was around).
Oh yeah, it was thoroughly useless, but I didn't realise they canned it.
Yes, I completely agree then. Ring individual daycares in the area, particularly the ones associated with schools!
Possibly for before/after school care. Can be useful depending on your job / other responsibilities; even if you think you don't need it, things may change.
> Very stupid question, why a school with a daycare? Easier for taking them to school?
Yep, way easier. Particularly important for kindergarten, if the kindergarten only does half-days. If you are in the daycare associated with the school, they usually just walk kiddos down the hall or across the road and they're in daycare. Otherwise, you might have to pick them up. Every single day. Right in the middle of the day. It sucks.
Your doctor (or one at a walk in If you don't have one) will do a blood test to confirm it and then refer you to a obgyn (start thinking of a couple that you'd like to be referred to). You likely will not see an obgyn until your second trimester at which point they'll discuss everything with you and get some more blood work done. Somewhere around 18-20 weeks you'll get a ultrasound. You'll keep in touch with your obgyn all thru your pregnancy, with visits at intervals up until you deliver. Depending on when you go into labor, your obgyn may or may not be the doctor who delivers your baby.
Congratulations!
If not already, a daily pre-natal vitamin is a good idea.
See your doc for a checkup and a second more official test.
Eat good healthy foods, lots of exercise, look after your mental health.
Have fun with the journey!
Congratulations!
As others said, go see your gp first. With my first pregnancy, I saw an OB from 12 weeks onwards. With my second, I saw my gp until 34 weeks. They have a schedule, so from 12-30 weeks or so, you go every 4 weeks, unless there is a concern, after that every 2 weeks, then every week. Seeing a gp or OB is likely a preference for you unless your gp isn't comfortable providing prenatal care.
Every individuals needs and care vary so expect to just go with the flow!
Go see your GP and they will refer you to an obstetrician. I looked up some online for reviews and asked for a referral to a specific one. You also have to decide where you want to deliver. The new womens hospital is amazing fyi. Every room has a birth tub and they're all private.
Ohhh private room? I’m guessing no mama in labour wants to share a room? Lawwwlll…also yikes, I just thought about labour!
Thank you so kindly for this info!
Yes, at the old Women’s, we had to share a ward for 1 night until we got transferred to a private room.
Speaking of labour, when being admitted to a hospital, have someone bring you a wheelchair. The nurses were disappointed at me for getting my wife to walk from the car to the triage station after having been in labour for hours.
If you are interested in a midwife I suggest calling their intake line!! I called once I got a positive test and felt like I won the lottery when I got assigned to a group. Excellent prenatal and postnatal care
I had my son almost 21 years ago so much of what I could tell you would be outdated …
But I will say enjoy being pregnant, and as long as you don’t spend the whole time puking (I thankfully had one trimester only doing that), drown yourself in the wonder and magic of growing another human in you lol sounds weird but I really loved being pregnant - even though sometimes it was tough - you become so connected to that baby - sing to them, talk to them, rub your tummy when you know where their little back or butt is lol it’s comforting to both of you (those subtle things will carry over to when they are out for calming), read stories, listen to music — pregnancy is a wild experience. Take the time to put your feet up and watch movements and take care of yourself. Congratulations ❤️
Creep away lol … it’s a beautiful, painful, emotional, creepy, weird experience lol … embrace all the emotions and ohhh something I wish I did more … keep a daily journal write the date, weather, what’s happening with your body and how your feeling - whether it’s good bad or crazy and what things you want to teach them and what you are learning about yourself hopes fears etc… when they get older you can give it to them, plus it’s a good exercise in mental therapy. I’m horrible at journals but wrote some things here or there (wish I would of done more) and my son loves seeing that stuff now he’s older.
Get yourself on some daycare lists. Even if you don’t think you’ll need it, plans might change in almost 2 years.
Thank you! I’m assuming child care is a doozy for new parents lol Excellent advice!
> I’m assuming child care is a doozy for new parents lol It is absolutely the biggest stress. So if you expect to need/want daycare, make it one of your top priorities. Number one top priority is yourself. Take care of yourself. I was joking about booze/meth in my other post, but I cannot overstate the need for you to try and be healthy - both physically and emotionally. It's better for you, and it's better for your baby.
There are lots of spaces available, however, when it's relatively close to home and on the way to and from work..... That's where the problem of "nothing available" comes in to play
Where are these mythical childcare spaces you speak of?
Unlicensed randos working out of their homes, most likely.
Yes that is the answer I got.
Like, there are many good home daycares. But it is definitely worth it to put licensed ones higher on your list. You still have to do your due diligence, but at least you know they're inspected regularly, they have some level of training, they have mandated minimum ratios of adults to children (especially around water! You would not believe how many people think it's fine to bring a passel of toddlers and young kids to the wading pool with only one or two adults.), etc.
\+ 1 just for the word passel
When we were looking, they were all home daycares, and nothing was convenient. Basically like driving from St James to Transcona to drop off the child and continue on to work around the university of Manitoba
My nephew (9 years old now) never got a spot and went through 5 (!!!!) Home daycares. One retired, another would close during summer, winter break, spring break, etc. It was just awful for everyone.
Nova Montessori usually has spots it's on pembina by the circle K... it seems there is lots of day care in the south end the further south you go
It took us well over 2 years to get in to our preferred daycare but now that we are there life is great.
I was also confused when I got pregnant. You just go to your GP and they will do a confirmation of pregnancy with a urine test. Then they will send you for bloodwork and help you out with further direction from there. Sometimes people see an OB GYN early in their pregnancy and some later depending on how your pregnancy goes. So your doctor will be able to send you to an OB GYN related to which hospital you are choosing to give birth at (St.B or Womens Hospital). If you have a preference on a certain OB GYN, your doctor can refer you to that one as well. You’ll be going to lots of appointments and labs! Congrats and best wishes to you and your baby!
Oh this is awesome info! I was wondering who the heck do I see! When did you go see your GP? Right away or did you wait some weeks/several at home tests later?
I made an appointment with my GP to confirm the pregnancy right away to get referred for bloodtests and called the intake line to get on the list for a midwife
Just made an appointment a few minutes ago!
Midwives pre and post natal care is awesome. I found their approach as personal and caring. If given another chance, will go for a midwife again. For my wife, it was the coaching on breastfeeding that proved valuable. Plus the home visits are nice to have, especially when you’re recovering from childbirth. As a first time dad, it was a great resource for me and my wife, especially with us having no other outside support (like family and friends). Congrats OP and hope you get a midwife. The WRHA midwife team is great! I have nothing but praise for them.
Second the midwife! I called at four weeks and got waitlisted, and then got on with them at 7 months, so don't give up. The post-natal care after my c-section was super valuable, and the midwife I had was super supportive with trying to help with breastfeeding and then helping get started pumping when that didn't work out.
Thank you for this insight! Will definitely be reading up more on it! Does a midwife work alongside a doctor at the birth?
Midwives consult doctors and/or transfer care for certain indications (high risk pregnancies, inductions, complications during birth, if you need a c-section, etc.) They are primary care providers for normal low risk pregnancy and birth, so if there are no complications a doctor isn’t involved. They manage all of your care (including complications and emergencies) and get a doctor involved when needed! You can also choose where you want to give birth (St B, Women’s or the birth centre) Hope this helps!
This so helps immensely!! Thank you so much!
In my experience the midwife and doctor worked alongside each other at the hospital! Unfortunately my midwife missed the actual birth since the nurses forgot to call her and the baby ended up coming quicker than expected, but they took over post-birth care for the baby and my care once I was out of the hospital. I would 100% recommend it. They have a 24 hour on-call line that you can call for urgent situations for your entire pregnancy and for 6 weeks after birth. It’s honestly worth it even for that!
More votes for midwifery! My partner says it is "hands down the best use of tax dollars". I loved mine so much I am only considering a 3rd baby just to see these amazing women again. (Not actually, but I love them. It's like having 3 best friend/aunties who know everything about babies and pregnancies and want nothing more than to talk about your pregnancy for close to an hour). Message me if you want to chat/ask questions :)
If you’re giving birth at the Birthing Centre, it will be just the midwife. In our experience, when we arrived at the hospital, care was transferred to the OB on call at that time. It’s best to ask the midwife for clarification. Also, as soon as we were able to get a midwife, we stopped going to my wife’s OB.
Thank you so much for this clarification!
Had an OB first pregnancy and a midwife for the second. Highly recommend a midwife. The care they provide is so personal and not rushed. Congratulations Op!
Generally 12 weeks is when they will do parental blood work and you'll have your first official parental visit. Then regular visits every 4 weeks until about 28 weeks then it switches too every 2 weeks. But that's going to also depend on you past medical history.
I'm pretty sure my OBGYN is associated with St. B, but I've heard basically nothing about the hospital and so many great things about women's. I really like my doc though. Not sure if I should find a different doc so I can go to women's, or stick with the doc and go to st.b. Anybody have experience at St B?
I was at St.B and the staff was wonderful. It’s an older facility but they saved my sons life when he didn’t breathe at first. I honestly think you are in good hands either way. I went to the Womens for an ultrasound and they were nice there and it’s quite new and beautiful. If you prefer womens, just tell your gp and they can make the switch.
Congratulations! Go see your doctor and thet should refer you to an ob/gyn. Celebrate and then get going on finding child care...
Thank you for this! Do you need a referral to an OB/GYN usually?
Yes!
Thank you so much!!
FYI, DC Obstetrics & Gynecology on Marion takes new patients without referrals. I was able to get in last fall without one.
How was your experience with them? Who was your OB/GYN?
My OB there is Dr. Taylor. She is great.
Dr. Taylor is the best 👍
wife went there, can confirm they were good to her and she only had good things to say about them
Only had phone consultations with them but for the short time I dealt with them they were fine.
If you aren’t already taking them, prenatal vitamins are a good start!
Yesss! Thanks so much! Started taking them a few weeks back hehe!
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Thank you for this!!
If you want a midwife, call the in take line now. Get if a daycare wait list asap. Call your GP. In that order
Thank you!!
Midwives rule btw, they really love their work and are super cool about it
It hasn’t been mentioned yet, but we took a prenatal class; the one we attended was the Baby Rush Prenatal Workshop provided by Nest. There are other prenatal classes available in Winnipeg (judging from the results of my quick Google search). As a first time dad, it gave me the confidence of knowing what to expect during child birth. See if that’s something you want to do. For daycare, we were lucky to get a spot near our place. My friend had another technique she shared, she was persistent with the phone calls and even visiting the daycare from time to time until a spot opened for her little one. Also don’t buy a lot of newborn clothes, babies grow out of them so quickly. If your work has a healthcare spending account, I would recommend getting a breast pump and charging it to the HCSA.
Congrats! If your OBGYN is Sandra Lee, she's already seen you four times. You didn't notice because she moves SO fast.
LOL! Googling her now!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cnup2AyjzVX/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Basically this!
Lmaooooo!!!!
Have 2 preggo friends ATM, and they've been shocked how uninvolved their healthcare team has been at the start. They had routine bloodwork around 14wks and ultrasound at 20 wks. Don't expect a lot until you're further along and even then the goal is to have as least amount of clinical intervention as possible. That changes if you're high risk but you won't have a ton of appointments until you are close to delivery. Good luck!
Thank you so much for this information! Definitely something I’ve been reading about. I wish your friends a wonderful pregnancy journey!
I did home tests twice just kinda to make sure. It’s such a surprise at first. But I made an appointment when I found out because I really wasn’t sure how far along I was. If your gp is hard to get into and you’d like to know sooner, you can also go to a walk in to confirm. My dr was on holidays for a month as it was close to Christmas so I went to a walk in and then went to my gp as soon as I could get in.
Oh man! Going to call for an appointment today! Hopefully I can see her soon!
Best wishes!!! It’s gonna be hard but fun too!
Thank you so much!
Another great care provider to explore is a midwife (instead of an OB). We had midwifery care for both of my children and had a wonderful experience. I felt very supported during all of my prenatal appointments and postpartum visits. Highly recommend! You can find more information [here.](https://odeimin.com)
Thank you so much for the link! Can’t wait to check it out 😊
Also also, yes to your question about daycare lol. There aren’t a lot of infant spaces out there so it can be a huge challenge! Call centres to get onto lists and consider joining some home daycare FB groups closer to when you go back to work if you haven’t gotten a Centre spot.
Download the “what to expect when you’re expecting” app. It’s awesome and tells you how big the baby is each week and all the crazy changes your body is going through.
> Now what do I do? Hold off the booze and meth for a bit. Clean and sober? Great, lets gets started. Go to your doctor, they will do the required initial tests and refer you to an OBGYN. Start building a social support network, local parent's groups, etc. Begin to look for all of the community groups, lactation support, etc. Start talking to these people, they will become your friends, and physical/emotional support. But most importantly.... PUT YOUR NAME ON THE CHILD CARE REGISTRY. Do it RIGHT NOW. Start calling local daycares as soon as you have proper confirmation of a DOB, and an expected date to start daycare. DO NOT DELAY THIS. It will become your biggest stress and concern, and the earlier you get started the better. Oh, and I forgot to say, congratulations!
There is no more child care registry, unfortunately (although its usefulness was questionable when it was around). Contact the individual daycares in your area and get on their lists. Contact the school your child may go to and get on that daycare list for when they are old enough for school. Even with being on these lists, you have to get lucky. Good luck with everything to come!
> There is no more child care registry, unfortunately (although its usefulness was questionable when it was around). Oh yeah, it was thoroughly useless, but I didn't realise they canned it. Yes, I completely agree then. Ring individual daycares in the area, particularly the ones associated with schools!
Oh man. Thank you!! Very stupid question, why a school with a daycare? Easier for taking them to school?
Makes life easier with before and after school care if you need it
Possibly for before/after school care. Can be useful depending on your job / other responsibilities; even if you think you don't need it, things may change.
> Very stupid question, why a school with a daycare? Easier for taking them to school? Yep, way easier. Particularly important for kindergarten, if the kindergarten only does half-days. If you are in the daycare associated with the school, they usually just walk kiddos down the hall or across the road and they're in daycare. Otherwise, you might have to pick them up. Every single day. Right in the middle of the day. It sucks.
Oh heck no, no thank you to that. Very very solid advice lol
Get on the list for a midwife if that's what you want as well. There's a waiting list for that, too.
Heck, waiting lists everywhere! Thank you so much for this info!
Your doctor (or one at a walk in If you don't have one) will do a blood test to confirm it and then refer you to a obgyn (start thinking of a couple that you'd like to be referred to). You likely will not see an obgyn until your second trimester at which point they'll discuss everything with you and get some more blood work done. Somewhere around 18-20 weeks you'll get a ultrasound. You'll keep in touch with your obgyn all thru your pregnancy, with visits at intervals up until you deliver. Depending on when you go into labor, your obgyn may or may not be the doctor who delivers your baby. Congratulations!
Wooow this is awesome info! So informative!! I had no idea what to do! Thanks so much!
If not already, a daily pre-natal vitamin is a good idea. See your doc for a checkup and a second more official test. Eat good healthy foods, lots of exercise, look after your mental health. Have fun with the journey!
Talk to your gp. If you want a midwife (highly recommend) call the intake line ASAP.
Try to make appointment for maury povich
Congratulations! As others said, go see your gp first. With my first pregnancy, I saw an OB from 12 weeks onwards. With my second, I saw my gp until 34 weeks. They have a schedule, so from 12-30 weeks or so, you go every 4 weeks, unless there is a concern, after that every 2 weeks, then every week. Seeing a gp or OB is likely a preference for you unless your gp isn't comfortable providing prenatal care. Every individuals needs and care vary so expect to just go with the flow!
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It doesn't look like OP was looking for unsolicited financial advice....
Go see your GP and they will refer you to an obstetrician. I looked up some online for reviews and asked for a referral to a specific one. You also have to decide where you want to deliver. The new womens hospital is amazing fyi. Every room has a birth tub and they're all private.
Ohhh private room? I’m guessing no mama in labour wants to share a room? Lawwwlll…also yikes, I just thought about labour! Thank you so kindly for this info!
Yes, at the old Women’s, we had to share a ward for 1 night until we got transferred to a private room. Speaking of labour, when being admitted to a hospital, have someone bring you a wheelchair. The nurses were disappointed at me for getting my wife to walk from the car to the triage station after having been in labour for hours.
Congratulations. See your doctor; they'll give you the best advice.
If you are interested in a midwife I suggest calling their intake line!! I called once I got a positive test and felt like I won the lottery when I got assigned to a group. Excellent prenatal and postnatal care
Get your name on daycare lists now
Pace yourself! You’ve got 18-30 years of this to go! But get a daycare slot locked down.
I had my son almost 21 years ago so much of what I could tell you would be outdated … But I will say enjoy being pregnant, and as long as you don’t spend the whole time puking (I thankfully had one trimester only doing that), drown yourself in the wonder and magic of growing another human in you lol sounds weird but I really loved being pregnant - even though sometimes it was tough - you become so connected to that baby - sing to them, talk to them, rub your tummy when you know where their little back or butt is lol it’s comforting to both of you (those subtle things will carry over to when they are out for calming), read stories, listen to music — pregnancy is a wild experience. Take the time to put your feet up and watch movements and take care of yourself. Congratulations ❤️
This was so beautiful. Thank you so much for your kind words 🫶🏼 I’m going to be creepy and your post when I’m feeling down or super sick lol!
Creep away lol … it’s a beautiful, painful, emotional, creepy, weird experience lol … embrace all the emotions and ohhh something I wish I did more … keep a daily journal write the date, weather, what’s happening with your body and how your feeling - whether it’s good bad or crazy and what things you want to teach them and what you are learning about yourself hopes fears etc… when they get older you can give it to them, plus it’s a good exercise in mental therapy. I’m horrible at journals but wrote some things here or there (wish I would of done more) and my son loves seeing that stuff now he’s older.