What didn’t you expect when you were expecting?
No matter how many books you read or how much research you do, there are so many things you may not expect when having a baby. But as a hospital that has one of the busiest birthing centres in Ontario (we deliver about 4,800 babies a year!), we want to normalize every part of the process for every type of family from pregnancy, birth, and beyond. That’s why we’re compiling the submissions we get into a book- to make the unexpected a little more expected for others. So whether you’re going through the birthing process now or did it all decades ago, we want to hear from you. We’d also love to know if you were born or gave birth at North York General. With over 300,000 births since the hospital opened, we know you’re out there!
We may add your submission to our book, and you’ll get a digital copy when it’s complete.
What didn’t you expect when you were expecting?
There are so many things you may not expect when having a baby. But as a hospital that has one of the busiest birthing centres in Ontario, we want to normalize every part of the process for every type of family from pregnancy, birth, and beyond. That’s why we’re compiling the submissions we get into a book- to make the unexpected a little more expected for others. So whether you’re going through the birthing process now or did it all decades ago, we want to hear from you.
We may add your submission to our book, and you’ll get a digital copy when it’s complete.
“I didn’t expect the umbilical cord to be so hard to cut – like a tentacle!”
— Steve, 35, Vaughan
“I didn’t know my breasts would deflate into pancakes after breastfeeding lol!”
— Tania, 41, North York
“I didn’t expect all the little noises newborns constantly make in their sleep.”
— Rue, 32, Toronto
“I didn’t expect my baby to have so much hair when she was born.”
— Amna, 53, Scarborough
“I didn’t expect the first baby poop to look like microwaved chocolate.”
— Henry, 42, Richmond Hill
“I didn’t expect my baby to hate every single baby bottle we bought.”
— Cheyenne, 29, Toronto
“I didn’t expect to love the large postpartum panties. They are so comfortable!”
— Sophia, 38, Etobicoke
“I didn’t expect to be nap trapped in a car because ‘never wake a sleeping baby!”
— Raman, 45, Mississauga
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