Feeding Tuesday: Melamine Soup Spoon
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Happy Tuesday, ladies! I say this as someone who spent a good hour this morning thinking it was Wednesday. After I dropped a full cup of coffee on the floor, which somehow got all over all the white cabinets. So: nowhere to go but up! Anyway: as the winter gets colder and soup becomes a must, you may want to consider getting a soup spoon like this one for your baby or toddler. (I stole this trick from one of the bloggers over at HelloBee!) The idea is that the wider base will help your kiddo actually get soup into his or her mouth — and because it’s melamine instead of porcelain, it can’t be broken quite so easily. Huzzah! You can get 4 spoons for $5.29 at Amazon, eligible for Prime. 1 X Set of 4 Black/Red Melamine Soup Spoon 5.5in L
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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
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- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Target up&up diapers are unscented. We use the overnights in a size up from daytime and they are pretty good. Not 100% but I don’t expect that with a stomach-sleeping boy.
My 18 month old wakes up with wet pjs every morning. His size 5 7th Gen. overnight diapers are not doing the job. He wears a size 4 or 5 diaper during the day and I think a size 6 overnight diaper would be too baggy. I’ve tried double diapering. And I’ve tried giving him his bottle a bit before bedtime and changing him one last time before lights out. None of that has solved the leaking problem.
Can anyone recommend a really great overnight diaper? The one caveat: I am pregnant and super bothered by smells. I bought a package of Huggies diapers and couldn’t stand to be in the car with them. So the diapers need to be effective and unscented. Does such a thing exist?
Wait – do y’all’s toddlers and babies eat hot foods? I had this same reaction the few times Kat has mentioned giving her sons hot beverages when they are sick. My 2yo would lose her mind if I tried to serve her a hot beverage or soup, and all food must be at or below room temperature. Is this just her?
Older kid sleep question: my 4 year old, who has always slept alone, had a nightmare (maybe his first) earlier this week, after which I let him sleep with me. That was apparently a bad choice because now he won’t sleep alone. This is seriously interfering with my schedule and his (because when he is in my room he wakes up when I get up at 5:30 to exercise and get ready for work) and needs to stop. He is convinced something is going to grab him in his bed (which is what happened in the nightmare). He already has a nightlight and a flashlight that he sleeps with, and we leave the door to his room (which is across the hall from our bedroom) open. I’ve tried explaining the nightmare wasn’t real, but he doesn’t believe me.
I am touring a daycare tomorrow and have never done this before. My baby will begin daycare at 12 weeks. What are the types of questions I should ask? TIA!
Help, mamas. I’m loading up our tablets (one kindle fire and one iPad) to amuse a 3 year old and a 6 year old on an 8-hour flight — but I’m having a hard time locating apps that are usable w/o a wifi connection (especially on the kindle). Any favorites?
Is anyone else struggling with post-holiday re-entry into regular sleep and life routines? My kiddo, who used to go right to sleep at bedtime and then wake up happy 12 hours later, is now a screaming, tantruming wreck at bedtime and wakes up regularly throughout the night. She doesn’t have an ear infection (checked by pediatrician late last week), and the pattern doesn’t match her usual “teething” pattern – I think it’s just separation anxiety after such big schedule disruptions. All she wants is me when she wakes up.
I love these kinds of spoons but I’m a bit wary of using a melamine spoon to serve my kid. Has anyone come across any not made of melamine or porcelain? Are there metal versions of these?
Can anyone recommend a nanny/au pair agency to work with in Canada? I’ve been reading the posts about au pairs/nannys and want to explore this option. TIA!