Feeding Tuesday: Foogo Thermos
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This little thermos has served us SO well over the past 1.5 years (at least?!). We bought it when Jack started daycare so he could have cold milk all day (they had a refrigerator there, but we didn’t entirely trust it — and he often wanted to drink whatever was left over on the way home). Amazingly, any milk left in the thermos was still cold. This is the first winter that he’s getting into hot cocoa, so I’ve been using it to put his lukewarm hot cocoa in — sometimes he drinks it immediately; sometimes he forgets about it and finds it an hour later, but it’s still warm. It’s easy to clean, not too prone to the grossness of toddler straws (some of our other straws seem to be growing a colony every time I look inside), and pretty darn leakproof. It was $19, but is now marked to $13.49 at Amazon (where it’s eligible for Prime). Thermos FOOGO Phases Stainless Steel Straw Bottle, Blue/Yellow, 10 Ounce
Sales of note for 5/19/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Lots of markdowns on AGL (50%!), Weitzman, Tumi, Frank & Eileen, Zella, Natori, Cole Haan, Boss, Theory, Reiss (coats), Vince, Eileen Fisher, Spanx, and Frame (denim and silk blouses)
- Ann Taylor – 50% off summer-ready styles
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – 50-60% off select styles
- J.Crew – 60% off sale, and 40% off packing picks (prices as marked)
- J.Crew Factory – New arrivals, plus up to 60% off everything plus extra 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – Daily flash sales, and lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off. 5/19’s flash sale: Jardigans down to $175-$209, dresses down to $150, blazers down to $250
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 30% off dresses, skirts, shoes, and accessories
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…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Stroller recs?
I know there are a million posts on the internet about this, so if it’s boring to you, please ignore. I just thought I’d throw it out there.
I looked at the Stokke and the Bugaboo yesterday at Nordstrom and liked both. The Stokke is beautiful, but seems kind of difficult to breakdown. I’m a city dweller and have a small car. I need to make sure that whatever stroller I get can break down and fit easily in a small backseat or trunk.
I know the Bugaboo is generally highly-ranked, but does anyone have any specific thoughts? Is it actually worth the high price?
Ok ladies, here is my first real question. I’m about 5 weeks, and my chin is breaking out something fierce! Sounds like Salicylic acid is ok for use during pregnancy, so I’m looking at the Philosophy products to start…but I would LOVE some help on this.
About six months before we started TTC, I went off my spironolactone which was keeping me break-out free. Now I’m really a mess. Help please?
Also thank you to the posters that chimed in on my first post around New Year’s. Still totally freaked out, husband is still super excited.
Dear Daycare:
8:30 am, i.e. when I’ve already been at work for 30 minutes, is not the ideal time to announce that you are closed for the day due to snow.
No love,
KJ
If you can’t trust the refrigerator at daycare, what can you trust?
Wow.
I’m sure it’s a great product, but just… wow.
Signed,
A former preschool teacher, that had many, many working refrigerators and many applicable laws and regulations about how to store children’s milk and drinks.
Any advice on dealing with separation anxiety at daycare drop off? DS is 18 months old and got very clingy over the holidays. I think the combination of travel, jet lag, and staying at my parents’ house for a week threw him off his routine, and he has been very mama-mama-mama since we got home. But daycare drop offs have been absolutely awful. He clings to me like a crazed chimpanzee baby, screaming and turning red, and then screams MAMAMAMAMAMAAAAAAAA once I put him down. His daycare teachers told me that he cried for 30 minutes after we left yesterday, and then cried for an hour in the afternoon once the other parents started showing up for pick up. He woke up at 2:30 last night and started screaming “MAMA!” from his crib, too. He’s been at this daycare for over a year and normally he loves it there, but he’s not doing well with the post-holiday transition.
Any advice on how to help him cope? I hate seeing him suffer like this, and of course it pings all sorts of working mother guilt!