Postpartum Tuesday: Kids’ Fruit Fusion Toothpaste
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Apparently, as soon as your baby has teeth, you’re supposed to be brushing them. I think I was a little slow to start that routine, but once I did, I looked for fluoride-free toothpaste. I didn’t want anything overly sweet tasting or a flavor not previously introduced, like bubble gum or mint.
I found this toothpaste and used it until this week when we introduced a fluoride toothpaste. It tastes nice and is free of dyes — and my son liked it, so it was a winner in our house.
It is $2.97 at Amazon and $2.99 at Target. Kids’ Fruit Fusion Toothpaste
Sales of note for 9.10.24
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- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
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- 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?
At what age – if ever – did you start leaving a bottle in your little one’s bed to drink from at night/in the morning?
Same question with regards to night lights.
My 14 months old (still in crib) wakes up crying bloody murder every morning but makes no attempts to stand up or climb out of the crib. I wonder if he is scared because his room is pitch dark. After naps he will often sit up and chill for a minute before then crying for us to get him.
We’ve just sold our flat and confirmed a moving date and my son seems to think we’ll be moving to a new house with new toys? Erm, nope, same toys kid.
Practical question, do you need a stair gate with a 3 year old? He’s not a climber and has never tried to open doors etc but we’ve never lived somewhere with stairs.
Missed yesterday’s conversation re audiobooks. We listen to them on long car rides but kids have varying level of attention. Mine are now 6 and I’d suggest the following:
– Wild Robot and Wild Robot Returns. By the same author of Mr Tiger Goes Wild. Great modern classic for kids and adults
– the Miraculous Journey of Edward Trulane
– Ramona series (I read most of them aloud vs audiobook)
Other ones I’ve enjoyed and kids haven’t minded in the background but didn’t actively listen to:
– Narnia series (Audible has them narrated by legendary actors)
– wizard of Oz (the Anne Hathaway version on Audible is great)
– Pippi Longstocking
– Phantom Tollbooth (Rainn Wilson narrates – will likely need a few more yrs before kids fully grasp)
I see Matilda frequently recommended and Kate Winslet is wonderful narrator but I found the abuse hard to listen to as a parent
The audible versions of the above are worth hunting down for the specific performances but generally, I just use Libby for audiobooks. I may try Harry Potter next year but I’m trying not to rush it too early
I’d love other recommendations for read aloud at this age group. We did the entire Little House series (with lots of conversations on the problematic parts and discussions about Native American genocide), Birchbark House. Zoey and Sassafras. I have Secret Garden on deck next. I’m trying to save the easy reader series for when the kids can read them independently.
I need advice re letting my nanny go. We’ve had a somewhat fraught relationship since she’s worked with us (almost 2 years) and COVID has made it worse. Her hours have decreased now that our child is back in school (half days) and my husband and I aren’t commuting, so I’d like to take this as an opportunity to let her go / find someone new, but I feel heartless doing it during the pandemic.
For some background, pre-pandemic, she was working 50 hours a week and we haven’t reduced her salary (even gave her a raise!) even though she’s now only working 35 hours a week. She’s stopped doing some of the ancillary chores during our child’s nap window and instead watches tv, runs personal errands during that time (which she may have always been doing but we didn’t notice pre-pandemic because we were at work). She’s also been out sick 3x in the past month, scheduled doctor’s appointments during her work hours and then left us scrambling to rearrange schedules during those weeks. We gave her the raise during the pandemic to help with some of her family’s increased costs, but then in the following weeks she’s shown up with new designer shoes, etc. so I felt like I got played a bit. On the other hand, our child likes her, they get along well and I’ve never seen bad interactions between the two of them (other than typical toddler frustration when being disciplined).
My husband thinks we should just leave things be because it would be a struggle to find someone new now and he doesn’t think things are that bad / I should be more considerate given the state of the world. But, I’m struggling with trusting her and generally feel anxiety about interacting with her. Any tips / thoughts on best way to handle?
Are your daycares just quarantining classrooms or shutting the whole center for 2 week when someone tests positive for covid?
Apropos of nothing…I have two kids, aged 2.5 and 4.5, and I still wish I’d bought the Veer Cruiser stroller wagon (or maybe a cheaper version) when my second was born. We have a Costco folding wagon that we have used constantly over the past two years to cart the kids around the neighborhood (never had a double stroller) and it would have been so nice to have something that didn’t hurt my back (and that we could keep using well beyond the stroller age). It’s too late now to be worth it, but if I had a time machine I would have spent the money.
Do you guys have similar things that you wish you’d gotten but never did?
does anyone know of any good parenting books for older (elementary-age) kids?
Hi — For the poster looking for microscopes yesterday, there are few options on sale (15-20% off) for Prime Day.
Speaking of Prime Day, it is a little disappointing. Great deal on Roombas (my favorite quarantine purchase so far!) We bought a few items (Bananagrams, Switch memory card, some books) but most of it we don’t need or is off brand stuff. Anyone found anything good?
I use the fluoride version of this toothpaste for my 11-month-old (because we live in Portland which thinks fluoride is a plot of Big Element so our water isn’t fluoridated; our pediatrician recommended a fluoride toothpaste). She loves it and goes absolutely nuts when we go into the bathroom to brush her teeth. Though “brushing her teeth” mostly means her chewing on the finger puppet brush thing.