Family Friday: Tot Cot All-in-One
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Naptime is every parent’s favorite time of day. It’s probably every daycare teacher’s as well. With my oldest, I sent a sheet, blanket, pillow, and pillowcase to daycare each week — but I inevitably forgot one thing or another.
The Urban Infant Tot Cot All-in-One keeps nap essentials all together. It includes a removable (and washable) pillow, attached blanket, and nametag. There’s even a pocket for your child’s favorite stuffie. It even fits standard preschool cots or floor mats. It also comes in countless patterns and is free of scary chemicals like fire retardants.
This Tot Cot All-in-One is $44.95 or $59.95 at Amazon depending on the pattern. It’s also available at Walmart for $44.95.
Sales of note for 3/21/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Spring sale, up to 50% off: Free People, AllSaints, AG, and more
- Ann Taylor – 25% off suiting + 25% off tops & sweaters + extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 40% off everything + 20% off
- Eloquii – 50% off elevated essentials + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 25% off select linen & cashmere + up to 50% off select styles + extra 40% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – Friends & Family Sale: Extra 15% off your purchase + extra 50% off clearance + 50-60% off spring faves
- M.M.LaFleur – Flash Sale: Get the Ultimate Jardigan for $198 on sale; use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Buy 1 get 1 50% off everything, includes markdowns
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?
I just spent the last 1.5 hours on a call with a vibrator pressed to my b00b to dislodge a clogged duct, while my cleaning lady hopefully did not think I was in here using it for its other purpose lol.
We had all our summer weekends booked solid with visitors but then my dad had a surgery and a post-surgical complication. He’ll be fine but my parents have to miss a planned visit and we suddenly have the next three weekends, including the holiday weekend, totally open – the first free weekends we’ve had since April. Any suggestions for ways to fill the time with a preschooler that are Covid safe (i.e., outdoors)? She doesn’t enjoy pools/water and we have really hit our limit with the local zoo and playgrounds. Does mini golf work with an uncoordinated 3 year old? We will almost certainly take a day trip to the beach but need to fill a bunch of other days.
I’m sending my 3 year old to camp 9-12 each morning. I just found out that snack (which I have to provide) will be at 11:30. Am I crazy or is this a terrible time for lunch for 2-3 year olds? All the little ones in our circle have snack mid-morning and eat lunch around 12.
I’m working at a coffee shop for the first time since pre-Covid. It is so great.
FTM Anyone have advice on how to get relief from pregnancy sciatica? I am at 31w, and it has gotten substantially worse, especially at night when it wakes me from sleeping. I have tried walking, warm baths, and yoga before bed, but it still persists. Is this something I’m just going to have to have grit my teeth through until end of pregnancy?
In my last 2 months of pregnancy with due date at end of August and my sneakers are starting to feel really tight and uncomfortable, pinching my feet when I go for a walk. I have been wearing flip flops, but going on walks with them isn’t great either. Any advise on footwear to get me through these last couple of months?
Thanks!
Any ideas for something really fun to do with my daughter this summer? My daughter starts kindergarten in the fall and I’d really like to do something special with her before school starts but options are somewhat limited. Things like the beach, waterparks, etc. are out because I have lupus and significant sun exposure can cause flares. I also have a 4 month-old and don’t want to be away from her for longer than an overnight. Thank you in advance for the ideas!!!
We got this and love it! We haven’t had it very long yet, but so far so good. Much better than digging around Sunday night for the pillow, blanket, sheet, and stuffed animal (ugh).
Speaking of daycare…WWYD? Daycare is still doing drop off/pickup outside because of covid, so we don’t see the teachers much and when we do it is rushed because the next kid is always there to enter/leave the building. We also started at this daycare during COVID. And, now that son is in preschool, we no longer get updates/messages via the app like we do for toddler sister. School email goes to young desk employee — there’s no specific teacher email that I know of.
So, yesterday his teacher tells Dad that Son was hitting others yesterday. We have a serious talk with our son last night, and this morning really emphasized the positive — that we know he is a kind friend and is going to treat his friends with respect. At drop off today, the teacher — in front of son — very angrily tells me he’s been hitting consistently, making other kids cry, etc. I’m so frustrated because it feels very out of the blue. No one has mentioned this until it clearly is at this teacher’s boiling point. I’ve got a call in to the director and plan to ask how we can touch base about his behavior more frequently so this doesn’t get out of hand.
I don’t want to sound like crazy parent. I believe that he really did this, and it needs to be addressed. But I also am concerned about the lack of communication and the hostility (especially in front of him) about this. Kids soak in what we say about them, and will take any kind of attention they get. I don’t want him labeled the “bad kid” for the next two years there.
This is what my daughter’s daycare provides/sends home every Friday for us to wash. It has held up very well so far.