I spent a lot of time while I was pregnant researching not only baby stuff but nontoxic\/ecofriendly\/green baby stuff. \u00a0 As you know we are on kind of an eco journey around here and I am always looking for ways to do things a little better. \u00a0Of course bringing a teeny tiny vulnerable person into this house only made that idea all the more important.<\/p>\n
So the psycho researcher in me + time on my hands because I wasn’t allowed to do anything = a lot of research. \u00a0I tried to put together a registry of things that we would<\/p>\n
a) really need and use<\/p>\n
b) wouldn’t take up a lot of floor space in our small house<\/p>\n
c) wouldn’t be cheap, plastic crap<\/p>\n
d) would last a long time instead of being soon destined for the landfill.<\/p>\n
I have to say I was a little worried about my family and friends would think and I expected a bit of pushback. \u00a0Did I really need the organic whatever? \u00a0Why was the thing everyone has always used not good enough for me? \u00a0I have to tell you that I was very pleasantly surprised to find out there was none of that. \u00a0At least not to my face!<\/p>\n
There is a joke that says it is in fact possible to eat organic without telling the whole freaking world about it. \u00a0In other words, people get preachy and think they know it all and need to tell you what to do. \u00a0When you are pregnant the same thing happens so it’s like a double dose of nosy people in your face telling you they know better! \u00a0I have tried hard to not be that person. \u00a0When people ask about something because they are interested, I am happy to explain. I just try not to push it. I hope I am as good at it in reality as I am in my head.<\/p>\n
Because the eco thing is so “trendy” there are many companies out there that tell you that your baby needs some kind of crazy lotion for $40 a bottle because it’s organic. \u00a0There were a lot of things that I had to figure out whether they were really worth the money. \u00a0It was a lot of reading reviews and other blogs to see what the real moms who have been there said.<\/p>\n
I don’t want the focus of this blog to change into baby crazy central but I thought the idea of eco stuff for the baby still fit here and you guys might be interested. \u00a0When I was looking for recommendations, there weren’t a lot out there so maybe I can let you know what helped me. \u00a0Since this whole mom thing is old hat now that the Linc is 4 1\/2 months old I can tell you what worked and what was a waste. \u00a0As I go along and really like something I will let you know. \u00a0 I will put all of this stuff under the Green Baby category (at the right) so it’s easy to search.<\/p>\n
And if any of you out there have things to add please speak up in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"