What are some natural/eco friendly baby things?
September 6, 2010 by organic
Filed under Organic Foods
I’m wanting to go the eco-friendly and natural way. I know of Gdiapers, which I plan on using, and of making homemade, organic baby food. But I cant think of anything else. any ideas of other “alternatives” to the norm?
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breastfeeding—no bottles, no need to use water etc.
Breastfeeding and cloth diapers. Gdiapers still throw part of the diaper away…
(I heard you shouldn’t flush them even though they say it is okay -ruined many a septic…)
Also cut down on baby “stuff”. No crib (baby sleeps with you), no stroller (get a sling instead), buy a convertible car seat so you don’t buy two (infant and eventually forward facing), etc…
Don’t bother with baby gadgets (swings, bouncers and the like).
Using washcloths instead of disposable wipes. Getting cloth and wooden toys instead of plastic, generally reducing the amount of plastic things you use.
You should read “Raising Baby Green” by Alan Greene. It has tons of good information in it.
I agree, full cloth diapers are more ecofriendly than the Gdiapers (cheaper too LOL). I babywear and cosleep, though my toddler is in a bed of her own most nights. She does join us when she feels like it though, and we’re getting a BIGGER bed to accommodate it better ha ha.
Strollers, cribs, swings etc are all unnecessary, no matter what some say. It’s up to you. The only time I used a stroller with Sophie was at the mall if I had to get a LOT of stuff, so I had a place to put it lol! I mostly wore her and put the bags in the stroller.
Extended breastfeeding is great for sure.
I also use earth friendly household cleaners and soaps, from Planet Ultra and Shaklee. It’s good to know my daughter is safe; she will not be harmed if she accidentally ate them!
We use California Baby, Alba Botanical and Burts Bees body care products.
We also have cloth wipes to go with our cloth diapers, and use them in place of Kleenex as well.
As mentioned above, g-Diapers are not 100% friendly since you do flush the liner… I personally am going to be getting Fuzzi Bunz pocket diapers, totally re-usable (link below)!
You could also opt for more natural bathing and skin care products for baby, like Burts Bees Baby (link below). There are also washing detergents that are environmentally friendly to use in the washer, like Seventh Generation (link below)… and others are out there.
I haven’t seen any in stores, but I know their are “organic” matresses for cribs with no chemicals online. As well as 100% natural cotton sheets and clothing if you want to go that far (although it could get expensive!)
Glass bottles would also be a better choice down the road than plastic… we all know how bad plastic is for the environment and chemical-wise (think BPH, if that has just finally been discovered… imagine what else we’re missing…)
Hand-me-downs would be a good enviroment saver (as well as save your bank account)!
Otherwise, I think everyone else has mentioned what else you could do.
It’s really great that you want to be environmentally friendly, I wish there were more people like that!
Good luck!