Baby carriers are amazing. They allow you to be close to your baby, keep them calm, and also keep your hands free. They’re perfect for any sort of shopping trip (amazing to have your hands free when grocery shopping), outdoor activities and festivals, and just walks to the park or around the block. They can… [Read More]
My Top Natural Baby Items
Being pregnant with your first baby also means wading through the mass amounts of baby items out there, trying to figure out what’s necessary, what’s not, and also what many other moms swear by. I created a big baby list of essentials, but I also wanted to share a few of my favourite and top natural… [Read More]
Introduction to Cloth Diapers
Entering the world of cloth diapers can be daunting. There are SO many diaper choices and numerous different styles. I researched like crazy when I was pregnant with my first, trying to determine the style that would work best for us as well as the most economical option that would take us the furthest. At… [Read More]
Eco-friendly Cribs
Following up the eco-friendly crib mattress post, I’ve had some people recently ask me where they can find eco-friendly, natural cribs. This can be a tough one to find as well, since many cribs these days are coated in toxic finishes, not to mention made with some not-so-pleasant chemicals and glues. There are all sorts of… [Read More]
Eco-friendly Crib Mattresses
Babies spend more than half their days sleeping. On average, until they are 6 months, a baby will sleep about 15 hours each day, and still around 14 (sometimes more) by the time they are one year old. When I first began researching natural products for our first babe, my immediate thought went to the… [Read More]
Homemade Baby Wipe Solution
Many of the commercial baby wipe solutions out there today are full of nasty chemicals. Common ingredients like alcohol, perfume/fragrance and chlorine can be irritating to anyone’s skin, and even more so to the delicate soft skin tissue of a baby. Many mainstream wipes also contain parabens such as methylparabens. Talk about the hazards of… [Read More]
Natural Teething Remedies
As you try, for the 100th time today, to attempt to make yourself something to eat, your baby shrieks the moment you put her down. She’s gnawing at everything in sight, her chin is red from the constant drool, and you’re exhausted from getting no sleep last night. When it comes to teething remedies, you’re desperately… [Read More]
The Big List of Baby Essentials
The Big List of Baby Essentials! What do you really need? When it came time to start looking for baby items and create a baby registry for my lovely shower, I felt completely overwhelmed with the choices. Luckily I had the help of a small, independent baby store in town that provided a lot of… [Read More]
