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baby care

Eco-Tip Tuesday: Skip the High Chair

November 10, 2009 Eco-Tip Tuesdays

We never bought a high chair for Babyzilla, nor did we ever really need one. Once Babyzilla was ready for solid foods around 9 months of age, we started baby-led weaning by holding her in our lap and letting her try foods from our plates. She loved to taste new things, and especially loved eating off [...]

Eco-Tip Tuesday: Non-Toxic Toys

September 21, 2009 Eco-Tip Tuesdays

If you spend any time with babies and kids, you will quickly learn that they can make fun out of anything. Babyzilla is no exception. With the exception of staple toys like books, colorful wooden blocks, a ball, and her stuffed puppy Franklin, no toy bought for her has captured her imagination or sense of [...]

Eco-Tip Tuesday: Diaper Duty

September 14, 2009 Eco-Tip Tuesdays

Babies do a lot of pooping. In fact, the average baby goes through an average of 6-8 diapers a day. Unless you practice elimination communication, your baby will use an average of 6,500 diapers before potty training at roughly 30 months old. If you use disposables, this costs about $100 a month, or $3,000 per [...]

Eco-Tip Tuesday: Sustainable Baby Food

September 7, 2009 Eco-Tip Tuesdays

Once your baby is at least 6 months in age, it is time to introduce some solid foods. But, have you ever looked on the back of a jar of baby food or a box of rice cereal? Yikes! The first thing you may notice is added modified starches, sugars, corn syrup, or preservatives—even in [...]

Eco-Tip Tuesday: Babies Make Great Eco-Fashion

August 31, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

Being an eco-conscious parent often means taking a look at the footprint of all the baby gear we are told we just have to have in order to properly raise our children. Sometimes this means finding greener choices (like cloth diapers instead of disposables), sometimes this means reusing hand-me-down onesies from your older sister, and [...]

Keep it Green with Baby, Part I

April 15, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

I often hear parents complain about how much it costs to have a baby: how expensive all the things you supposedly need are, not to mention the hospital costs of labor and delivery, especially now that the U.S. has the highest cesarean rate in the world. Fortunately, you don’t have to believe the Baby Industry [...]