| Congratulations on your new little one and deciding | | | | choosing healthy products for you and your child, |
| to create the best beginning for your baby right | | | | but also thinking about where the materials |
| from the start! By choosing to parent your child in | | | | derived from. If the furniture is made outside of |
| a natural and organic way, you are ensuring that | | | | the country, it is a good idea to make sure that it |
| he is exposed to the healthiest materials and | | | | is a fair-trade item where the workers are |
| products available. He will be less prone to allergies, | | | | treated and paid fairly for their labor. Choosing a |
| infections and other unhealthy conditions with your | | | | natural lifestyle includes looking out for our baby's |
| choice to go organic. | | | | future as well as life today. |
| It is possible to find natural products for nearly | | | | The bedding you choose for the crib can also be |
| everything in your baby's nursery, including the | | | | made from organic ingredients. While organic |
| crib, the bedding, the clothing and the decor. Rest | | | | cotton is more available for purchase, organic |
| assured there are plenty of options available for | | | | bamboo is also making its presence in the bedding |
| your baby's nursery as natural baby items are | | | | world. This is because not only is bamboo a very |
| exploding right now and more and more | | | | sustainable source, but it is also extremely soft |
| companies are jumping on the natural bandwagon. | | | | and is a natural repellent for dust mites and |
| Choosing to be a natural parent can be very | | | | bacteria. Organic fibers such as cotton and |
| rewarding for both you and your baby. | | | | bamboo can be found in a variety of colors and |
| Let's start with the air your child will be breathing | | | | designs to match any nursery's theme. |
| every day in their nursery. Check to make sure | | | | Every nursery has an area with baby products. |
| the paint you are sing is lead-free. If you are | | | | This can be a shelf containing natural canvas |
| applying a fresh coat of paint to coordinate the | | | | shelves with baby products stored inside. You can |
| new nursery, go with an eco-friendly brand of | | | | stock up on your favorite natural brands of baby |
| paint, such as Ecos Organic Paints and FreshAire | | | | products, such as Aveeno, Burt's Bees Baby Bee, |
| Choice. These paints not only have less of a paint | | | | and California Baby. These are safer for baby's |
| odor to them, but they also are free of the harsh | | | | skin and less likely to cause irritations. |
| chemicals that stay in the home and pollute the | | | | It might be a good idea to let family and friends |
| air. This will help your baby breathe easier, instead | | | | know of your choice to go natural so their baby |
| of inhaling fumes. An ionizer can also help keep | | | | gifts can be planned accordingly. With the |
| the air fresh and clean. | | | | combined efforts of you and your family and |
| When choosing baby furniture, look for wood that | | | | friends, you will be able to have a beautiful |
| is organic in nature and comes from sustainable | | | | nursery that is natural in every way, from the |
| materials. Being a natural mom means not only | | | | furniture to the products used with your baby. |