Organic And Eco Babies

Organic And Eco Babies
By Davinos Greeno

When babies are born they are unable to make decisions for
themselves and the young lives in our care deserve the best that
we can provide and it is our responsibility to ensure that we
give them a natural and healthy environment to grow in. The
author looks at things that can make all the difference to an
eco baby and eco family.

Organic and Fairtrade Baby Food

Organic baby food has been around for decades and fairtrade
baby food has only recently been launched. Why feed your baby
with chemicals, additives and possibly genetically modified
ingredients when you can feed them fresh, organic and healthier
food? By buying fairtrade it also enables you to put something
back into local communities where the ingredients originated
from, so that they can look after their families better due to
being paid a fair price for their food and hence they are able
to reinvest the funds into their community and families.

Organic and Eco Friendly Baby Care

Babies have extremely sensitive skin that requires a mild and
gentle touch - which is why it makes sense to treat them with
products made from the purest ingredients. The skin is the
largest part of the babies body and is often prone to sores and
nappy rash in the early days. Minimise the amount of chemicals
coming into contact with the babies skin by buying organic or
natural baby care products.

Organic and Fairtrade Baby Clothing

A babys skin is thinner than that of an adult, so make sure the
clothes against their bodies are free from harmful pesticides
and chemicals by buying clothing which are made from organic or
hemp fibres which are made with the minimum or no chemicals in
the production and processing. By buying Fairtrade or ethical
baby clothes from companies such as HUG ensures that other
babies in developing countries may benefit as well from the
clothes that you buy. Cheap, brand new clothes from supermarkets
etc. are often made in China in low cost production facilities
where workers are paid the minimum wage and where the term
sweatshops originated from. Buying second hand or using donated
clothes is the ultimate form of recycling and is cheaper too at
this expensive time of life.

Environmentally Friendly Cloth Nappies

Cloth nappies can be washed and reused hundreds of times.
Millions of disposable nappies are used throughout your country
and you can imagine what size of landfill is needed to bury them
all! Cloth nappies can reduce nappy rash and have no suspect
chemicals. By washing them with your normal clothes, you again
minimise your babies impact on the environment.

Breast feeding

Breast milk is very economical, constantly available at the
right temperature and if your diet is organic then so is your
milk which is therefore better for your baby. If you have to buy
formula be wary of buying Nestle as an International Nestle
Boycott is in effect in 20 countries. The boycott will continue
until Nestle ends its irresponsible marketing of breast milk
substitutes world-wide and abides by the International Code of
Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent Resolutions
in policy and practice.

About the Author: Davinos Greeno works with the Organic
directory http://www.guidemegreen.com and the Ethical Directory
http://www.getethical.com He also promotes eco friendly Jobs and
Employers at http://www.jobs.guidemegreen.com

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