I am dedicating this section to all the helpful information that I have learned since becoming a mom. Hopefully you can find it helpful too.
Cool things happening in the community:
- New ICAN Chapter starting up! The International Cesarean Awareness Network has a new local chapter to support local moms with education, information, and support. The meeting is open to the public and free. For more information please call: (805) 890-4001
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What's in your baby's bubble bath?
In an article in MOTHERING Magazine (Mar/Apr 06) I found some startling info:
"More than 1/3 of all personal care products contain at least one ingredient linked to cancer... Baby products are no exception."
There is a website that you can go to to check ingredients in products and they are rated for their safety. I, of course, checked some of the products I have thought to be safe and natural as well, only to find many harmful ingredients. I then checked some of the more well known products that are common in households with babies only to find even worse ratings. There is something wrong when the words "Reproductive/developmental toxicity, Immune system toxicants, Irritants, or Hazards" are involved with a baby wash or nighttime lotion! CHECK YOUR PRODUCTS FOR SAFETY HERE
Did You Know?
Burning 100% Beeswax candles can reduce symptoms of asthma, allergies, and sinus problems?
Regular paraffin candles (made from petroleum) create a toxic soot problem in the home, which can enter into the lungs.
Diapers ... What You Need To Know!
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Over 5,000 diapers from one child alone end up in the landfill and sit for around 500 years. In the first year alone your child will use 2,500 diapers.
One year's worth of diapers = 286lbs of plastic for one child
18 billion diapers are used in the U.S. EVERY YEAR
Disposables consume 70% more energy on average and use 3.4 billion gallons of oil and over 250,000 trees annually, only ending up in our overburdened landfills.
HEALTH CONCERNS
*Those gel beads in disposable diapers are actually a harmful ingredient called:
Sodium Polyacrylate- which was linked to TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME in Tampon users, banned from tampon manufac-turing in 1985!
*Parents tend to leave disposables on longer because they hold more which only exposes the baby to the chemicals, bacterial growth & ammonia from the urine.
*Other studies show links from disposables to sterility in male babies
Parents tend to throw the fecal waste in the trash with the disposables as well... even though it states on the packaging that it should not go in the landfill and should be disposed of in the toilet...
You can reuse the cloth diapers for each of your next children. Imagine the savings!
WHERE TO FIND cloth diapers, safe skin products, slings etc... ?
Mollywogs in Templeton, CA - Diapers and Upscale resale products - Happy shopping!
Try Craigslist, Ebay, Work at Home moms who make diapers... or even make your own!
Please contact me if you have questions.
Dont think you can use cloth? Try gDiapers www.gdiapers.com They are available at New Frontiers.
