A Green Environment For Your New Baby

A new baby is a beautiful and indescribable blessing to any family. Months of anticipation lead up to a very blessed day for the family- in-waiting. Babies go from the warm, safe and very recognizable environment of mom's womb to the outside world. Will the outside environment be as supportive as mom's body?

Once at home your baby may be faced with an endless array of gifts from family, friends and coworkers that are not safe. These chemical ridden, eye candy-type of blankets and sleepers can affect your child for the rest of his or her life. That is unless you specify during pregnancy that your intent is to wrap baby in only safe, 100% cotton organic materials. This will ensure safe and cozy crib bedding for your sweet baby. So why cotton and why organic?
Certain clothes, especially permanent press, wrinkle free and water resilient fabrics are dipped or sprayed in formaldehyde, which is also used as embalming fluid. Many fabrics on sofas, chairs and carpets are preserved with harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde. Formaldehyde has some alias names to look for: Formalin, Methanal, Methyl aldehyde, Methylene oxide, Morbicid acid and Oxymethylene.
In any home, and especially next to the baby in the crib or anywhere in nursery decor, the materials will have a direct impact on the health and long term safety of a small child. With constant contact, any person, and especially a small person will acquire sensitivities. These are simply put, allergies. Without consistent mineralization and necessary enzymes, a child's allergies will get progressively worse throughout life.
An allergic reaction can appear as benign as a slight skin rash, and become over time unbearable dermatitis. Allergies can also come on unexpectedly as a life threatening asthma attack or anaphylactic shock. Unexplained and unexpected symptoms are not how you want your infant to start life.
The best way to insure a healthy environment for the entire home, beginning with the baby nursery, is to buy 100% cotton, organic and from a reputable company. There are many listed in the green directories, online and most search engines

No parent knowingly wants to harm their child; and even with the best intentioned lifestyles there are always possibilities, that as a child grows, he or she will be introduced to toxic materials. Good natural health and a healthy green environment are about creating strength, not a lifetime of protection. The best defense is a mineral-rich and enzyme-full diet, healthy support and respect for the environment that begins with demanding organic products.