Ecobaby steps for modern parents.

Archive For August 2009

Monday Morning Smoothie: Sour Purple Blast

Last week I asked you to gather your smoothie tools. This week, we blend — one color at a time. You know your child needs a variety of foods. You know fruits and vegetables are good for you. The reasons why are many. I want to focus on just one thread through the fabric of…Read the full article.



Breastfeeding Doll called controversial

Fox News calls the new Bebe Gloton breastfeeding doll “controversial”. There is enough buzz about the story that it made the Mom Logic “Moms Are Talking About” section. A doll that promotes breastfeeding. So far so good. The problem seems to be that the child does the breastfeeding in a daisy-nippled halter top and the…Read the full article.



Babywearing while Pregnant

If you are planning on babywearing during pregnancy, in the beginning you probably won’t notice much difference. As your belly grows, you may need to make a few adjustments for balance, type of carry, and choice of baby carrier. Keep Your Balance Keep in mind the importance of balance. Depending on your shape and size…Read the full article.



Do I Want This Green Thing?

I guess you can’t fault WebMD for their transparency. In a recent article on baby diapers, they found that neither reusable cloth diapers nor throwaway disposable diapers is a clear winner. This article is framed by five logos and banners and two funding statements. Who sponsors WebMD? Huggies. They are very open about it. And…Read the full article.



Do I Need to Disinfect My Cloth Diapers?

Short answers: no probably not not unless they are infected With the previous post saying NO to chlorine bleach and with the chlorine bleach publicist (see update to NO chlorine bleach post) mentioning the need to disinfect cloth diapers and asserting that hydrogen peroxide will not disinfect, I want to answer this question we get…Read the full article.



Smoothies: Gather Your Tools

One way that I make sure my children are eating plenty of colorful fruits and vegetables every day is giving them smoothies. Our simplest recipe is agua fresca (fresh water) with just water, ice, and fresh strawberries. My daughter loves this. She learned about it when she was learning Spanish, and the characters in her…Read the full article.



Cloth diaper chat on Twitter

Every Monday night on Twitter, there is a big cloth diaper chat or #clothdiapers chat. It starts at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern, but really the #clothdiapers tweets start flying a couple of hours earlier. If this all sounds like a foreign language to you, start by reading Jenn of bumGenius on “A Cloth Diapering…Read the full article.