‘Green’ baby resources

My time until D-day is clos­ing in … only a few weeks left until baby arrives. I have been doing some research into some green baby resources just to see what’s out there and what’s new. There are so many options avail­able for eco-friendly items and baby care and I needed to find a cen­tral place to look and to process all this infor­ma­tion. Quite frankly, it’s overwhelming.

Below I’ve listed a few web­sites that, although I haven’t inves­ti­gated thor­oughly, do seem help­ful in advice and feed­back for the organic baby.

-Organic Baby Resource: With the motto “Nur­ture your Baby with Nature in Mind,” this exten­sive site offers arti­cles, reviews, a blog, videos, dis­counts and coupons and a baby food guide among other resources. This is a good place to start with any ques­tions you might have or ideas you might need. I plan to check it out often.

-Swap Baby Goods: This web­site is an online mar­ket­place to swap, buy and sell new and used baby items that are no longer needed. Sounds like a great idea. I know with my other chil­dren, I was a huge Once Upon a Child fan — a great resale shop with loca­tions all over Cen­tral Ohio. The idea of swap­ping is a great one, though. Might have to look into that.

-Rais­ing Baby Organic : This com­pre­hen­sive site is nice because it takes a look at organic baby care includ­ing: feed­ing, dress­ing, bed­ding, toys, skin care, etc … It has a list of baby food recipes and, if you’re a reader like me, you’ll appre­ci­ate the list of books on related topics.

While it still blows my mind that I am even writ­ing this col­umn at the age of 44, we are so excited to wel­come another lit­tle one into this world. Will I be a die-hard “green” mom? No. But I am doing my best to nav­i­gate all the choices and give this new­born a healthy, less toxic start in this world. I have lots of younger and even older moms who are inspir­ing and encour­ag­ing me in this new ter­ri­tory. If you have any tips and tricks, please feel free to share them at newsroom@delgazette.com. I’ll include your ideas in a future col­umn. Thanks!

Tues­day Trip­pier lives in Delaware, is a writer and mother of three with a spe­cial inter­est in green liv­ing. She works part-time at the Delaware County Com­mu­nity Market.

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