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Foogo Stainless Steel Drinking Bottles - we put them to the test! |
 The
Foogo stainless steel range from Thermos was a very welcome solution to
the problem of finding a BPA free phthalate free sippy cup. Although
now there are more BPA free sippy cups on the market (thank goodness!)
there wasn't much choice a couple of years ago, plus I really wanted
stainless steel.
As soon as I got the sippy cup for Euan I also got in the stainless steel drinking bottle
for Zoe and they were both an instant winner in our family!
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NEW! bumGenius 4.0 one-size pocket cloth nappy |
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We're very excited about the release of the new bumGenius 4.0 one-size pocket nappy
In response to customer requests for a few changes to bumGenius 3.0s, Cotton
Babies have been working for quite some time on a brand new bumGenius 4.0
One-Size Cloth nappy.
Shop for these
great bumGenius here
shop for other
fabulous cloth nappies here
Changes in the new bumGenius 4.0 One-Size
nappy
- more generous sizing to fit a
larger size range
- accessible and easily replaceable
elastic
- improved fasteners-all new hook
and loop
- new colours-bubble, noodle and
sweet!
- and now available in your choice
of fastening-hook and loop or snap buttons!
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Our favourite Natural and Organic baby skincare products |
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This
week I want to talk about the our favorite natural and organic skincare
products that we took on the trip with us.
One of the best baby lotions we found was the Buds Cherished Organics Happy Baby Cream,
as we were out in the sun lots I wanted to use a nice nourishing baby
lotion, but also one that absorbs easily. I really like the texture of
the Happy Baby Cream,
the jojoba and sesame oils leave the skin soft and smooth.
Unfortunately Euan's eczema flared up in the first month of our travels
(the heat set it off) but as the Happy Baby Cream does also contain aloe vera and olive leaf extract - this baby lotion did a great job in moisturising and soothing his skin.
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Bambo Nature the CHOICE green nappy |
CHOICE magazine's recommended 'Green Buy' for disposable nappies
It's official! CHOICE, the Australian consumer magazine, has
reviewed more than 14 brands of disposable nappies, and recommended
just three of these. Bambo Nature was one of these three, and is the
recommended 'Green Buy' for disposable nappies. Australian consumers
have spoken!
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Ergo Baby Carrier – not only hands free but pain free baby carrying! |
One
of our out and out absolute favourite products is the Ergo Baby
carrier. I bought this when my first child was 4 months old – mainly so
I could walk the dog on beach! But seeing as she was a total koala and
insisted on being on my hip all the time the Ergo carrier really came
into its own round the house. I’d use the carrier in the hip position
at home – my little girl loved being on my hip while I was in the
kitchen preparing meals. She mostly loved the front position while we were out and about and I really enjoyed the close contact with her.
 When
Euan was born I used the infant insert and loved the fact that I could
be out and about and still able to discreetly breastfeed Euan when he
was little. As soon as Euan could walk I didn’t carry him much as he
wanted to walk everywhere but the Ergo carrier was without a doubt one
of the most essential items we took on our trip round Australia.
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Do Biodegradable Items Really Break Down in Landfills? |
Do Biodegradable Items Really Break Down in Landfills?
Most Landfills Too Tightly Packed to Work Well
Organic substances “biodegrade” when they are broken down by other
living organisms (such as enzymes and microbes) into their constituent
parts, and in turn recycled by nature as the building blocks for new
life. The process can occur aerobically (with the aid of oxygen) or anaerobically
(without oxygen). Substances break down much faster under aerobic
conditions, as oxygen helps break the molecules apart.
Landfills Too Tightly Packed for Most Trash to Biodegrade
Most landfills are fundamentally anaerobic because they are compacted
so tightly, and thus do not let much air in. As such, any
biodegradation that does take place does so very slowly. Read the full article at ...
http://environment.about.com/od/recycling/a/biodegradable.htm
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We couldn’t have lived without Swim Nappies – love Mother-ease |
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Euan giving his Mother-ease swim nappy at work out at the beach!
Well
the title of this blog says it all! On our trip we encountered some
pretty hot weather – we were only 10 days into the trip when we got 48
degrees! Fortunately that was pretty much the hottest but as the
further up North we went the more humid it was.
The
only way to survive the heat was to get in the pool! So we made sure
that every caravan park had a pool and we were in the water (either
pool or sea) at least once if not twice a day. So I totally fell in
love with the Mother-ease swim nappies we took with us.
Thinking
of it Euan really only dirtied his swim nappy about 5 times for the
whole duration of the trip (being 18 –24months on the trip he’s less
likely to dirty a nappy in the water). Could you imagine if we’d used
disposable swim nappies, one a day for 6 months is about 180 nappies
that would have just been thrown away with only 5 having been ‘dirty’.
What a total waste of money not to mention another bag of nappies in
landfill.
Considering
the amount of wear they got not just in the water but in the sun and
being scraped across rocks, in the sand etc the Mother-ease swim
nappies have performed brilliantly. We never had any leakage, they were
easy to clean (although my husband was a bit squeamish about cleaning
the dirty swim nappies - what is it about men and poo?!) it’s no big
deal especially if you’re used to using cloth nappies.
I
can say that these swim nappies were thoroughly tested by Euan and they
came out with top marks from us (we like to personally try all our
products). The bonus of course being we’ve got nappies for his swimming
lessons as well – so they really are value for money Actually you only
need to have 2 (maybe more with a younger child as they might be more
likely to dirty their nappy). So we just had one swim nappy as a spare
– took a plastic bag with us to the beach to put the dirty nappy in for
cleaning when we got back to the caravan park – too easy.
Take a look at the Mother-ease swim nappies here,
we’ve currently got Jade and Brazilian gender neutral colours in stock
but we can order in other colours (red, blue or lilac) for you so just
contact us (
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) Once you try them you’ll be hooked!
Have a happy ‘green’ day
Victoria Crombie
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Our first Down to Earth Baby blog |
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Hi
Welcome to our first blog!
I was lucky to have recently traveled around Australia with my family
for 6 months - what a fabulous experience - and many thanks to Suzie
for keeping the business in tip top shape and getting orders out
promptly while we were away.
Traveling together was just great, but being out in the Outback in a
little caravan it was also interesting to discover what we did and
didn't miss about home! Great way to prioritise and de-clutter your
life. But I did also discover what natural and organic products I
really can't live without.
So over the next few blogs I'm going to be sharing what products I just couldn't (or hated having to) live without!
Have happy 'green' day
best wishes
Victoria Crombie
www.downtoearthbaby.com
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We'll were back from our fabulous travels around Australia. We had so much fun, it was great to spend all that time together as a family.
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