This time i refuse to use baby wipes, i will wipe with water and a damp cloth. I don’t see the point of buying reusable nappies and then wasting money on wipes, they’ll just get put in the same bucket as the nappies and then all be cleaned ready to use again. i dislike baby wipes because the packets they come in are plastics which will take years to decompose, and the wipe itself could have anything in it, I’m just not keen.  Baby wipes take so long to biodegrade that they clog up our landfill.  The worst thing i heard was that people actually through them down the toilet, this leads to blockages and then garden flooding which i know all about.

After buying my babycare book by DK I have come to realise that DK has bought out a few books which are made with care. I think all books should be made this way.

• They recycle 91% of the water needed during manufacturing
• There card is recycled.
• There printer has reduced its carbon footprints by 52% since 1994, it generates 100% of its own electricity.
• They use vegetable inks which are not made from petroleum products.
• These books do not come with a dust cover but a very well made outer skin.

Check out there website for more of these books at www.dk.com/madewithcare

Green Babycare

I bought this book that i found in healthy and organic living and i really like it, it has giving me a lot to think about when having our next baby. I bought this from play.com and it was at my door in 2 days. It has tough me that a baby only needs essentials, that he/she doesn’t need the elaborate things that manufacturers try and sell us, i have been in this trap before and i am not going there again. The book is 100% recycled which is a perfect example of being green.

My husband found this website for me which i really like, it is also a magazine and i couldn’t resist ordering a couple of back issues. It looks really good. It will be interesting to see if it is printed on recycled paper.

http://www.thegreenparent.co.uk

I went to spend the week in the country at my parents house, my mum had loads of back copies of Healthy and Organic. So in the evening after putting my boys to bed i had a read of them and really liked them so as soon as i got home i ordered a years werth, i can’t wait to get my first copy. It covers a wide range of topics. Health and welbeing, Food and drink, beauty and style and you and your family. I found it a really interesting read and it didn’t repeat its self in other issues. I also like the fact the it is printed on 100% recycled paper.

http://www.healthyandorganicliving.com/

http://www.abelandcole.co.uk/Home.aspx

My weekly organic veggies and fruit dropped straight to my door. I like these because i can still remove items i don’t like and get extra items i love. They don’t just sell fruit and veg but meat and fish, tins and juices. they take away the old box when they deliver the new so no waste when it comes to packaging. they do aditional packs of whatever you really love.

We love our fruit and veg so i now get a separate box of each but they do mixed boxes in different sizes.

Car seat

I know a car isnt eco friendly but when James is about to take us on longer journey’s the car seat i am going to get just one that will last from birth to 4years . There is no need for my baby to be carried around in a car seat so i am not going to use the early ones.

My car seat i will buy new because i need to know that it has not been in an accedent and my baby is going to be safe.

Sling

Sometimes it isn’t going to be practical to use the pram,and with not having the car seat i have chosen a sling. So baby. You can cuddle up close and even descreatly breast feed whilst there in it. I’ll probably get natural because it has not been tampered with.

I have a pram if i really need to use it so there is no point in buying a new one, it would not be that ethical of me to do so, even though i have been on the look out. I don’t see the point in selling one to get another.

When me and my husband decided to plan for our 3rd and final child, It made me realise how wasteful i had been with my other two boys. This is my journey to discover what a child really needs. and what things are pushed upon us by companies targeting new mums. I have bought and sold so many items that my children probably can’t even remember they have had. which when it comes down to it is a waste of money as well as materials.

This time around is going to be different i am not going to start buying everything i don’t need this means less time out shopping, which is never a bad thing. I think the hardest thing will be is to stop people  buying  presants. I already have two children and they have more than enough toys to spare from when they were young. plus a baby does not need any toys only family comuntication.

This time around i’m going organic nappies and clothes, and i am not  going  mad with  them either, there is no point wasting  money  when i don’t need to.

I can’t say what i am having because some my family don’t want to know what it is so i can’t say.

This is actually more difficult than i first realised, and it is going to take a lot longer as well. so i am going to have to start small and then build them up especially James. I know its easyer for me because i want the change but not everyone does, and you can’t change someone overnight.

I suppose with us not being completly eco yet (were using up) it does not help.I am hoping that everyone will take me seriously eventually. I am 100% commited to this so i do hope that people will understand my views and not judge me. I can’t change other peoples views only let them know what mine are and hopefully they can respected my wishes.

Lush has to be my ultimate fav shop when it comes to cosmetics. It has minimal packaging, the bottles and pots that are sold can be taken back to the shop to be recycled. Most of the products i use don’t have very little packaging, just a bit of paper that i put in my paper bin.

I use a solid diodrant called aromaco which comes wrapped in paper.

My face wash is coalface which comes wrapped in paper.

I must add though that there products are not 100% natural, so if your planning a 100% organic free, natural skincare then this is not the shop for you.

My soap is porrage and the godmother which is wrapped in paper

my face cream is in a pot and my body cram is in a pot and when i collect 5 pots i get a free face mask, My shampoo at the moment is in a pot but when i have run out and taken the pot back i am going back to be using the solid shampoo bars.

I don’t use make up so i save on that.