I am by no means a “crunchy mom” – well I guess I am partially crunchy…. I do prefer organic over processed – food, not clothing, I will buy clothes simply for the bargain. I do not use reusable diapers, changing a poopy diaper is gross enough, but having to scrape baby poop into the toilet and then having to wash said dirty diaper is not up my alley, I will stick to my cheap ones from Target. And I do not think that all toys should be made of wood and be handmade, I like the talking dog from Fisher Price and so does my baby. But….. I do believe in essential oils, I think that they have healing properties that modern over the counter medicines cannot compare with. Plus they are safe (in moderation of course) to use on infants…..
If you have read any of my other blog posts, my angel wouldn’t latch and my milk dried up and I had to go to only formula….. with that being said, I didn’t opt for organic formula, I went with tried and true Similac and for no other reason than that was what the doctor gave me when I found out I was pregnant and during desperation its the formula she first had. Anywho, the reason I say that is because, she no longer gets breast milk and all of the awesomness that comes from breast milk and she has a cold…. poor angel, her runny nose and sneezes are the worst. But for all of you mothers out there, the only thing that can be given to infants (that I know of) is suspension Tylenol…. So….. I don’t want to smear vicks on my baby’s chest who gets bumps on her skin when I was her clothes with mine and don’t use Dreft….. So I turn to all natural coconut oil and essential oils… They don’t take the symptoms away, or make the cold go away, but that in addition to the nasakleen I use to suck the snot out, helps her breathe better.
I think the whole idea of making my own baby food is awesome, and I have a bullet, but I am lazy and my house is a disaster and I think I could use my time better to clean instead of making baby food for her, so instead I buy ONLY organic baby food.
So in some ways, I agree with you crunchy mothers out there, hey more power to the ones who can save a bundle with cloth diapers and homemade baby food and all natural toys and sustainable such and such…. you go ladies. As for me and my kid, she will get mostly organic and be happy with it!
-meagan
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