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Organic Crib Bedding
January 31st, 2010 | 
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As you prepare to bring your baby home, you want to create both a beautiful nursery for them as well as a safe and healthy, tranquil environment for them to sleep peacefully in. It is now very easy to design your entire nursery with natural and organic products. Many of the organic crib bedding sets that are available also have an abundance of coordinating accessories to go with them. You can decorate a nursery with organic bedding, window treatments, diaper stackers, and much more. Designing a beautiful, tranquil, safe, and chemical free environment for your nursery is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your baby.
While deciding to use only organic crib bedding may be an easy choice, deciding on a theme for your nursery may be slightly more difficult. There are so many options available to you. You can begin with the selection of an organic mattress and continue from there. To that mattress you can add a natural felted wool mattress cover or a 100% natural water proof cotton mattress pad or cover. You can easily find organic bumper pads for your baby’s crib. Sheets and pillow coverings are available in various types of organic material. You can choose from organic cotton, organic Egyptian cotton or hemp for your crib sheet material.
Organic linen duvets are great additions to your crib bedding. Linen duvets with pink, blue, yellow or green trim can be included in numerous nursery design plans. Or, you can purchase organic linen crib duvets with nursery appropriate designs in which to base your nursery decor on.
When setting up your baby shower registry, you shouldn’t mind letting everyone know that you prefer organic, chemical free bedding for your baby’s crib. A wish list for nursery items that fit the category of organic can include items with a variable price range. You can find complete nursery decor sets where almost everything you could ever need for a nursery is available in matching or coordinating design.
Organic crib sets that include 4 or 6 pieces in the set make an excellent gift. One very popular gift for a baby is organic cotton velour blankets. For a very special, elegant gift, you might want to select a beautiful organic heirloom crib blanket. with a heart crochet pattern. A gift of organic crib bedding is an excellent way to show your love and concern for the health and comfort of a new baby.
Erica is a wife and mother of two who enjoys sharing helpful tips that help couples to save time and money while growing their family. For more organic crib bedding ideas including where to find inexpensive organic crib bedding sets visit AffordableCribBedding.com
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Calm the Crying – Naturally
To add to the postpartum depression post, I’m posting an article from our main website, All Natural Mommies. The article talks about ways to soothe a new baby. A crying baby is a big source of frustration for new parents. I hope this article gives you some new tools to help deal with a fussy baby. Enjoy!
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It’s a fact that’s difficult to ignore. Babies cry. Sometimes a baby will cry because a need is not being met; i.e. he’s hungry, or he needs a diaper change, or he’s not comfortable and needs a change of position or scenery. And sometimes he’ll cry because he craves attention. The first and must difficult step in calming the baby is figuring out what he needs.
According to the teachings of Teresa Kirkpatrick Ramsey, BSN, LMT, of Babies First Massage, there are two types of cries – The Talking Cry and the I Need Help Cry. These can sometimes be difficult to distinguish. The Talking Cry may change in tone but the pitch stays the same – almost like the baby is talking. The I Need Help Cry, however, becomes higher pitched, and louder, until the baby’s needs are met.
There are other signs to help you figure out if your baby is just trying to communicate. If the baby makes eye contact and can hold your gaze, he probably just wants attention. Let him talk! Hold the baby close so he can see your face, make good eye contact, and listen. He may continue to cry for several minutes or make gurgling sounds. Talk calmly to him and let him know you’re there to listen. Click here to continue reading…
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Tags: crying, parenting, soothing | 
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Chiropractic Care: The Vaccine Alternative?
If you are a natural mommy, you might be avoiding vaccines, which is totally kosher with All Natural Mommies. Many of you have written us and asked what the best alternative to vaccines is…or asked if there even is an alternative and the long and short answer to this is YES.
Many chiropractors feel that the body works at it peak when it is alignment. They say that having your spine where it should be promotes circulation and immunity – natural immunity. So, with that said, we have been testing this theory for the last few years (our kids are nearly 3 and just over 1) and we have come to the conclusion that it just might be working. Neither of the boys have ever had antibiotics, snotty noses or caught the bugs that everyone else seems to get. They are healthy, happy and unvaccinated.
Here is a great article which discusses vaccines and chiropractors: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/105/4/e43
You can get information on current illnesses and diseases here: www.cdc.gov
You can also get great information on communicable diseases here: http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/communicable/
Posted in Health and Safety, Natural Parenting, Natural Tips and Tricks |
Tags: cdc, chiropractor, communicable disease, vaccinate, vaccine |
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