Baby's Organic Nursery News! Gift Registry Made Simple

02/17/2010

Baby sleeping with blankets.BambooExpecting a baby in 2010?  Got a shower coming up? Want cloth diapers or build a healthy happy nursery with our carefully crafted and quality made Organic Baby things?

Check out the Registry: Why worry about unwanted or duplicate gifts? Help your friends find the perfect gift by setting up a gift registry. They’ll save time too by ordering it on-line.

To set up a gift registry, click here. Your gift registry will have many unique features such as the free on-line announcement page, on-line photo album, RSVP system, Guestbook and E-Notification system. All purchases on-line will automatically update the gift list and help avoid duplicate gifts.

If you are already registered, please use the “Already Registered” box to login.

To add gifts to your registry, please use the convenient “Add to Registry” buttons located on our product pages.

If you are here to view the gift list and purchase a gift, please use the “Search for a Registry” box to find your friend’s registry.

If you have a product or shipping question, please give us a call at 1 818-366-6292 or email us at service@babysorganicnursery.com . We can also take orders by phone. If you are placing a phone order, please let us know that it is a gift registry order so that we can remove the gift from the gift list.

By Rachael Flug | Posted in Sage Diaper Company News | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Top Ten Environmental Reasons For Choosing Cloth Diapers

12/10/2009

EarthI have devoted my time and efforts to advocating a cloth diapering system because I believe the diaper choice you make will have a lasting effect on your baby and the future of our planet.  Here are 10 reasons why cloth diapering is more sustainable than disposables and better for the environment:

1. Disposable diapers use 2x as much water as cotton diapers.

2. Disposable diapers use 3x as much energy as cotton diapers.

3. Disposable diapers generate 60x more solid waste than cotton diapers.

4. Disposable diapers use 20x as much raw materials as cotton diapers

5. 1 billion trees per year are destroyed to make disposable diapers—approximately 4.5 for each baby who uses them

6. It takes between 200-500 years for a disposable diaper to decompose.

7. Disposable diapers are the third largest single consumer item in landfills, and represent 30% of non-biodegradable waste

8. 1 ton of garbage is created for each baby who uses disposable diapers

9. 1 cup of crude oil is used for the plastic in 1 disposable diaper

10. 18 billion disposalbe diapers are used in the U.S. each year ­ enough to stretch to the moon and back 9 times

The sources for the facts listed above are the following: Sierra Club, Californians Against Waste, Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Agency, Lehrberguer Report on the Impact of Diapers on the Environment, Greenpeace, Environmental Defense Fund, Center for Policy Alternatives

By Rachael Flug | Posted in General, Natural Diapering | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Cloth Diapering 101: How To Handle Leaky Cloth Diaper Covers

10/25/2009

Sad+babyI sometimes hear parents new to cloth diapering complain about their cloth diaper covers leaking- even after double diapering.   It can be frustrating for even the most patient & well intended parent when their seemingly “fool proof” cloth diapering system fails.

But you have to realize that sooner or later everyone experiences some leakage. That’s why disposable diaper makers spend millions every year trying to improve leakage problems. Now they have put chemical pellets in the middle of the diaper to turn baby’s liquid waste into a solid gel to help prevent leakage. (Cut one open and you’ll see what we mean – if you are really adventurous try pouring some water on these pellets and see what happens)

Leaking seems to be more prevalent with newborn babies, everything is very runny, and you haven’t quite gotten the hang of this diapering. But rest assured it gets better and easier. Before giving up- try some of these tips (and remember disposable diapers leak too):

Make sure you are using the correct size diaper cover for the baby’s weight. You would be surprised at how many parents are unknowingly using the wrong size for the baby’s weights.  Cloth diapers are not necessarily a “one size fit all” .

The infant size  (16″ long by 12″ wide) will fit inside the newborn and small diaper covers so much easier (up to 16 lbs.). Then they make great diaper doublers for your bigger baby (a doubler gives you extra absorbency for night time and as your baby gets older and wets more).

The Regular size diaper (21″ long by 14.5″ wide) is better suited to a baby over 16 pounds.

Be sure that the diaper is covering all of the diaper cover. It works best if you spread the diaper out into an hourglass shape so that is covers the diaper cover.  If the diaper is too long, fold it back into the diaper cover.

Tuck the diaper completely inside the cover , so that a wet diaper doesn’t “hang out” and get the clothing wet. I know there are parents whose children have very thin legs and they recommend letting the diaper stick out of the legs just a little bit , to fill out any gaps. You can try this method as well.

Are your cloth diapers too thin?  Do they have enough layers? There are many different qualities of diaper on the market. If you are using a thin diaper you may need to change to a “diaper service quality” diaper.  The thicker the diaper the more absorbent it is. By thicker, I mean the “weight” of the cotton diaper. It’s important to have an absorbent diaper that is not too bulky and doesn’t take hours to dry.  The “prefold” style usually works best.  It’s thicker in the middle than on the sides.

Looks for cloth diapers with 6 layers in the middle and 4 layers on each side. (thus they are called 4-6-4) However, there are many diapers labeled as “Diaper Service Quality” that are not , so watch out !    The best quality are the super absorbent diaper which has 8 layers in the middle with 4 on each side(it is called 4-8-4). It is an absolutely thick and luscious diaper.

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By Rachael Flug | Posted in Baby Care, Natural Diapering, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)