Baby Stockpile

  I have started to buy things and make a registry... We're in trouble now!


  I am not sure what it is, but looking, researching and shopping for baby stuff is FUN! At the same respect it is very confusing and overwhelming. "Will Peanut like this? Will this work best? How many of these do we need?". Plus you have to factor in that babies grow so fast and thinking, "How long will they really use this?". Since we do not know what we are having yet, it makes it even harder for some items. Most things are so gender specific anymore you cannot look at it without thinking it could only be used for a boy or girl. I know guys today do wear pink, but that's just mean to put a baby boy in a pink onesie! Here is what I have so far:

I couldn't pass this up on a recent trip to Once Upon a Child!

I was recommended these "sleep sacks" by a friend and they were on Baby Steals today, so I got two. You will now be known as "baby taco"! :)

  I have also been looking at strollers, carseats, disposable diapers, cloth diapers, organic matresses, etc, etc. Babies required alot of stuff! 

  Then I stumbled upon something the other day talking about chemicals in baby stuff. Tim & I try to eat mostly organic and local along with using natural household products. There are way to many "potentially harmful" chemicals in everything nowadays. It is disgusting what is allowed to be used to grow our countries food along with daily household items. Trying to connect the dots and figure out what is causing so much cancer and illness in our society is difficult, but I do believe it has to do with diet and chemical exposure to an extent. Having thyroid cancer myself and watching others go through cancer really makes it hit home for me. I'm not saying all cancer is caused by chemicals, but the bottom line is that it cannot be good to expose the human body to all these unnatural chemicals. 

  So because of all this, I am going to be slightly paranoid about our little Peanut and chemicals. I know it is not realistic to eliminate everything, but I would like to do the best we can to make it minimal. I guess even if down the road our baby develops some serious illness, I will know I did everything I could to ensure it did not develop from toxins. A baby comes into this world from such a natural environment and to immediately start exposing them to chemicals does not seem right. I hope I will be doing the best thing for our child to try to eliminate contact with many of these unnatural chemicals.

So I'm preparing myself for the, 

"Why don't you just use Pampers, I turned out fine?" Ever heard of chlorine? Yeah, it's in babies diapers along with many other chemicals. I was reading just yesterday how some of those chemicals are thought to cause infertility in males.

"Cloth diapers, that's just gross!" I figure all these years of dealing with dog do do has prepared me for this. Yes, it's not the most appetizing idea, but I know it is better for the environment and saves lots of money. 

"Organic mattresses, really?" Ever hear of BFR flame retardants in mattresses? Studies have shown these chemicals are thought to cause many problems including in the thyroid along with a long list of other issues.

  Now I'm not going to condemn any mother that uses these products because in the end you have to do what works best for you. I hope you do your own research and decide for yourself what is best. I know that this is what I intend to do for the moment and helps me sleep better at night to be educated about all baby products and what goes into them. In the end you likely spend a little more upfront, but if it helps your child to live a longer, healthier and happier life isn't that what we all are aiming for?