Annie's Organic Baby Blog

Our older son just started school a few weeks ago (it's Australia so the school year starts in February)  and everyone talks about how tired the kids are when they first start school, but the ki...

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I'm so excited to share this guest blog post from my dear friend Ali about her amazing 3 month old baby girl Summit.  I had flirted with the thought of using Elimination Communication, which I r...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-on-elimination-communication.html

While I've been busy with my baby (now 8 months, 4 teeth, and virtually eczema-free - more on that soon!) and 5 year old, I've asked some friends to write guest blog posts. Here is the first, ...

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Ironically I didn't get a mobile phone until I was pregnant with my first son.  I held out until I was one of only about 3 people (one of whom was my husband) I knew who didn't have one at the t...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2011/05/avoiding-non-ionizing-radiation-during.html

The last month or so has been a bit rough for our family.  Beautiful Organic Boy #2 (BOB2) has been unwell, primarily with infected eczema, which means that none of us has been getting much slee...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2011/05/confessions-of-organic-mom-who-is.html

I know many of you are worried about radiation exposure.  It will be important to avoid dairy products that come from areas that have been exposed to radiation, or dairy of unknown origin. Good ...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-reduce-harm-from-radiation.html

We have been very blessed by our generous friends and family who have given us lots of wonderful and thoughtful gifts for our new baby.  While it has been three months already and I'm no where n...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2011/03/these-are-few-of-my-favorite-baby.html

I know it's a cliché but I can't believe how fast the last three months have gone.  I had three New Year's resolutions this year.  The first was that I would be more disciplined about doing th...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-three-months.html

Well I never did get around to writing that birth plan, because our beautiful baby boy was born 10 days early!  Turns out I didn't need a birth plan, as everything went wonderfully :-) When I ...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/12/so-much-for-writing-birth-plan.html

I'm 37 weeks pregnant today, which means I'm all wrapped up in trying to get ready for a baby and get ready for xmas, and trying to do both in the most ecological and economical way possible... ...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/12/tis-season-for-giveaways-and-reviews.html

There is a new book out called Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives by Annie Murphy Paul. Now I haven't actually gotten my hands on the book itself yet, but just...

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I am so excited about this Newsweek article on how to choose the greenest products listing Miessence as the best Shampoo and Toothpaste in the whole world (or at least of those brands avai...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/10/20-off-miessence-organic-products-as.html

I've never done a giveaway before, but I've finally found something to inspire me... My favorite brand of eco-disposable diapers/nappies Nature Babycare has an Ambassador's program where you ...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/10/win-100-miessence-certified-organics.html

I had a bit of a breakdown the other night. You know when something little starts you off crying and you can't figure it out because it's not really such a big deal, so you know there must be som...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/09/im-feeling-overwhelmed.html

I recently came across this article from Reuters which states that the average UK woman wears 515 chemicals a day. Whilst this is scary, it does not surprise me at all. What did surprise me howe...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/08/im-curious.html

I've just figured out how easy it is to embed videos in my blog... can you tell? Anyway, this one really touched me. I knew that workers in the beauty industry, especially nail salons and haird...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/07/more-stuff-to-watch.html

And then tell me what you think... what products will you stop buying so that THEY will stop making them?

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This pregnancy has been so different from my first - I've been much sicker, more tired and I feel like my belly popped out straight away and I couldn't wear any of my regular pants after only a...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/06/top-10-signs-you-are-pregnant-with-your.html

I'm really suffered here with the 24-hour morning sickness... have tried everything, but am hoping that there's something you can suggest? Am 11 weeks now so hopefully it will get better soon...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/05/help-any-suggestions.html

Many apologies for not posting an update sooner... I have a good excuse: I feel dreadful! I am pregnant though, so that's good :-)

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So... after seemingly endless months of detoxing - a six month stint that kept getting extended because hubby and I both had to travel overseas (and one of the things we were detoxing from is co...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/04/could-i-be-pregnant.html

I'm having one of those weeks that makes me really appreciate my decision to work mostly from home. Firstly, my 4 year old has been sick for the last 5 days and counting :-( Nothing too serious...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-i-love-working-from-home.html

I've written about this before, but I'm so passionate about it that I can't help myself, so here I go again... Opp shops (short for Opportunity Shops) as they are known in Australia, are secon...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-i-love-opp-shops.html

I visited a friend's house recently and I practically had to hold my breath to avoid inhaling toxic fumes from all the cleaning products. I can't help but wonder how many everyday household produ...

http://anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-toxic-is-your-bathroom-part-i.html

Unless you are a vegan you are probably ingesting some meat and dairy that is not certified organic or biodynamic. And maybe you'd like to eat more organic food but it's too expensive? I know t...

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