DID YOU KNOW YOUR BABY COULD HELP SAVE THE PLANET?

As more and more people take notice of how important it is to protect Mother Earth, babies can be just as much of a force in this GO GREEN movement!


Cloth diapers may stir up images of constant washing, safety pins and 1957, but they are becoming more convenient and more eco-friendly! Most importantly, they are becoming more Mom-friendly!

Here are some environmentally smart diaper options that we researched that just may help keep our planet healthy and prosperous!

Pocket Diapers, by Happy Heiny's

What they are: They can be made more absorbent with washable fabric inserts that slip into a pocket on the inside of the diaper.

Eco-benefits: These pocket diapers are handmade by moms in the United States from custom-milled fleece. Hemp Stuffins inserts are made from organic hemp -- a plant fiber that's less toxic to process and more biodegradable than fibers from other crops, like cotton. ($16 per Pocket Diaper, $6 per hemp insert; happyheinys.com)


Bamboo Fitted Diapers, by bumGenius

What they are: Superabsorbent and well-fitting diapers with an adjustable hook-and-loop closure.

Eco-benefits: They're made from bamboo, which grows easily without fertilizer or pesticides and has been found to have natural antibacterial elements. ($13; cottonbabies.com)


Adjustable Velcro Diapers, by Under the Nile

What they are: Fitted all-in-one diapers (meaning they're diaper and diaper cover in one) with elastic legs.

Eco-benefits: They get their superior absorbency -- and softness -- from 100 percent organic Egyptian cotton that hasn't been bleached. ($13; underthenile.com)


Organic Absorb-It-All Diapers, by Ecobaby

What they are: Fitted diapers with adjustable side snaps that come in a variety of colors, like pink, seafoam, and buttercup. (Use them with a diaper cover.)

Eco-benefits: Not only are these diapers made of organic Indian cotton, they get their cute hues from natural dyes. ($16 www.ecobaby.com )

GO GREEN!

Potty Training Tips from "It's Hip Hop, Baby!"

Kushies Reusable Water-proof Training Pants

http://www.amazon.com/Kushies-Re-usable-Water-proof-Pull-Training/dp/B001AQXD0M/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1241640153&sr=8-29

WATERPROOF TRAINING PANTS FOR TODDLERS

We're potty training here at It's Hip Hop, Baby! and we discovered a set of potty training pants that are working out pretty well-- so we thought we'd share.

These potty training pants are great because we have a special needs child in the It's Hip Hop Baby family so larger training pants were hard to find.

Second, we wanted something that would fit on top of underwear so the child still feels like they're responsible for staying dry and these fit the bill.

Lastly, when the child is roaming around the house you don't have to worry about wet spots on the furniture.

**One cautionary note-- do not let a child sleep in them...they leak. Overnight we recommend overnight pull ups.

Good luck!