Yesterday I introduced you to HappyBaby The Organic Guide to Baby’s First 24 Months and if you look at it from a healthy baby standpoint I would categorize this book as excellent, however it’s also being marketed as a green baby book, and I while it is a healthy baby book, some of the green info is not as good. Read on for the pros and cons.

PRODUCT: HappyBaby The Organic Guide to Baby’s First 24 Months by the founders of HAPPYBABY, Robert W. Sears, and Amy Marlow (September 2009, Harper Collins)
COST: $16.99 softcover / $16.99 ebook
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Today I’ve got the scoop on a good green baby book – this is a freshly released book that new parents should consider because of the stellar mealtime information. This book would also make a great baby shower gift.

PRODUCT: HappyBaby The Organic Guide to Baby’s First 24 Months by the founders of HAPPYBABY, Robert W. Sears, and Amy Marlow (September 2009, Harper Collins)
COST: $16.99 softcover / $16.99 ebook
BASICS: From HAPPYBABY; “HappyBaby The Organic Guide to Baby’s First 24 Months, focuses on the most crucial and confusing time for growing families: the beginning. This book is the one-stop source for new …read more

In the last post we looked at the current findings about air quality in the U.S. Timely info since information from a new study was just published this week relating that air pollution may lead to smaller babies. The piece, which is available online and is soon to be published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, notes that “Ambient air pollution, perhaps specifically traffic emissions during early and late pregnancy and/or factors associated with residence near a roadway during pregnancy, may affect fetal growth.”

Uh oh. Air pollution not cool. Small babies not ok. Yeah, it’s an issue. What …read more

After you enter the latest Green Giveaway at Daily Tomorrow, be sure to stop by b5’s newest addition, Womb Within, for its Keeping Clean and Green Contest that Marijke is running this month.
Womb Within hopes to give readers, your pregnancy questions answered, from Amniocentesis to Zygote. Green living fits nicely into a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby, especially if you believe in fetal programming, the theory that,
babies are born not just with traits dictated by their parents’ genes, such as brown eyes and olive skin. They may be born with a tendency to develop asthma, diabetes or other …read more