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Diaper Free Baby From Birth

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Parenting RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Elimination Communication is a growing practice among the natural parenting community in which parents minimize or eliminate the need for diapers by “catching” their baby’s elimination either through timing, cues or non-verbal communication. Can newborn babies do EC? One [...]

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Cloth vs. Disposable Diapers - What is Better?

“The most significant environmental impacts for all three diaper systems were on resource depletion, acidification and global warming. For one child, over two-and-a-half years, these impacts are roughly comparable with driving a car between 1,300 and 2,200 miles.”The Diaper Debate - Are Disposables as Green as Cloth? ABC News Author: Kalwant Rana As a new parent, [...]

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Eco Friendly and Stylish Diaper Bags
• Being an attached parent eliminates the need for a lot of the typical baby gear that most new parents stock up on. If you practice elimination communication, you will need even less “stuff” to carry, most notably, the ubiquitous and often hideous diaper bag. They are unsightly, usually difficult to carry, require an extra [...] Read More