After some digging and no luck finding non-toxic baby personal care products in my local stores, I came across a one page guide created by cosmeticdatabase.com; Safety Guide to Children’s Personal Care Products (pdf). It is a lifesaver! It is split up into sections: tips, ingredients to avoid, and suggested products by category (that would be available in your store).

One of my closest mom friends heard from another friend that too much soy in baby boys affect their estrogen/progesterone balance in the teenage years along with fertility concerns. The research I did on the internet was insufficient so I e-mailed soyhappy.org with my concern. Soy Happy is a consumer advocacy service that promotes and facilitates vegetarian options on mainstream menus. The director of SoyHappy, recently named one of the top “Women to Watch” in the San Francisco East Bay area, forwarded my question to a nutritionist and PhD at PCRM, who in turn wrote an answer for me…

The second hardest thing at the beginning, was adjusting to staying at home and saying bye-bye to a career I nurtured. I starting doing research online for activities or mom groups and I found a class cleverly titled Babygarten at my local libraries.

Natural nasal saline recipe for baby to loosen mucous and clear congestion before feeding and sleeping. Provides relief without the irritation of the nasal syringe.

Super Baby Food book is fantastic for new moms ready to introduce solids! Here is the file I created of the Super Baby Food Diet Daily Worksheet.