The Advantages Of Organic Baby Bedding
We want only the best for our babies, don't we - but we also have to be practical. Babies are incredibly messy and grow faster than the national debt. There's no sense buying top of the line baby clothes and bedding if they outgrow it or destroy it in less than fifteen minutes. But with organic baby clothes and organic baby bedding, you not only get something good for your baby and good for the planet - the stuff works, too.
Disadvantages Of Synthetic Materials
Modern methods of farming, with vast amounts of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, are proving to be more and more of a health hazard. The run off from farms using these chemicals inevitably washes into drinking water or ground water. Pesticides, although killing off insects, have a tendency to kill any species that eats insects, including birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. With organic baby bedding, you know that no pesticides or fertilizers were used in growing the cotton or other material.
If you don't care about the environment, then perhaps you are wondering if there are any immediate disadvantages to your baby. There certainly are. Synthetic baby bedding tends to be loaded with dyes, traces of pesticides and other questionable chemicals. Baby's skin is far more sensitive than an adult's, so they get irritated easily. And irritated babies mean irritated parents. Organic baby bedding lacks irritants.
Also, synthetic baby bedding is not as long-lasting as organic baby bedding. Sure, synthetic might be cheaper at the cash register, but you will have to replace it a lot sooner than organic baby bedding. After 100 washes, synthetic baby bedding will fall apart. But organic baby bedding will still be ready for use. So, if you don't care about the environment or your baby's skin, then know that synthetic bedding can hurt your wallet.
Materials Available
The three most easily available kinds of materials in organic baby bedding are sheepskin, wool and cotton. If you are vegetarian, your only choice is cotton. There are some things made from hemp, but they can be hard to find. And silk is just not a practical alternative. If you opt for wool or sheepskin, the sheep have to be raised according to standards for organic farming of whatever country they come from and the skins or wool must only be treated with natural oils or cleaners. And these materials are usually non-allergenic for anyone's skin, let alone a baby's.
