Green Babies, Sage Moms: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Baby [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Lynda Fassa (Author), M.D, Harvey Karp (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2008

From the trailblazing founder of Green Babies organic clothing comes the very first guide for new mothers in raising a "green" family-and doing it simply and inexpensively. Filled with necessary and convenient advice that takes the reader from the first months of pregnancy and beyond, this indispensable book explains:

- The safest ways to get the house ready for the baby
- The best baby gear-from clothes to crib mattresses
- Organic recipes for health-conscious breastfeeding moms
- How to throw a green baby shower
- The best solutions for storing breast milk safely
- How to keep play areas safe from chemicals
- How to handle the diaper dilemma: wash vs. toss
- And much more!

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Fassa, founder of an organic baby-clothing line, has written a friendly and accessible guidebook for new parents on how to raise their children in the most environmentally friendly way possible. Her chapters on pregnancy are unique, especially those focusing on green beauty and hair products, which are often overlooked. Fassa moves on to address the diaper debate, eco-friendly cleaning, and organic clothing, and even offers a few recipes from eco-conscious chefs. Interspersed with all her tips and suggestions are first-person entries from “green gurus,” ranging from physicians and activists to all manner of business professionals manufacturing green products, as well as a celebrity mom or two. Their contributions provide a lot of welcome information, and Fassa also includes lists of Web sites for items mentioned and “Red Flags” for those that should be avoided. A thorough list of green products completes this handy, readable title that accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do. --Colleen Mondor --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Lynda Fassa is the founder of Green Babies, which offers the largest selection of organic cotton clothing in the world. Author website: greenbabies.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: NAL Trade (January 2, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 045122289X
• ASIN: B001GQ3E1E
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

In 1993 the best thing ever to happen to anyone happened to me, I became a mom. In 1994 in an effort to A) feed my child and B) make the world into a Utopian society so my kid would grow up into a better world than my generation did I started my company Green Babies. Today we are the oldest existing organic cotton baby clothing company in the US. Over the continuing course of my parenting journey I met wonderful people and learned some amazing things. My husband and I had 2 more daughters so by 1997 we were officially outnumbered. We moved to the bucolic 'burbs from Manhattan and got very very green. After many years of speaking to many expectant parents I decided it was time to put down on paper the most important green choices for your baby's (and family's) health and wellness, so with a great editor and alot of help from brilliant Green Gurus I wrote Green Babies, Sage Moms, as a guide to a better, easier and greener way. Two years later that baby grew up into Green Kids Sage Families. And I must say, these were the first books to talk about health concerns with BPA, Phthalates, Synthetic Turf, Parabens, Offgassing Mattresses and Cell Phones and Pediatric Cancer. Some of those issues are commonly in the news today, and some not so much yet, but they will be based on the evidence I've read.
Many parents are alarmed and even downright frightened by what's going on in the world, and specifically what seems to be happening to children here in the US. I can tell you there are very simple, makes-sense, not just for movie-star millionaires choices you can implement to preserve your child's happiness and health. And at the end of the day, what else is there?

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Lynda

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the earth friendly mother or mother-to-be!, September 14, 2008

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HaydensMommy08 "homebirthing mama" (Vancouver, WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Green Babies, Sage Moms: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Baby (Paperback)

I am in love with this book! Whether you have been going green for years, or are totally new to the concept, this book is amazing. It talks about being organic during your pregnancy but I just bought it (my daughter is 6 months old) and I am still finding it to be extremely useful! It lets you take baby steps, instead of being bombarded with information. It would make a great shower gift as well!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great info for pregnancy and beyond, October 30, 2010

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Shannon L. Starkweather (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Green Babies, Sage Moms: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Baby (Paperback)

The title says it all, I've learned a lot about being green that does not necessarily have to do with being pregnant. I have yet to read the green baby part, as the baby is not here yet, but I imagine it will be equally helpful and informative.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for every mom, August 22, 2009

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This review is from: Green Babies, Sage Moms: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Baby (Paperback)

A great, very detailed description of what it takes to raise baby in a green household, written by an ex-model who shows you can be fashionable and beautiful and still do what it takes to create a safe, green home for baby and a toxin-free world for everyone.