Non-toxic pregnancy tips
Green your pregnancy
What steps should you take to have a healthy, non-toxic pregnancy? For some pregnant moms, taking steps to live a more environmentally friendly life is a natural step when expecting. So, how can you green your pregnant life?
When you are just you, with no one else to worry about, it can be easy to just grab the popular, mainstream brands of products that you’ve always seen and used. But when you decide to have a baby, suddenly you can become hyper – aware of all the potential for harsh chemicals around you.
That’s what happened to Colleen Levine of FoodieTots.com. “I had remained in my blissfully ignorant bubble about (cancer/asthma/allergy-causing) toxins in our environment until finding out I was pregnant with my son,” Colleen said.
“Realizing I couldn’t control everything he would be exposed to, I resolved to clean up my diet and switched to green cleaning products, to ensure he wasn’t exposed to unneccessary toxins in the womb and that our home was safe from toxic chemicals when we brought him home,” Colleen said.
So, how can you green-up your pregnancy?
Green fashion
Face it. Those maternity clothes? They are a short-term use thing. And if you want cute ones, they can cost a bundle. I am talking Big Bucks.
Fortunately, you don’t have to hit up Destination Maternity to look cool while you are expecting. Instead, moms who are greening up start by shopping their own closets.
Look for empire waist tops, long maxi dresses and pants and skirts with a drawstring or stretchy waistbands that will fit throughout your pregnancy. Products like Bella Bands, which are stretchy bands that fit over your pants allowing you to wear them unbuttoned without giving the world a show, can help you extend your wardrobe.
You can also buy gently worn clothes at consignment stores or online. Or, better yet, borrow them. “Before I buy anything new I try to find it used. I have been able to borrow lots of clothing and now that my feet are growing, shoes too,” says Jessica Russell of shoptumbleweed.com.
