What is Your Baby Drinking?

If there was a small thing you could do today to decrease you and your family's risks of cancer, would you do it?

In the past week, the Today show has covered an issue that we so called "hippie" mommas have known for a while: plastics can be toxic. (Read more on the MSNBC website about what Canada is doing about it ).Our children are drinking from plastic baby bottles, then plastic sippie cups (I have strong opinions about the need for those foolish things!), then plastic water bottles, and eating from plastic containers. But our disposable mentality is literally killing us. We are exposing our children to levels of Bishphenol A, a chemical used in many plastics, that has been related to early puberty (notice how girls are getting breasts younger and younger?), prostate and breast cancer (just look around you- I'm sure you know someone who has been affected by one of these). BPA is used in baby bottles, water bottles, and many many other types of plastic containers. It is also used in the lining of some baby formula packages (read more here)- another great reason to breastfeed our babies.

So what's a mom to do?
*Don't microwave foods in plastic
*Don't put boiling water in your baby's bottles
*Don't reuse plastic water bottles
*Stick to using glass for your drinking and cooking needs
*Check out our alternatives to baby bottles and water bottles
If you can't breastfeed, or you choose a bottle, or you work and need bottles for your little one, there is an alternative!
The Adiri Natural Nurser is a breast-shaped bottle, designed by doctors, nurses, midwives, and lactation consultants, and is completely BPA free. We are currently offering these bottles on pre-sale status. Check out our website, ask for your login information, and get yours today!
Don't have a baby? Your little one ready for cups and a water bottle? We will be offering a line of Swiss made aluminum bottles with clay polymer linings as well- again, on presale status for the next month. Just in time for summer, and bottles for mom and dad as well!

What's a presale? This is a discounted order for items that we are going to be stocking but haven't ordered yet. This helps us to meet the minimum order requirements as a retailer, and- because we're a small shop- helps us to increase our cash flow and continue to stay open! We order the items in bulk, then ship to you. This is not a buying co-op- you are still paying retail prices, but are getting a 10-15% discount for ordering first.