Before I had my baby, I never really thought I would join a mothers group. However, now that I have become a mum, being able to talk to other mothers about what is happening in my life has benefited me immensely. We chat about how we bring up our children, what to do and not to do, we share baby food recipes, and we love to talk about the most recent baby clothes we have bought.

I usually meet with 2 other parents, once a fortnight, to find out the latest gossip. We generally meet at Vitos Original Pizzeria (which is in BATAVIA, IL) as that is pretty central for all of us. Last week was more interesting seeing we discussed organic baby clothes. I have been feeding my baby girl organic food from day one but I had never thought about getting organic clothing for her.

Cotton is one of the most popular crops in the US and one of the most devastating to the habitat and to farm employees. The run off from non-organic cotton farms has destroyed ecosystems and in particular water bodies. Organic products are made without the need for artificial fertilisers and insecticides. Instead, organic farming depends upon things like crop rotation, improving soils naturally, and using eco friendly pest control methods.

You can buy organic baby apparel online from a number of shops. Sckoon has some gorgeous organic baby apparel.

See the latest organic designs from Sckoon.

Benefits of Choosing Organic Products

Getting organic clothes means you are purchasing products which have been produced in an environmentally friendly manner, or at least in a way which causes less contamination of soils and waterways. No or reduced use of insecticides and synthetic fertilisers means less pollution of our soils and waterways, less diseases for farm workers, and fewer health risks for children by moderating their contact with potentially dangerous chemicals.

Quite a few producers of baby clothes also make a range of organic clothing or you can find shops entirely dedicated to organic baby fashion. Thankfully, there are a lot of marks to choose from and all ages are taken care of, from infants to adolescents. Of course, organic fashion for men and women is also available and I am looking into that for myself and my partner.

I do not think that I am just going to buy organic cotton or bamboo cotton clothing (which is an amazing alternative to regular or organic cotton) for my child but I am definitely going try to whenever possible.