tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.comments2023-03-24T06:23:20.198-07:00Sustainable BabyDebbie Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901483277043166331noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-43097440295630367252012-02-15T09:31:18.604-08:002012-02-15T09:31:18.604-08:00Thanks! I've been drinking thyme tea for colds...Thanks! I've been drinking thyme tea for colds for years but wasn't sure if I can give it to my baby. I think I'll try. She's 7 months.Paulinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598291683216796357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-45922340913690028872011-12-19T03:50:36.760-08:002011-12-19T03:50:36.760-08:00I stumbled on your book at my local library (which...I stumbled on your book at my local library (which normally never has any good books) and as soon as our IVF works (we start next month) I plan to get my own copy. I read it cover to cover twice before I returned it and found everything so doable. It was like the sort of advice I wish my mother would be able to give me - rather than the "I did it this way when you were a baby" nagging I suspect I am in for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-45620839741771818632010-11-16T18:04:14.472-08:002010-11-16T18:04:14.472-08:00Love it!! Even for summer it is great.Thanks for s...Love it!! Even for summer it is great.Thanks for sharing.laurahttp://littleluxury.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-74058278149115011272010-09-29T03:03:20.357-07:002010-09-29T03:03:20.357-07:00cutie cutie cute as pie!cutie cutie cute as pie!umihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13754373808017081544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-63769771588677489872010-09-14T17:27:05.398-07:002010-09-14T17:27:05.398-07:00Lovely idea :)Lovely idea :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-60316206112312021522010-08-11T20:17:58.053-07:002010-08-11T20:17:58.053-07:00Hi Debbie! I have just purchased your book and wha...Hi Debbie! I have just purchased your book and what to commend you on such a practical, informative and eco-friendly resource. I am practicing as many simple and earth friendly methods in my day to day life and this little book has lots of ideas for when my third child is born in the new year. I love these leggings-so easy to make to sew or knit yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-86086965798407597192010-08-04T04:10:17.660-07:002010-08-04T04:10:17.660-07:00lovely to see you back here, debbie. what a great ...lovely to see you back here, debbie. what a great idea! we are still trying to find another hwb, the rubber on our ones died. not that its so cold in our little pad, but nice to sniggle up to something warm at night... xxtalinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-16960996054955754482010-06-13T03:48:53.845-07:002010-06-13T03:48:53.845-07:00i wanna pair! thanks debster, i have been needing ...i wanna pair! thanks debster, i have been needing some of these. xx taliumihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13754373808017081544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-57047949839871186632010-05-22T23:31:42.019-07:002010-05-22T23:31:42.019-07:00I just found your blog via Toxteth, its full of gr...I just found your blog via Toxteth, its full of great ideas. Thanks for sharing.sharondrawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377135056621310427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-61753511463962538702010-05-22T23:30:23.806-07:002010-05-22T23:30:23.806-07:00Great idea, I think my little 2 year old would lov...Great idea, I think my little 2 year old would love to do this.sharondrawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377135056621310427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-37470434475424669022010-05-22T01:30:16.312-07:002010-05-22T01:30:16.312-07:00Postscript: this is funny, but after commenting th...Postscript: this is funny, but after commenting the above this morning, this happened to us today! Bread bag and all :)<br />My three year old really needed to go and there were no toilets near. I actually had an old bread bag in the backpack!<br />What we did was I squatted down with him facing away from me and also squatting, using my squatting thighs as arm rests. I held the bag under his narrow little tush and it just fit! <br />I had to wipe him with a paper bag that had had our brown rice turnover in it.<br />What I love about my three year old is that he handles all this with the utmost aplomb, thinking it's all totally part of the average day :)Debbie Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901483277043166331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-17509875817970878312010-05-21T17:19:23.578-07:002010-05-21T17:19:23.578-07:00Yay! Good thinking. How old was your daughter? My ...Yay! Good thinking. How old was your daughter? My three-year old (conventionally toilet trained) still doesn't give much notice when he needs to go. I feel like I should be prepared similarly for him!Debbie Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901483277043166331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-45367240427673278422010-05-14T06:00:28.938-07:002010-05-14T06:00:28.938-07:00I experienced a very similar situation with my dau...I experienced a very similar situation with my daughter once and used a recycled bread bag i had in my bag in case I needed to carry wet clothes. I simply held it under her while she was squatting in my lap and i don't think people passing-by even noticed.Triciahttp://littleecofootprints.typepad.com/little_eco_footprints/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-3425940084117172412010-05-12T17:23:15.827-07:002010-05-12T17:23:15.827-07:00Thanks Debbie, and thank you for your lovely comme...Thanks Debbie, and thank you for your lovely comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841273763036409573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-42624540335277206622010-05-12T03:35:44.715-07:002010-05-12T03:35:44.715-07:00Hi Anna,
Thanks for your question. If you have som...Hi Anna,<br />Thanks for your question. If you have some oil already infused, I usually use 1 cup of that to 1/4 cup of grated beeswax, but it really depends how solid you like your balm. Commercial stuff always comes quite hard, and this recipe is designed to be as well, but lately I like it fairly soft and runny; then you can smear it on without rubbing too much. 1/4 cup does make it fairly hard.<br />Try adding the wax bit by bit. You can test solidness by dropping a tiny bit of the balm onto a saucer and popping that in the freezer. In a minute or so take it out and test the consistency. Then you can add more wax if you need it harder.<br />Hope that works for you.<br />Also, using a fleece liner (just a rectangle of polar fleece between her bottom and the nappy) might help with her redness - it wicks away more of the moisture and doesn't chafe when wet. Plus it will stop the balm affecting the absorbency of the nappy, which you have most admirably made yourself! I hope it all works for you - it would be tragic not to get use out of them!Debbie Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901483277043166331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-73534540933759270172010-05-11T15:51:00.732-07:002010-05-11T15:51:00.732-07:00Hi Debbie,
Just wondering what the ratio of infus...Hi Debbie,<br /><br />Just wondering what the ratio of infused oil to beeswax should be. My sweet girl has just grown into the cloth nappies I've made her and after being in newborn disposables for the last 4 weeks I'm noticing a few red spots appearing on her little bottom. I really want to nip this in the bud before it becomes an issue for her.<br /><br />Ta, Anna.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841273763036409573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-73711717447106015962010-05-09T03:49:32.697-07:002010-05-09T03:49:32.697-07:00I whole-heartedly agree with Jess's comments. ...I whole-heartedly agree with Jess's comments. It's about respect for shared space. Just as you should be respected for your parenting and baby's needs.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131905950004817473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-80278442925854961972010-04-29T20:23:01.460-07:002010-04-29T20:23:01.460-07:00Hi,
I came across your blog a couple of weeks ago...Hi,<br /><br />I came across your blog a couple of weeks ago while I was searching the web for good mum/kid/sustainability blogs. Sustainable Baby is so inspiring. I bought your book straight away and subscribed to your rrs feed.<br /><br />Just recently I became a mum, my little one is 5 months old now. While I have been out of work and in my lovely bubble of motherhood I realised that there is so much mothers can do to live a more sustainable life. And mothers are often the ones who make important decisions in family life. So I decided to continue working with the community and drive behaviour change (which is my job in business life) even while I am not working.<br /><br />And that is why I started my blog www.sustainable-mum.com. Have a read, I hope you like it.<br /><br />As we both run blogs in the same area I wonder if you would like to cross promote. We could both place a link on our blogs to give us promotion and more readers.<br /><br />Let me know what you think. And keep going your good work, I love reading your blog/book.<br /><br />Regards<br />Angie aka Sustainable Mumsustainable mumhttp://www.sustainable-mum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-59142428537176688472010-04-16T05:28:24.815-07:002010-04-16T05:28:24.815-07:00"six-month old"!? That went quick!"six-month old"!? That went quick!Triciahttp://littleecofootprints.typepad.com/little_eco_footprintsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-31044607568471321882010-04-14T15:47:52.188-07:002010-04-14T15:47:52.188-07:00you HAVE HAVE HAVE to ask first! baby wee and poo...you HAVE HAVE HAVE to ask first! baby wee and poo isn't offensive at all. if you come to my house and let your baby poo all over my yard i will find your actions offensive, you don't respect my property or me at all. <br /><br />At a public park or something, do we really want kids pooing all over the place? there are other kids that want to use that area that you have to consider and there will always be one killjoy at the park who will yell at you.<br /><br />I'm all for ECing but most people don't even know what this is, they will just think you are a terrible dirty mother, they don't find your baby as endearing as you do either.<br /><br />lastly, i have seen ECing work in asia, the idea isn't to let your kid toilet anywhere they like, you still have to teach them there is an appropriate place to toilet. you have to take them to the bathroom to toilet.jesshttp://mysimplebaby.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-79760659095037477192010-04-13T02:57:56.097-07:002010-04-13T02:57:56.097-07:00hurrah deb, you're back in action!! i have you...hurrah deb, you're back in action!! i have you set for my google homepage...xx taliumihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13754373808017081544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-13283996738719733102010-01-30T00:20:21.975-08:002010-01-30T00:20:21.975-08:00Oh wow...I want to have a cargo bike like that. I ...Oh wow...I want to have a cargo bike like that. I have two kids and I could burn some calories. Lol.My Baby's Worldhttp://www.my-babysworld.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-51585483580816183592010-01-29T01:14:45.421-08:002010-01-29T01:14:45.421-08:00Awesome idea Debbie - great to see Torsten so grow...Awesome idea Debbie - great to see Torsten so grown up and reading! Kim XxKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779276367344868027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-11451793605767778662010-01-18T02:28:43.888-08:002010-01-18T02:28:43.888-08:00that's so cool deb. torsten really needs a cap...that's so cool deb. torsten really needs a captain's hat now and a spyglass... i am rightto assume he is the one directing???<br /><br />xx taliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872073599064742791.post-35107018001568494482010-01-17T14:31:42.651-08:002010-01-17T14:31:42.651-08:00I am always operating the pram alongside, and apar...I am always operating the pram alongside, and apart from a truncated trip on the flat haven't even tried the cargo bike with a child inside. But my husband said it is very easy to steer. However he commented it was a bit hard to get up steep hills in spite of the 8 in-hub gears. For that reason it's great for his fitness though!<br /><br />Apparently a two-wheeled bike like this is more stable than a trike with a cargo box, despite what one might think.Debbie Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901483277043166331noreply@blogger.com