What do you consider the best sites/retailers for natural baby products?

[leila1213]

I wasn't sure where to put this. I'm not pregnant (AFAIK ) but my sister is. I want to give her an alternative to BRU. She's already thinking about CDs and/or gDiapers. And she's aware that you can register with Amazon or other sites that link to many other places, so you're not limited to registering with one retailer. But I want to give them some better stuff to lust after, IYKWIM. Instead of them seeing all the cute crib sets, what would be some great stuff for friends & relatives to splurge on for them? All I could think of was slings/wraps/carriers, jogging stroller/thingy for behind a bike, and wooden toys or playsilks. Obviously I didn't go the NFL route with my baby shower stuff, and I don't want them to miss out like I feel I did. Help!

[mischievium]

For baby clothes:

www.speesees.com They use organic cotton and fair trade practices, also their pants are known for having room in the tush for cloth diapers. They're one of the few makers of organic clothing for babies that isn't all pastels and their baby towels are fantastic.

www.katequinnorganics.com More nice organic cotton clothes, etc.

www.sagecreekorganics.com I haven't ordered from them, but they have cute stuff, including bedding.

www.softstarshoes.com Great handcrafted leather shoes and has a fun "design your own" feature.


For toys (although, these are mostly for older babies/ kids):

www.novanatural.com Nova Natural carries a lot of wooden toys and playsilks, etc.

www.oompa.com Oompa Toys carries a lot of the Haba wooden toys


I wasn't clear from reading your OP, did you also want recommendations for carriers and cloth diapers?

[Nautical]

Our item to lust after was a Peekaru (a recylced fleece vest to be worn over your baby carriers) and an Ergo carrier. I made all of my other baby carriers, but Dh really wanted an Ergo.

We did a non-traditional registry at www.thethingsiwant.com. A lot of our items on there came from www.cottonbabies.com For toys and whatnot, I would look at this month's Mothering which has a lot of websites recommended. My favorites are Nova Natural and Three Sisters Toys.

[mamacita angelica]

thanks for these sites, mischievium! i really appreciate it for my own holiday shopping, especially the toys. i have been getting handmade toys on etsy.com for my little one, but these are awesome, too.

[nigellas]

You can make a registry at The Little Seedling (used to be Tree City Diapers)

[ryansma]

subbing

[mischievium]

More clothes, blankets, etc.:

www.sckoon.com More supercute baby clothes with some fun prints, including some Asian inspired patterns. Also has pretty mamacloth (but I've never used them, so I can't speak to how useful they are).

www.underthenile.com Cute stuff, more in the way of pastels, but not exclusively.


I was hoping someone would post with what natural baby care products (like diaper rash creams, etc.) and mama care products (nipple creams, postpartum perineal sprays, etc.) they like :, anybody?

[MamaMonica]

Moved to Natural Body Care.