Not because she is a fellow Latina, but Jessica Alba is officially my fave green mum in Hollywood (Gwenyth lives in London). Half Mexican (clearly the half that gives her that impossibly perfect olive skin) and half Danish (you’ve seen her body 47 seconds after giving birth) – Jessica is a wonderful example to younger mums on how to be green, gorgeous and fashionable. Before she co-founded the company: Honest.com, Jessica was a contributor to HealthyChild.org and very active with various pro-organic, anti-toxin groups. None of which was ever covered by E! or Access Hollywood. The girl lives the message.

The point?

Jessicas company has created a wonderful service for mums like herself: BUSY!  You can order the only “decorative” diapers that are/have…

• Naturally biodegradable & pure plant-based PLA inner & outer sheet (NO petrochemicals!)
• Bio-based wheat / corn super-absorbent materials blended with reduced SAP gel
• Positively NO added chemicals used during production: no lotions, perfumes, odor eliminators, fabric finishes, optical brighteners, or harsh synthetic additives.

… via Honest.com, as well as all the other basics a nursery needs: organic laundry detergent, soaps, etc.

Though the diapers that my sons wear are wonderful (and biodegradable) – I do think that if I lived back in Florida, where children often only wear diapers (it can be too bloody hot for even a t-shirt) – I might give the “anchor” ones a go. Rather sweet looking, really.

This is a package a month kind of thing which is wonderful, as the diaper things always take up so much space in the weekly shop – and we all know that mum hates to make a second trip out to the car.

I love Jessica. I love this company. I love “pretty” nappys that aren’t decorated in crap characters with toxic inks. And I love that she is an example to younger mothers that being green doesn’t mean being a raw vegan in hemp sandals reading a dog eared copy of Friedan. Not that thats a bad thing.

Buena suerte a Jessica x

We have used Seventh Generation wipes, happily, for a year now without one glimmer of nappy rash. I love the wipes and thought that I’d stick with them until potty training.

But. Whats this? Biodegradable wipes you say? Wipes made in the UK without any nasty chemicals and all natural ingredients? Wipes available at Diapers.com here, in the Colonies? AND biodegradable lowering our carbon footprint with which we trod all over the environment?

Right.

Lets try them!

Though I couldn’t seem to find them on Diapers.com, I have signed up on Amazon to be notified when they are available. There is always room for improvement.

Ta!

Many newborns, like a handsome young man I know named Oliver, hate being naked – or too jostled at nappy change time.  This lovely organic “OneZee” looks like something your great grandfather wore, but has a nice snap down all nappy access design, which should keep baby happier.  It also looks as though it has the room that we cloth nappy mums need.

And also from NaturalPod (where you will discover the most beautiful collection of natural hand carved car/trucks),  a it’s-so-bloody-obvious bath toy, that I have never seen before (my only concern, would be my newly developed “you could poke your eye out with that ”  radar) bath raft.

Very Swiss Family Robinson, no?

And along the same lines, for only the most ardent and verdant of mums (even I’m not this granola), the same toys that our Neanderthal ancestor’s played with…

Have a happy, fresh air, outdoors, imaginative, telly free weekend.

Depending on the baby, diapers can cost an average of $80 a month. Egads.  So a practical, and still shower worthy present is the diaper cake. Now available in organic.

My favourite diaper cakes are from a darling store called Mason & Matisse. The no-chlorine, biodegradable diapers are presented with organic (inside and out) plushes and other organic mummy treats.

The brilliant thing about these cakes is that they are non-fattening, and she will be thrilled if someone else gets her the same thing. Like real cake, you simply cannot have enough.

Another company, called Grow In Style, also makes eco nappy cakes which may suit if you drive a small Prius.

Or, make you happy if you are French, and your “go to” gift is Sophie the Giraffe, which allows you to gloat about how France has had safe baby teethers since Napolean.

For the more hippy amongst you, you can always find cloth diaper cakes (ask the mum first!) on Etsy…

or make your own, with these handy instructions.

Though seemingly uninspired after it was “done” on Sex In The City”, the diaper cake is like a string of pearls.  Always suitable.  Always perfect.

Just cheaper.

The Italians, who, let’s face it, are better known for making things beautiful, rather than practical (for this we have Huns), are working on something quite extraordinary: a rubbish eating and composting robot!

Why would I post about such a thing here?  Well…if they can manage such a cosa stupenda, can a nappy eating bot for the nursery be too far behind?  Non penso!

Let’s hope that the inventor has bambinos in pannolinos.