Baby showers are a wonderful way to shower mothers-to-be with valuable advice, useful baby items, and love and support. Here is a list of five of our favorite baby shower gifts for mama-to-be and her little one. Have a favorite baby shower gift idea you’d like to share? Please leave a comment and let us know the gifts you’ve especially enjoyed giving or receiving!

1. Organic Cotton and Natural Fiber Clothing and Bedding
When choosing eco-friendly baby clothes and bedding, look for items made from organic cotton, bamboo, natural wool, or alpaca. Items made from these materials are naturally antimicrobial, hypoallergenic, and thermal-regulating. Because these materials are made from renewable resources that are farmed or collected without the use of chemicals and pesticides they are an eco-friendly and healthy choice to put next to a baby’s delicate skin. And, eco-friendly baby fashions and bedding are super stylish to boot!

2. Safe and Healthy Baby Bottles
Not all mothers are able to breast feed, and even those that can, will sometimes need to use bottles for back-up. Many conventional plastic baby bottles contain Bisphenol-A (or BPA), a known developmental, neural, and reproductive toxicant. Look for dependable products by brands such as BornFree™ and Green to Grow™, which are 100% free of BPA, Phthalates, and PVC. They are a safe, healthy choice and one that many moms-in-waiting may not yet know about.

3. A Gift of Your Time
Time is one of our most precious commodities. Nothing shows how much you care as well as a gift of your time. New mothers face a marathon battle with sleep deprivation the first few months after giving birth. Everyday tasks are much harder to accomplish while caring for a newborn. Giving the new mom-to-be a certificate for home-cooked dinners, babysitting, or a day out on the town, with or without baby in tow, will go a long way in helping a new mom survive the first few hectic months with her sanity and good humor intact.

4. Plant a Tree in Baby’s Honor
Trees are often used to symbolize the richness and beauty of life. By planting a tree in honor of a new baby you are helping mark the important occasion of his or her birth, while also helping clean the air, providing much needed habitat for wildlife, and combating global warming.

5. A Gift Certificate for a Pre or Post-Natal Massage
While pregnancy can be a time of great joy, it can also be hard on a mother's body, especially on her back and feet. A pre or post-natal massage is just the thing to help moms relax and get the kinks out. When purchasing a gift certificate for a pre or post-natal massage, be sure the massage therapist is properly trained to work on pregnant woman.



~Amanda Miller

Resources

Eco-Friendly Baby Clothes and Bedding

Bamboosa – Bamboo baby clothing and accessories.

Cotton Monkey – Organic cotton baby bedding.

Green Nest – Organic baby bedding, clothing, toys and accessories.

Positively Organic – Organic cotton baby clothes made in sweatshop-free environments.

Reclaim – Organic baby clothing, bedding and furniture. Located in Menlo Park, CA.

Sage Baby – Organic and non-toxic baby products.

Baby Bottles

BornFree™

Green to Grow™

Medela®

wee•go™ glass bottles by babylife

Study on the Hazards of Leaching Toxins in Plastic Baby Bottles

Planting Trees in Honor of a New Baby

National Arbor Day Foundation – Plant Trees in Celebration

Jewish National Fund – Plant Trees in Israel

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