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  1. Thank you for putting this list together. My daughter is a newly licensed ND and is expecting her first child in February. I didn’t even know where to start to find eco-friendly baby goods I am in the suburbs and our health food store has only a few items. I WILL be shopping this list! And congratulations on Finn!

  2. Hey Meghan!
    Thanks for the list ❤️ Our choices here were pretty much the same that yours, but since our daughter is a bit youger than Finn there’s some stuff we did had thought about yet (like the bottles) and thanks to your list it’s gonna be much easier when the time comes
    I have a little question though… We got the PUJ tub and worked amazingly when my daughter was a NB. But now that she’s 3 months and 16lb it’s not working anymore What was your choice for bath time when Finn overgrew the PUJ tub?
    Thanks lot!

    Camila

  3. You are so wrong about not being able to avoid chapped nipples! My saving grace for my 2nd child was reading about conditioning them in a LaLeche League book. In the shower or bath, gently rub them with a wash cloth. Just a little every day enabled me to have a wonderful nursing experience after my first failure. No cracking. No chapping. Of course, everyone is different.

  4. While I was pregnant, I received the best piece of advice from my neighbour who worked at La Leche League. Massage your nipples, pull on them, treat them like your baby is nursing, and you will breast feed without any problems. She was right. I had no infections, no issues what so ever. My son I nursed for 5 months , with peer pressure gave up. My daughter I nursed for 21 months and said to hell with peer pressure. It was the best advice ever. When I opened my health food store in 2002 my experience helped other Mama Bears.

  5. Thanks for this great article. As a first time mom, it was so hard for me as I knew nothing about welcoming a baby. Especially the issue of having cracked nipples. I had never heard of it and it was so painful. I never knew about the nipple balm. Things like breast pads. I’m glad I now know what to purchase first.

  6. Hi Meghan! I have used Water Wipes before, but they say that the drop of fruit extract contains trace of benzalkonium chloride. Does that still make them safe to use? Also, what are your thoughts about dry cotton baby wipes?