Organic Baby Food- Babies Need a Healthy, Restful Nursery

 Wondering if the precious baby growing in your tummy is a boy or a girl can create some indecision over what color to paint the nursery.  In addition to creating a “green” friendly, organic nursery, parents should also be thinking about creating a healthy room.  A U.S. specialist in healthy indoor environments states parents need to put health first when preparing their baby’s room.

Steven Hong of Sylvane Inc., explains that while a fresh coat of paint may look lovely, lingering fumes can cause a baby eye irritation, nausea, and other health problems.  Its is best to paint the nursery well ahead of time before the baby is born or at least have the baby sleep in another room until the nursery can be adequately ventilated and that new paint smell has disappeared.

Also recommended is frequent removal of possible pollutants in the air coming from furniture, plastics, new carpeting, and dust mites by running a good quality air filter or the air conditioning. Changing filters, keeping air ducts clean, and keeping an eye on moisture levels all keep mold in check and provide a healthy breathing environment for babies.

To help keep allergies at baby, Hong suggests washing all bedding in hot water along with frequent cleaning with a HEPA-filtered vacuum or steam cleaner.  Although pets can be fun additions to the family, they shouldn’t be allowed in the nursery or crib.  Pets not only bring in dander, which can induce respiratory allergies, but they also carry outdoor pests such as ticks and fleas.

Speaking of a healthy baby’s room, there are few website to help parents keep toxins and pollutants to a minimum. The Green Home Guide provides great healthy nursery tips.  Ecomall not only helps you pick non-toxic paints, it also details how color choices can affect your baby’s sleeping patterns.  Mum Mum’s recommends choosing organic whenever possible, and Green for Baby has adorable and ecofriendly crib mattresses and bedding.  Since babies spend the majority of time during their first year of life asleep, creating a peaceful, healthy environment for baby means everybody can rest easy.