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    Top 5 things you’d recommend

    @ooooooo For me, this is where that "moderately" granola comes in :) Silicone is definitely a better alternative to plastic, no doubt about that! It took me years of saving/spending to build the kitchen with all the tools I like, and even then, I sometimes pull out the silicone spatula because...
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    Top 5 things you’d recommend

    @ooooooo Yes, but also totally up to your preferences! When I did my research, I found a lot of websites that said silicone is "relatively safe" or "likely non toxic", so I try to stick with wood & metal when I can because we know those are best. But of course I have a silicone spatula, because...
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    Top 5 things you’d recommend

    @jdubs99 Yes! Start with the kitchen, and items that touch the food that you ingest- tupperwares, cookwear, cooking utensils (wooden spoons, metal spatulas), glasswear, etc!
  4. J

    Baby registry items

    @joyful111 Small detail- if you are getting the Haaka breast pump, get the one with the suction bottom and cover! You don't want breast milk spilling over.
  5. J

    I’m an idiot and MatLeave in this country sucks

    @windchaser Yeah, that's basically what she is saying, and she's pissed about it. But really she just didn't think through it before she took her leave. Sometimes these policies are unclear. I am a teacher. I get paid 12 months of the year, even though I don't work summer. During the months I do...
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    Non-plastic cloth diaper brands?

    @athanasius1007 I think this is my answer for pocket diapers, thank you! I knew they had to exist. I know the best option to minimize plastic is probably prefolds, but I am intimidated by prefolds and worried about daycare rejecting them.
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    Non-plastic cloth diaper brands?

    I am a first time Mom looking to cloth diaper my baby. It is important to me to minimize plastic in our babies life, especially plastic touching the skin. I am hoping to use pocket cloth diapers. I got a huge lot of free cloth diapers (about 75 diapers), and I am super bummed to see the Bum...
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