The Moses Basket is Fashionable

If you went to church or Sunday school and studied the Bible  then you know what a Moses basket is . The name refers to the makeshift boat  that Moses from the Old Testament was set afloat in when he was an infant. His mother pushed him out into the Nile River in a basket made of reeds where he was eventually found and raised by the servants of an Egyptian Queen.
However don't get the impression that a Moses basket  is a boat. It is just a basket for holding a baby and the hippest versions are made of hemp.

Women have been carting babies around in baskets for eons. However given our love of ecologically correct things lately we are now wild again about the idea of something that is made out of plant fibers. Of course these Moses baskets do fit that bill. They are made out of 100% natural fibers unless you buy one made out plastic. You can probably get one made out of recycled skipping rope somewhere on the web!

In recent decades we have been carting our babies around in similar baskets only they are not made of reeds. They are made of organic materials such as hemp, willow, corn and other gentle pliable and recyclable materials. These types of baby baskets are back in style again because they are an excellent green choice and one hundred percent organic. They are not toxic at all to the baby like a plastic carrier could potentially be.
The other thing about a Moses basket is that it is ecologically correct. They are also recyclable for the most part. They do not sit in a waste dump and refuse to degrade for a million years like a plastic crib or baby carrier of some kind.

For such a humble item they have also become very posh. Who knew a simple basket could cost so much? Many of the designer ones cost well over a hundred dollar

s.
If you are looking for a good place to buy them online then you can try New Baby Products and similar stores. They sell a really large selection of these baskets online as well as the cotton liners to go with them. The liners can be very pretty and frilly contemporary looking fabric patterns.
You can also get these vintage look Moses baskets that have been made into Victorian style baby carriages as well.
If you do not want to spend a lot of money on fashion I highly recommend that you buy a cheaper basket from Wal-Mart or someplace like that and outfit it with your own special padding or fabric. This could save you a lot of money. Just look in the laundry aisle of a chain style furniture store. Ikea has also been known to have these wicker style baskets as well. Look for one with a handle as that will be the easiest one for you to tote around. Keep in mind too that whatever this basket is made of it must be strong enough to support the weight of your little one.  Read the tags on the basket to seehow much weight it will hold before you buy it.

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Green Nursing Bras

These bras are sold at ecomama and including panties Are you an Eco Mamma. There is actually a web site named that which caters to the hot new mommy who wants to look, smell and feel sexy even tough she just recently gave birth and has to nurse all day. There are lots of organic products like nipple butter and uplifting aromatic oils.

There is nothing more natural in the human life cycle. Than feeding your baby and ecologically concerned moms know this too. This is why they might actually ant to try an ecologically correct nursing bra such as the ones made by Bravado! They sell these at eco mama and they are good because they are made out of the healthiest type of cotton available.

These bras are made out of all natural products and come in two colors – vanilla and butterscotch. The butterscotch color is typical of the bras that are not bleached. As the fabric is not treated it sometimes varies in color giving a look like it has been stained with caramel.

It does not get any LESS toxic than this when it comes to clothing in general. . The fabric also has moisture wicking properties which as many nursing mother knows is very important as it is crucial for keeping saliva, milk and sweat in check. It is the best bra to wear in the summer because it will flick the moisture away from your skin. It is also very odor free and so easily washed as the fabric is natural cotton.

Reviews of these bras show that most new mom are pretty happy with them. Most moms talk aobut how comfortable and easy they are to wear because they have a cool breathability to them. I can vouch for this and in fact I found the bra to be so comfortable that I was wearing it long after I needed to. It is nice to have an unstructured bra like this that you can get some wear out of for a long time. I must say that it is one of the most comfortable and most often worn of all of my bras.

These bras are a relief to most mothers because they are so comfortable. Most women end up wearing them after their pregnancy is over as well simply because they are so light, simply constructed and washable. The bras do have enough structure to give you a flattering figure though and you can wear them under something like a cocktail dress.

There are also panties available that match the bras. Also these bras are the number one choice of the cool, ecologically minded and fashionable celebrity mammas out there and they have been seen in the tabloid magazines wearing them. Many celebrities have endorsed these bras including Sarah Jessica Parker, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Garner.

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