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You should read this article right now…

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 | Baby Stuffs, Domestic Prowess | No Comments

… especially if you’re pregnant or have a baby or small child:  What the Chemical Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know.

I started hearing about BPA while I was pregnant and did alot of looking to find BPA-free bottles, teethers, and other plastics.  This stuff is scary.  Lots of people like to say “We’ve been using it for years…” or “We were all raised on plastics, and we’re doing fine.”  But I think its far too early to actually know if we’re all “fine.”  And I mean, okay, maybe there aren’t Erin Brokovich-esque repercussions… or maybe there are… either way, I’m much more comfortable making sure that me and my wee one aren’t consuming extra hormones.

I’ve found two web pages that have been really helpful in sorting through the vast field of baby things in search of BPA-free products:

• This one has reviews for nearly all baby product manufacturers:  ZRecs
• And this one is a good reference for bpa-free teethers & pacifiers: NatureMoms.com

Thankfully, lots of manufacturers are now labelling their products with “BPA free” stickers.  So, even some of the manufacturers with negative reviews from ZRecs have good usable products that aren’t mentioned in the ZRecs profiles.  For instance, my lactation consultant recommended Playtex NaturalLatch nipples for their most boob-like quality — and although I couldn’t find anything about that particular product on ZRecs, most of the Playtex things were labelled (or not).  So there are LOTS of BPA-free options, and you shouldn’t have to go for something that’s potentially poisonous.

It’s been a long time…

Friday, September 12th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

So, after a little hiatus and a very impolite hacking, I’m back — for better or worse.  While I wasn’t blogging or keeping up my corner of the web, I haven’t exactly been slacking off.

• I moved from the big city to the ‘burbs.
• I’ve been studying for the GREs (the general & the Lit test), on the off chance that some PhD program wants to accept me back into the fold of academia.
• And I birthed a wee one.  He’s the cuteness.  We spend our days together, snacking & napping & staring at anything in bright contrasting colors (for me that means watching all the Project Runway reruns).

So, I realize there’s some funny bizness — weird characters and what not — all over this site.  I’ll probably fix some of it… or not… we’ll see.  But there shouldn’t be any more of that going forward.  And I have no idea how often I’ll be posting, but I’m pretty sure it will be more than once a year.

It’s good to be back.