Do organic baby clothes make a big difference?
I have a thing for shopping for baby clothes. There's something about those tiny dresses that make me want to buy the whole rack. Time seems to fly when I'm running around in a store looking for stuff to bring to a baby shower.
A friend of mine, who is expecting, recently posted her registry, and I couldn't help but notice that she wanted mostly organic baby clothes. I know organic cotton is the thing these days, but her organic picks were quite costly compared to non organic clothing. An organic bib for $16, some organic onesies for $25 each, and some baby yoga sets for 50 bucks.
While I'm all for giving a baby a healthy start, I can't help but wonder if these organic baby clothes are just another way to pump more money out of new-age moms.
I can see spending a lot of money on organic baby food, but does Baby Sam really need to have an organic bib to spit up on?
And once you start your baby out on organic clothing do you run the risk of having to keep them in organic gear throughout their childhood? I gave in and got my friend one of her organic picks, a yellow onesie with some matching socks.
It was hard to resist, organic or non-organic, baby clothes are just so cute.
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