Question about giving a gift to a mom trying to go green?
Saturday, July 10th, 2010 at
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i thnk that gesture is really really sweet. my husband and i were really trying to "be green" for our baby. we, however, do live a pretty "green" lifestyle. or, we did, until we had a baby. we registered for green things only too. we used reusable diapers, organic body soaps, and asked for 100% organic cotton clothes. (side note: 100% organic cotton white onsies are super super soft…mmMMMMmm). with all that said, about 10 seconds after our son was born and swiftly trucked off to the NICU all that went out the window. They put him in Huggies and gave him Enfamil when I wasn’t there to BFeed him. When we finally got him home, we didn’t care about using resusable diapers or organic whatever. She will be proud to get as much sleep as she can and "green" is not conveinent for that…trust me.
with all that said, she should appreciate the hand painted onsies that you are making for her. if she doesn’t immediately… i can PROMISE she will come back to you a couple of weeks after the baby is born and tell you how much she loves them. she will eventually get off her "green" high horse. i know i did.
Could you possibly knit her something she can hang like the child’s name or an animal..If it were me I would just give her a gift certificate and not waste my time on someone who is so picky.
I think that’s totally sweet of you to want to make something personal. But I don’t think it’s worth it to risk her thinking you don’t respect her wishes (however impractical they may be). You know how it is to be a new mom – I’m sure she has the best intentions, as do you.
What about making her some sort of artwork so the baby won’t necessarily come in contact with anything that will stress her out? Maybe a handmade journal or photo album? Clothes are lovely, but babies grow so quickly – it would be nice to have something lasting.
Or what about knitting her something made with bamboo? My mother-in-law knitted us a blanket made with a bamboo/cotton blend and it’s really nice and soft.