Organic/non-toxic couch for toddler?

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Anonymous wrote:We CD, use glass bottles, and all baby linens and sleep wear are organic w/o dyes. Why expose your child to unnecessary toxins?

I second the wooden chair, we're searching for one for our DC who is turning one next month.

I did the same when my first was a baby. Forewarning: in another year, you will he sending that same baby to preschool where they use ant spray, toxic cleaners, toxic furniture, drink unfiltered water, and play with plastic crap.

depends on the school

Not really. You'll see.

Um. My kids are in elementary school now. It's not as "clean" as their preschool, but it's not too bad.

Seriously? Name the preschool. I highly doubt it met OP's standards for avoiding toxic chemicals.

[Anonymous]

Yep, flame retardants are a huge racket. They don't work and we are ingesting them daily from our furniture and drinking them in our water (they have seeped into our water supply and no brita filter is getting them out). Yes cancerous. BTW, I thought carters didn't sue them?

Do what you can - mattresses are smart places to try low toxic options, but don't go crazy, there is no way to protect our kids from chemicals, most of which have never been FDA tested, just registered.

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Anonymous wrote:OP,

I can sympathize with you. when I was having my first baby i was super paranoid about all the things that I had read about. one NYTimes article in particular mentioned the flame retardant in couch mattresses and my co-worker "threw away" (i.e., sold to someone on Craigslist) her brand new glider chair. the problem was that while the article identified the problems it did not offer any concrete ways of determining which furniture was actually "safe." (Incidentally, once she calmed down she then proceeded to be the Pottery Barn Grand Glider for DC#2 after having sold an absolutely brand new glider.)

I am more frustrated by the use of fire retardants on baby pjs, etc. As others have pointed out what about the fabrics on car seats, etc? The way we've dealt with it was to buy a Naturepedic mattress. I just bought a twin sized one for our toddler as our infant will use the crib mattress. I figure that they spend most of their time in bed during the first few years of life. This of course is probably negated by the pack and play, rock and play, etc. where they are exposed to flame retardants. We did buy some used furniture (desk and wood glider) on Craiglist which hopefully helps with off-gassing.

While I share your frustrations, I have not found the "perfect" answer.

I believe if you buy the tight fitting PJs from Hanna and Costco, that fit more like long underwear and are 100% cotton, you can avoid flame retardants in PJs.

We are considering a latex mattress to avoid flame retardants in our mattress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We CD, use glass bottles, and all baby linens and sleep wear are organic w/o dyes. Why expose your child to unnecessary toxins?

I second the wooden chair, we're searching for one for our DC who is turning one next month.

I did the same when my first was a baby. Forewarning: in another year, you will he sending that same baby to preschool where they use ant spray, toxic cleaners, toxic furniture, drink unfiltered water, and play with plastic crap.

depends on the school

Not really. You'll see.

Um. My kids are in elementary school now. It's not as "clean" as their preschool, but it's not too bad.

Seriously? Name the preschool. I highly doubt it met OP's standards for avoiding toxic chemicals.

They attended a Waldorf school that used a lot of natural materials for work/play and has a very "crunchy" culture. I know a few other nature-based preschools that were similar. No plastic toys, organic snacks (provided by parents), lots of natural materials, etc. Montessori schools have a lot of wood materials.

Not all preschools are filled with plastic toys and ant spray.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We CD, use glass bottles, and all baby linens and sleep wear are organic w/o dyes. Why expose your child to unnecessary toxins?

I second the wooden chair, we're searching for one for our DC who is turning one next month.

I did the same when my first was a baby. Forewarning: in another year, you will he sending that same baby to preschool where they use ant spray, toxic cleaners, toxic furniture, drink unfiltered water, and play with plastic crap.

depends on the school

Not really. You'll see.

Um. My kids are in elementary school now. It's not as "clean" as their preschool, but it's not too bad.

Seriously? Name the preschool. I highly doubt it met OP's standards for avoiding toxic chemicals.

They attended a Waldorf school that used a lot of natural materials for work/play and has a very "crunchy" culture. I know a few other nature-based preschools that were similar. No plastic toys, organic snacks (provided by parents), lots of natural materials, etc. Montessori schools have a lot of wood materials.

Not all preschools are filled with plastic toys and ant spray.

Ha. If you think they bought organic couches and refrained from hiring commercial cleaning and pest control companies - or spent the money to build a green facility - you are delusional.

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Since it's been 3 years since OP posted her original question, her toddler is now likely headed to Kindergarten and is sitting on the regular couch in her home. Which hopefully turned out to be organic....

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We CD, use glass bottles, and all baby linens and sleep wear are organic w/o dyes. Why expose your child to unnecessary toxins?

I second the wooden chair, we're searching for one for our DC who is turning one next month.

I did the same when my first was a baby. Forewarning: in another year, you will he sending that same baby to preschool where they use ant spray, toxic cleaners, toxic furniture, drink unfiltered water, and play with plastic crap.

depends on the school

Not really. You'll see.

Um. My kids are in elementary school now. It's not as "clean" as their preschool, but it's not too bad.

Seriously? Name the preschool. I highly doubt it met OP's standards for avoiding toxic chemicals.

They attended a Waldorf school that used a lot of natural materials for work/play and has a very "crunchy" culture. I know a few other nature-based preschools that were similar. No plastic toys, organic snacks (provided by parents), lots of natural materials, etc. Montessori schools have a lot of wood materials.

Not all preschools are filled with plastic toys and ant spray.

Ha. If you think they bought organic couches and refrained from hiring commercial cleaning and pest control companies - or spent the money to build a green facility - you are delusional.

There are no couches - just wooden chairs and some pillows on the floor. Parents help with cleaning. No pests while we were there.

Sure - it's not 100% but there are better options out there. Not every school is filled with plastic toys and mainstream ideas.