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[quote=Anonymous]It's nearly impossible to create a toxin-free home environment for your baby.  Sure, you can start with the obvious BPA-free toys and bottles, and go non-plastic if you can.  Use organic clothes and blankets, but just be aware that clothing dye can also be toxic; for a similar result you could just skip the organic cotton and buy used cotton clothing that has already been laundered multiple times. Use low VOC paint.  Don't use nail polish or acetone remover.  Flame retardants in upholstery are some of the biggest indoor toxins: couches, mattresses, etc. Switch these out if you have the means.  Also, check how far you live from a major road, highway, or airport - the further the better for neurological development, beginning in utero.  Then there are home electronics, which can still be a big source of lead, not mention the lead/asbestos threat in older homes (test for lead if your home was built before 1978).  You can really drive yourself crazy with all this.  At some point, though, you will be too exhausted to stop your two-year-old from scarfing up the cheerio he just dropped on the floor, and you will stop worrying.[/quote]

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