I was convinced my daughter, at three weeks old, could tell the difference between organic and non-organic cotton. She had a wonderful Under the Nile side snap tee shirt and a onesie and when she was comfortably swaddled in one or the other she seemed at ease, relaxed and happy. When we had to change her out of them she was fussy and uncomfortable. Coincidence? Who knows? My new-Mom brain grasped at many straws. The clothes sure seemed perfect to me, soft and with each washing softer, so well made and cute as anything. And now I find that the company is so eco-satisfying that there’s no downside to gathering a complete Under the Nile layette for your newborn, baby and toddler.

I see there’s a flushable diaper in town. My town, to be precise. gDiapers are based in Portland, OR, where clean, green living is ingrained. Flushable diapers hold the promise of not choking the landfills for the next 500 years (the time it takes a traditional disposable to degrade. They are not bleached with dioxins and the ingredients get “re-absorbed back into the eco-system in a neutral or beneficial way.” You can even compost them (JUST the wet ones though). The flushables are manufactured in the USA from sustainably farmed trees made into fluffed wood pulp. The covers are cotton and elastene, the diaper liners are breathable polyurethane coated nylon, not PVC. They are made in China, though under China Labour Watch, and the company claims to be continually looking for ways to improve working conditions of their labor force. They sound like an eco-Mom’s dream come true (well, after a full night of sleep and one uninterrupted, non-baby related conversation).