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Weleda is a heritage natural brand using biodynamic plants—Skin Food and Calendula Baby are family favourites for gentle care.

Review of Weleda Nursing Oil
Breastfeeding

Weleda Nursing Oil review

In this post, I review Weleda Nursing Oil. I’ve been breastfeeding Jonah for 14 months now. It’s so cosy and convenient and we love it, but it hasn’t always been easy. We struggled to get him latched on in the first few days and we were advised in hospital to use nipple shields. The shields worked really well and we were able to feed. Yet Jonah lost over 10% of his body weight within the first week. He was very fussy right after feeds, and he cried a lot in the night. Worried and doubting, we supplemented with two 4oz bottles of formula a day to help him gain weight quickly, and satisfy his hunger. And gain weight he did! This allowed us to be discharged from hospital as his weight gain was ample. Did he seem any more satisfied? Not really. In hindsight, I believe Jonah’s fussiness was normal…

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Prevent and treat nappy rash with natural nappy creams
Children's Skin Care

How to prevent and treat nappy rash with natural nappy creams

This post focuses on how to prevent and treat nappy rash. Does your little one suffer with nappy rash? So many babies and toddlers do. Whether it’s teething, colds, food intolerances or eczema. Sometimes it takes some sleuthing to get to the “bottom” of it. This post will help you figure out how to prevent and treat nappy rash with natural remedies, lifestyle changes, and natural nappy creams. Towards the end of my pregnancy, I started to give nappy cream some thought – maybe I would need nappy cream in my hospital bag, and at my baby’s changing area? I pondered if mainstream nappy creams would be full of junk ingredients, like a lot of mainstream baby products. Like a lot of parents to be, a Bounty newborn baby pack was thrust into my hands, with its free mini tube of Sudocrem Nappy Cream. Scanning over the ingredients (including sodium…

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Weleda Calendula vs. White Mallow Nappy Change Cream
Children's Skin Care

Weleda Nappy Creams – Calendula vs. White Mallow

In this post, I compare Weleda nappy creams to see which is best for your baby or toddler. We’ve been regular users of Weleda White Mallow Nappy Change Cream since Jonah was born. Recently we were gifted a tube of Weleda Calendula Nappy Change Cream by our friend (thanks Andrea!) and were really happy to give it a go. We love the Weleda Calendula range since it is so effective, gentle on skin, and smells great. This nappy cream is no exception to the rest of the range. In this post we’ll look at the similarities and differences between the two nappy creams, research all the lovely ingredients, and make a choice to which is most suited to our baby. First a bit of background on Weleda. From their website: Weleda’s goal is to maintain, enhance and restore the health of people. What started in 1921 as a pharmaceutical laboratory, with its own…

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Four mainstream baby products you can easily swap for healthier alternatives
Children's Skin Care

Four mainstream baby products you can easily swap for healthier alternatives

In this post I want to look at some of the popular baby care products that can be found on supermarket shelves. Here are some healthier replacements for mainstream baby products. I’m sure most of our parents used these popular brands on us when we were babies, and people just keep using them. The scary thing is that parents trust these brands. But take a closer look at the ingredients, and not only are many not gentle, they’re downright scary. For every risky mainstream baby product, a healthy alternative exists. Let’s see what easy swaps we can make! #1 – Johnson’s Extra Sensitive Baby Wipes Why you shouldn’t use them These wipes, despite “extra sensitive” in the name, contain phenoxyethanol, which is used as a preservative to extend shelf life. Do you clean bub’s hands with a wipe, and do they suck their hand later? This Dermareview article explains how infant…

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Jonah in the bath using Weleda Calendula Shampoo and Body Wash
Children's Skin Care

Weleda Calendula Shampoo and Body Wash review

Since Jonah was 6 months old, we’ve used the fantastic Weleda Calendula Shampoo and Body Wash at every bathtime. If you’re not familiar with the Weleda Calendula Baby range, I definitely recommend you check it out. It’s completely soothing and healing, and makes us both feel so good at bathtime! Of course Jonah loves his bathtime with this wonderful natural product from Weleda. As with other Weleda products, it’s certified organic by NaTrue. The ingredients list of Weleda Calendula Shampoo and Body Wash is reassuringly short. Let’s begin this review by taking a look at the beneficial ingredients: Weleda Calendula Shampoo and Body Wash ingredients Water (Aqua), Coco-Glucoside, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Alcohol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Glycerin, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan), Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Xanthan Gum, Lactic Acid, Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Linalool. Sweet almond oil A fantastic gentle moisturiser, sweet almond oil is hypoallergenic…

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