I am very exceited about this news. I have been searching the market constantly for more organic products. Up until now, there were only a few things for preemies, and only in sizes 4-6 lbs. But, I have found them, Sprout Organics! Clothing that is organic and made for preemies for preemies sizes 1-3 lbs!
They are beautiful too. They are of very similar high quality as the Australian brand, Earlybirds. The pure organic cotton will be silky soft against your micro preemies extremely fragile skin. The NICU shirt is NICU approved, because it opens up into a completely flat position without every having to move your baby. There are snaps at the shoulders and ties in the front making for instant release if needed.
I trully believe that when ever possible organics are the way to go. They are even more important for preemies and the earlier a preemie is, the more important organic clothing is. Why? I am sure that you realize the purpose of organics is to provide goods free of chemicals and pesticides. Did you know that cotton is the most chemically dependent crop there is? All of those chemicals end up in our clothes touching us constantly, for most that means nearly 24 hrs a day.
Our skin is our largest organ, and it works to protect us from the outside. But still, our skin absorbs everything that is put on it or against it. The thicker your skin the better the protection. In the case of babies though, their skin is much thinner, and chemicals and pesticides are able to penetrate much easier then in the case of an adult. Then if you are talking about preemies and even more so micro preemies, their skin be so thin it is almost translucent. I remember be warned that their skin was so thin that it could be easily torn. Imgine the difference in how long it would take water to pass through a piece of cardboard, compared to the time it would take to pass through tissue paper. See what I mean?
Even dressing your little micro preemie in organic clothing could protect them as an added barrier from the bedding and other preemie positioning tools that are used in a hospital NICU environment. Think about the harsh chemicals that must be used to keep things bacteria free in a hospital. So having an organic option is fantastic. I will contiune to add organics to our stock her at AvaBaby's as I find them, and little by little we can make our home the earth, a healthier place for these little ones who are already in a fight for their little lives.
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