Enviroment

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I am currently expecting a child and of course I am receiving advise on pregnancy and parenting from absolutely everyone.What has surprised me however Is the amount of advise given that is in lines of 'just think of yourself '. Disposable,quick,easy,new everything...I am trying to be environmentally conscious. Am I being unrealistic and the only one who thinks of these things? Yesterday my colleague almost successfully talked me out of using reusable nappies ...sigh

I'm planning on using reusable wipes and nappies for our baby, but am being realistic in that using them is more 'work' so we are going to start once we have adjusted to having a baby in the house. Its something I feel quite strongly about, but also don't want to add to the pressure and exhaustion from the very beginning!

What I've learnt already is that everyone gives advice from a good place, I listen and thank them but know that at the end of the day its up to me and DH how we chose to do things.

Just smile and nod at all advice.
You will receive lots of irrelevant advice but some really useful stuff too, you just have to forget the bad and retain the good.