This book is 193 pages but don't let that dissuade you if you don't have a lot of time, it took me 3 hours to read slowly. It has some pros and cons. It focuses on raising babies in as Eco minded way as possible.
Pros:
They really focus on the benefit of cloth diapers and its environmental benefits. Chapter 5 is completely dedicated to the pros of cloth over disposable. Did you know that you are not supposed to throw away plastic diapers with poop on them?? I had no idea. I also really like the breakdown of the different disposables you can choose from to be more environmentally conscious. I had been using Seventh Generation at night thinking it was a lot more "green" then it is. I am now going to switch to Tushies based on the information in this book and will let you know how that works. They walk you through all the different types of cloth diapers and how to use them.
I love that they say skip the crib, I believe this as well as we believe in co-sleeping.
I love that they promote buying used whenever possible. I also think this is the way to go. There are tons of Mom to Mom sales, Craigslist, garage sales and thrift stores that have more or what you need. They also give criteria of how to ensure a car seat is not used for one kid and then thrown away. As long as you are not in an accident and it is under 5 years old you can pass it to someone else.
They give good options for feeding your baby organically. They have a good comparison of prices for baby food and give recipes for making you own baby food.
Cons:
They don't give enough information on how to manage without a crib and the benefits of co-sleeping.
They don't advocate the huge benefits of breastfeeding until at least 2 years of age.
The book has a lot of white space for an Eco minded book and was not printed on recycled paper.
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