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Where Cloth Diapers and Diaper Covers Meet Feng Shui Compatible Colors The world of cloth diapers may be overwhelming to new moms and first-time expectant families. So many choices: cotton, hemp, bamboo, fleece, and more! That's just the cloth diaper materials from which to choose! What about diaper covers to keep the wet diapers from getting everything else wet? So much to learn and so little time before your little one comes and grows bigger . . . . Plus, who really has all the money in the world to invest in your experiments? As a fellow mom, I believe that you also want the best investment for your bucks. Feng shui can help. Because feng shui is several millennia old and the patterns derived from such longevity prove the sustainability of different energy cycles in nature, I'm going to break this down and apply it to your everyday diaper changing experience. What this means is that you can use feng shui to decipher the most durable products. Here's how! 1. You may use 100% plant-based dyes to individualize your cloth diapers. This gives you an instant splash of color and joy to your diaper changing routine. Beets are one of my favorite dyes to work with because that plant is so generous and the color stays pretty long. You can do this as an arts and crafts project before the baby comes. Throw a diaper dying party, if you'd like! Maybe that can be your baby shower idea -- tell people to bring dozens of cloth diapers to the party to have them dyed. 2. If you have no time to dye your cloth diapers, then keep them in their natural color. Cotton diapers will stay white, bamboo and hemp diapers would be beige. Both of these colors are complementary colors and fit for the growing newborn, infant or toddler. 3. Now onto the diaper covers.... There are polyurethane covers that are white -- still a good choice, especially if you want to see if something got dirty or not. Fleece diaper covers come in a variety of colors. I still veer toward the beige variety. Cotton diapers are also a close runner-up, especially with the gPants and gCloth Inserts. What I noticed about the gDiaper company is that their cloth inserts and diaper pants come in feng shui compatible colors that do not clash. For example, their vanilla gPants has an orange logo and their brown gPants has a grey logo. Both of these examples are colors that do not clash in feng shui. Even though I tried the gDiaper company's system, here's the system that won my heart: I LOVE wool diaper covers and prefer them to be in their natural color. Although I have tried several different wool covers, I still prefer the BioBottoms variety. The border of their diaper covers have green, purple, yellow, red, blue, and white threading. The way that these are threaded represents all 5 elements in feng shui and none of the colors clash with each other, which means that this product can last over time. I particularly like the liner that keeps liquidy poop in and when I found out that the company that originated the BioBottoms diaper cover model has been around for decades I was not the least surprised given the feng shui color compatibility incorporated into their diaper cover lining. So I hope this article is helpful for moms-to-be and papas-to-be alike. :-) Happy diaper changing! Fondly, Gloria P.S. Want more inside scoop on feng shui topics not often covered by the media? Join my Facebook fan page and post a question there! :-) Click here for the link. |
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No space for a nursery? No problem. In today's times when saving space means saving money, there is a viable option: share the same bed with your new addition. In many Asian families even today, newborns share the same bed as their parents. Plus, single parents save money and forego the crib idea. Even one single mom I know who has a crib simply prefers her two-year-old son to sleep in the same bed for company. Also, co-sleeping may lead to a treasure trove of family time as one art educator I know shared that she grew up as 1 of 3 kids in the same bed as Papa and Mama while Papa read bedtime stories aloud before they all went to bed. Only you will know what is best for your situation. If you do determine to co-sleep, then follow these 5 S's. You will not only have a great space-saving and money-saving situation. You will also draw on the ancient principles of feng shui to maximize energy flow and efficiency, get practical detailed know-how in the checklist below, and indeed have the happiest baby and family on the block! 1. SURVEY the room or area you designate for sleep. ~Where is the door?
~Where is the window?
~Where are the heat and air conditioning vents?
~Where are the electrical outlets?
~Where are the plug-in electronic gadgets? ACTION: Feng shui for the baby is about protection. Do your best to keep baby (and your bed) furthest away from all the above features.
2. Create SAFE SPACE for yourself, your baby, and your partner. ~What is the most protected position in the bed?
~Who tends to run hot or run cold during sleep?
~Who can best take care of baby? ACTION: Feng shui is about convenience, also known as the ease of energy flow. Usually, the center of the bed is the most protected position for babies. This way, both parents can take care of the baby for diaper changes and feedings. Ensure baby lays flat on back and has own blanket. Create rolled up towels as barriers between you and baby so that baby does not get squashed. Employ the use of natural breathable linens to discourage lint from forming. Position the person who tends to run hot closest to the door. Ensure diaper changing table is closest to the person who has the night shift for diaper changes and feedings.
3. Heighten the quality of your SLEEP. ~Who is a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? ACTION: Feng shui is about restful sleep. If you are a light sleeper, employ the use of ear plugs. If you are a heavy sleeper, position baby closer to you than your partner. The baby's cries will awaken you in time for your night shift.
4. Employ the use of SILENCE. ~Do you tend to talk or sing to your baby to soothe him or her when he or she wakes up during the night? ACTION: Feng shui energy at night is supposed to be as still and quiet as possible, as energy also has its cycles. Stop talking or singing to your baby when he or she awakens during the night. This will help your baby go back to sleep really quickly. If baby finds it difficult to go back to bed, then hold him or her and pat him or her on the back. if this still does not work, then get out of bed to continue holding him or her and walk around. Then place him or her back in bed.
5. Most importantly, SWITCH it up! ~Do you tend to always sleep on one side of the bed?
~Does baby tend to turn to one side, be cradled, or be fed predominantly from one side?
~Does baby's neck tend to tilt to one angle when sitting, laying or standing upright? ACTION: Feng shui is about energy balance, which can reflect through our musculature. If there are any imbalances that develop, it can be that baby got too used to turning to one side during the night. So make sure you switch it up so you, your baby, and your mate do not develop any chronic muscular and energetic imbalances.
Enjoy the benefits and let me know how these tips work for you! Sincerely, Gloria P.S. You can get even more of my energy success secrets by watching my free video at http://fengshuigal.com/secret. Enjoy! :-) |
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How to Arrange Your Environment to Maximize the Best Organic Energy Flow for Your Newborn
by Gloria Ng, the Feng Shui Gal During a cold rainy day, there is no such pleasure greater than being cozy at home in a warm environment. In the last two days, I have been enjoying the rapture of preparing for my son's future, devoting time in front of my sewing machine. I had already cut up an organic cotton flannel twin-size flat bed sheet into multiple squares of cloths. The process is quite exhilarating as I put my creative arts skills to use for something so practical. The green baby or green nursery movement is well under way. Feng shui has much to do with this explosion of interest in such a field. Oftentimes, we see feng shui for adults: career, finances, home improvement, interior decorating, relationships. You name it. The feng shui of the future is a place for creativity, projects, children, reflection and more. By the time you finish reading this article, you will walk away with practical tips that is a marriage between feng shui and the eco baby movement. The feng shui direction linked to creativity, children, and the future is the West. Much of the spearheading for green products have originated in the West. To the west of China, the motherland of feng shui, is Tibet. The Chinese call Tibet the “Treasure of the West.” Treasures consist of precious metals. Metal often has a reflective surface. That is why the West is also a place of reflection. In fact, even Tibet has been renown for its reflective meditative practices around the world. Even more West of Tibet is of course Europe and the United States, which is already spearheading a lot of green products and regulations. With the advent of green parents of course brings the green or eco baby movement and products. The West is also related to the future, because that is the direction where the sun heads toward each day. So of course, when we think of the future, we also think about who is going to be around and nowadays we also think of what is going to be around us. The future of our planet may very well lay in the hands of our green movement or “green revolution.” To bring this more local, look immediately in your own home and nursery. Identify which part of your home and which part of your nursery is West. Use a compass to identify the sector of your home or nursery that falls within these coordinates. Ideally, it would be best for the westernmost part of your home to be where you design your nursery. West is not as cold as the north, nor as sunny as the south, and definitely out of the rising sun in the east. West is definitely a good place to go internal and rest. Sleep is what babies need a lot of in the first couple of years. So placing your green nursery in the west part of your home is a good idea. The westernmost part of your green nursery can be where your baby sleeps. Ensure that you have the most baby-gentle products in the nursery. Nowadays, you can access natural ecological paints, eco-friendly carpets, and non-stained wooden blinds. You have much from which to choose. Even so, adhere to the baby-safe standards of keeping your crib away from the windows. Lending from feng shui, a solid headboard and footboard for the baby will also help the baby feel secure and supported. Keep the crib in view of the open door. To stem energy flow rushing in from the door, place a decorating carpet on the floor and hang a feng shui crystal from the ceiling between the crib and the door. This will help slow down and redistribute the energy flow. Of course, finding a place in your home and in your nursery for your baby is just the first step. There are so many more ways to incorporate practical traditional feng shui knowledge with the leading edge of the green eco baby movement. You can find more practical feng shui tips to apply to your situation at: http://fengshuigal.com/secret |
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