We are a small home-based business committed to products which give consumers an opportunity to reduce their impact on our environment, a choice about caring for their health and the option of reducing their household costs.
Families who choose a sustainable lifestyle use washable, reusable menstrual and baby products. Families with babies love our fitted cloth Zappy Nappies, our range of Bamboo baby products, the Bubba Lugga baby slings and Tassie-madeWoollies pure wool nappy overpants. For women we have Moon Pads cloth menstrual pads, the Keeper menstrual cup and the Natural Fertility Management Kits for Conception and/or Contraception.
Our products emphasise the use of natural fibres - cotton, wool, bamboo and rubber - reducing environmental and health concerns. Simply wash and reuse - it is easy to shrink your footprint on Earth's resources, stop throw-away waste and reduce family costs!
Zappy Nappies (fitted cloth nappies/diapers) for babies and infants
All-cotton, Velcro fastened fitted cloth nappies (diapers). The Zappy system includes booster pads, waterproof overpants and elastic sizers to turn the nappies into training pants. Australian designed and made.
Bubba Lugga carry sling for babies
Held babies are Happy babies. Use your Bubba Lugga sling with child sitting or lying, carry them on your front, hip or back, and use to support while breast feeding. Comfortable, wide padded shoulder strap spreads the weight downwards on your spine for easy carrying. Hammock-like sling supports baby's spine in all positions. Comfort and versatility of use.
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Beautiful soft Bamboo clothing for beautiful soft babies
For families who want clothing that is made from sustainable crops with low needs for fertilizer, pesticides or water. The softest, silkiest fabric too!
Washable breastfeeding pads - we sew them ourselves, either all cotton or cotton with a waterproof back.
Woollies damp-proof pants for nappy/diaper-wearing infants
Made from recycled pure wool blankets. They keep baby more comfortable than plastic pilchers - they breathe.
SORRY, WOOLLIES ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE
For women:
Moon Pads cloth menstrual pads
Moon Pads waterproof menstrual and continence pads
The Keeper menstrual cup
Natural Fertility Management Kits (for Conception and Contraception)
Moon Pads makes washable, reusable cloth menstrual and stress-incontinence pads under the 'Moon Pads' trademark. Moon Pads are a clean, green and sustainable product, made by women who work at home in Tasmania, Australia.
Moon
Pads cloth menstrual pads which:
Wash and reuse your Moon Pads again and again!
Here at Sustainable Families we carry stock of both the brands which are registered with the Therapeutic Goods Administration for sale in Australia. You can choose one made from Rubber (Keeper) or Silicon( Lunette); the cheaper one (The Keeper); the one with a 90-day satisfaction guarantee (Keeper); the low-allergy one (Lunette); the one made in Finland (Lunette) or the one made in USA (Keeper). Both come in two sizes: a larger one for women after child birth and with heavier periods (both brands are similar size), and a smaller size for younger women who have not had babies (the small Lunette is the smaller of the two). More comparisons and differences.
The Keeper - a rubber menstrual cup
"Using the Keeper has helped change the way I feel about my bleeding. I now really enjoy the time of my period, and feel far more in touch with my body and its cycles through using the Keeper. No longer a messy, plastic, sometimes smelly, disconnected, dioxin full, wasteful time, I would recommend the Keeper - and do often! - to any woman." (Kati, an Australian travelling in Asia) MORE CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
Lunette - a silicon menstrual cup
Are you concerned about taking
the pill?
Would you prefer not to use condoms all the time?
Would you like a reliable method of contraception that doesn't
compromise your fertility or general health?
The Natural Fertility Management
Contraception Kit
Are you planning to start your family soon?
Or are you planning another baby?
Would you like to increase your chances of your pregnancy and child
being healthy and happy?
Are you having problems conceiving and would you like to avoid
IVF?
The Natural Fertility Management
Conception Kit
Take a look at our previous newsletters
The Links page also features women's issues such as healing after rape, and sewing your own cloth pads.
And you might also like to take a
look at The
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a green community directory to help you find eco friendly
products and services throughout Australia
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is for educational purposes only;
statements have not been evaluated by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration
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'Moon Pads' is the registered trade mark of Moon Pads. ABN 47 602 059 395
