Yummy mummy V’s Earth mother

Has the time come to wave goodbye to the glammy mammy’s and say hello to the new breed of eco-mamas? We compare the old with the new…

OUT – YUMMY MUMMY’s

• Chauffeuring your kids in a gas-guzzling 4X4

• Feeding your nippers time-saving processed baby food

• Wiping your little one’s botty with who knows what chemicals

• Elective caesareans ala Christina Aguilera

• Pounding the pavements with a personal trainer, while nanny pushes the latest Bugaboo

IN -  EARTH MAMAS

• Driving an eco-friendly Toyota Prius

• Enriching your tot’s brain with Organic baby food*, or home-made purees made from organic root veg

• Cleaning up sticky mess with a helping hand from natural baby toiletries**

• Home water birth from ‘not too posh to push’ Davina McCall

• Strolling through the park with your babe strapped to you in carrier

* This year Waitrose expect 94% of baby food sold to be organic

** Waitrose reported a 38% rise in the sale of natural baby toiletries in the past year