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I don't worry about it much. I try and make sure plastic products I buy say BPA free but honestly I forget about it most of the time.

Yes, I'm such a weirdo. I would like to get rid of all the plastic in our house, but DH thinks I'm being crazy.

@Leialou: I agree! I'm the same way

We don't worry too much!

When we lived in the U.S. I would try to eat organic as much as possible and be as environmentally and health conscious. Now that we're in Asia all bets are off. It's really hard to find organic and when I do I question if it really is. I'm thankful for having a Costco nearby so I can still buy U.S.D.A. organic foods. Not a lot but when I see it I don't hesitate! I do try to use glass containers to store leftovers as much as I can. I also try to buy BPA free containers when i do get plastic. It's harder to tell with the products here but I have an eye for the color of the plastic and try to buy ones that are branded.

I don't worry about it much. I just don't know where to draw the line & I try not to freak myself out about everything.

I worry about this stuff all the time. I hate all of the chemicals in food and toys and general products. My son is still mouthing things too so it a big concern of mine.

We don't worry about it too much. I check labels on toys, cups, etc. and we try to use Pyrex/glass containers instead of plastic. But its not in the forefront of my mind very often.

I worry about it a little - I try to buy organic when I can, don't put plastic in the microwave or dishwasher, if anything smells funny when I open it, I try to take it outside for awhile, don't use air fresheners or cosmetics with phalates.

Basically, if it's something I can easily avoid or accommodate, I try to do so, but I can't avoid everything, so I don't stress over it if I can't.

I don't worry about it too much. At least, I don't make myself crazy about it. I check t omake sure that any plastic stuff we buy for him is BPA-free. We painted his room w/no-VOC, low-odor paint. But I don't buy organic foods, I use non-stick pans... I pick my battles, I guess.

Somewhat. I'm picky about what our food is stored & reheated in, we only have one nonstick pan we cook with, the rest are stainless, we don't use plug in air fresheners or the aerosol fresheners, I don't use carpet fresheners on our rugs, I buy only soy candles- but I'll occasionally use traditional wax ones we get as gifts. Other things I've eased up on, my shampoo right now is not great for me or the earth, but it was free & money is really tight right now.

I'm in the 'every little but helps, but no one one thing is gonna hurt you' camp. I think it's about doing what you can, when you can, it all adds up, the good and the bad stuff.

@Mrs. Bee: I know what you mean about the rugs and off-gassing. When we were working on LO's nursery i made sure it was low-VOC paint, that the crib had non-toxic paint and the mattress was natural. Then comes this stinky rug!! Luckily we let it "un-gas" for about 2 weeks before putting it in her room.

It's something i'm concerned about but i try not to let it consume my life too much.

I don't worry too much, but Wagon Sr. won't let me microwave anything in a plastic container.

@knittylady: I just hate that its in almost all canned goods! It lines the can.

I feel pretty strongly about avoiding chemicals. We recently got all glass food storage containers, and are replacing our non-stick with cast iron. We're in the process of looking for a house, and I will definitely insist on the voc-free paint and such. I also feel strongly about eating organic, etc, but the nearest grocery store with good organic options is 30 minutes away. I also don't use any chemical-y cleaners.

The problem is that DH doesn't really care about any of it. He's fine with using the glass dishes and cast iron, etc, but he's just as likely to grab plastic if it's for him (and he microwaves it, which drives me nuts!). He doesn't like spending extra for organic, especially since it currently means driving farther. And worse, we're currently living with my mother until we buy a house, and she doesn't care at all. Her non-stick pans (all we can use, since there's no room to have ours out as well) are scratched up and awful, she insists on using very chemical heavy cleaners because she doesn't think things are clean without them, and there's just plastic everywhere. No wooden spoons I can use, or anything. I could just get mine out, but they're packed and I don't know where. It's starting to really stress me out now that I'm pregnant. The plan isn't to stay here much longer, but we're not going to rush into buying a house we're not thrilled with just so I can get away from all the chemicals.

I'm pretty conscious of this. Organic mattresses, organic foods, canned foods with no bpa, homemade cleaners. It's important to me and I make a lot of extra effort and spend extra money to avoid chemicals when I can.

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Honestly its something I struggle with. I've never worried for myself (although I do only use glass containers bc they just hold up better!) but when it comes to the baby I get more paranoid. I think I'm trying to strike a balance. I did get a low-voc mattress. And I'm going to use no-voc stuff to paint in the baby's room. But I don't think I'm going to do much more than that.

I don't worry about it.