Dream It / Do It: Eco-Friendly Baby Gear

Q Collection Organic Crib Sets in Sky Celestial Parade, $395, and Roxy Celestial Parade, $395.

These are both made from 100% organic cotton printed all over with sophisticated little elephants (more Babar than Dumbo). Another great choice comes from Plover Organics, a company that insists on Fair Trade labor practices and sells its Plover Organic 4-Piece Crib Set for $335. You'll get 250-thread count organic cotton with hand-blocked prints done in low-impact dyes that are sweet but not cloying. Q Collection and Plover sets come with reusable drawstring bags to hold bedding sets. For neutral organic crib bedding with no elephants, leaves or little birds in sight, try Dwell's Organic Circles 4-Piece Crib Set, $450, in white Portuguese organic cotton.

Baby Natura Classic 3-Piece Crib Set, $169.

The words organic cotton do not appear in the description of this set, but the company promises no off-gassing, harmful chemicals or toxins. You do the math. Or try Tadpoles Sage Organic Terry & Waffle 4-Piece Crib Set, $189.99. 100% organic and available in a chocolatey brown, sage green or pale pink. If you don't want an entire set, start with well-priced organic sheets like the ABC Organic Cotton Interlock Crib Sheet, $15.95, in natural. And try ABC's no-nonsense Organic Cotton Crib Bumper, $46.95.

The gold standard in this category is Sophie the Giraffe, $22.95, which is made from natural rubber and non-toxic food paint. It's BPA- and phthalates-free, and it's French. A French organic giraffe named Sophie. Worth every penny. The Natursutten teethers, in apple and fish shapes, $11.50 each, also receive rave reviews. A cloth option (organic cotton and lamb's wool) is the Teething Bonbon, $15, which you can dip in boiling water and then freeze for a soothing bite or two.

Organic Veggies, $6 per, by Under the Nile, made from organic Egyptian cotton. Helps with teething and supposedly inspires good psychological associations with veggies. There's also the RazBerry silicone teething pacifier hybrid, $5.99, which can be frozen and is made from medical-grade, non-toxic silicone.

7 Days of Bodysuits Gift Set from Kate Quinn Organics, $98.

A week's worth of organic short-sleeve onesies in terrific, saturated colors that don't scream baby blue or pastel pink. And while it's dreamy to receive all seven, the breakdown per bodysuit is a more reasonable $14, so it may be worth buying the bunch. Then there's the Fauna Long-Sleeve Onesie, $36, in organic cotton with hand-done screens of realistic-looking animals — giraffes, sea turtles, elephants, and a somewhat out-of-place Boston terrier.

Organics by Tadpoles Set of 2 Long-Sleeve Creepers, $24.99.

Available in sage, pink or brown trim on white (the set is also available for the same price in a short-sleeve version). Under the Nile's On the Side Organic Snapsuit, $14, is a long sleeve bodysuit made from Egyptian organic cotton with foldover sleeves to prevent scratching. Order several of the uber-soft Organic Brannan Bear Bodysuit, $9.50, in natural from Baby Gap.