When there are deaths associated with a crib, the crib is recalled. When there are deaths associated with a product that is outside of the comfort zone of the mainstream, an entire industry takes the hit. Infantino designed “bag slings” that were unsafe, and which managed to lose most of the benefits associated with babywearing [...]
The end is a happy, thriving child; a relaxed, loving mama; and a strong bond between them. The means is the baby wrap. Wrapping made mothering less stressful and more fun. Let’s face it, this society isn’t exactly tailor made for women with children. Sometimes it’s a pain to function with children in this society. [...]
“But car seats aren’t a safe way to carry babies for lengthy periods outside the car, experts say.” http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-10-19-car-seats_N.htm This article cites these reasons why car seats are not safe: babies have been injured when car seats fell off of high surfaces babies have been injured when carseats turned over on soft surfaces (like a [...]
Hanna Vogel wrote me this very nice letter that I wanted to share: “I am so happy I stumbled across your website the other day. I am so passionate about babywearing, and now that my youngest is three have not been doing it much…and I miss it! Almost enough reason to have another baby, but [...]
Take a deep breath and remember that some people are completely unfamiliar with babywearing. The most important thing is not to let them upset you. The best thing would be to let them see how wonderful babywearing is. But the key is “let them.” People are rarely persuaded by force! Sometimes a casual, heartfelt comment [...]
Due to the seventeen thousand obscene spam comments posted in one day to this article in it’s original incarnation, I had to delete the original post and am reprinting the text here. AND, all comments will now require approval prior to posting! Here’s the blog post again for all the real readers: It’s not that [...]
Saturday my mom took Ada to spend the night with her, and David and Annabelle and I cleaned the living room. It was so nice to just dedicate myself to cleaning for an hour or so, without distractions or interruptions and it was VERY nice to have a clean living room. I’ve been taking pains [...]
A rebozo is a short wrap. In Mexico they are scarves as well as baby carriers, and serve many other uses. Here’s one: Rebozo Comfort Measure in Labor
The term is brand new to me, but it turns out I already practice ecological breastfeeding! I came across it in my search for an acceptable birth control method. Ecological breastfeeding is free, comfortable, and natural–it fits all my criteria! Wikipedia reports that it has a 1% failure rate in the first six months of [...]
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