The wrap is so wonderful because it is so versatile. You get a custom carry every time, tailored to you and your baby. There are countless ways to tie your wrap, but even one basic tying method, such as the Front Cross Carry, can be used to carry your baby in an upright tummy-to-tummy carry, [...]
In the babywearing world there is a category of carrier disdainfully referred to, by those in the know, as “crotch-danglers.” It’s not that these disdainful mamas are elitist. No, it is that they know what an unsupportive position this is for a baby, and how much stress it puts on the base of the baby’s [...]
Nicole posted pictures on our Facebook page of her custom Double Hammock Carry. She doesn‘t like how those rucksack straps feel (they dig into her shoulders). So she does the DHC tied Tibetan style. Problem solved! Any carry that has rucksack straps can be done Tibetan instead. Crossing the straps over your chest like in [...]
We’re crossing state borders regularly now, and so far we haven’t escaped Summer. Most of the country is HOT right now! Mothers of babies are, perhaps, destined to be a little warmer than the rest of the population. Like pregnant women, it is part of the package: we trade uninterrupted sleep and bodily autonomy for [...]
Anyone who sells or promotes a product should accompany that pitch with advice for using the product safely. But it’s lately occurred to me that “babywearing safety” is mostly the same thing as “baby safety” and is good for any parent or caregiver to be familiar with, whether or not a baby carrier is in [...]
This is a fantastic and detailed examination of the physiological benefits of wearing your baby (or alternately, the physiological damage of not holding babies enough): http://www.sleepywrap.com/2011/02/strollers-baby-carriers-and-infant-stress/ It also covers positioning in a carrier. Obviously, having a baby in a carrier isn’t enough. The material isn’t magical. It’s using the material to hold your baby in [...]
All of the wraps I use are woven wraps. There is another kind of wraparound carrier known as a stretchy wrap. Stretchy and woven wraps are close cousins in that they are both long pieces of fabric which you tie around yourself and your baby in the position of your choice. They are tied similarly [...]
I’m not a fan of outward facing babywearing (when your baby has his or her back against your stomach and is facing away from you). There are a lot of opinions on whether this is safe, or good, and for the most part they are just opinions. For me it boils down to this: Facing [...]
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 [...]
If you’re new to babywearing on your back, you and your baby both need to become comfortable with it. If you are worried or uncertain, your baby will be worried and is likely to cry. I recommend practicing without the wrap. The best place is where you and your baby can both see yourselves in [...]
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