A (well meaning) friend asked with concern whether Annabelle sleeps outside the wrap since “it just seems like such a comfortable place to sleep!” I hastily assured her that Annabelle sleeps just fine in her cradle by day and in our bed at night. “But not on me,” I assured her. I was quick to [...]
Newborns are most frequently wrapped with their legs tucked inside the wrap rather than sticking out the bottom as you’ll see with bigger babies. The reason for this is that newborns are still naturally womb shaped. They curl up. They pull in their little legs. And if that is what your baby’s body seems to [...]
I love our mei tai but I NEVER wear it because I REALLY love our wraps! Someone at our mom’s group asked me to demonstrate the mei tai, so I put Annabelle on my front. I’m glad I got a picture of her in there–don’t know when she’ll be in there again! The mei tai [...]
I recently watched the Happiest Baby on the Block DVD which offers five techniques to calm a crying baby: swaddling side or stomach lying shushing, or white noise swinging/bouncing and sucking If the author is correct that these five things trigger a baby’s calming instinct, it does explain why so many of us have had [...]
I felt great after Annabelle was born (perhaps due to consuming the placenta?) and was eager to go out with her after the first few days. I wanted to show that baby off! I turned to the front cross carry for a poppable, pretied carry. It is perfect! I tie it on at home and [...]
My baby is five weeks old and yesterday she stayed awake in the wrap while I did some grocery shopping. Annabelle is almost always sleeping or nursing in the wrap. I think this is a sign that she’s growing up. She was awake and alert and I really enjoyed it! Until now I’ve mostly had [...]
At five weeks old, Annabelle’s sleep routine is not yet predictable. We have better nights and less better ones. The biggest problem I’ve encountered is that after waking up to nurse, she sometimes doesn’t fall asleep again! At times like these, I discovered that the one sure way to lull her to sleep, is to [...]
I just used my 3.5 Neobulle Simon to put my five week old baby up in a high rucksack carry. I love it! The extra width of the Neobulle wrap made it real easy to get a good pocket under Annabelle, with plenty of width left to make a nice support behind her head. I’m [...]
Soon I tried nursing upright in the wrap because I prefer wearing babies in the upright position, and because this position allows the baby to change breasts without the wrap having to be retied, and it is also the perfect position for burping. I wrapped Annabelle upright, then lowered her down enough to put her [...]
I began by nursing Annabelle in the cradle position. With a newborn, I found that intuitively I used the wrap to hold her against me in the same position that my arms held her when we nursed on the couch: cradle. This was easier than I expected. I recommend doing it sitting down and using [...]
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