Today we attended a La Leche League Enrichment Meeting. Subject: Honing in the Holidays. Off topic, a bit, from baby wraps, I know, but applicable (I’m guessing) to lots of the readers of this blog. I wasn’t the one taking notes (Joanna should have written this entry), but I wanted
When Baby wants a View of the World The fist thing people think of when it comes to babywearing with a view, is facing baby forward in a baby carrier. Forward facing. Facing outward. Whatever you call it, the idea is that you are wearing or wrapping baby with baby’s
I love our group! I so look forward to every Wednesday, I have a blast when I’m there, and I leave feeling like I’ve helped as much as I’ve been helped, with a renewed love for humanity! Today we talked about sleep (toddler sleep), which led to a discussion of
How do you babywear in cold weather? As it turns out, there are many options. Babywearing outerwear specifically designed for accommodating the two of you and the babycarrier. Babywearing outwear comes in the form of coats, sweaters, jackets and ponchos. Some are for cooler weather than others. Some are water
I have countless precious moments and memories of my two babies wrapped against me. I often think back to when I was a teenager, long before my own babies, and I saw a woman wearing her baby in the grocery store. I immediately decided I would wear my babies too.
It’s about the nine months I carried you in my womb; the hopes, dreams, and smiles with which I anticipated your earthly arrival; the sight and smell and knowledge of you that keeps my heart doing flip flops; and the fact that neither one of us wants to be separated.
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
I’ve not used rebozos much, except for a while when Ada was two and I used one for a quick rucksack tied under the bottom…which is not really a rebozo carry anyway! Well, I tried some rebozo front carries with Annabelle when she was littler, and it was never as
First, it was my mom’s birthday. Happy birthday, mom! She is a great mom, and I appreciate every decision she’s ever made for me and my sister. I appreciate those decisions like I never did before I had my own children! Don’t worry, I made her cupcakes and took her
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
Submit a baby wrapping video for a chance to win a free baby carrier and be part of a video to promote babywearing to the world! Videos must be submitted by midnight 31 August, 2010 (EST). Video details: Videos can be any length (although if you send me a two
Along with several new moms (new to our group, that is) and a sizable gathering of really wonderful moms and babies that were a joy to be around, we had a guest speaker today who discussed the important of infant reflexes, and their lifelong repercussions. Myra Moyryla explained how she
I’m going to just blog up my shipping policy to explain myself to anyone who’s interested: I ship the cheapest way I can, because I hate paying for shipping and think most of you probably do, too. If I can, I fit a wrap into a flat-rate priority mail envelope
We discussed how to make sure our weekly meetings were friendly to toddlers and big kids and their mothers, as well as babies. We realized that there had been an expectation that the children stay (relatively) quiet, and remain in the part of the room with the toys, so that
Most back carries with a wrap will have either rucksack straps (the wrap comes straight down from your shoulder and goes underneath the same arm like a backpack–or vice versa, from under one arm to over the same shoulder) or are crossed across the chest so the wrap goes
