March 30, 2010
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Wrap Your Baby Blog
3 months old
Belle is three months now, and fourteen lbs! I find that I am not wrapping her legs in anymore. They are so long and strong that they no longer seem to be part of the bundle I used to wrap. Instead of a newborn ball, Belle is unfolding into a
March 30, 2010
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Wrapping and Camping
Last weekend we took our two kids–aged five years and just shy of three months–camping for three days! It was the Harvest of Hope Festival. It rained some serious rain the first day and night and was beautiful and muddy the next two days. Our kids slept amazingly well in
March 23, 2010
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Double Hammock with Crosses instead of Rebozo Passes
The Double Hammock Carry is a back carry done with two rebozo passes over baby. They are like hammocks because they do not cross between baby’s legs, but support baby’s body with legs sticking out from underneath. Well, a stray comment on TheBabyWearer inspired me to try doing the Double
March 4, 2010
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Standing in the Wrap
Sometimes as I wrap Belle she stretches her legs out to push against the bottom of the wrap. Usually she’ll eventually bend her knees and sink down some and my wrap job may not be as snug around us as I’d like, anymore. It’s easy to reach through and just
March 4, 2010
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Nursing in One Cross of the Front Cross Carry
I’ve recently hit upon my new favorite nursing position. I guess I’ve been wrapping Belle with legs out more often. Now I’ve found that if I start in an upright Front Cross Carry, I can get a really comfortable and rock-solid nursing position (meaning truly hands-free) every time by lifting
March 4, 2010
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Cleaning House While Wearing Baby
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
March 4, 2010
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Shopping with Two Kids
I’ve got it pretty easy. My big kid is five–a much more cooperative and responsible age than, say, three–and my little kid is only two months old, which means she’s easy to keep track of! So shopping is not difficult. I buckle in Annabelle. Ada buckles in herself. When we
March 1, 2010
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February 22, 2010
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Uses for a Rebozo
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
February 18, 2010
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On the Farm
I took Ada to pet the new lambs at a local farm. She wanted to babywear too, so here we both are, wrapped up on the farm:
February 17, 2010
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Florida State Fair
Babywearing, and nursing, at the Florida State Fair: Above you can see where I put Annabelle in the front cross carry sideways. I figured it would give her a view while still supporting her in a physiologically safe way, and giving her a way to cuddle against me before she
February 17, 2010
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Babywearing Meeting
I love our local weekly moms group (and if you live anywhere near Pinellas County Florida you’re invited–Wednesday’s at 11am at the Dunedin Labor of Love). It is so much fun to hang out with a group of strong women and happy babies and be able to ask questions of
February 17, 2010
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High Back Carry For the Non-flexible Parent
Sometimes when I’m showing someone how to adjust the wrap behind them, I run into this problem that they simply cannot reach as well as I can. So I had to learn a new way to wrap up a little baby in a high back carry. A way to do
February 12, 2010
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Spoiling Babies
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
February 11, 2010
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