Hidden Benefits of Toddler Wrapping

    9th May, 2025 / Uncategorized / No Comments
    What are the hidden benefits of toddler babywearing

    There are the reasons you decide to wrap your toddler, and then there are the benefits you didn’t know you would get that make it impossible to imagine life without toddlerwearing.

    Real quick let’s recap a few of the reasons you might be googling “can I babywear a toddler? or “best baby carrier for toddler.”

    1. Safety – there are some places it’s not safe for your toddler to run around.
    2. Convenience – let’s be honest, moving at a snail’s pace while your toddler touches EVERY pebble isn’t always going to fit into your day. Sometimes you just need to GET there.
    3. Comfort – your arms are TIRED with this giant toddler and they’re not ready to be put down!
    4. Minimalism – you don’t have and don’t WANT a stroller (or you wish you could use the stroller but your toddler won’t stay in it).
    5. Barnaclism – your toddler is a human barnacle and you still have things to do 😄
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    First Time Mom . . . and how it turned out 20 years later

    7th September, 2024 / Uncategorized / 12 Comments
    Our first baby and the lessons we learned as first time parents.

    Ada was our first, which means that we were sparkling new parents, trying to imagine how a new baby would impact our lives.

    I knew that a baby was a fulltime job, and I quit my job in preparation for this new one.

    I knew that I had been born at home and I wanted my baby to be born at home.

    I knew that I wanted to breastfeed exclusively. To save money, for convenience, for bonding and health benefits, but also because it’s natural and I wanted to do things the natural way.

    I knew that I wanted to carry my baby on my chest, so I had bought a ring sling and a second-hand Snugli in preparation.

    I knew I wanted to cloth diaper. For the planet, and also to keep chemicals away from my baby’s parts.

    I read that some parents skip diapers all together by teaching their babies to pee and poop on command but I could tell that this was a kooky minority and I read the paragraph about it aloud to my husband as a point of trivia, assuring him that while I had plenty of non-mainstream parenting ideas, he didn’t have to worry that I was entertaining that one!

    This was 2004, so of course there was internet but it was before we always looked everything up on the internet first, and before we made purchases on the internet by default. It would still be almost 10 years before I’d get my first smartphone.

    So when I was buying cloth diapers, I purchased wool diaper covers from an ad in a magazine (Midwifery Today). I loved the idea of all-cotton diapers and natural wool covers on my pure and organic new baby.

    Especially since we lived in hot, humid Florida where the walls grow mildew if you leave your AC off for a day or two. I did not like the idea of a plastic cover holding in heat and moisture around my baby’s delicate region!

    I thought I was prepared to be a mother, and I probably was as prepared as I could be.

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    New Girasol Woven Wrap Instruction Manual

    15th April, 2024 / Uncategorized / No Comments

    Recently, I created a new instruction manual that is sent to all US customers who order any wraps from Girasol and if you’ve ordered a Girasol wrap in the past several months you should have received one:

    Cover of Girasol Instruction Manual for Woven Wraps 2023

    See the full manual here:
    https://wrapyourbaby.com/New-Girasol-instructions.pdf

    Making this Instruction Manual was a family affair:

    This was a really fun project. My husband is a professional photographer so I got to work with my favorite person. Here’s us and that’s a camera strap across his shoulder 🙂

    David and Diana Rosenfield, owners of Wrap Your Baby
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    Does your baby scream when you try to wrap?

    22nd March, 2024 / Uncategorized / No Comments
    Try this if your baby screams when you try to wrap

    Emily had been wrapping her baby since birth.

    So why, at 2 months old, did her baby decide that wrapping sucks?

    That’s right, after previously being fine with wrapping, Emily’s baby would scream and have a complete meltdown when she tried to wrap him.

    I made a video to help her and within a few hours I received this message:

    From screaming to content in the wrap

    The fix was SUPER easy and there’s a good chance it will help you with your baby who doesn’t like wrapping.

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    Jordans Back Carry Variation with a Woven Wrap

    24th February, 2024 / Uncategorized / No Comments

    Jordan’s Back Carry (JBC) is a 3 layer, wiggleproof, back carry with rucksack straps that ties at the waist.

    The 3 layers are: sling pass, cross pass, torso pass (also called horizontal pass).

    That’s a great combination because the sling pass prevents leaning while the cross pass prevents seat popping. The torso pass provides a 3rd layer of support for a heavy baby or toddler.

    Because of that pass combination, Jordan’s Back Carry is a great “wiggleproof carry” for wiggly babies and toddlers.

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    What’s so Great About Girasol Wraps?

    15th June, 2023 / Uncategorized / No Comments

    Talk to any veteran babywearers and you’ll likely hear about Girasol wraps – they’ve been sold for 30 years and thousands of families have love keeping wrapped up together in them. I’m one of them!

    Annabelle takes a nursing break to look up at big sister Ada and me in a Girasol Wrap in 2010

    I love selling Girasol wraps to my customers because they are light but strong, easy for new wrappers to use, comfortable for wrapping a newborn all the way through toddlerhood.

    There are other woven wrap brands that are lovely, too, but Girasol has a special place in my heart because:

    • Fair Trade
    • handwoven by artisans in Guatemala
    • the prettiest colors and rainbows
    • beautiful weaves
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    3 Ways to Use Your Short Woven Wrap Like a Ring Sling

    31st August, 2022 / Uncategorized / No Comments

    Did you know you can use a size 2 or 3 woven wrap as a ring sling with OR WITHOUT sling rings?

    While a ring sling is a one-trick-pony, a short woven wrap can do the same job as a ring sling OR be used for other wrap carries. Versatility for the win!

    I’ll show you how to use your wrap as a ring sling:

    • as a ring sling with a slipknot
    • with rings that are not sewn in
    • or with NO KNOT and NO RINGS
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    Front Reinforced Torso Sling for Breastfeeding

    17th August, 2022 / Uncategorized / No Comments

    Front Reinforced Torso Sling (FRTS) is a short wrap carry – try it with a wrap that is 1 or 2 sizes shorter than your Base Size (scroll down to see how to find your base size woven wrap).

    This carry ties at the shoulder with a slipknot, which means it’s very adjustable and THAT means it is great for breastfeeding 🙂

    Wrapped Baby in Front Reinforced Torso Sling Carry
    Mom and baby gaze at each other in a FRTS Carry in a Woven Wrap.
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    How Can Breastfeeding Boost Your Child’s Oral Health?

    24th May, 2022 / Uncategorized / No Comments

    Guest post by Jennifer Ali

    Photo by Amanda Sofia Pellenz on Unsplash

    It is incredible to think that the first few months of your baby’s life can be so influential when it comes to their future oral health.

    A 2018 study by Queensland University of Technology researchers found, for instance, that a newborn baby’s saliva combines with breastmilk to release antibacterial compounds like hydrogen peroxide. These compounds help determine the microbiota (bacterial communities) that live in babies’ mouths, boosting innate immunity.

    The results showed that breastmilk, when combined with the newborn’s saliva, inhibits the growth of microorganisms immediately and for up to 24 hours. This was the case for both harmful microorganisms and those which were normally in a baby’s mouth.

    The study is just one of many that show that breastfeeding can help promote better oral health in babies.

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    Plus Size Wrap Babywearing Options

    19th September, 2020 / Uncategorized / No Comments

    Hello, friends! Today I wanted to talk about something that I get asked about regularly, and that is plus size wrapping.

    I don’t ever want a mom or dad to feel that they cannot be a beautiful, skilled, comfortable wrapper because of the size or shape of their body!
    There are 2 important facts I want to share:

    1. Woven wraps come in aaalllll sizes. So, yes, you can get a wrap to fit you just as well as anyone else. Sometimes the larger sizes are harder to find but I’m going to give you a tip for that below.

    2. Plus size parents can use shorter wraps, too. You don’t HAVE to get a long one to make it work.

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