As a person with a mammal body yourself, and as the mother of a mammal, have you ever thought about the origin of the word mammal? It comes from the Latin word “mamma” which means breast, as in, mammary glands.
And whether or not you breastfeed, this still has implications on how we care for our young.
Did you know that mammals can be split into 4 main groups as far as how they care for their young, which correlates directly with the make up of the milk they produce?
Cache mammals produce milk that is very rich in fat and protein, to sustain their young for up to 12 hours. These mammals cache their young in a safe place while the mother forages for food. The babies are relatively mature at birth.
Anne’s Front Wrap Cross Carry or Anne’s Carry is the perfect cuddly newborn carry, with added head support and comfortable weight distribution for mom or dad.
Front Wrap Cross Carry (FWCC) is usually the first carry that a mom learns with a woven wrap, but trying to figure it out for the first time can be intimidating and may turn some parents off of wrapping.
I’m sharing small, easy tips to get FWCC tight, comfortable, and secure that even a beginner can do.
There are many woven wrap back carries that use rucksack straps – the straight down from your shoulder and under your armpit straps that are shaped like backpack straps. See the closest strap in the photo of Dana, below:
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.
We call a back carry “strangleproof” when the wrap forms a cross in the front that is kept from feeling chokey by knotless tucks pulling the crosses away from the neck. In these cases, we might also call the tucks “strangleproof tucks.”
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:
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 đ
If you already use a rucksack carry and you want to try something fancy, or you have sling rings and want to find some fun ways to use them, this is the perfect carry for you to learn. It’s simple and really pretty, too!
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.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requires baby carriers sold in the United States to be tested for both product safety and required warning labels in order to meet federal safety regulations.
Here are the passing test results for our Girasol Rainbow Love woven wrap from a CPSC-approved, third-party laboratory in May 2023:
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:
Tandem Babywearing is not just for twin moms – any parent trying to keep up with a toddler while caring for a newborn will appreciate being able to wear a newborn and a toddler at the same time.
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:
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