Belly Wrapping and Pregnancy

Babywearing month is next month (in October) but did you know that if you have a baby wrap or sling carrier that you can use it DURING pregnancy before baby arrives?  Some of you may know that I am a volunteer with Babywearing Connecticut (Formerly BWI New Haven) and over the last three years have…

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Babywearing and Breastfeeding During the Holidays

Babywearing is useful during all seasons, but there are many added perks to wearing during the chaos that is the holiday season. 1) Travel: Airports during the holiday season tend to be even more busy and stressful than normal. The convenience of being about to put your infant in a SSC or reign in a…

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Surviving Black Friday with a Nursing Infant

Happy November ladies!  What do you think of when you think November?  I think brrr it’s cold, Thanksgiving is almost here, and I need to start thinking about Christmas Shopping – not necessarily in that order.  I hate waiting to buy gifts until last minute and we try to shop sales whenever possible to avoid…

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Choosing a Baby Carrier

Last year – my co-blogger Nikki wrote to you about the basics of babywearing in her Babywearing 101 post (You can find it linked HERE) and last month, I wrote to you about babywearing safety (linked HERE if you missed it).  If you have read those posts, then you know why babywearing is so amazing…

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Babywearing Safety

Happy fall!  Did you know that October is Babywearing month?  Babywearing has blessed my life in many ways and I am deeply grateful.  I began wearing my son at 4 days old and still wear him (although admittedly not as much – at almost two and a half).  Babywearing has carried us through good times…

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How I Discovered Babywearing

Looking back, I think it’s safe to say that my love of babywearing began roughly seven years ago, a long time before my son was born last year.  Before that, I had never even heard of babywearing.  Well… I take that back… growing up my mom had given my sister and I some of our…

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International Babywearing Week

Did you know this week is International Babywearing Week (IBW)? I bet you didn’t! IBW was created to both celebrate Babywearing and all of the places it takes us and bring awareness to the practice. Many people think Babywearing is a new “fad”. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard “I wish they…

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