Posts Tagged ‘Babywearing’
Flying during a Pandemic
Lately, the topic of plane travel seems to come up often in my online mom support groups. Obviously given the current situation (ya know being a pandemic and all) few people are considering pleasure travel. What many people are considering though is travel to check on elderly family members or to get and bring family…
Read MoreBelly 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…
Read MoreSurviving 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…
Read MoreChoosing 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…
Read MoreBabywearing 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…
Read MoreBabywearing 101!
Types of Carriers 1: Soft structured carrier. These are also known as buckle carriers. Popular brands include Ergo, Beco, Lillebaby, Tula, and Kinderpack. There are many different brands at all different price points. SSCs are suitable from newborns to toddlerhood and beyond. Some require an insert for an infant, some have snap modifications. They can…
Read MoreHow 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…
Read MoreInternational 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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