Babywearing
First and foremost, I am a
babywearing advocate. If you know nothing else about
me, I'd like you to at least get that. Nothing is better for our babies or us as new parents than to hold our precious babies close. In person, you will find me giving tips to anyone who looks uncomfortable in any baby carrier and is willing to listen. And also looking closely for new tips that I can share with other babywearers.
That being said, please understand that I am not ever going to try to sell you something. I love to talk to people about babywearing and help them figure out what baby carrier would work best for them. If that happens to be an Ergo Baby Carrier, great! But if not, I'll be honest and say so.
I am so super enthused about the Ergo Baby Carrier, I have learned a lot of tips and tricks and I will be here to share them with you if you have any issues.
NINO Babywearing Meeting Leader
I lead free monthly
NINO Babywearing meetings. I love
babywearing and have studied
slings,
wraps,
mei tais,
hip carriers, and The Ergo Baby Carrier and
Patapum Baby Carrier. I love to share my collection and introduce people to babywearing.
Babywearing Advocate
I
advocate babywearing. That sounds good but what the heck does it mean? Is it enough to say that I live and breathe babywearing 24/7? No, probably not. The points to babywearing that really jump out at me are:
- Babywearing is good for the baby.
- Babywearing is good for the mama.
In that order. Yes, there are lots and lots of reasons to do it but it all boils down to expansions on #1 and #2.
I recently spent a few hours with a mom who desperately wanted to wear her baby but couldn't because her baby is wearing a Pavlic Harness to correct hip dysplasia. Did I try getting her into an Ergo Baby Carrier? You bet I did! But her baby, at only 7 weeks, was not quite long enough in the leg to fit and even with the infant insert, it was causing the baby discomfort. The next two hours were spent trying out all the baby carriers in my extensive collection (and, truth be told, taking turns to nurse our babies) until we could find something that would work. This mom would not put her baby down and her arms were starting to suffer. She wound up borrowing a simple piece of cloth (a wrap). Eventually, she probably will wind up in a different baby carrier but for now, at least she can nurse hands-free and let go!
AP Family
My husband and I are blessed to have two wonderful children, both girls. We have practiced
Attachment Parenting since before the birth of our first child and we are AP leaders. I also colead Diaper Free (Elimination Communication) meetings with Kathy of
BabysAbode.com and am a contact for
diaperfreebaby.org.
