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Babywearing your baby in a baby carrier: it’s one of the very safest places for your baby to be. You’re acutely aware of your baby’s movements and breathing, and those little hands or sweet restless legs can’t get him into any sticky situations. As you may or may not know, there are several very good babywearing forums out there, including TheBabywearer, the babywearing group on BabyCenter, the Babywearing Love and...
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Written with Jennifer Pitkin, IBCLC, RLC. We all produce milk differently. Some of us produce less than we’d like. Not to worry! Here are some great tips for building supply while breastfeeding. Tips for increasing your supply: 1. Feed your baby! Check out a little video from Onya Baby on how to breastfeed while babywearing! It’s super easy to give your baby nature’s original happy meal. 2. Wear your baby! ...
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Summer Travel Tips with Baby By Jessica Menon, a.k.a., Gypsy Momma Summer is always an exciting time to explore your city, state, country, or the world with babies, toddlers, or kids in tow. Warm weather provides us with more options for things to do outdoors with little ones, from hiking to beaching it. Whether you are setting out with baby on a day trip to a local beach, or jetting...
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Summer babywearing: How to keep cool in your baby carrier Babywearing is awesome for countless reasons, but there are some things you need to keep in mind when summer babywearing. We’d like to share some ideas with you on how to keep cool in your carrier so you can keep having your babywearing adventures, even in the heat of the summer. Make use of a parasol or umbrella Sounds simple, right?...
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Huh? What does that mean? All it means is that, when you’re babywearing your baby on your front, your baby should be positioned on you where you would hold her if you weren’t wearing her. Baby’s bum should be right around your belly button, not down around hip level – ouch! That’ll hurt your back for sure. Baby’s head should be close enough to kiss. This will be more comfortable...
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