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When Letting Your Hair Down Makes a Difference A guest post about parenting by Mary Ann from A Cloth Life As parents, we want our children to be happy and confident in who they are, well-adjusted and down-to-earth. But sometimes, despite our best intentions, it can be easy to get caught up in appearances. We can be so worried about looking like we’re doing all the right things that we...
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When choosing a wrap, sling or soft-structured baby carrier, it’s important to keep your baby’s developing body in mind. Your baby’s spine begins naturally curved, much like a Fiddlehead fern, and slowly unfurls as s/he develops. Your baby’s hip joints sit in their sockets shallowly and will deepen as your child grows and their legs and hips straighten. There’s a great article with illustrations of a baby’s developing hip joints...
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So, we’ve been asked what features make an Onya Baby soft structured carrier different than other soft structured carriers, aside from its built-in seat? Over the course of its four-year development and testing, the creator – a babywearing mother – was very careful to not look at other similar carriers on the market in order to create a unique carrier. After the initial four years of development, Onya Baby teamed...
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One of Onya Baby’s biggest motivations is helping families get outside with their babies easily by creating excellent and very supportive baby carriers, so when we heard about Hike it Baby, we just knew we’d be perfect partners! Hike it Baby was founded in Portland during the summer of 2013 by Shanti Hodges, who’d been active in the outdoors industry before becoming a mom. Hike it Baby’s mission is to...
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Babywearing is a natural human tradition that just makes sense. People have been using various combinations of materials (such as cloth, woven straw and/or leather) to carry their babies to keep them safe and close throughout the ages. How else could we, as parents with young children, get anything done? We thought we’d share some beautiful images of babywearing around the world. There are more such images in the informative...
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