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Adoption: Bonding Through Babywearing

November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and we’d like to highlight the importance of a good baby carrier as an effective bonding tool for adoptive families. There are many benefits of babywearing, not the least of which promote bonding and attachment. Many social workers recommend babywearing as an effective way for new adoptive parents and children to bond. One such social worker is Katie Prigel Sharp, LMSW. She’s a social...

Biomechanics of Babywearing: Part 2 – Safety & Comfort for the Wearer

Biomechanics of Babywearing: Part 2 – Safety & Comfort for the Wearer By Dr. Andrew Dodge, DC In my last blog, I discussed the proper biomechanics and positioning of baby while being worn. This blog will cover the best and most comfortable ways to wear your baby as a parent. There are so many different types of carriers and so many carriers within those different categories that it would be...

Traveling with baby: tips to make it easier

Planning to travel with your baby? Traveling with baby can present unique challenges and give any parent – if you’ll pardon the pun – a terminal case of the freak-outs. In the interest of helping ease your travel woes, here are some tips that can make your family travel easier, from a momma who’s been there, done that, many times over. Tip: Wear your baby! If there’s one piece of baby gear you...

Part 2: Slings, Wraps, Mei-Tais, Soft-Structured Carriers: What’s the Difference?

The second in a series of different kinds of baby carriers, we’ll talk about: Wraps: Knit (stretchy) Wrap: Probably the simplest-constructed, most traditional baby carrier out there, a wrap is a long piece of fabric, oftentimes with a center marker, that is wrapped in a variety of ways around the wearer to achieve a variety of holds. Very versatile. Different ties will create different carries. Knit wraps are stretchy and...

Easy DIY babywearing Halloween costume: spider in a tree

We love babywearing Halloween costumes! The options are as wide and as varied as our collective imaginations; endless. You can make it as fun, spooky, creepy or out-there as you want to make it. And you want to use your baby carrier, right? Well, we want to show you ways to do that. Because babywearing is good for everyone, and excellent on Halloween! We already shared a fun and super...