Why
Wear Your Baby?
Wearing your baby or "Baby wearing" or some even refer to it
as attachment parenting: is a style of parenting that will greatly enhance
your relationship with your baby. Baby snuggled in close ... responding
to your baby's cues...
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Wearing your baby in a sling is the most natural position for your baby after birth and for the first few months of life. This enables your baby to interact with their new world. "Parents who choose to wear their babies want to make life easier for themselves and to make life better for baby". - Dr. William Sears Dr. William Sears is a noted author of more than 20 books on caring for your baby and growing child. Best known for "The Pregnancy Book", "The Birth Book", "The Baby Book", and "The Discipline Book", Dr. Sears is also a well known lecturer and supporter of attachment parenting, and is a prominent pediatrician practicing in California and the father of eight children. Slings have been "tested" by numerous cultures and parent-infant pairs, for hundreds of years. |
The Research Shows:
- Babies cry less because the sling creates an intimate and secure environment
- Babies are more content and less colicky
- Babies spend more time in a "state of quietness" - the optimal behavioral state of learning.
- Your sling keeps baby close to you.
- Protects baby from unwanted germs.
- Baby can nurse easily and often.
Visual alertness is increased when babies can face forward to view their environment. Parents who wear their babies experience a deep bonding with their children.
What
to look for in a sling child carrier:
With several positions to choose from your sling can accommodate a nursing
infant to a toddler weighing up to 30 pounds. The slings easily adjust
to all body shapes and sizes.
Breastfeeding
One of the most important benefits of using a sling is the ability to
nurse with privacy. There should be no need to remove your baby from a
sling in order to feed your baby. With the help of a sling you can nurse
comfortably and create a calm environment from which your baby can relax
and enjoy a thorough, uninterrupted feeding.
There are many companies
that sell quality slings that can assist you.Or you can make one yourself.
If you have a carrier, and need assistance using it please go to
Windsor Parent Sling Play Group
Weekly a group of parents gather and learn how to use different carriers.This same group learns about different parenting ideas from each other and discussion of traditonal carriers and lifestyles as well.
Sling Makers and WAHMs
Mamatoto
Learn how to use a piece of cloth to carry your baby.A bed sheet,A long
scarf,or an elaborate Sari or length of cloth.
Sling
Rings
Sewing your own sling? Use the greatest rings,with the hottest colours.Nylon
and Alumium rings are available.
Support Work-At-Home Moms (WAHMs)! Sling Reviews, Forums and Information
The
Baby Wearer
Sling reviews, forums, and information
A community to chat with venders and wearers
Yahoo
Sling Sewing Group
sew your own sling, get advice and trouble shooting
