Many parents love to carry their babies next to their body - keeps baby secure & happy - less stress for parents as babies who are close to their parents cry less. Now in addition to the very popular " sarong sling "
Hi everyone, I didn't start actively wearing my son until he was around 8 months old and I really wish I started when he was a newborn. While I still get many of the benefits like having both my hands free, he doesn't seem to want to snuggle in the sling as much as those babies who have been there since birth. He's nearly one now and spends a lot of the time leaning forward in the sling to 'get a better view'. When a pram is not an option, this is still a good alternative to bearing all his weight on my arms.....until he is able to walk.
My baby doesn't like the stroller and she prefers to be carried whenever we are out of the house. As this can be quite tiring, we have to take turns to carry her. I bought my first baby sling last Saturday and started wearing my 7 month old baby almost immediately. At first she struggled and doesn't seemed to like it. Then on Sunday, she was restless while in church and I put her in the sling, sang to her while walking around at the back of the church and she felt asleep. She slept the whole time through in the sling. And the sling took the weight off my arms.
I'm a mom of three children. All breastfed - not without problems, but it was a wonderful experience creating a very close relationship between us.Breastfeeding isn't just feeding & providing protection against illness, it is an amazingly intimate relationship between you & your child, also providing your child with the sense of security they need to venture out into their ever expanding world. Truly amazing is the sense of pride you feel when looking at your growing baby & knowing that from the time of conception everything has come from you. My 1st birth was accelerated & 2nd induced - both extremely painful. For my 3rd, I stayed at home for most of my labour & found that just my moving around & getting myself into different positions the labour was so much more bearable. I would actually say I enjoyed that labour. Following that I developed a keen interest in active birth - so different to everything that I learnt during my midwifery training.
I have a passion to help mothers to try & achieve the kind of birth they would like & to help them breastfeed their babies successfully. This is now my work & probably also my hobby as it involves almost all of my time.
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Hi everyone, I didn't start actively wearing my son until he was around 8 months old and I really wish I started when he was a newborn. While I still get many of the benefits like having both my hands free, he doesn't seem to want to snuggle in the sling as much as those babies who have been there since birth. He's nearly one now and spends a lot of the time leaning forward in the sling to 'get a better view'. When a pram is not an option, this is still a good alternative to bearing all his weight on my arms.....until he is able to walk.
My baby doesn't like the stroller and she prefers to be carried whenever we are out of the house. As this can be quite tiring, we have to take turns to carry her. I bought my first baby sling last Saturday and started wearing my 7 month old baby almost immediately. At first she struggled and doesn't seemed to like it. Then on Sunday, she was restless while in church and I put her in the sling, sang to her while walking around at the back of the church and she felt asleep. She slept the whole time through in the sling. And the sling took the weight off my arms.
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