In Style

Well, it was inevitable. Something so good would have to reach mainstream, eventually. And, hey, it's not a bad thing! There's a reason why I love using a Sling or a Moby Wrap. They are AWESOME!

In fact, just yesterday my neighbor came over and asked to borrow my wrap because her 15-month-old, who was sick with croup, would not be put down, and she wanted to go for a walk (she'd let her sister borrow her own wrap). Ta-da! We got the kid settled on mom's hip, and away mom and clingy-now-happy baby went for a walk in the GLORIOUS hint-of-spring weather we had yesterday. In fact, I believe I introduced this neighbor to the wrap, and she's ended up making them for friends/family (that's how she knew to ask to borrow one from me).

The New York Times had on their website today (March 10th) a front-page article about wearing your baby. Not all that much information. There was some concern about baby's suffocating in padded slings (and, yes, I could see that happening with a very tiny baby in a big padded sling. I usually didn't put newborns laying down in the sling- I didn't think they were all that comfortable, and they seemed to sleep better snuggled against my chest.)

Still, I'm not trading my sling or wrap for a stroller. It's great to free up that stroller so the two-year-old can ride while the baby is on your body, and you STILL have two free hands! Perfect. It's also great that dads are willing to wear the baby. Travis has asked me to strap a baby on him... in fact when we went roller skating for Zoë's school, he had Veronica in the wrap, Megan on skates*. I was with Miranda. Zoë was doing laps around us. Great fun!!!

So, if you're still interested in making a sling or wrap, wanting to know how to wrap a baby in one, check out the internet (there's LOTS of help there!) or even give me a call! I'd be happy to show you what I've got and help you get comfortable using them.

Oh, and you can check out my old post to see my review. Sadly, I haven't experienced the ERGObaby (although I have a friend who has one, and she really REALLY likes it- she also has the wrap and the sling. I might ask her to compare them...)

Wear your baby... it's the new trend!

Oh, and those of you who have used the wrap or sling, ERGObaby, or any combination of the aforementioned, what are YOUR thoughts???

*For some reason, blogger won't let me upload pictures right now. I'll try to post them later.