What is Babywearing?

Have you ever wondered what this “babywearing” you hear so much about is? Put simply, babywearing is holding or carrying a baby (or small child) using a cloth carrier. Most parents will find their babies are happier if held – using a carrier just makes that care easier and more comfortable. Plus, it frees up your hands to go about the things you need to do!

What can you do while babywearing? How about everything! Laundry, dishes, taking a walk, making dinner, caring for other children, shopping…the list goes on and on.

Dr. Sears is a big fan of babywearing. Here is a blog post on his personal experience as a babywearing parent.

There are tons of ways to implement babywearing in your life – different carriers will work for different moms (Example? Karli loves her mei tai, and I have recently become a big fan of a simple tube sling. We both use wraps, as well.) and some will use many different types! So how do you know the difference?

Babywearing International has an awesome glossary of carrier types (and other babywearing terms, like carries). We believe discovering babywearing can have a huge impact on your relationship with your child.

If you are interested in learning more…

*Let us know! We’d be happy to help you out! We are also considering adding a babywearing class to our schedule, so please speak up if that would be something of interest to you.

*Look for other pieces on babywearing on our blog.

*Check out http://www.babywearing.com/ for forums, and learn from other moms and dads who are doing it!