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Cutest little thing I've seen all week :)
I had asked her to bring her MT so that I could see how she was wearing it and adjust any little problems she had. Sometimes you do it one way when they're little, and it's fine, but when they get bigger you realize that you've been doin' it rong this whole time and it's no longer comfortable. (Specifically, I wanted to make sure she knew about the jumping trick and about the fact that sometimes babies WILL insist on trying to push away from you when they go up and you DO need to be ready for this. "Oh, like when you ride a horse and you have to punch him in the stomach so you can cinch the saddle?" Uh... yeah, I guess so, whatever metaphor works for you. If the carrier is too loose it's not as safe as it could be and it's also not as *comfortable* as it might be.)
Next time I see her I want her to bring her ring sling so I can show her a few other ways to use it besides a cradle carry. She mentioned that somebody had gone on and on about her about the Infantino, and - I cut her off at this point for my own little rant on the subject.
Warning! Once you read this rant you will be honor-bound to correct others if they make the same mistake I am ranting about.
The SlingRider (which has now been recalled and you can return it to them for a new product) is not a typical ring sling or pouch. (Definition: A ring sling is a carrier that goes over one shoulder and can be adjusted by fabric looped through a ring. (If making your own, DO NOT use craft rings, they're not safe.) A pouch is a similar carrier that is probably not adjustable, though some are adjustable through snaps, I believe.) It is a "bag sling" and has several design flaws which make it difficult or impossible to position your baby correctly so they can get enough air. Airflow. It's important. I'm not typing it all out now, but it's all over here at TBW if you have a membership.
SlingRider? Not safe. Most other carriers? About as safe as the person wearing them. Nothing is 100% safe, but in most carriers the worry is either incorrect usage (which is a worry with *any* product you're using for the first few times) or, occasionally, damage to the carrier (not an inherent problem with carriers, but some vendors *do* use cheaper materials. Please check reviews before buying to make sure there aren't any known issues with a particular seller, and please check any carrier for rips or weak fabric before using.)
So if somebody starts talking about how "slings" are unsafe because of this recall (or, worse, how "carriers" are unsafe!), go ahead and correct them.
Which is what I told her, and at this point everybody can stop telling me about this recall like it's news :)
I had asked her to bring her MT so that I could see how she was wearing it and adjust any little problems she had. Sometimes you do it one way when they're little, and it's fine, but when they get bigger you realize that you've been doin' it rong this whole time and it's no longer comfortable. (Specifically, I wanted to make sure she knew about the jumping trick and about the fact that sometimes babies WILL insist on trying to push away from you when they go up and you DO need to be ready for this. "Oh, like when you ride a horse and you have to punch him in the stomach so you can cinch the saddle?" Uh... yeah, I guess so, whatever metaphor works for you. If the carrier is too loose it's not as safe as it could be and it's also not as *comfortable* as it might be.)
Next time I see her I want her to bring her ring sling so I can show her a few other ways to use it besides a cradle carry. She mentioned that somebody had gone on and on about her about the Infantino, and - I cut her off at this point for my own little rant on the subject.
Warning! Once you read this rant you will be honor-bound to correct others if they make the same mistake I am ranting about.
The SlingRider (which has now been recalled and you can return it to them for a new product) is not a typical ring sling or pouch. (Definition: A ring sling is a carrier that goes over one shoulder and can be adjusted by fabric looped through a ring. (If making your own, DO NOT use craft rings, they're not safe.) A pouch is a similar carrier that is probably not adjustable, though some are adjustable through snaps, I believe.) It is a "bag sling" and has several design flaws which make it difficult or impossible to position your baby correctly so they can get enough air. Airflow. It's important. I'm not typing it all out now, but it's all over here at TBW if you have a membership.
SlingRider? Not safe. Most other carriers? About as safe as the person wearing them. Nothing is 100% safe, but in most carriers the worry is either incorrect usage (which is a worry with *any* product you're using for the first few times) or, occasionally, damage to the carrier (not an inherent problem with carriers, but some vendors *do* use cheaper materials. Please check reviews before buying to make sure there aren't any known issues with a particular seller, and please check any carrier for rips or weak fabric before using.)
So if somebody starts talking about how "slings" are unsafe because of this recall (or, worse, how "carriers" are unsafe!), go ahead and correct them.
Which is what I told her, and at this point everybody can stop telling me about this recall like it's news :)
Here I am, in the B&N the other day, and I urgently had to run in, pee, run out and go home to pick up the nieces. I was on a Very. Tight. Schedule. And as I was going up the escalator I saw a woman on the first floor with her baby in a sling. Something about how she was holding the sling made me notice her.
Soooo... I turned around and went down the *down* escalator to confirm she had no idea what she was doing and to fix her sling for her.
*sighs*
Two things:
1. When you're adjusting your ring sling, pull the tail *out*, not *down*. If you pull the tail down you increase the risk of your sling twisting, you move the rings from their ideal spot, and you shove the sling up into your neck. Not comfy.
2. If the sling moves away from you when you bend over or walk, it's not tight enough. People are always reluctant to tighten their slings at first, but the tighter it is (more or less), the more secure the baby is - and the happier you'll both be! The baby just spent nine months INSIDE you (or inside SOMEbody, anyway), they don't want to be free and easy just yet! After the first few minutes using a new sling (when you feel awkward and weird and it's expected) you shouldn't feel like you have to constantly put your hand there to keep your kid safe. The whole point is that your hand doesn't have to be there. Also? Keep the kiddo's head where you can kiss it. If you can't kiss the top of the sweet little head, the baby is too low.
I explained all this to her and managed to make it to the toilet before peeing on myself, but really, no matter how much she thanked me I know the truth: I am, in fact, kinda a buttinsky.
Soooo... I turned around and went down the *down* escalator to confirm she had no idea what she was doing and to fix her sling for her.
*sighs*
Two things:
1. When you're adjusting your ring sling, pull the tail *out*, not *down*. If you pull the tail down you increase the risk of your sling twisting, you move the rings from their ideal spot, and you shove the sling up into your neck. Not comfy.
2. If the sling moves away from you when you bend over or walk, it's not tight enough. People are always reluctant to tighten their slings at first, but the tighter it is (more or less), the more secure the baby is - and the happier you'll both be! The baby just spent nine months INSIDE you (or inside SOMEbody, anyway), they don't want to be free and easy just yet! After the first few minutes using a new sling (when you feel awkward and weird and it's expected) you shouldn't feel like you have to constantly put your hand there to keep your kid safe. The whole point is that your hand doesn't have to be there. Also? Keep the kiddo's head where you can kiss it. If you can't kiss the top of the sweet little head, the baby is too low.
I explained all this to her and managed to make it to the toilet before peeing on myself, but really, no matter how much she thanked me I know the truth: I am, in fact, kinda a buttinsky.
Yesterday was fun.
Aug. 18th, 2009 11:35 amWe went to lunch with my mom first, and we played "I'm thinking of something". Like I Spy, but you don't have to spy it first.
So first my mother thought of something that starts with a B and is in the garden (and a new hint is given every round). It was a butterfly. Then I thought of something that starts with a C and is in the garden. It was the compost. And Ana thought of something that starts with an S and is NOT in the garden. I forget what it was. And then it was Evangeline's turn, and I told her to just tell us what *color* it is instead of what letter it starts with.
Okay. It's blue and it's NOT in the garden. Got it. It's not the sky, or a flower, or the house. It's blue and it's not an animal (that's the second hint). Okay, it's not up at all, ever. And it has... three legs? No, it's not a scary monster.
Finally, staring unbelievably at her, we ask what it is. We gave up!
"I forgot!"
Well, this is what you have to expect when playing guessing games with three year olds, but I just about died laughing. I laughed and I laughed! Next time (the ceiling) I made Evangeline tell me first and I just didn't play. I kept telling her not to point, but she did anyway.
Later we went to the Billy Johnson Playground in Central Park. We got our faces painted (the woman took a pic and my email, but she hasn't sent it yet), and the girls got free balloons. One popped, so Ana took that as well and told me she'd "give it away". And she did - to the park musicians! LOL.
When we made our way to the playground we played a LOT on the slide and the slide and the slide. I told Ana that she could go wherever she liked in the playground, even the big slide, without me so long as she didn't do anything stupid, but that she couldn't take her sister unless she told me, and that I had to be there if Evangeline wanted to use the slide. (It's really big, but more than that it's too easy for small children to accidentally cut in line.)
And I helped a woman get her baby into her moby for the firstest time ever. It was, lemme tell you, THE worst wrap job I have done in a LONG time. I'm not an expert on front carries, having only gotten a wrap when Evangeline was bigger, and doing a wrap on somebody ELSE is very different from doing it on yourself. You wouldn't think it'd be any harder, but it is. Still, he was secure and fell asleep pretty fast. I wasn't happy with the way the cross was spread in my FWCC, I could see it could've been done more securely, but it wasn't dangerously bad and she'd feel if he shifted anyway (plus, really, this is her first time wearing. Her hand was gonna hover, right?)
Still and all, I gave her links to slingsinthecity and whatnot so she could get some better help.
And then we went home. I'm gonna reclaim my fans from Jenn now that they've put in the AC upstairs.
So first my mother thought of something that starts with a B and is in the garden (and a new hint is given every round). It was a butterfly. Then I thought of something that starts with a C and is in the garden. It was the compost. And Ana thought of something that starts with an S and is NOT in the garden. I forget what it was. And then it was Evangeline's turn, and I told her to just tell us what *color* it is instead of what letter it starts with.
Okay. It's blue and it's NOT in the garden. Got it. It's not the sky, or a flower, or the house. It's blue and it's not an animal (that's the second hint). Okay, it's not up at all, ever. And it has... three legs? No, it's not a scary monster.
Finally, staring unbelievably at her, we ask what it is. We gave up!
"I forgot!"
Well, this is what you have to expect when playing guessing games with three year olds, but I just about died laughing. I laughed and I laughed! Next time (the ceiling) I made Evangeline tell me first and I just didn't play. I kept telling her not to point, but she did anyway.
Later we went to the Billy Johnson Playground in Central Park. We got our faces painted (the woman took a pic and my email, but she hasn't sent it yet), and the girls got free balloons. One popped, so Ana took that as well and told me she'd "give it away". And she did - to the park musicians! LOL.
When we made our way to the playground we played a LOT on the slide and the slide and the slide. I told Ana that she could go wherever she liked in the playground, even the big slide, without me so long as she didn't do anything stupid, but that she couldn't take her sister unless she told me, and that I had to be there if Evangeline wanted to use the slide. (It's really big, but more than that it's too easy for small children to accidentally cut in line.)
And I helped a woman get her baby into her moby for the firstest time ever. It was, lemme tell you, THE worst wrap job I have done in a LONG time. I'm not an expert on front carries, having only gotten a wrap when Evangeline was bigger, and doing a wrap on somebody ELSE is very different from doing it on yourself. You wouldn't think it'd be any harder, but it is. Still, he was secure and fell asleep pretty fast. I wasn't happy with the way the cross was spread in my FWCC, I could see it could've been done more securely, but it wasn't dangerously bad and she'd feel if he shifted anyway (plus, really, this is her first time wearing. Her hand was gonna hover, right?)
Still and all, I gave her links to slingsinthecity and whatnot so she could get some better help.
And then we went home. I'm gonna reclaim my fans from Jenn now that they've put in the AC upstairs.
Close family friend is pregnant
Jun. 20th, 2009 01:08 am
Again :)
After carefully confirming that I was supposed to congratulate and not commiserate (you NEVER want to mix those two up!) I realized - hey! I can get her a mei-tai!
And I will. AND a ring sling. Da da da da da! (This is seriously pathetic, guys, but now that Evangeline's so big I'm missing having a little snuggly baby to carry around. I may have to cadge me some babysitting time (hey, she'll pay me) so I can snugglewear a little cutiepie!)
By the time this little one's born, her older kids will be in the third grade and in kindergarten. Should I get toy slings for them as well?
[Poll #1418435]
I'd get her a wrap as well, but I'm not so sure that she'll bother learning to use one. But a sling - yes! She gave Jenn her first (crappy) ring sling, after all.
After carefully confirming that I was supposed to congratulate and not commiserate (you NEVER want to mix those two up!) I realized - hey! I can get her a mei-tai!
And I will. AND a ring sling. Da da da da da! (This is seriously pathetic, guys, but now that Evangeline's so big I'm missing having a little snuggly baby to carry around. I may have to cadge me some babysitting time (hey, she'll pay me) so I can snugglewear a little cutiepie!)
By the time this little one's born, her older kids will be in the third grade and in kindergarten. Should I get toy slings for them as well?
[Poll #1418435]
I'd get her a wrap as well, but I'm not so sure that she'll bother learning to use one. But a sling - yes! She gave Jenn her first (crappy) ring sling, after all.
One, an article on the purported benefits of a you-facing stroller.
And a video in Norwegian (youtube works again! Thanks all!) comparing a baby's view from in an (mom-facing) stroller and in a carrier on the back. I can't tell if the baby's lying down in the stroller or sitting up, but I suspect lying down. Strollers in Norway, and other really cold countries, have always struck me as a little silly. Unless you add sleigh runners to them, then it's kinda nifty... and silly.
And a video in Norwegian (youtube works again! Thanks all!) comparing a baby's view from in an (mom-facing) stroller and in a carrier on the back. I can't tell if the baby's lying down in the stroller or sitting up, but I suspect lying down. Strollers in Norway, and other really cold countries, have always struck me as a little silly. Unless you add sleigh runners to them, then it's kinda nifty... and silly.
Let me just say that goat butter? YUMMY. I don't care that it's twice the price of butter butter, I'll be buying it more often. I'm sick of margarine, but it's hard to eat butter in front of people who can't have.
Also got some Earth's Best margarine (no dairy, no hydrogenated oils, no canola). Tastes better than store-brand, and less likely to cause intestinal difficulties than the whey cheap (get it?) version we've been getting. So it's a little more money. *shrugs* We don't eat *that* much margarine either.
The bacon, I'm afraid, had turned. Jenn is working herself into a tizzy over the fact that she ate three slices before she realized it tasted a little weird, but I figure that if you can get through three whole slices before you see that something's up it can't be *that* bad and you're bound to survive it, right? Of course, if you panic yourself over this you'll probably get sick from nerves alone.
Anyway, this whole post is just an excuse for this picture:
Doesn't that look just like a babywearing woman? Thanks go to Ana for pointing it out to me :)
Also got some Earth's Best margarine (no dairy, no hydrogenated oils, no canola). Tastes better than store-brand, and less likely to cause intestinal difficulties than the whey cheap (get it?) version we've been getting. So it's a little more money. *shrugs* We don't eat *that* much margarine either.
The bacon, I'm afraid, had turned. Jenn is working herself into a tizzy over the fact that she ate three slices before she realized it tasted a little weird, but I figure that if you can get through three whole slices before you see that something's up it can't be *that* bad and you're bound to survive it, right? Of course, if you panic yourself over this you'll probably get sick from nerves alone.
Anyway, this whole post is just an excuse for this picture:
Doesn't that look just like a babywearing woman? Thanks go to Ana for pointing it out to me :)
A word to the wise:
Sep. 8th, 2008 12:48 am
I know you're fascinated by my carrier. Ask me about it, I'm glad to talk all day to you about babywearing. Yes, it's very comfortable. Yes, isn't it pretty? Yes, I'm sure I can give you advice on carriers, just ask!
Here's the thing. Asking is okay. Touching... not so much. And if you're going to touch the sling or the wrap or the whatnot, please be mindful of what you're touching.
Touching the shoulder? All right. Touching the kid? I can live with that. Touching the tail? Fine, so long as you don't pull. Touching the rings? NOT OKAY. And do you know why?
It's not okay because those rings are carefully positioned right over my breast. And maybe it's just me, but I don't really like other people randomly touching those.
Please. Think before you touch. Seriously.
Here's the thing. Asking is okay. Touching... not so much. And if you're going to touch the sling or the wrap or the whatnot, please be mindful of what you're touching.
Touching the shoulder? All right. Touching the kid? I can live with that. Touching the tail? Fine, so long as you don't pull. Touching the rings? NOT OKAY. And do you know why?
It's not okay because those rings are carefully positioned right over my breast. And maybe it's just me, but I don't really like other people randomly touching those.
Please. Think before you touch. Seriously.
The bus was insanely crowded (enough to make me reconsider taking the bus at all, but we were already on and it was only for a few stops anyway). Two people *did* get off for us to hop into seats... and while I'm getting two kids in one seat, some woman appeared from nowhere (I do believe she shoved old ladies out of the way to accomplish this feat) and plopped right down into the seat I'd planned for me, the youngest, and Ana to share!
And I was *right there*, highly visible in front of her, too.
It's not that Ana or I needed the seats, but she might have at least asked before taking the seat she saw us about to hop in to, y'know? The person who would have been sitting next to me (herself a bit old, and I wouldn't ask for a seat from her unless I were about to die) was pretty upset and said so, but she was totally ignored. I kept my mouth shut - as I said, I didn't need the seat. I just really wanted it, and I was right there.
Half the kids were picked up at the park, so I put Evangeline up in the front to go home (her request). She really wanted to "hide", but she has to wait to do that, so she kept asking "I can hide now?", for all the world sounding to my internet ears just like a cat macro. When she got tired of that, she leaned over and started instructing me on how to wrap her. "Now under da yegg. Yeah! Now da other yegg... now I hide!"
Got stopped and asked about my wrap, so I hope the woman gets some good out of it.
And I was *right there*, highly visible in front of her, too.
It's not that Ana or I needed the seats, but she might have at least asked before taking the seat she saw us about to hop in to, y'know? The person who would have been sitting next to me (herself a bit old, and I wouldn't ask for a seat from her unless I were about to die) was pretty upset and said so, but she was totally ignored. I kept my mouth shut - as I said, I didn't need the seat. I just really wanted it, and I was right there.
Half the kids were picked up at the park, so I put Evangeline up in the front to go home (her request). She really wanted to "hide", but she has to wait to do that, so she kept asking "I can hide now?", for all the world sounding to my internet ears just like a cat macro. When she got tired of that, she leaned over and started instructing me on how to wrap her. "Now under da yegg. Yeah! Now da other yegg... now I hide!"
Got stopped and asked about my wrap, so I hope the woman gets some good out of it.
Anyway, I rock.
Mar. 19th, 2008 03:07 pmI went out with all four kids to the ETG. (Angelique tried telling me as we left that it's not called the ETG, it's called the library, but Angelique is wrong, and it's as simple as that.)
Yup. We all went out together.
I set up my wrap for a basic FWCC. Then I picked up the boy's mei-tai (MY MAY! MY MAY!) and put Evangeline in it on the back, because she's heavier than he is. Then he went snug in the front! Jacket over us all, a hand for Angelique and for the other girl (I call her Gossie a lot, actually), and out we all went together to buy books and eat graham crackers.
Honestly, I would not have gone if I had realized how crowded it would be! Who expects crowds in the middle of a Thursday? But they behaved *really* well! I was happy with that.
And do you know what the best part is?
I sang. Two children up, and I sang nice and loud. Used to be I could not do that with one child up, I'd get all breathless. But now I can! I'm clearly getting stronger. It's just too cool. I run faster too. Well, not with a kid up - then I think I'm running, but I'm actually wading through molasses, y'know? But when they're down, I can actually get a somewhat decent bus-catching speed up, and it's comfortable to run.
Yup. We all went out together.
I set up my wrap for a basic FWCC. Then I picked up the boy's mei-tai (MY MAY! MY MAY!) and put Evangeline in it on the back, because she's heavier than he is. Then he went snug in the front! Jacket over us all, a hand for Angelique and for the other girl (I call her Gossie a lot, actually), and out we all went together to buy books and eat graham crackers.
Honestly, I would not have gone if I had realized how crowded it would be! Who expects crowds in the middle of a Thursday? But they behaved *really* well! I was happy with that.
And do you know what the best part is?
I sang. Two children up, and I sang nice and loud. Used to be I could not do that with one child up, I'd get all breathless. But now I can! I'm clearly getting stronger. It's just too cool. I run faster too. Well, not with a kid up - then I think I'm running, but I'm actually wading through molasses, y'know? But when they're down, I can actually get a somewhat decent bus-catching speed up, and it's comfortable to run.
My mei-tai is no more.
Mar. 14th, 2008 07:34 pm
*sniff*
Not that I'd been using it lately, but still! It's my mei-tai!
But the straps had been folded very soon after I started using it, and I never did take the time to iron them as I should, and after two years of being used every day with a growing child (and her growing sister), for an hour or so at a stretch... eventually, it got a rip along the crease (well, duh) in the bottom strap, and one that's pretty sure to be unfixable.
So I'm trying to figure out something I can do with the fabric. Jenn thought a doll mei-tai, and I'm considering it. There might even be fabric left over for an applique on a quilt or somesuch.
Not that I'd been using it lately, but still! It's my mei-tai!
But the straps had been folded very soon after I started using it, and I never did take the time to iron them as I should, and after two years of being used every day with a growing child (and her growing sister), for an hour or so at a stretch... eventually, it got a rip along the crease (well, duh) in the bottom strap, and one that's pretty sure to be unfixable.
So I'm trying to figure out something I can do with the fabric. Jenn thought a doll mei-tai, and I'm considering it. There might even be fabric left over for an applique on a quilt or somesuch.
Oh wow cool!
Jun. 29th, 2007 08:08 pm( Check out this video! Some woman dancing flamenco with her baby on her back! )
Like I said, cool, right?
Like I said, cool, right?
A word to the wise....
May. 5th, 2007 04:25 pm
If you ever see somebody doing something you are unfamiliar with, and you ask if they need help, and they say no - don't help them!
If you come up and yank my mei-tai straps around, no shit I'm gonna yell at you. Because I need to know where they are. (And she's seen me put this on before, so I don't know *why* she thought this time was different!)
More to the point, if what *I* am doing is adjusting my wrap so the baby's arms are in and she isn't flopping around as she sleeps, and what *you* are trying to do is take the baby off of me - dude. Not only is that completely unsafe, and really scary, but you woke the baby. Don't get offended that I don't want people touching the baby. I don't even know you! And, as I said - you WOKE the BABY. Why you thought I'd even want her down in the subway when she was asleep, again, I don't know - BUT YOU WOKE THE BABY!
If I need help, I'll ask for help. Until then, keep your hands to yourself, thanks.
If you come up and yank my mei-tai straps around, no shit I'm gonna yell at you. Because I need to know where they are. (And she's seen me put this on before, so I don't know *why* she thought this time was different!)
More to the point, if what *I* am doing is adjusting my wrap so the baby's arms are in and she isn't flopping around as she sleeps, and what *you* are trying to do is take the baby off of me - dude. Not only is that completely unsafe, and really scary, but you woke the baby. Don't get offended that I don't want people touching the baby. I don't even know you! And, as I said - you WOKE the BABY. Why you thought I'd even want her down in the subway when she was asleep, again, I don't know - BUT YOU WOKE THE BABY!
If I need help, I'll ask for help. Until then, keep your hands to yourself, thanks.
Remember my post on baby carriers?
Mar. 31st, 2007 08:05 pmWhere I said I never got into ring slings?
Well, at the ripe age of 16 months, the baby is being carried in a ring sling again - and I love it. (Mostly.)
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So, with that said, I now heartily reccommend that style of carrier, instead of tentatively. On that note, I have an Eva-cdote....
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Well, at the ripe age of 16 months, the baby is being carried in a ring sling again - and I love it. (Mostly.)
( Read more... )
So, with that said, I now heartily reccommend that style of carrier, instead of tentatively. On that note, I have an Eva-cdote....
( Read more... )
Yeah. They generally can't carry heavy/older babies, and a lot of people say they're pretty uncomfortable after a while. And there's concerns that having the legs dangling like that is a really uncomfortable/bad thing for little crotches and spines.
But you like mainstream carriers, and don't want to look weird, and don't like tying things, and, and, and....
Full disclaimer? I don't know one thing, personally, about structured carriers. Seriously. But I read a lot :)
Here's a quick list of alternatives:
Weego. Apparently, the creator of the Snuggli was really upset with changes made to the design after she sold the rights to it. This is what she's done based off of the original design she made. It's even got a twin version. I occasionally hear really good things about the original Snuggli, so, there you go.
Ergo. This is extraordinarily popular. That doesn't necessarily mean much, but I certainly know people who use it with toddlers.
Beco Carrier. Another highly-reviewed product, but slightly less mainstream (aka "prettier") than the other ones.
There's others, lots more, I'm sure. It's not an area I know all that much about, really - and I certainly can't say this is better than that. But if that's what you prefer, there's options besides what you probably already know about if you don't know anything yet :)
But you like mainstream carriers, and don't want to look weird, and don't like tying things, and, and, and....
Full disclaimer? I don't know one thing, personally, about structured carriers. Seriously. But I read a lot :)
Here's a quick list of alternatives:
Weego. Apparently, the creator of the Snuggli was really upset with changes made to the design after she sold the rights to it. This is what she's done based off of the original design she made. It's even got a twin version. I occasionally hear really good things about the original Snuggli, so, there you go.
Ergo. This is extraordinarily popular. That doesn't necessarily mean much, but I certainly know people who use it with toddlers.
Beco Carrier. Another highly-reviewed product, but slightly less mainstream (aka "prettier") than the other ones.
There's others, lots more, I'm sure. It's not an area I know all that much about, really - and I certainly can't say this is better than that. But if that's what you prefer, there's options besides what you probably already know about if you don't know anything yet :)
The baby must be sick, she just wanted to be up-up-up all day. I did get her down for a brief period in the morning, but at storytime she wanted up again. So I put her up, in my (new!) wrap, in the FWCC, which is a cool carry.
And she fell right asleep. Just like that. I just pulled the cloth over her head and went about my day, all snuggly.
When I told Jenn, I wanted to show her what I meant, so I grabbed Ana to demonstrate - I really didn't want to put a child up who might not want to get down.
Would you know, as soon as I was done with my demonstration, Ana pulled the cloth over her head and said she didn't want to get down? *eyeroll* I let her stay up until the pizza arrived (it's my birthday, I wanted pizza!). She did try telling me I could feed her in the wrap, and technically I could, but that just wasn't happening.
You know what, though? It's really snuggly, and once I'd readjusted my wrap to spread it out properly (I hadn't intended Ana to stay up there, so I had just done a quick job instead of spreading my fabric right!) it was really comfy. I barely felt her, even though she was on my front. I didn't know that I could carry Ana on my front if I wanted to!
And she fell right asleep. Just like that. I just pulled the cloth over her head and went about my day, all snuggly.
When I told Jenn, I wanted to show her what I meant, so I grabbed Ana to demonstrate - I really didn't want to put a child up who might not want to get down.
Would you know, as soon as I was done with my demonstration, Ana pulled the cloth over her head and said she didn't want to get down? *eyeroll* I let her stay up until the pizza arrived (it's my birthday, I wanted pizza!). She did try telling me I could feed her in the wrap, and technically I could, but that just wasn't happening.
You know what, though? It's really snuggly, and once I'd readjusted my wrap to spread it out properly (I hadn't intended Ana to stay up there, so I had just done a quick job instead of spreading my fabric right!) it was really comfy. I barely felt her, even though she was on my front. I didn't know that I could carry Ana on my front if I wanted to!
A whole lot of blog posts detailing different types of carriers and when they're used and whatnot. Minor quibble - I'm assured that you don't have to use your hand to support a baby in a ring sling, not most of the time. In some positions, and if you're not doing it right, but not mostly.
Of course, just when you think you're clear on the different options, you learn about one you've never heard of! So don't take this or any site to be totally comprehensive.
Of course, just when you think you're clear on the different options, you learn about one you've never heard of! So don't take this or any site to be totally comprehensive.
Okay, here it is...
Jan. 25th, 2007 09:07 pmMy quick review of carriers and carries I have tried, for people interested in the subject.
I do not claim to be an expert in babywearing, or even in these carries. Different people have different needs, and what works for one adult and baby pair might not work for another one. Et cetera.
( Mei-tai )
( Ring sling )
( Podegi )
( Kanga )
( Wraps )
And that's it, my very quick synopsis of the carriers I personally have tried. More information can be found at thebabywearer.com, mamatoto.org, or![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
babywearer (which, for some reason, does not list babywearing as an interest, making it somewhat hard to find. Weird, huh?)
It's important to know all this stuff, because when the world floods, strollers just won't be good enough. (Luckily, some carriers are made of materials that can go in the pool or shower. Or, uh, inundation. That's what I call foresight.)
I do not claim to be an expert in babywearing, or even in these carries. Different people have different needs, and what works for one adult and baby pair might not work for another one. Et cetera.
( Mei-tai )
( Ring sling )
( Podegi )
( Kanga )
( Wraps )
And that's it, my very quick synopsis of the carriers I personally have tried. More information can be found at thebabywearer.com, mamatoto.org, or
babywearer (which, for some reason, does not list babywearing as an interest, making it somewhat hard to find. Weird, huh?)It's important to know all this stuff, because when the world floods, strollers just won't be good enough. (Luckily, some carriers are made of materials that can go in the pool or shower. Or, uh, inundation. That's what I call foresight.)
Of course, the baby was tired, and when she saw her mom, she remembered she was hungry, started howling. I *did not* take her off - I couldn't. She was under my new kindercoat, there was simply no way.
And somebody had the audacity to ask if I realized the baby was crying on my back. He was serious, too, like somehow I'd missed noticing this!
Allow me to take a minute here to laugh. Ha. Haha. Hahahahahaha! Done now, thanks.
Now, I recognize that we don't generally see babies being worn often, it's a novel thing for people, they don't always grasp the logistics of it. And I recognize that if you're not used to it, it'll look strange, and therefore unsafe. I got that. But let me say a few things to be perfectly clear, so that you aren't making these same mistakes:
( Read more... )
Basically, the advice boils down to this: If you don't know what you're talking about, accept that fact and consider how silly whatever you're about to say is. It probably is very silly, and more than a little annoying.
And somebody had the audacity to ask if I realized the baby was crying on my back. He was serious, too, like somehow I'd missed noticing this!
Allow me to take a minute here to laugh. Ha. Haha. Hahahahahaha! Done now, thanks.
Now, I recognize that we don't generally see babies being worn often, it's a novel thing for people, they don't always grasp the logistics of it. And I recognize that if you're not used to it, it'll look strange, and therefore unsafe. I got that. But let me say a few things to be perfectly clear, so that you aren't making these same mistakes:
( Read more... )
Basically, the advice boils down to this: If you don't know what you're talking about, accept that fact and consider how silly whatever you're about to say is. It probably is very silly, and more than a little annoying.
Slings I want...
Mar. 17th, 2006 09:29 pm( Largely for Jenn and my own future reference, unless somebody either has hit a small windfall or would like to stitch one of these thingies up for me. )
Edit: Oh, Jenn, the class is $130. And I still have yet to take my CPR, must schedule that....
Edit: Oh, Jenn, the class is $130. And I still have yet to take my CPR, must schedule that....
