Baby Carriers: The Wearable Cure for Colic?

Trapped gas bubbles after eating, tummy upset, painful bowel movements, and acid reflux are all contributors to the discomfort your inconsolable baby experiences with colic.  As the digestive system matures, colic tends to disappear between 3 and 9 months.  Of the 25% of babies with colic, 90% are free of it by 9 months.  With numerous medicinals, swaddling techniques, and “guaranteed” colic remedies circulating in parent lore, its amazing what a simple baby carrier can …

Baby Carriers – A Dad’s Guide

When your partner is pregnant, it’s a guy thing to want to do everything you can to lighten the load.  So you cook dinner, fold laundry, massage swollen ankles.  A friend I have has even said he’d go through the pregnancy for his wife, if this was possible. Comforting and pampering your expectant spouse is something you’re probably pretty good at.  If you weren’t, she probably wouldn’t be expecting a foot massage, let alone a …

Baby Carriers Past and Present: Herstory is History

Did you know that they’re older than money?  Yes, older than currency.  Back to the days of bartering.   Something to think about when you’re forking over fifty to one hundred hard-earned dollars for a baby carrier that promises you bonding, soothing, and multitasking all in one.  A relatively recent phenomenon in the West, where women’s roles evolved from either rearing children at home or leaving children in the care of another to go to …

The No-Brainer Baby Carrier

Give me the easiest baby carrier, the one that needs no instruction booklet, has no list of warnings, requires no specialized lingo, and I’ll give you a bazillion dollars.  That’s the number my three year old says when he tells me, “Mama, I want a bazillion more jelly beans.” Oh yeah? I think to myself, Well, I want a bazillion more hours of sleep.
Three Kinds of Easy
If you’re the kind of parent who cowers at the …

Bjorn Again: A Baby Carrier’s New Models Worth It?

[caption id="attachment_327" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Babybjorn Air"][/caption]I have a friend with seven kids between the ages two and twelve.  The three eldest are girls, followed by a run of four boys.  While the kids’ clothes wore out, while strollers broke, while sippy cups cracked and went to the recycle bin, one old stand-by lasted through seven periods of babyhood.  You guessed it: …

Are You the Baby Carrier Type?

If you think parents who wear their babies are swathed in tie-dyed baby slings, striding around in vegan sandals, and driving hybrid vehicles, you may be accurately describing oh, I don’t know, a hundred parents or so (definitely a good description of Julia Roberts, by the way)!  But truth be told, there is no one type of parent who uses a baby carrier.

If you have been discouraged from wearing your baby by the nagging thought …

Why I Chose To Use a Baby Carrier

I’d like to share with you why I chose baby carriers over strollers whenever possible with both my kids.

But I wanted to make this more than a personal story.

So I’ve organized this article to cover probable reasons for babywearing among four major groups individuals likely to be weighing whether or not to choose a baby carrier.  Who should read this?

Expectant parents awaiting the birth of their first child.
Parents who didn’t use a carrier with their …

Does a Lightweight Infant Carrier Fit Your Lifestyle?

Ever notice how guys offer to carry our heavy stuff and their own? I thought it was chivalry.  Turns out it’s weight distribution.   So it is with baby slings.  You want to find a model that is lightweight, but all infant carriers are not equal in their equal distribution of baby’s weight.

Pound for pound, all soft-framed carriers, slings, and wraps are – themselves – very light.  Soft-framed carriers are on the heavy end because …

Easy Baby Carrier 101

The baby carrier that’s easy for you is the one that you’ll wear the most. It’s got comfort and convenience wrapped into one.

Squeezing yourself into a baby carrier can seem like you’re playing Twister.  Wouldn’t it be great to have both hands free while comfortably holding your baby? The best models can free you up to get a lot done: power walking, vacuuming, decluttering, shopping, playing with baby’s older sibs. So, how can you find …

Ready to Wear? What Age and Weight Tell You About Choosing the Right Baby Carrier

There are a lot of baby carriers out there, but before you fork over the fifty or hundred bucks for one, consider what type you need.

Here are three of the most important things to keep in mind when weighing your options:

The carrier’s versatility:  How many ways and for how long can it be worn?

Your infant’s development: Can baby control neck and head movement?  Do you need to switch carriers when baby can sit unassisted?

Your wearing …