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 …

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 …

Memory Devices for Most Popular Wrap Ties

This is a follow up to my related article, “Untangling Baby Wrap Tying Techniques.” Here, we’ll unwrap the directions for two popular carrying styles – the hug wrap is covered in the previous article.  Reading that one before continuing here will help clear up how mnemonic (memory) devices, as they apply to baby wraps, can be helpful in quickly learning to use your wrap.
The Cradle Hold (Great for Nursing and Newborns)
This tie technique puts …

Untangle the Baby Wrap Tying Techniques

If you’ve purchased a wrap-style carrier like the Moby, or if you’re thinking about it, take a lesson from your high school or music teacher.  Remember “I before E except after C” or “Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge”?

We may be parents, but we’re not too old to use mnemonic (memory) devices to ingrain techniques for using baby wrap carriers.  This article will explain how …

Infantino Part II: Fashion Forward Carriers for Baby?

While in Baby Depot, I tried on five baby carriers made by Infantino. Two of the five this company classifies as “Extended Wear” carriers are reviewed here. This review focuses on three of the five carriers Infantino lumps into a category they name “Fashion …

Infantino’s Little Army of Extended Wear Carriers

Maker of toys, games, travel accessories, and at least six baby carriers that I was able to find and try during my research, Infantino Inc. outdistances other baby carriers in two key areas: variety and affordability.

But in trying to be the jack of all trades, this sling-hip-backpack-front-carrier maker borders on being the master of none.

Buying a $30 carrier that you never use is a …

The Ergo Baby Carrier: What to Consider Before Buying

I can’t remember when I first heard about the Ergo, or who recommended it. Perhaps that’s because there were just so darn many endorsements from friends, family, and other new moms.  It does have several drawbacks, however, which I’d like to summarize here.  These …

Balboa Sling: A Cinch For Newbies

Formerly the NoJo, the Balboa Sling is the Dr. Sears-endorsed adjustable sling with reinforced edges and a double o-ring for easy adjustment.  Balboa’s construction is of  largely breathable cotton.

Read on to learn the reasons most first-time parents and parents of infants (0-6 …

Swaddle Your Baby: Which Carrier is Best?

If you’re a new parent, you’re probably getting used to the unexpected.  Did you ever anticipate that properly swaddling your infant would be the holy grail, the well-publicized highly-touted key to happiness for both of you?  Even swaddled, your baby still must be carried in the hammock of your arms, unless you can find a baby carrier that’s best for swaddling.
Swaddling: The What and Why
It’s the first thing the nurses will do when your baby …