Top Seven Questions About Baby Carriers

Scanning my parents’ group message boards, there are certain questions that pop up more frequently than others when moms and dads are discussing which carrier is best for their baby.  Here’s a run-down of the top seven questions and their answers:

1. “Is the BabyBjorn safe?  I heard it wasn’t.  Why?”

Some of what you’ve heard is true for very young infants, birth to eight or twelve weeks.  For the smallest and youngest, the Baby Bjorn …

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 …

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 …

Can Baby Carriers Diminish Reflux?

To soothe their newborns, many parents can often be observed rocking, jiggling, or bouncing their babies rhythmically.  But for little ones with still-developing digestive systems, gastrointestinal distress, or full-blown reflux (pun not intended), one false move can cause baby to lose those precious few ounces of breastmilk or formula he just consumed.  So, how does using a baby carrier fit into the early months of a baby suffering from irritating, even painful, acid reflux?
What Is …

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 …

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 …

Should Your Infant Face Outward in a Baby Carrier?

All babies are intensely curious about the world, so parents are naturally inclined to face their infants outward in a baby carrier. With new visual tracking skills, why would your curious bright-eyed bundle want to continually study the weave of your cotton shirt when they can see the world facing outwards?
Carrying Baby in Front of You
This article assumes that you are already attuned somewhat to the advantages of babywearing.  Specifically, it addresses the pros and …

From Womb to Wrap: Newborn Baby Carriers

Babywearing is a popular component of childcare – one that lets parents keep their hands free and also soothes and calms the baby. An infant baby carrier that’s designed to hold the newborn close to the parent has been proven to reduce crying and promote healthy emotional development by providing a secure and safe environment that’s so closely linked to mom or dad and their daily rhythms. If you’re new to babywearing, this article …

Lightening the Load – Carrying your Newborn in a Baby Carrier

Newborn baby carriers let you keep your baby snug and safe with you after you give birth and slowly return to your daily activities. Newborns love being with their parents, observing the world, seeing, hearing, and smelling everything around them during their quiet alert periods – and then taking a nice nap, lulled by a parent’s movement, warmth, and heartbeat.

Baby carriers suitable for newborns

Not every baby carrier is suitable for newborns. They do not yet …