Babywearing Stash Talk

A great mama, Steph at Adventures in Babywearing is having a stash show and tell today. My stash is small, but I am hoping to add a couple in the near future. I am a novice at babywearing. Please, all of you babywearing pro's, don't hold this post against me.

I truly adore wearing Daniel. He truly adores it too. Most of the time. I have to say that wearing him has often times kept me from immobility and I actually got some stuff done!! But it also gives us lots of cuddling time. I also use my wrap a lot at church since we don't have the infant car seat anymore and he wants to crawl away during the sermon.

My stash only consists of two items in the babywearing gear department. A Wallababy Ring Sling and an Organic Moby Wrap.


Moby is on the left. I am sorry for the quality of the picture, I lost my camera, so I had to use my phone.

I really loved using my ring sling when he was little, but now, he is so wiggly I am afraid he isn't secure enough. Mind you, I am sure it's mama error. We are still figuring out the hip carry.

The Moby Wrap I love because he feels so secure. Every time I would wear him, when he was younger, in it he would fall asleep, whether it was nap time or not. We both like this one because of the security. He doesn't sleep in it as much now, because he wants to be forward facing, watching the world go by.

I am really wanting to add a Mei Tei to the stash, I think that would give me more security for his age and weight than the ring sling. I have been playing on the Baby Hawk website, creating slings, so fun!! That will be my next big baby purchase.

Thanks for listening to the ramblings of a novice babywearer and if you have any suggestions to help this mama out, feel free to comment away!!

All Wrapped Up

He snuggles in close. I hear his little snore. I feel him breathing. He feels safe. I feel protective. Babywearing.

I have to say that babywearing is fairly new to me. My first three children missed out and so did I.

I love wearing my baby, though he is heavier now and considerably more wiggly. Now that he is older he enjoys being worn front facing and he laughs, kicks and waves his arms. I love him being close to me and it has enabled me to be able to do things while keeping him close, which is a synonym for happy and content.

When Daniel was born I was determined to use the sling as much as possible and I have to say that I love it. I purchased a Wallababy Ring Sling right after he was born and I liked it okay, but then I decided to try the Moby Wrap and oh, my goodness, it was total love. I really like the Moby Wrap, it's comfortable for me and him and I feel like his weight is carried better. My back doesn't hurt after I wear him with the moby. I use my ring sling when out and about (unless it's a long kinda journey) and I use my Moby at home. The reason I don't use my moby out more often is that it does take quite a while to get everything rigged up. Also, I found that the cradle hold was not good for us. Daniel didn't like it, at all. I think he felt insecure. So I started using the ring sling and putting him chest to chest, and he was much more calm.

One thing, if you have a baby with reflux or frequent spitting up, I suggest you keep a burp cloth tucked in the wrap somewhere, otherwise you will have many spit up wet spots. Same goes when teething comes around with all the drool.

Needless to say again, but I will, I LOVE wearing my baby. I originally had pics to go with this post, but for some reason I can't find them in the photo library, so I'll take some more and add them to the post later.

For more great slings check out Nonny & Boo. They have so many cute slings, I have to stay away from the site, I could end up in trouble (ya, know, that whole pesky budget thing).

If you are a babywearing mama, a future babywearing mama or, well, anyone else--go to Adventures in Babywearing, link up and tell everyone--you could win a really awesome sling. You might also find some good blog reading there, too!!

Happy babywearing!!