Monthly Archives: July 2009

Is Wearing my Child the Cause or the Cure of her High Needs?

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Steph

On a babywearing blog, I suppose the argument I’m going to make here isn’t that surprising. It’s the cure, not the cause. Here’s my story: I have a high needs baby. She’s mindblowing. There is only one person she wants … Continue reading →

Posted in Babywearing Info, Personal Stories | Tagged advocacy, infants, reflux | 6 Comments

The Mother of All Slingmeets

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Steph

She’s a’coming and she’s going to be a biggun. Where: Parliament House, Canberra (Australia) When: 7th September, 2009, 11:30 am. Why: It’s Homebirth Australia’s rally. It turns out that a lot of babywearers are either homebirthers or supportive of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Babywearing Advocacy, Babywearing News, Special Topics | Tagged advocacy | 3 Comments

Babywearing while Injured: Shoulders

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Steph

This is the first in a series of posts aimed at helping parents with special needs. Here, we look at babywearing with a shoulder injury. You’d like to wear your baby or older child, but red-hot pain is holding you … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian-style Carriers, Babywearing Info, Personal Stories, Ring slings and pouches, Special Needs Babywearing, Special Topics, Wearing Toddler, Wraps | Tagged back carry, disability, injury, mei tai, ring sling, shortie, Stories, tandem carry, wrap | 2 Comments

Thanks for Your Patience: We Now Return You to Your Scheduled Program

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Steph

Thanks for bearing with us. I’ve shovelled my way out and I’m back to blogging! Stay tuned for babywearing while injured (ask me how I know), slip knot tutorials, high needs kids, more on breastfeeding hands free, the mother of … Continue reading →

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A Babywearing Birth Story

Posted on July 16, 2009 by slingdad

This is a story of how babywearing helped us cope with a sticky situation, in this case an unplanned birth… A year ago yesterday, my wife Mel was 37 week pregnant with our third son. Our two older boys (then-5-year-old … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Stories | Tagged birth, newborn, Stories, toddler | 7 Comments

The Colour Purple

Posted on July 11, 2009 by emmadavidson

I’ve had a lot of carriers go through my hands. I often refer to the beginnings of my retail business as “dealing to support my own addiction”. But I don’t think I’ve ever owned a purple sling. And yet, this … Continue reading →

Posted in Babywearing Business | 3 Comments