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Category Archives: Special Needs Babywearing
Babywearing while Injured: Shoulders
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 →
Babywearing post C-Section
Birth doesn’t always go to plan. Sometimes it does go to plan and that plan involves a caesar. This can present its own babywearing challenges and Rae, who’s been there twice, lets us in on her strategies for babywearing after … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian-style Carriers, Babywearing Info, Personal Stories, Ring slings and pouches, Special Needs Babywearing, Special Topics, Wraps
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Tagged breastfeeding, c-section, caesarean, hands free, infants, kangaroo care, mei tai, newborn, nursing, ring sling, ssc, Stories, wrap
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Can we please go home now?
Leaving Hospital with a Premmie (or two). When you are pregnant, you normally anticipate things will go a certain way; maybe the way previous pregnancies have gone, or maybe better! Some people expect particular hiccups because of their medical history … Continue reading →
Noah’s Story: Babywearing from the Heart
Continuing with our theme of newborn babywearing, one of our most-loved BCD members, Esther, shares her son Noah’s story. Despite planning on wearing Noah right from the start, it was a long time before they had the chance. In late … Continue reading →
Posted in Personal Stories, Special Needs Babywearing, Special Topics, Wearing Toddler
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Tagged heart defect, homebirth, hospital, newborn, PICU
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Downs Syndrome: Chloe and Michelle’s story
Here at BCD blog, we’re all very much aware of the important benefits of babywearing for all babies. However, when babies need extra special care, babywearing can take on an extra dimension. Here, Michelle, Mum to Lucca (3) and Chloe … Continue reading →
Posted in Babywearing Info, Personal Stories, Special Needs Babywearing, Special Topics
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Tagged Downs Syndrome
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When a Bent Head is More than Plagiocephaly
Steph’s recent post on tummy-time mentions the increasing incidence of plagiocephaly – literally, a misshapen skull. One reason for the rise is certainly the increased numbers of babies sleeping on their back, which is recommended as being the safest way … Continue reading →
Posted in Personal Stories, Special Needs Babywearing, Special Topics
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Tagged craniosynostosis, head shape, plagiocephaly
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