Babywearing Bonanza
www.babywearingbonanza.com
I came across the Babywearing Bonanza while I was doing a search for events for new parents. It was also free!
We broke the cardinal rule of baby wearing and natural parenting by walking into the event with the Baby Bjorn. Minutes into our arrival and while I was registering a woman beside me asked what was wrong with the Bjorn. We knew we were in for an ear full.
We were informed very quickly that the Bjorn was probably the worst baby carrier for a couple reasons; it does not offer enough shoulder support for the person wearing it and as the baby grows it puts too much pressure on the spine that can later cause damage.
I tried on a baby sling, which was a 10 ft long cloth. I immediately was not to keen about its design particularly because I felt like I was gift wrapping myself in heavy cloth and I was thinking about what it would be like to wear this in the summer with a 20lb baby.
Moms and Dads were wearing many different types of slings, pouches, ring slings, structured carriers and mei tais. I did walk out with a mei tai, which is modeled after Chinese wraps.
For more information go to: www.simplyslings.com
Sunday, January 21, 2007
2 comments:
I can remember how when Deirdre was a baby, there was nothing -- no slings, no decent carriers, no collapsible strollers.
It was obvious that baby-transporting items were designed for the surburbanite who basically went from house to car or for the occasional walk on a nice day. I was pretty much stuck in the neighborhood unless the weather was good enough to take a long walk with a full-size carriage or a bulky stroller.
At least by the time Diana, Derek and Sean came along, there were a lot more choices.
Gosh, I had the opposite of my Mom. I had a carriage and a stroller, a Baby Bjorn, two slings, and a backpack. And I used them all. When Elisheva came along, I also had a little contraption that attached to the back of the single stroller so that Shoshana could ride along.
How you transport your baby is such a status thing in Manhattan. And you really need to make sure your stroller/carriage works with your building and your lifestyle. I had a great Peg Perego carriage/stroller, but it was nearly impossible to get it up and down the stairs on the first floor of my building, so I finally sold it. I still think about how much I loved miss my MacLaren stroller, which handled stairs like a dream and was nice and lightweight.
But mostly I used my Maya Wrap sling.
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