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PAXbaby loves to help support the charity organizations that are dear to our hearts, and we have chosen to auction this beautiful set to benefit Lift Me Up: Babywearing To Thrive. This amazing organization was created by three woman that dream of bringing the gift of babywearing to families of children with special needs. In order to make this dream a reality, and be able to provide these carriers absolutely free, they need OUR help.
Their mission:
“to serve families who have children with special needs. For these families, we see babywearing as a unique tool that can benefit both the child and the caregiver. Our goal is to be able to provide a babywearing carrier for every desiring family with a child with special needs, across the country!”
You may bid on the auction at Spot’s Corner, here.
If you don’t win the auction, consider a direct donation to Lift Me Up: Babywearing To Thrive and bring the love of babywearing to the family of a child with special needs.
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]]>Lots of you took advantage of our free wrap scrap keychains on Monday! Yay!
Tuesday, we began something extra special for the leaders on our Groups Near You Map! If your group isn’t on the map, you’ll want to add yourselves, so you don’t miss out on future awesomeness! 
Wednesday, we opened a drawing for a FREE Girasol tote! Find the details here
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The Baby Carrier Industry Alliance needs our support!
There is a lot happening in the small world of the babywearing industry at the moment. New standards are being enacted which will change the way baby carriers are regulated in the US, and ultimately, around the world. The BCIA works tirelessly to provide a voice for businesses, like PAXbaby, and consumers, like YOU, in the creation of this legislation.
The lobbying, the attorneys, traveling to ASTM meetings around the country, representing babywearers and the babywearing industry as a whole does not come cheaply and the BCIA is desperately in need of additional funds so that they can be sure the new standards protect both babywearing and babies!
To learn more about these regulations, please watch this short video:
Understanding Who’s Who in the World of Babywearing Regulations
We are urging all babywearers to consider a direct donation to the BCIA, in the form of membership. Join the BCIA here.
To show our support, in addition to our membership, PAXbaby is hosting an auction through Spot’s Corner, with all funds raised beyond the opening bid going directly to the BCIA.
What are we auctioning, you ask?
This beautiful Girasol Vice Versa *cream* Ring Sling and Slingyroo Bag! These aren’t just any VV, though! These are EXTRA SPECIAL! See that purple stripe, in between the yellow and orange? That’s a bonus stripe, and we all know that more purple is always better!
Bid on this beautiful pair over at Spot’s Corner, and do your part to support the Baby Carrier Industry Alliance!
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]]>Je Porte Mon Bebe has provided us with this fantastic illustration of how the physiologic newborn position looks with baby inside a wrap.
With a baby under around 3-4 months, the position in the photo above is what you want to see in any type of carrier. It is possible to achieve this body posture in a ring sling, wrap, or meh dai, but much more difficult in a buckle carrier, which is just one of the reasons why I generally suggest that buckle carriers are best saved for after baby has more torso control and naturally assumes a squat position on his own, when picked up. This developmental milestone typically occurs around 4 months old.
Some time around 4 months, when you lift him to your body in-arms, baby will span your body, and grab onto your torso with his legs spread. This is a good indication that your baby’s pelvis and spine are developmentally ready to be worn in a spread squat position. The position of your baby in a carrier should always mirror a developmentally appropriate position in which you would carry your baby in-arms.
The photo above is a perfect example of the spread squat position with a baby who is developmentally ready. Baby has strong neck and torso control, sits much more upright in the wrap, with less of a curve in the spine, and the pelvis is naturally more open, with the legs easily spanning the mother’s torso. Many babies will gradually shift toward this position as they approach 4 months, and most by 5 months. This baby is likely beginning to push up on hands and knees, and may be doing some “tripod” sitting.
Physical developmental milestones can always help guide us toward the appropriate carriers and positions for a baby. Wearing a carrier which is comfortable for both you and your baby will mean more babywearing, which in turn fosters a more secure bond. That relationship is carried down the road and will benefit you both for years to come, even when your baby is too big for you to lift.
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- Leave us a comment here at the PAXblog with your favorite holiday recipe!
- Share this post on your wall or at your babywearing/parenting Facebook group, and tag a friend on the post!
- Be sure your friend submits a recipe and shares!
- If PAXmommy Brianna chooses your recipe as part of her Christmas dinner and you and your friend have completed the steps, you BOTH win a FREEEEEEEE size 6 Ooga *verde* wrap, valued at $175 each!
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Front Wrap Cross Carry in a 100% cotton 4.6m Girasol twill weave Double Rainbow *black*
Woven Wraps 101: What do all those sizes mean?!
When you are brand new to babywearing and the world of woven wraps, there is just SOOOO much to learn! Weft… size… blend…wait, what the heck is a weft anyway? What’s the difference between a linen/bamboo blend and a hemp/cotton one? We will get to all of those, I promise, but really, the most important to learn, and yet, most confusing of all, is sizing!! What size do you start with? How do you know which will be best??
As you experiment please take utmost precaution with your baby! Practice over a bed, have a spotter, and please do not attempt to back carry until you’ve mastered wrapping on your front AND baby can sit unassisted! Practice really does make perfect, and some of these carries do take awhile to master. If you do not feel comfortable attempting a new carry with your baby, we recommend trying with a weighted doll, or a stuffed animal until you get the movements down.
And now, on to the fun part!
Size 1: super shorty or rebozo length – 2.2m – this length is rarely produced, and as the name suggests, is REALLY short! A rebozo carry is really the only thing most people will be able to do with this length wrap. Most manufacturers do not offer a size 1.
Size 2: shorty – 2.6-2.8m – For an average sized wearer, this is where the fun starts! There are lots of carries that can be accomplished with a shorty!
- Rebozo
- RUB (Rucksack Carry Tied Under Bum)
- Ruck TAS (Tied At Shoulder)
- RRRR (Reinforced Rear Rebozo Ruck)
- Double Rebozo
- Half JBC (Jordan’s Back Carry)
- SBCC (Short Back Cross Carry)
- SHC (Simple Hip Carry)
- TC (Torso Carry)
Rebozo carry in a 3.2m Natibaby Classic Zebra in 30% hemp and 70% cotton
Size 3: long shorty – 3.1-3.2m – There’s a lot of versatility with a size 3, and this is the shortest length where most wearers can begin to pull off a two shoulder front carry. In addition to the size 2 carries, you will also be able to do:
- Kangaroo
- Semi FWCC (Front Wrap Cross Carry)
- DHR (Double Hammock Rebozo)
- HCC (Hip Cross Carry)
- Poppin’s Hip Carry
- SCC (Short Cross Carry)
- Hip Kangaroo Carry
- JBC (Jordan’s Back Carry)
- DH TAS (Double Hammock Tied At Shoulder)
- DH TUB (Double Hammock Tied Under Bum)
- Ruck TIF (Rucksack Carry tied in front)
- Reinforced Ruck
- Robin’s Hip Carry
- CHCC (Coolest Hip Cross Carry)
- Half FWCC
- BCC (Back Cross Carry)
- Reinforced Ruck TT (Reinforced Rucksack Tied Tibetan)
- SHBC (Secure High Back Carry)
- BWCC (Back Wrap Cross Carry)
- FCC (Front Cross Carry)
- FWCC (Front Wrap Cross Carry)
- PWCC (Pocket Wrap Cross Carry)
- Christina’s Ruckless Back Carry
- DH (Double Hammock)
- Wiggleproof
- DRS2S (Double Rebozo Shoulder To Shoulder)
- Taiwanese
Taiwanese Variation in a 4.2m Natibaby Zebra *grape* in 30% linen and 70% cotton
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