April 3, 2012

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Everyone deserves a change, and there is no reason for it to be expensive!  See, I’ve just provided you with the line to use on your husbands!

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The Cutie Cover is a removable, washable, interchangeable “slip cover” for your baby carrier!  Why have 1 look when you can have 3, right?  Pimp my Carrier’s custom expert, Jillian, will lead you in designing your own Cutie Cover for your Beco Butterfly II, Beco Gemini, or Boba 3G so that you can be babywearing in style in no time!  Get ready to answer questions like, do you want one side as “his” and one side as “hers?  What are your favorite colors?  Do you prefer organic fabrics?  And be ready to be overwhelmed with options – it’s too much fun! Watch a video with the Beco Gemini to see how the Cutie Cover works and feel free to ask questions by emailing Jillian at jillian@PAXbaby.com.

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*happy babywearing*

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March 9, 2012

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What does a babyworn baby look like?  He looks precious, and sweet, and mellow!  How could he be anything but after being worn for hours every day since birth!  His needs are met, his heart is happy; he has no sadness, no worries, no stress!  When he is hungry, he is fed.  When he is tired, he sleeps.  Not worth fighting against his internal clock, he is not expected to nap at the same time every day nor wake up at the same time.  His natural rhythms are used as a guide, and he flows through his life instead of having life churn against him.  A babyworn baby is all too soon too big to wear, but he will forever feel the love and support that held him in a sling as he grows and blooms into the independent, strong person he is destined to be with a past like his.

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Hold your baby, it will not spoil him!

Wear your baby, you won’t look back and wish you hadn’t!

Cuddle, snuggle, & soak up the soft touches returned to you, so quickly he will have callouses on his hands from the playground and stinky boy feet!

You let your baby sleep in your bed?  Of course you do, because he’ll be asking for his own race car bed in an instant!

You let your baby nurse while you eat your dinner, avoiding dropping bits of food in his hair and keeping his fingers out of your mouth?  Of course you do, because soon he’ll be tying on an apron and asking how he can help prepare supper!

You take your shower while holding your baby because he doesn’t like to sit on the tile and get sprinkled on?  Of course you do, because it’s 5 more minutes you can spend with him before he is closing and locking the bathroom door!

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Babyhood is fleeting and the best way to enjoy it is to be there, loving every minute, and never ever regret the holding, wearing, cuddling!

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*happy babywearing*

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January 29, 2012

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Baby carriers are expensive; are they worth it? I know that asking you to pay $100 and more for a baby carrier seems steep. I know that $100 could buy a lot of other baby gear. However, what baby item are you going to use all day every day for the next 12+ months of your baby’s life? New parents cash out for the perfect car seat, and rightfully so since that is a safety issue, but why spend a lot money on a stroller if you are planning on babywearing? I am still pushing the same stroller we purchased with Baby #1, but Baby #6 has never sat in it once! We use it for the stuff involved for outings with 6 kids! The stroller is a great convenient way to get your diaper bag, drinks, snacks etc from here to there, but paying close to $100 seems outlandish for such a tool! A baby carrier on the other hand is the safety net that will keep your post partum life from falling apart! By wearing your baby you will learn about your newborn quickly and be able to predict their rhythms and diagnose their problems. A great baby carrier will enable your hands to be free for chores around the house because having a new baby means scads more loads of laundry and an unexplainable increase of dirty dishes as well! A superb baby carrier will carry your baby from infant to toddler and beyond then when needed, and at the end of your babywearing career should be tucked away carefully for the next baby multiplying its excellent value over another set of babywearing months. Are good baby carriers expensive? Yes, they are, but you are paying for the excellent craftsmanship, quality design, and high grade materials of a product well worth your hard saved money. Save your pennies while pregnant, don’t buy the trendy baby goods like expensive bathtubs (baby can shower with you!), pricey cribs (baby can sleep with you until they transition to their own bed), fancy strollers, bouncy seats, impressive swings, and unnecessary doodads! Call me old fashioned, but all baby needs is to be held close to a warm, comfortable body, and the perfect baby carrier does just that!
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*happy babywearing*
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December 29, 2011

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I’d like to thank every babywearing daddy who realizes that 2 hands free are always better than balancing baby in 1 arm and having the other somewhat available!  Every babywearing daddy who realizes that the EASIEST way to make their baby mommy happy is to be able to help around the house with those 2 free hands!  Every babywearng daddy who realizes that the act of bonding tummy to tummy, ear to heartbeat, while on the go is unique to babywearing!  Every babywearing daddy who realizes that the FASTEST way to make their baby mommy go gaga is by wearing their baby!  Thank you, baby daddies, for realizing that babywearing is the epitome of manliness, so much so that in babywearing groups, pictures of men babywearing is actually referred to as “mommy porn!”  It is hilarious, and over the top, but exactly what us under-slept, over-worked moms love to see, so thank you for the gratifying us and bring on more daddy babywearing pictures!
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And thanks to Joanne’s husband for inspiring this blog post with his adorable picture of daddy bonding!!!

“I enjoy carrying my son easily and closely. It gives me a chance to create my own special bond as a father.”

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*happy babwearing*

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December 17, 2011

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Thank you to TBW for this comprehensive list of Woven Wrap carries & techniques!  Please read about wearing Woven Wraps here at PAXbaby’s Woven Wrap Guide and study up on your wrapping techniques here at PAXbaby’s Woven Wrap Carry List!  If you want to learn more about wraps, let us know!  We have a team of babywearing experts available to help you!

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 with a baby who cannot sit unassisted!  Read more about babywearing safety here! PAXbaby cannot recommend the cradle carry position as it is not a natural position for the legs/hips/spine and also because of the significantly increased risk of positional asphyxia. The positions below will help you keep your baby upright & wrapped in natural positions! When the time comes to wrap in the great outdoors, take your time, don’t be nervous, and ignore the crowd that will gather to watch you do this amazing feat – take it as a compliment to your skills; go ahead and take a bow at the end!

http://www.thebabywearer.com/index.php?page=WrapInstructionsChart

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*happy babywearing*

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November 8, 2011

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In honor of Preemie Month:

Thank you to Alena for her Preemie Story!  I’m sure I’m not the only one who sobbed while reading this!!!  (((hugs)))

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As a mom of 4, I never ever imagined I would ever be thrown into any unknown parenting world. After 4 kids, I was pretty sure I had seen or done it all. When pregnant with my 5^th, my normal was forever changed by the birth of my first preemie at 34 weeks due to HELLP. All my “attachment parenting” styles were thrown out the window at delivery. No skin to skin contact after birth, no breastfeeding, no holding, not even touching my brand new baby. The once crowded delivery room was immediately empty and I was left alone, feeling helpless. All I could think about was the crucial bonding we were missing. How he needed me. How he must feel so alone without his mother. Once I was transferred to my room I was handed a NICU kit. In the bag I found all the stuff you would expect as a NICU mom. Some pamphlets on preemies, supplies for the breast pump and something called a snoedel. I set those aside and started up my demands for my 1^stNICU visit to see my son for the very first time. As they wheeled me in, I wasn’t sure what to expect. 34 weekers are late preemies, from what I read, he would be perfectly fine, probably in an open crib asleep waiting to be transferred back to my room.. Boy was I wrong. No one had explained anything to me. I was wheeled up to an incubator, where my precious baby was laying in just a diaper with tubes and wires and a breathing mask. I was devastated. I wanted to hold him, love him, tell him mommy was there and everything would be ok. Only I wasn’t allowed to touch him, wasn’t allowed to hold him. Again I felt as helpless as I did after delivery.

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They wheeled me back to my room. After a good cry, I grabbed the NICU bag they had previously given to me. I pulled out the snoedel and read the instructions. This doll would give him what I couldn’t while he was trapped in that incubator. He would be able to smell me, know that I’m there and that I love him. So I put the snoedel in my shirt and went to sleep. I was desperate to do something for him, anything and putting this doll in my shirt to fill it with my smell felt like something at least.

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The next morning I ran straight to the NICU. Again I was told I couldn’t hold or touch my baby. Regulating his breathing was more important than bonding. I handed the nurse my snoedel and she immediately opened his incubator and draped it over his little body. It actually covered him from his toes to his neck. Looking in his incubator and seeing this doll that I knew was covered in my scent brought me such peace. To know every breath he took, had mommy smell. The nurses even referred to it as his mommy doll.

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As the days passed and as I was able to finally hold, bond and feed my little guy, I also had to continue to leave him there. The peace and comfort of leaving him draped in the snoedel, knowing that he felt me even when I wasn’t there, really helped ease the pain of leaving him. That doll stayed on or beside him his entire NICU stay. Even under the bili lights for jaundice, the nurses made sure that doll was under his little body at least.After we came home, the snoedel stayed in his crib with him. The same way the nurses draped it over him, I draped it over him while he slept.

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My son is now 17 months old. You would never know he was a preemie by looking at him. You would also never know that we didn’t have the immediate bonding that I felt so robbed of at his birth. He adores me and is very “attached”. More attached then my other kids who never left my side, who had immediate skin to skin contact, who immediately breastfed. All the things he missed out on.  That snoedel is now tucked away safely in his baby box and has very special sentimental value I could never explain. I am so thankful my NICU provided this and was very sad to find out that most NICU’s don’t. This would be a perfect gift for a new NICU mom.  Actually perfect for any mom that needs a moment away and wants her baby to stay comforted by her scent.

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*happy {bonding} babywearing*

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November 6, 2011

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Hi, babywearers!!!  THANKS for playing today’s PAXpuzzle!!!!  Feel free to email me your answers!!!!

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Across
2. Carrier accessory used for shade and naps
5. What PAX means in Latin
6. The original name for the Wrapsody manufacturer
7. Helpful carrying position for an older baby
8. A technique used to break in woven wraps

Down
1. Infant carrying position
3. The type material used on the AngelPack
4. Strap that keeps the BBII in a neat bundle when not in use
5. How to learn to babywear with ease

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*happy babywearing {Sunday}*

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October 30, 2011

****Chiropractors and others warn against the damage carriers designed like the Bjorn can do to baby spines as well see: http://www.continuum-concept.org/reading/spinalStress.html Even if it did nothing to little spines, Front Facing Out for extended periods of time WILL overstimulate most babies. Please don’t do it for long… even in your Beco Gemini

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*happy babywearing*

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October 29, 2011

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It’s so hard to believe that the PAXdaddy and I have been babywearing parents for 8 1/2 years now – thank you, Baby #1, for being our baby carrier guinea pig – because we are both so natural and at ease with the babywearing situation these days!  You can see my husband regularly wearing our 2 youngest in SSCs (soft structured carriers), MTs (mei tais), and his favorite – Ring Slings!!!  We had to get in the groove pretty quickly of parenting while babywearing hands free as our family grew so fast!  First we had 3 under 2 years, then Baby #4 came along, and they were all still under 4….  5 under 6, well, you get the pattern!  Everyone has to start somewhere, and this sweet photo of the PAXdaddy, he is sporting our very first Ring Sling!  It’s a vintage, hand me down, colorgrown beige, Maya Wrap – used and abused for years before we got it, and just as snuggly and perfect as can be!!!!  Nestled in that sling is 7 days old Baby #4 with his admiring sister already learning how important it is to wear our babies to bond!!!  <3 you, PAXdaddy, and <3 our little BIG babywearing family!!!

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*happy babywearing*

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October 25, 2011

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A hilarious babywearing timeline by Caitlin:

March 2011- Babies R Us

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We’re registering for our baby shower. My boyfriend walks by the carriers section. This is what follows:

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Him: I want a baby backpack. Like The Hangover. Picks up Moby, looks it over, and hands it to me. This is weird. How do people hold babies with fabric?
Me: I don’t know. It’s one of those hippie mom things. Put it back. What backpack do you want?
Him: Shrug. How about this Infantino one? It’s cheaper than those Bjorns.
Me: Fine.
Bar Code Gun: Beep.

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August 2011- The K Household

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Me: There’s a woven wrap on sale for $90! Can I get it?
Him: Don’t you have a lot of carriers already?
Me: I have a ring sling and a mei tai but that’s for quicker trips and they’re a little harder with a newborn. And I have the Moby, which is great for now but I need a woven for when she’s older and heavier.
Him: Shrug. Get what you want. I’m still mad you threw my backpack in the dumpster.
Me: Infantino stinks.

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So what changed my tune in five short months?
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I had my darling baby girl in early July. The first time we ran errands alone I was lost. The stroller bottom suddenly looked very, very small. Car seats aren’t safe on the top of carts and putting a giant bucket seat inside the cart doesn’t afford you very much room either. How was I supposed to shop? Then, while I was at BRU supposedly buying diapers with one of our gift cards, I picked up a Moby. I turned it over and read the directions. Too complicated. I put it back. I remembered we had the Infantino backpack but the size limit started at 8 lbs, and Baby K was a petite 6 lbs 11 oz at birth, and an even smaller 6.3 at discharge. At the time, she was well under the limit. I picked up the Moby again and concentrated on the directions. I’d seen people do it. I was college educated. I could fold some fabric and hold my baby. I put it back again. Wearing your baby was for crunchy mamas. I wanted to raise an independent baby, one that would walk and not demand to be carried everywhere, one that would fall asleep without be strapped to me. No, I’d have to find a different way then babywearing to shop. I didn’t want people to stare at me like I was a weirdo.

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I went to the diaper aisle. They were out of our brand in the size box we buy, and the only option was the bigger box. That wasn’t an option because I didn’t have anywhere to put it. I was suffering from a bit of the baby blues, a bit of the insanity of parenting a baby with colic, and a bit of the punch drunk of not sleeping,  Now I couldn’t even provide diapers for my kid. I bought the Moby. People were already staring at me like a weirdo for sobbing next to the Pampers anyway.

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I’ve never done drugs so I don’t really understand the concept of a gateway drug, but if it’s anything like a gateway carrier, then I completely get it. The minute I put Baby K into her wrap she quieted down and became almost pleasant. If anyone reading this has a baby with colic, you know how precious those quiet moments are. I wanted more of this, stat. In my frenzied babywearing research, I came across the PAXbaby website. It answered so many of the questions I had. I love the wrap but I wanted something a little quicker to learn with a bit less of a curve. I got my first ring sling. I didn’t care for it at first, but PAXbaby to the rescue with the backwards RS carry. I acquired a mei tai that both Baby K and I looooove. I got a woven (and then another one). I googled until I understood what my options were, and I wanted to try them all. I threw the Infantino in the dumpster, much to the chagrin of Mr. K.

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*happy babywearing*

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