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PROMO #2 – In honor of our amazing adoption story and happily ever after fairy tale come true, PAXbaby.com would like to celebrate our Rose’s birthday with you in a very special way!

Place a $250+ order today and receive a FREE Vice Versa woven wrap. Vice Versa was designed by PAXmommy Jillian so many years ago and has been a babywearer’s favorite ever since! These wraps have been woven by Girasol and will be arriving sometime in December. With all the holiday hub bub, the PAXmoms make no promises but hope to have these beauties in your hands by the first of the New Year!
The weft, weave, & length will be chosen by PAXbaby!

Enjoy a FREE wrap in Rose’s name; happy birthday, baby girl! Twelve years in our arms, and we are so very glad!

**while supplies last, no returns on promotional orders. PAXbaby will not be able to accept returns on any part of your order so please shop wisely.
***Shipping in the States will be free; International winner will pay exact shipping costs
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*happy babywearing*
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The force is strong with this one!
Babywearing Star Wars fans will instantly recognize PAXbaby’s ode to BB8!! This iconic color palette can only be one droid, and now YOU can enjoy your own #disneybound wrap as well! PAXmommy Jillian has been wearing her BB8 for a few months now, but she’s ready to share! Stalking can start NOW!!!
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Created for PAXmommy Jillian and her Baby 8 who was born much too early in May 2016, this beautiful wrap signifies so much more than a Star Wars character, but BB8 holds a special place in our hearts as the nickname for our wee Baby Blaise! Designed and woven originally by Ohana Wovens in the USA, you can wrap your baby in a PAXexclusive BB8 Girasol by committing to our pre order, being patient, and babywearing to your Star Wars lover’s content once our order arrives from Girasol’s looms! These are your Girasol pre-order options which include wraps in sizes 2-8, yardage, or Girasol ring slings all woven by hand by Girasol in twill weave and black weft! This is an amazing opportunity to own an Ohana design woven by Girasol!

There is a BB8 for everyone; PAXbaby, you’re my only hope! This beautiful design is exclusive to PAXbaby and Ohana Handwovens and available as a Girasol ONLY with PAXbaby,com, your #disneybound babywearing headquarters!

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The mastermind and artist behind the sewing machine is Edit who has carefully crafted hundreds and thousands of baby carriers over her years in business. Join the very few babywearers who have been able to wear their baby in a PAXexclusive Bamberoo which feature one of our very special woven wraps, designed and created specially for PAXbaby.com and brought to life by Bamberoo. It is with greatest pleasure that we accept your ISO requests for this gorgeous array of buckle carriers, and with even more glee that PAXbaby’s ISO Angel will fly tonight, choosing lucky winners to purchase our beautiful buckle carriers and wear their baby happily ever after in an almost one of a kind hand sewn masterpiece!!!

No need to have the fastest fingers, no need to refresh all the live long day! By  filling out the form below between 11:00am and 3:00 pm PST Tuesday November 8th; this enters you into our ISO Angel stocking, which is a random draw to select a winner to purchase. You can choose exactly which carrier you’d like to buy if given the chance or you can let us choose one for you!
Have fun and don’t forget that all this is in the name of good babywearing fun!

Good luck!
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***Please take caution when reading this heartfelt post; you may be triggered if you have been affected by pregnancy loss.
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Now that you have tried to make a baby, there’s the endless two week wait while you wrestle with the inner turmoil and emotional personal disputes not limited to “was now the right time?” “should we have waited?” “am I ready?” “are WE ready?” “what will I do if we are pregnant?” “what will I do if we’re NOT pregnant.” For me, having lost our eighth baby in May but knowing for 21 days before I started bleeding that the early birth was imminent, my current wait for my period to start is causing PTSD style flashbacks. A few months ago I was hanging onto each moment with my baby and trying not to lose my mind in grief. Here I am today, hoping for the best, but expecting nothing, and reliving each day of my loss while I carefully check my toilet paper (ok, you got me! family cloth!) for a trace of blood or ANY clue as to why I am now 2 days late without a positive on my pregnancy tests. Speaking of which, I ordered a stack of 100 cheapies from Amazon when we decided that September would be our first TRY month! I love the cheap sticks because I can pee away without worrying about the money; I limited myself to 1 a day but quickly progressed to 2. Given the fact that I am crying at the latest episode of This Is Us, craving eggs (I’m a VEGAN!), and I suddenly think that coffee tastes gross, I want to believe that I am pregnant and my HCG levels just aren’t caught up yet. But on the other hand, I have become a public crier since losing my Blaise in May, my friend Guin has been hooking us up with amazing happy eggs from her backyard chickens, and at PAXretreat I was treated to amazing cappuccino every day so ordinary coffee is kind of gross in comparison. So maybe these aren’t symptoms as much as they are just part of being me.

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The thoughts that go through my mind every time I step into the bathroom to pee on ANOTHER stick are :
You just bribed your other kids to stay downstairs with some gluten free cookies and a science based show on Netflix so that you could go in the bathroom and cry. This is a new low.

You can’t even go to the bathroom without at least one child sitting in your lap. How will you fit your belly in here too??

If you pee on your hand one more time while aiming for the pee stick….

And my personal favorite, your baby is finally sleeping through the night and 100% potty trained except the occasional accident. WHY ON EARTH would you want to start all over?

But the thoughts that go through my mind each time I pee on another stick and see that negative sticking its tongue out at me are :
You have peed on 10 sticks in the last 3 days; just wait and see.

You are the most impatient person I know.

You need to drink more water; your pee isn’t clear!

You need to calm down, and focus on the 7 little blessings waiting for you downstairs, covered with cookie crumbs and filled with new Science facts to share with you.

You need to accept with grace whatever happens this month.

Next month is another cycle, another chance for the baby that YOU KNOW you are meant to hold in your arms.

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But let me tell you, the wait is so stressful, and the associations I can give every odd event make my emotions swing wildly within minutes. I took 2 naps yesterday; I MUST be pregnant! I don’t feel like eating; I MUST NOT be pregnant! My breasts hurt; I MUST be pregnant! I have high highs and low lows like PMS; I MUST NOT be pregnant! My belly is sticking out even though I’m not eating much and exercising daily; I MUST be pregnant!

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Now add to this emotional rollercoaster the guilt that I feel for closing the story of my 8th baby, and wanting to try again for #9. Did I give her tiny life enough respect. Have I taught the kids well that though they never got to meet their baby sister, she counts as one of their siblings. Was I a good enough mom to my Blaise during our 15 weeks together.  Am I ready to share my love with someone new.  Am I ready to be pregnant again, count the weeks again, and hold my breath until we pass that 15 week mark when I gave birth last. Will my body be ready in 36ish weeks to be healthy, and my mind to be whole and focused and not remembering the pain and suffering that a year beforehand brought me to my hardest birth. Can I give a new baby the grace to not replace my Blaise, but to be another love of my life, not detracting from my previous experience, but adding a new bud to the beautiful bouquet of lives, deaths, and memories that I hold in my heart.
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Am I strong enough? Am I mom enough? Time will tell.
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Milk sharing aka wet nursing or cross-nursing is really common among my group of friends! Many of us have nursed each other’s babies, toddlers, and kids out of necessity or even just to boost our little ones’ immune strength! It’s a truly wonderful way to bond with your most cherished friends; my kids now have milk siblings. Their milk mamas have shared the bond of physical closeness as well as the antibodies that comes from one’s own milk. I can’t think of a more perfect way to show love as a mommy friend!

It’s sad but true that for many years, I felt tethered to my babies who were each exclusively breastfeed for almost 12 months. Until I found my community here in Southern California, I couldn’t physically leave my children without a back up feeding source but once I found my village, I allowed myself to leave my young baby in the care of dear friends who would breastfeed her as needed. My plight of not bottle training and yet desperately needing to go on a date with my husband was solved with one simple statement. “Please feed her when she seems hungry!” Suddenly, our options widened, and PAXdaddy and I have enjoyed quite a few dates since the birth of our daughter in 2013 by leaving she and our 6 older children with friends as well as having provided childcare for other friends wanting to escape the clutches of their little milk monster for a few hours!
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I myself have been able to feed many of my friends’ babies for a plethora of reasons! I was very proud to put my lactating breasts to work one night when I was a doula at a friend’s birth. She had a trauma shortly after delivering her baby so I nursed her newborn through the night while also taking care of my own sweet 5 month old baby. The next morning I put out a call for help, and an army of mutual friends arrived to help with the new baby and also to keep baby’s tummy full of 100% breastmilk! I still marvel at that amazing week and how a group of women could come together to keep one little baby well nourished, clean, comforted while her mommy was under the weather.
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At 32 months old, my daughter, Cate, was still breastfeeding and enjoying the mommy cuddles that it’s hard to find in a large busy family! When our 8th baby, Blaise, was born at just 15 weeks, my milk dried up leaving Cate high and dry. Luckily for her, an entire herd of lactating friends came during the month of May to care for me, my husband, and my children as I recovered from the loss of our beloved baby. She nursed from several mothers over the course of the month and now refers to one of our closest friends as “Mama Milk.” I am so grateful to each and every friend who offered to breastfeed my sweet girl. It means so much to me and made the transition to being a non-lactating mother much easier and less emotional.

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At PAXretreat last week, PAXfriend Evonne had a little snuggle time with #toddlerCate. My lovie was over the moon with the fresh milk, and Evonne was happy to fill her little tummy with liquid gold. I cannot wait to have another baby, have my milk come in, and be able to feed someone else’s baby straight from the tap!
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*happy breastfeeding*

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What brings you JOY?

No matter how tiny, we’d love to hear it! Is it that first sip of coffee in the morning? The tiny breaths of a baby sleeping on your chest? A solo Target trip?

Sometimes as a caregiver, we get so caught up in making everyone else happy that we forget to take care of ourselves, too. How does that saying go?
“You can’t pour from an empty cup”
Well, it is true.
Sometimes all we need is to take a step back, breathe and focus on one calming, joy-filled moment just for ourselves.
Now, that moment is not going to look the same for everyone.
For some, that moment may even be at midnight when the entire house is silent: a hot, essential oil filled bath without interruption.
For others, that could be driving to school pick up with the radio blasting and the windows down.
A joyful moment, doesn’t necessarily mean you have to spend money, either.
Relish in the leaves changing color, splashing in the puddles, taking one extra moment to lay in bed before the kids jump on you, choosing the comfy clothes…

Whatever it may be, please try to challenge yourself this week to find the joy in the chaotic.
Get back to us and tell us what you did! <3

Love,

The PAXmoms

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Wear during the holidays or all year round if you dare, Sally is our PAXbaby.com exclusive that we’ve been DYING to share with you! Sally is the brainchild of our wonderful designer at QuasiCo Creative and PAXmommy Jillian, who wanted a Nightmare Before Christmas themed wrap that would be the ultimate #disneybound wrap! Here is our Sally complete with eerie stripes, crazy swirls, tiny dots, scary zippers, and the quintessential stitch lines!!! Sally features a unique color palette that screams NIGHTMARE and will frighten you with her perfection!
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Sally is 100% Cotton, manufactured in Germany, and shipping from Southern California.

These KoKaDi wraps are currently on their way from Germany, which as you may or may not know from previous experience could be a couple weeks long journey or take as long as five or six weeks! So with that being said, please join the PAXmoms as we host a private stocking JUST for you!!!!
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Our newest adventure in #readaloudrevival is Roald Dahl’s The BFG in which the Giants drink an amazing beverage called Frobscottle.  I challenged each of the kids to design their own magical elixir! The results were varied, but everyone stated that their concoction was “rare!” Some were tasty, some not, and three of them had the magical ability to fill you up for the whole day; wouldn’t that come in handy! My focus with the older kids this year is GRAMMAR, so they each wrote a paragraph about their imaginary beverage. This challenged a couple of them to think outside their usual “box,” and drew out the sillies from the others who love to get creative in their writing! I love watching their vocabulary improving daily as well as their use of interesting sentence structure!
#homeschool #homeschooling #learnathome #secondgenerationhomeschooler

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I’m a huge bookworm, but I don’t have much time for pleasure reading. What I do make sure to have time for is to read aloud to my littles.  A favorite activity in my house is to all snuggle in my bed – queen size! – and listen to mama read aloud. Picture books, chapter books, bring on the books, we read them all! Because of this family habit, it is my belief that my children will grow up to love books as much as I do, and that makes me very happy.As the new school year approaches, we’ve been discussing the addition of a few new To Do’s for the older kids to keeep life spinning smoothly during our school day. One of Lucy’s new chores will be the wonderful task of setting up our mantle in a delightful library style; I chose a few topics for September and compiled a book list for each one. The books we don’t have will be fetched from the library, or ordered from amazon thanks to school funding! I’ve also asked her to augment the arrangement with props and decorations!

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I’m feeling especially grateful tonight for friends near and far who’ve held my hand, rubbed my back, and taught me how to put one foot in front of the other again!
It’s been 3 months since I was pregnant last, and not a day goes by without thinking of my Blaise but knowing that you all are thinking of my baby too makes me feel better.
Thank you <3

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*happy babywearing*

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From each of the PAXmoms comes a treat that you may win! PAXmommy Jillian would like to offer a FREE Girasol woven wrap to a random purchase today over $100. PAXmommy Melly wants to share the love with a FREE rainbow amber necklace from Full Moon Mothering once our Free Friday FB post hits 300 shares. From PAXmommy Celia come two $25 gift certificates won by TWO separate lucky rafflecopter entries. And straight from PAXHQ, PAXmommy Catherine will include a pair of EXCLUSIVE BLING SUNNIES with one random order of any shape or size today!
*PAXmoms will choose the goodies shared! THANKS for participating in today’s FREE Friday!
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The winner will be emailed once the drawing comes to an end on Friday, August 12th, 2016!!
Shipping address must be confirmed via email within 24 hours, or a new winner will be chosen!!
For this reason, make sure to check your email(including your Junk folder!!)

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This September PAXbaby is pleased to host the lovely Joanna McNeilly from the Center for Babywearing Studies; join us here! Once again, Joanna will be teaching the Foundations course. You can read all of the nitty gritty details directly on the CBWS website, but here is an excerpt:

During the course you will:

• Learn how to teach others to wear baby carriers:   Pouches and ring slings, woven and stretchy wraps, meh dais and SSCs (soft structured carriers), plus a few knots.
• Examine the physiological and the psychological aspects of infant carrying.
• Identify how to assist someone in discovering what makes a good carry/carrier for themselves.
• Discover and recognize the importance of a systematic approach.
• Understand our core principles which will guide you as you meet each new parent.
• Design your own concept for an individual consultation.
• Explore sensitive listening and it’s importance in successful consultations.
• Delve into incident data reports from the CPSC (reports of injury in baby carriers/while babywearing) to better understand what concerns exist with regard to babywearing.
• Plus much more!

Our Foundations Course is ideal for anyone working with new parents, parents to be or infant caregivers including:

• Babywearing Consultants
• Retail Store Staff
• Baby Carrier Manufacturers
• Lactation Professionals and Peer Support Volunteers
• Midwives
• Doulas
• Nurses
• Childbirth Educators
• Babywearing Group Leaders
• Babywearing Enthusiasts

We cannot wait for you to join us for this jam packed week of fun, learning,rainbows, and babywearing!!
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Made in India, Soul Slings are beautiful baby carriers infused with a vibrant tranquility. Carrying your baby in a Soul full buckle carrier is easy, practical, and fashionable! Soul linens are known for their moisture-wicking ability and are ideal carriers for hot and humid climates. Chambray linen is a strong, smooth fabric with white weft threads and colored warp threads. Together they create soft and stylish carriers that are extraordinarily sleek and airy! Soul SSC are very easy to adjust to fit a wide range of caregivers.

The ergonomic design of the Soul buckle baby carrier allows you to carry baby in a natural position. Also ergonomic for the wearer, the distribution of baby’s weight evenly on the caregiver’s own body allows comfortable carrying for longer periods. These highly adjustable carriers fit babywearers ranging from petite to ‘plus sizes’! The various buckles make any modification quick and hassle-free.

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Standard Size Measurements

Weight recommendation : 15-39lbs
Seat width : 15.5 inches
Body panel height : 17 inches

Toddler Size Measurements

Weight recommendation : ~25 lbs – 55lbs
Seat width : 19 inches
Body panel height : 18.5 inches

Features of the Soul LINEN Full Buckle Carrier :
Made from 100% Irish linen
Lightweight and breathable
Designed to be used in 2 positions: front and back carry
PFA (Perfect Fit Adjusters) allow perfectly customized fits and can make breastfeeding on the go easy
Three-way adjustable shoulder straps provide the best fit for every body
Legs out padding
Front panel seat darts
Wide softly padded shoulders
Soft and lightly padded waistband
Wide and comfortable adjustable hood that folds up small and compact enough to fit in your handbag!

Wash Instructions:
Soul linens come prewashed so there is no need to wash the carrier prior to use.
HAND WASH only in cold water and line dry.
NO bleach & NO fabric softeners.

Why Soul? This is a family business, owned & operated by a husband and wife team who believe that babywearing can make the world a happier place! These carriers have passed ASTM F2236-14 safety testing. Soul empowers the local economy in Bangalore, India where the carriers are lovingly handmade by skilled artisans and weavers with experience.

Soul fabrics may show color variations, loose threads, tiny slubs, snags or unevenness that are characteristic of natural fiber textiles. These variations should in no way be considered flaws or defects as they do not affect the functionality of the carrier. It is the nature of the fabric and these imperfections highlight its natural beauty and uniqueness.

All images of products on this website are for representation purposes only. Please be aware that the final product in hand may have slight variations in color and texture when compared to the product photo.

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We are so excited to announced that SOUL Slings fabulous LINEN carriers are coming to PAXbaby.com!!!

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Happy Breastfeeding Week!
How long have you been breastfeeding for?
PAXmommy Jillian has been breastfeeding for 119 months of her 135 months of being a mama!
The road has not always been easy. There have been ups and downs, and everything inbetweens – mastitis, pregnancy, lip-ties, tongue-ties, twins, tandem feeding, abscesses, losses, sickness, loss of milk, milk production issues (over supply/under supply) etc. etc.
The PAXmommies have always helped one another, and have even breastfed one another’s babies/toddlers when needed.

Do you have support? One of the biggest keys to successful breastfeeding for the PAXmommies has been a solid support system, both at home, and in the community.
Can we help you? Is there something you are struggling with?
Maybe we can help!
Feel free to email us at help@PAXbaby.com!
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*happy breastfeeding week*
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Certainly not based on the size of a placenta, but in my case, it’s all I have left of my baby. 15 weeks in my belly, 8 weeks in heaven; my heart will never be whole again but I wouldn’t give back this time for the world.

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PAXmommy Jillian’s house has the BEST wrap scrap pillows!!! <3
How have you used wrap scraps in YOUR decor??

Need wrap scrap by the inch??? We have you covered!

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PAXbaby invites you to bring out your inner wild child and wrap up your little Disney fan in our newest cosplay wrap release! Created by Bijou Wear, our pair of tropically inspired wraps are ideal for your next trip to the Magic Kingdom. Named after colorful inhabitants of our favorite tropical hideaway, Macaw and Toucan are dual colorways; Macaw is a bright rainbow, while Toucan is a more subdued pastel! 45% tencel / 55 cotton and the ideal weave to carry babies up to 35 pounds, don’t let these little birdies fly away! Our exclusive “showtime” was, July 15th at our epic IBC2016 PAXplaydate, (and for our viewers following at home, after 12:00 PDT)! Come sing words with our favorite birds, and let the flowers croon; Wildt Child Macaw and Toucan are our new favorite#disneybound wraps! All you need to do is add a whipped pineapple drink with a parasol, and you will feel right at home!

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***chance to win a FREE wrap*** Find PAXmermaid Jillian today at International Babywearing Conference to see sneak peeks of our newest PAXexclusive ?#?disneybound? woven wrap and the return of a favorite underwater princess. Order one or both wraps today by clicking here!!! Hurry, before they swim away; Part of Your World is a reweave of our sold out limited edition, and Poor Unfortunate Souls is a brand new design inspired by a powerful sea witch.
These wraps will be in the mail to you from PAXHQ by August 15; thank you for your patience! Both are 100% cotton and 100% adorable!!!
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Come take a selfie with PAXmommy Jillian and post it here on our thread at PAXbaby.com for the chance to win a Poor Unfortunate Soul ring sling for FREE!!!! Winner will be chosen at random after sessions end on Thursday July 14; if you have placed an order for either wrap, you will receive the sling in addition to your order! You must be an attendee of the conference to win. * one entry per adult attendee.
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“Life’s full of tough choices” but this isn’t one of them! You NEED this wrap!

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Sense of humor

My husband and I have heard every “joke” in the book about the size of our family, and the only purpose that the negative comments serve is to reinforce why our world needs gentle refocusing on what’s truly important. Do we know what causes this? Yes, shall I explain it to you? Do we own a TV? Yes, although we rarely watch it. Do we plan on having more children? Yes, God willing! Are we millionaires to afford our family? No, we live frugally within our means. How will we send each child to college? We don’t plan to, but each child may choose to attend continuing education classes if they so desire. How do we do it? Juggling, it’s ALL about the juggling! 

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