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.

*happy babywearing*

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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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I’m due with my fourth child in January. What two carriers will work together the best so I can carry my toddler and the new baby?

A: Congratulations! When you add a new baby to the family it can be a challenging time for everyone. Having the ability to carry your children and keep your hands free will be vital!

The best way to wear two children at once is to have one on front and one on the back. Your toddler will go on your back, and your newborn in front. We’ll start with the newborn.

You will need something that is easy to ‘pop’ your newborn into for a front carry. Our favorite is the Moby Wrap. This carrier can be wrapped on yourself first using easy-to-follow instructions and once it’s in place you can work on getting the toddler on your back. Another option for the newborn would be a Ring Sling or Pouch.

To get your toddler on your back a meh dai or soft structured carrier would be the easiest. Go ahead and get the toddler on first, securing the waist strap of the carrier under the Moby Wrap, and the shoulder straps over the Moby. Then you can pop your newborn in the Moby and spread out all the layers of fabric. With a carrier like the Beco Butterfly or Ergo, you probably will not be able to fasten the chest clip in front of you. If this doesn’t work well for your body shape, then choose the meh dai, which usually hugs closer to your body and fits better backpack style.

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Have you ever been in the position of having to justify to someone (say, a spouse…) why you have multiple carriers?  OR, have you ever wished that you had a spare as a backup for when you get to the park with the toddler and infant and realize that your trusty Beco Butterfly is on the couch where you left it after doing laundry?

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As always, PAXbaby is here to help with our “Top 10 Reasons to Have Different Types of Carriers” list!
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10.  Your toddler has decided to rate sitting in a shopping cart right up there with fingernail trims as things that aren’t going to happen NO WAY NO HOW, but you HAVE to grocery shop, and there’s no way you can manage with a small person running amok in the store!  To the rescue?  A small and lightweight pouch sling kept underneath the driver’s seat of the car for such an occasion–they shine in hip carries and you can keep that picky little one right at your side the whole time!

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9. You’re enjoying a rare Saturday afternoon at the mall with a friend and her newborn.  But the poor babe wants lots of snuggles instead of stroller time, and mom’s arms are getting tired.  Rather than cutting the outing short, grab the your trusty Maya Wrap ring sling doing double duty as the  toddler’s blankey in your car and show the tired new mama how to keep her baby close and happy while enjoying some hands-free time!

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8. Baby is sick.  Husband is sick.  You’re not feeling so hot yourself.  Your poor little one has already thrown up on your trusty ring sling AND the well-loved SSC in your stash.  Grab that kiddo and wrap her up in a snuggly yet supportive Gypsymama Bali Stretch wrap!  Wearing a sick kiddo skin-to-skin in a carrier can actually help lower fever (your larger body will serve as a heat sink to draw her excess heat off) and relax you both.

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7. You load up several packages in the basket of your double stroller and take a leisurely walk to the post office.  Upon arriving, you realize that your stroller DOESN’T FIT THROUGH THE DOOR.  (Yes, this has ACTUALLY happened to me!)  You grab your Boba out of the stroller and put your toddler on your back and have your preschooler carry one box “to help mom out,” leaving your stroller outside.  Yeah, you have to worry about someone swiping it… but you can rest assured knowing that your most precious of possessions are right in there with you.

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6. You’re busy “reasoning” with the toddler while trying to get him out of the car.  Without realizing it, you close the door and the waistbelt of your trusty Babyhawk OhSnap! gets caught in the door and shatters.  You email Babyhawk and they’re immediately helpful, but while you’re waiting for their excellent customer support to repair your error, what do you do for a carrier?  It’s always nice to have a trusty and reasonably-priced Boba Classic in your stash for such occasions!

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5. You’re helping out on your preschooler’s class trip to the pumpkin patch.  There’s no way a stroller could navigate the muddy rutted paths, so you plan on wearing your little one snuggled up close to you in your comfy warm Moby Wrap, leaving your hands free to help your older child and her classmates as they find the PERFECT pumpkins to take home with them.  20 minutes into the trip, you hear a series of familiar sounds emanating from your little one and warning bells start to go off in your head.  A quick trip inside reveals the ugly truth…  the diaper’s toast, the outfit is toast, and the Moby is toast too.  You can clean up the initial mess… but what do to about the rest of the field trip?  Happily, you dig the Freehand meh dai out from under the front seat where it’s been living, waiting for its moment in the sun, and your day–and that of your preschooler–is SAVED!

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4. You’ve decided to put together that disaster preparedness kit that you’ve been meaning to work on for several years, but you realize that now you have kids, its contents will need to be much more creative!  Toss in an inexpensive but comfortable ring sling or pouch sling that can be used with various sizes of kiddos in various positions in a pinch… but it won’t hurt too much to have it languishing in a box for months on end either.  If you hit the point where you don’t have any kiddos small enough to wear, keep it in there anyway–you never know what use you might find for it in an emergency!

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3. You’re at a playdate with a friend and her little ones.  She mentions how heavy her six-month-old is getting to carry around in the infant car seat, but the Bjorn she got for a shower gift causes her so much back pain, and she guesses the “babywearing thing” just isn’t for her.  There’s no way you can get through a day with your own infant without a carrier, but since you have extras, you lend her your FABULOUS and well-loved Beco Butterfly 2 so that she can feel comfortable AND stylish while carrying her babe around!  No more back and shoulder pain for her, and she later tells you that her chiropractor thanks you as well!

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2. It’s late afternoon and your kiddo who has recently dropped his nap is having a minor meltdown that’s quickly escalating to the major stage.  A nap might be called for… but then bedtime will much later than YOU want to stay up!  Quiet him down by telling him that you’re going to pull out something special–the super special Superman Babyhawk!  “It’s only for SPECIAL times, sweetie–do you think this is a special time and we should use it?”  Pop him on your back and go for a short walk to recharge everyone’s batteries with some fresh air!

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1. You’re having one of THOSE days.  You’ve been in the same pair of jeans for three days straight, you can’t remember the last time you got your hair cut, and the last you saw of your makeup was when the kiddo was gleefully painting with your lipstick.  YOU need something fresh, something different, and something fun!  Treat yourself to a custom carrier from PAXbaby’s Pimp My Carrier program so that you can find something that makes YOU smile!!

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*happy babywearing*

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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 (meh dais), 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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You know I have an opinion about a great many things babywearing, however ring sling shoulders is 1 thing where I do not have a preference!  Gathered, pleated, folded, it makes no difference to me!  They are all comfortable and wonderful.  Perhaps that is the “Rings on the Back” speaking, but wrap conversion ring slings are just so comfy, that I have no complaints! This picture is the perfect illustration though of how the wraps themselves look better with a certain shoulder!  I think that the solids or lowkey designs are classy and beautiful with a folded shoulder like Babylonia’s BB Sling!  The wide chunky stripes of Frigga and other similar colorways look great in the wide gathered shoulder from Girasol.  And Earthy Rainbow’s skinny stripes and those on other rainbow wraps  jump out when pleated in the traditional SBP style!!!  For every babywearer, there is a style – what’s your favorite?

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*happy babywearing*

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Because of the hand weaving technique, these wraps frequently have small flaws like small knots, yarn pulls, or short pieces of yarn – these irregularities do not effect the safety of the wrap. Unlike other industrialized looming styles, Girasols are not created with threads that are “never-ending.” There may be some short yarn pieces sticking out of the fabric; those pieces are not broken threads but simply unfinished ends of yarn at the place where the old yarn stops and the new one starts. These irregularities show more easily on those designs which have a weft color that differs greatly from the loom stripe colors. Below are a few examples of common flaws.

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Girasol woven wraps are loomed in the mountains of Guatemala, using traditional methods unique to the Mayan Indians. They are all created on a total 0f 14 looms owned and operated by the family business of Pedro Alba in an area of Guatemala that is very difficult to access by outsiders. Would you be surprised to know that most of the weavers are men? One of these men can produce as much as 20 meters of fabric a day, but at this time, there is only one artist who can create the delicate diamond weave pattern!!!

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THANK YOU for learning with PAXbaby more about the background of hand woven wraps and for giving these wraps the respect they deserve as hand made, wearable art pieces!

We love Girasol for their amazing exclusives, bright rainbows, airy diamond weaves and support over the years!

We cannot WAIT to see what they come up with next.

*happy babywearing*

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Happy Easter, friends!  I hope your day was as wonderful as ours and you have a lovely Easter season!  We celebrated with church in the morning in my Double Rainbow Ring Sling followed by a yummy lunch and rainbow-y Easter egg hunt in my new Ocah pod!!!!  A holiday isn’t a holiday without a new baby carrier from PAXbaby!
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*happy babywearing*
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Celebrating so very many months of babywearing with my baby kangaroo!!!!  Inside, outside, babywearing is pure love!!!!
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*happy babywearing*

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Getting creative with an XL sleeping baby productions ring sling!!!!

*happy babywearing*

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Meet Marley, the rasta wrap brought to you by Girasol, to wear and enjoy every day…

lalalaaaaa

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“I wanna love you and treat you right
I wanna love you every day and every night”

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lalaaaaaa

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Introducing Girasol woven wrap, Marley, in both the standard yellow weft as well as the new black weft!!!!  Make sure to choose which weft you’d prefer!  Pre orders for Marley are open until February 8 at which time Marley will go into production at Girasol headquarters and become a reality in April!  Half now, half later makes Marley easy to add to your growing collection of Girasol woven wraps!!!

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Designed by a fellow native Californian, Marley was brought to life by Maya, a self proclaimed Bob Marley fan who gathered inspiration from a few places….  “I was just getting into skinny stripes as well as rainbows and wanted to see what I could do with tthem! Before it was Marley, it was a bunch of different “rasta rainbows” until I settled on what I thought was the perfect one!  I also used my (now ex) husband as inspiration. I wanted something that was unisex/daddy friendly but not a normal daddy carrier. When I think of daddy carriers, I think of dark solid colors, or stripes/color blocking, but not bright and fun.”   And so, Marley was born, giving a new rocking spin on babywearing!

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*happy babywearing*
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Sometimes the best things in life are simple!  A barefoot walk at the beach, a kiss on the cheek from your child, the smell of clean laundry (yum, Ecover!), a new baby carrier, and at my house tonight, baked apple pancakes served on heart shaped plates!!!!

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Poor Baby #6 wasn’t feeling well so he helped me to bake in our BB Slen Turkish Delight Ring Sling worn tummy to tummy with the rings on my back, and his feet covered up by the tail – he was chilled from his fever!

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Baked Apple Pancake Recipe

Ingredients

APPLES :

3 large apples, peeled and sliced thinly

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup brown sugar (can use more)

1 teaspoon cinnamon (can use more)

PANCAKE MIXTURE :

6 eggs

1 1/2 cups half-and-half

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2-3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

DIRECTIONS :

1. Preheat oven to 350’F.

2. Grease a 9×13 baking pan. (I use ungreased pie plates!)

3. Melt butter in baking pan in oven. (To hurry, I melt butter in the microwave and pour into each dish!)

4. Place the apple slices evenly over bottom of pan.

5. Bake for about 10 min, or until apples are soft.

6. Remove apples from oven, and dust with brown sugar and cinnamon.

7. In a blender, combine pancake ingredients, and spread over apples.

8. Return to oven to bake about 30-40 minutes.

9. Sprinkle with sugar topping, powdered sugar, or PAXdaddy’s favorite, homemade whipping cream!

10. Serve immediately and enjoy!!!

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*happy baking ‘n babywearing*

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Welcome to PAXbaby’s Woven Wrap Guide where you can learn to walk the walk and wrap like a pro!  For a more extensive list of carries & resources, please visit PAXbaby’s Woven Wrap Carry List here!!! Delve in, and please let us know if you have ANY babywearing questions!  We are here to help!!!  PAXbaby’s FaceBook page is chock-a-block with pictures, stories, and information as well, so if you aren’t a PAXbaby friend yet, come on over!

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You may have heard other babywearers conversing and using strange terms like “DH,” “cross passes,” or “RUCK” and wondered to yourself what exactly they meant!  Well, now you can study up and be able to engage in any woven wrap conversation without feeling squeamishly in-over-your-head!  Babywearing is already a world of its own, but the Woven Wrap vocabulary lends an air of mystery and European sophistication to your babywearing skills!  Whether you are in love with a rainbow wrap, or a stripey sling, this blog post from PAXbaby will assist you to sound, and feel, like a true woven wrapaholic!  As Maria from the Sound of Music would say, let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start!

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A Woven Wrap is called WOVEN because it is loomed (often by hand!!) by a skilled weaver.  A Wrap is a long piece of cloth used to secure your baby to your body.  The continuous length of fabric offers support unlike any other baby carrier and is non (or very slightly) stretchy so that a single layer is able to carry as much weight as you can hold!  The techniques used to wrap are what give the baby stability and security, and upmost caution needs to be used when practicing and wearing a woven wrap!

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A Woven Wrap has a center (usually shown with a marker or tag) so that you can line your wrap up to your body as needed.  The Wrap has 2 sides or edges called “rails.”  These rails are referred to as the TOP rail or the BOTTOM rail depending on how you are holding your wrap.  It is easiest to differentiate these rails as you wrap when your Woven Wrap has 2 differently colored edged (rails) so you may want to look for that when purchasing your first Woven Wrap.

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Featuring a variety of styles on the “tails” which are the ends that hang down, some wrap companies feature a severe taper, some a simple diagonal cut, some have a blunt edge, and my favorites have a fringe on each end which look like tiny tassles all the way across the end of the tail!  When measuring your Woven Wrap or when buying a Wrap, make sure to delineate or  ask whether the measurement includes the taper or fringe!

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Moving onto measurements!  It certainly doesn’t help the confusion of the Woven Wrap that they have 2 ways of sizing as well as being measured in meters so if you are like me, you are constantly switching tabs to check the conversion from meters to feet and inches!  In order to help you, this is a list of the standard Woven Wrap lengths in regular sizes, metric sizing, as well as US standard sizing.

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size 2 –  2.7 meters = 8.86 feet = 102.36 inches

size 3 –  3.1 meters = 10.17 feet = 122.05 inches

size 4 –  3.6 meters = 11.81 feet  = 141.73 inches

size 5 –  4.2 meters = 13.78 feet = 165 inches

size 6 –  4.6 meters = 15.09 feet = 181.10 inches

size 7 –  5.2 meters = 17.06 feet = 204.72 inches

size 8 – 5.60 meters = 18.37 feet = 220.47 inches

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Now, it’s time to choose your Woven Wrap!  You have SO many choices of how to wear your baby in a Wrap from front to back to hip to high back carry to tandem carry!  You will want to choose a Woven Wrap based on what you want to do with your wrap!  Your size makes a difference too, but *most* average size people can do *most* carries with a size 6 Woven Wrap which by consulting the chart above, you know is 4.6 meters!  If you are larger than average, pregnant, or have an unusually  large chest, choose the size 7 or even the 8 which are 5.1 and 5.6 respectively.  If you are petite with a narrow frame, you can eek out most carries with a size 5 at 4.1 meters.  My personal favorite is called a “shorty” which is traditionally a size 2 or 3, 2.7 or 3.1 meters long.  It’s portable, quick, doesn’t drag on the ground, and can be used with a multiple of carries without having overwhelming options.

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The fabric that the Woven Wrap is made from is not the kind of fabric you can buy at a fabric store nor is it something that you yourself could make (unless you happen to own a loom!)  It is a Woven fabric, and depending on the manufacturer can range from a loose to tight weave, a weave with diagonal give to no stretch at all, a grippy to slick weave…  Most of the differences stem from the content of the fibers being used.  My personal favorite is the 100% cotton Woven Wrap which is no-nonsense and very supportive without being slippery or especially thick!  Examples of a 100% cotton wrap is the BB Slen, Dolcino, or Girasol!  More fancy Woven Wrap blends are cotton + wool, bamboo, hemp, silk, linen, or cashmere!  Can you say “WOW!”

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Sometimes, you will buy a Wrap that looks lovely but truly feels like a window drapery !  These Wraps need to be “broken in!”  Don’t worry about injuring the Wrap (avoid sharp snaggly things like nails and cat claws) but some helpful things to do with your Wrap to help soften it up are to braid, wash, iron it, sleep, sit or swing on it, let baby use it as a hammock, let a friend borrow and use it, use it as a blanket, picnic table, sunshade in the car!  Anything that gets it moving and loose will help your Woven Wrap reach that state of floppy Wrap nirvana that you are looking for!

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Once you have your Woven Wrap home with you, don’t be scared to actually wear it!  Baby may spit up on it, and your toddler may mistake it for a VERY pretty napkin, but the great news is that for most Woven Wraps, a simple Delicate cycle in the washing machine with cold water and line dry will keep your wrap in great condition!  The weave of the fabric will shrink, but the sizing should have taken that into account.   When you buy a Woven Wrap whether new or used, measure when it arrives to confirm its length but keep in mind that it will shrink upon washing!  See the above sizing statement for that information.

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Actually wrapping with a Woven Wrap can prove to be more difficult than one would think!  I know that I studied up on YouTube, practiced while pregnant, and broke in my Woven Wrap to be ready to wrap proficiently with 100% and total failure!  My arms weren’t behaving the way I was asking them to, my baby kept wibble wobbling and giving me a mini hearth attack, and the rails kept getting twisted even after I smoothed and re-smoothed!  I was anxious, stressed, and unable to deal.  Fast forward to my next baby, and slowly but surely, since thankfully Baby #6 is a much more patient child than Baby #5 was as a baby, I am learning the ins & outs of wrapping, or should I say the folds & knots!  Woven Wrap wearing is all about patience, dexterity, and the ability to follow a series of directions from start to finish.  Whether you are a visual learner from pictures or videos or actually in person, there are resources for you!  Please visit PAXbaby’s Woven Wrap Carry List here!!!

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Some key words for you are:

Rails = the edge of the wrap that run lengthwise.  These are hemmed in a variety of ways including double rolled, flat, or simply using the selvedge edge!

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Reinforced = the rails of the wrap cross over baby more than once creating more support!

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Weaves = the way that the wrap was woven.  There are a multitude of weaves such as flat, twill, broken twill, jacquard, and diamond!

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Tails = the ends of the wrap which can be tapered, diagonal, straight, or fringed!

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Seat = the part of the wrap where baby’s bum sits!  The bottom rail on the seat should be tucked up through baby’s legs creating an actual seat, and the edges should be tucked under baby’s legs!

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Pass = each time you wrap across baby’s body, it is a pass!  keep your passes taut and tucked smoothly to create the tidiest, most supportive carry possible!

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Poppage = a universal nono!  When baby’s bum loses its “seat” or comes out of the wrap, thus exposing baby’s body without any support and risking safety!

Weft = the threads running widthwise.  When the color of the weft is changed, the entire look of the wrap is changed!

Warp = the threads running lengthwise.  These are the main colors used in the wrap and can be a solid, stripes, or a pattern!

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Some favorite carries are:

FWCC = Forward Wrap Cross Carry

Kangaroo

RUB = Ruck Under Bum

DH = Double Hammock

BWCC = Back Wrap Cross Carry

Poppins Hip Carry

DH Rebozo = Double Hammock Rebozo

DH Tas = Double Hammock Tied At Shoulder

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Think creatively when wrapping and don’t be scared to try something new!  Add a set of sling rings to the end of a wrap to create a Ring Sling style carry!  Carry 2 babies in 1 wrap using a tandem carry!  Challenge yourself to ONLY wrap for a week in order to get that new carry down, or to ONLY back wrap for the day to see if you can master that new positioning!  Remember, babywearing is meant to be a fun way to bond with your baby and keep your hands free!  Obsessing and shopping compulsively for new carriers is NOT mandatory but does come with the territory!

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*happy babywearing*

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PAXbaby would like to give Amitola a warm, Southern California welcome – HOLA from the sunshine state!!!  Flying in Statesside all the way from the Netherlands, Amitola is a rainbow experience you do NOT want to miss! Woven from all 39 of Girasol’s available custom threads, Amitola is a veritable feast for the eyes showcasing Girasol’s knack for making rainbows “chic!”  As discussed at PAXbaby, change the weft of a woven wrap, and you’ve changed its very essence!  The core stays the same rock-solid rainbow, but the tone changes whether you’ve chosen a Black, Blue, Yellow, Cream, Pink or Purple!!!  Also known as Black, Azul Pacifico, Azarfran, Crema de Nube, Sombre Rosado, or Purpura Romano!!!  Delight in the spectacular array of hues presented by Amitola and good luck choosing which Amitola weft should come home to help you & your baby babywear forever after!

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Need help choosing a length?  Refer to PAXbaby’s Woven Wrap Guide, and if you STILL need help, don’t hesitate to email to ask!  It may take a day or two to get a response though, I’m a bit busy cavorting amongst the rainbows!!!!  And don’t worry, whichever weft you choose, you will love it, because that is how Amitola is!

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*happy babywearing*

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My goodness, what don’t I love about these pictures!!!!  We had such a sweet afternoon today, and these pictures show exactly how much Baby #5 loves his little brother!  My heart is melting……

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I love Baby #6’s sleepy face.

I love the colors in the Girasol Amitola woven wrap – coming soon to PAXbaby!

I love Baby #5’s fireman hat – he even wears it to the pool!

I love Baby #5 holding Baby #6’s foot.

I love my new rosette headband that PAXdaddy gave me for Christmas!

I love the green baskets in the background that hold my lovely stash of cloth diapers.

And most of all, I LOVE BABYWEARING!!!!!

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*happy babywearing*

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I want to be a Certified Babywearing Educator! Do you?

PAXbaby is hosting a babywearing class – Babywearing Institute Beginner and Advanced courses, taught by Tanja Martinson from Babywearing Institute Northwest!!!  Come learn everything about everything about babywearing at this Southern California class location!!!!  See below for details and please let me know if you are interested in coming!!!  Hope to see you there so you can become 100% confident in your babywearing skills & how to teach others the babywearing basics!!  Classes are planned for March 12-15, 2012 here in Murrieta. We will need 10 people to make the class happen and will be splitting the instructor’s travel costs.  Deadline to register is January 21st with full payment due by February 20!!!

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Here is the nitty grity!

**Educator travel costs will be split between students**

Details are broken down below, but here is an overview:

~~~ Beginner:   $300 + $50 non-refundable registration fee

~~~ Advanced:  $300 + $50 non-refundable registration fee (only 1 registration fee charged if both classes are taken together)

~~~ Travel:       $1600/#of students so w/10 students that would be $160 each

**** Potential total if taking Beginner & Advanced during this session = $810 ****

Classes will be taught based on the courses offered through the BabywearingInstitute in Logan, UT ~ emphasizing optimal positioning and safety based on the best available research.

• Beginning and Advanced courses can be taken separately or in succession during the same session dates.
• Students must complete the Beginning Course prior to taking the Advanced course.
• A $50 registration fee is due for each course if taken during separate session dates.  If both the Beginner and Advanced courses are completed within the same session dates, only one (1) $50 registration fee is charged.
• Certificates of Attendance are provided upon completetion of each course but certification as a Certified Babywearing Educator is not complete until the written  take-home exams are completed, returned and accepted.

Beginner Course Description:

Course Fee:  $300 + $50 registration fee

• The Babywearing Institute Beginner Course covers everything from the classification of babies as parent clingers to healthy development of the spine/hip and pelvic floor stresses ofbabywearing.
• We discuss the aspects of babywearing related to the baby’s psychological, emotional and physical development and more.
• You will learn about good communication with parents and children as well as how to match the wearer with the proper carrier forbabywearing success.
• This class will help you with setting up your businss and explore different business types.
• We’ll have lots of experience with baby carriers and wrap tying methods.
• We have many of the major types of carriers for you to learn with.
• Class tuition includes an extensive printed student manual.

This is a LONG DISTANCE CERTIFICATION – the exam is a take home exam.  You do not need to travel back to Washington in order to test.  Courses are not available online or in video format as the work requires hands on demonstration and practice.

Advanced Course Description:

Course fees:  $300 + $50 registration fee (unless combining with Beginner Course, then registration is waived)

• This is a class to help you be well rounded in all aspects ofbabywearing.
• You’ll be learning how to help parents with children who have special needs along with important information on advanced communication.
• Helping parents with multiples or babywearing while pregnant or even nursing while babywearing will become natural after taking thisclass.
• You will learn how to match parents with a good color of carrier along with exercises to help new mothers wear their baby without hurting themselves.
• Lots of baby carrier experience and wrap tying practice.

This is a LONG DISTANCE CERTIFICATION – the exam is a take home exam.  You do not need to travel back to Washington in order to test.  Courses are not available online or in video format as the work requires hands on demonstration and practice.

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*happy babywearing*

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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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… the delivery of PAXbaby’s Girasol Woven Wraps!  Are you ready to get merry with some rainbows?  Earthy Rainbow & his big brother, Northern Lights, have arrived just in time to get slingified and tucked into your Christmas stocking!  You can pretend that you are surprised on Christmas morning, but the truth is you haven’t stopped thinking about your Girasol wrap since you hinted to your husband – aka cut & paste the url in his email at least 10 times the last week!  Your choice of length, shoulder style, and ring color make these Girasol Ring Slings 100% your style!!!!  Have a very merry & very wrappy Christmas, and don’t forget to mention to your husband that you’d like to have a rainbow PAXpuffy Christmas ornament as well!

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This Girasol Woven Wrap boasts a symphony of rainbow hues, melding into one another with an ideal amount of saturation!  Basically, Earthy Rainbow is one of those “perfect” moments!!!

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Need to wear a bit of perfection yourself?  Buy an Earthy Rainbow Ring Sling and brighten your day!!!

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Fall in love with me as I unfold my very first Woven Wrap in 2008 while pregnant with Baby #5, and order your own Earthy Rainbow Ring Sling at PAXbaby.com!!!

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Loving the high tummy to tummy carry with a Wrap Conversion Ring Sling and my snuggly Baby #6!!!!

Try this carry at home with this Ring Sling tutorial!!!  Enjoy!!!

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