Babywearing 101: Resources for Babywearing

Written by Julie Finn
Published on July 27th, 2009
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Posted in Baby

Babywearing BabyThis is the last post in our babywearing series. If you’d like to catch up, so far we’ve done:

1. Benefits of Babywearing

2. General Guidelines for Babywearing

3. The Ring Sling

4. The Pouch

5. The Wrap

6. The Mei Tai

If you’d like to learn more about babywearing, explore sewing your own baby carriers, or look at illustrated diagrams or videos that teach various styles of carry, check out the following resources:

  • AskDrSears: The paragon of attachment parenting, the Sears family supports babywearing and co-sleeping. They have a line of parenting books, a few commercial products, and an extensive web site.
  • MamaToto: This babywearing web site has discussions, video demonstrations, and patterns for making a variety of native-style baby carriers from different cultures.
  • MayaWrap: A web site for the Maya line of products, it includes pdf downloads of instruction manuals and video demonstrations, as well as fabric care guidelines, accessories, etc.
  • ErgoBabyCarrier: A web site for the Ergo baby carrier, it includes both instruction manuals and instructional videos, as well as care guidelines, accessories, etc.
  • MotheringdotCommune: The web site for Mothering magazine, the forum hosts discussions on all attachment parenting issues, including a large section on babywearing.

Other expert babywearers, what would you add to our discussion?

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    Crystal said on July 27th, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    What about TheBabywearer.com - THE definitive online resource for babywearers. Includes reviews, articles, and very active forums :)

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    MC said on July 27th, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    I really enjoyed this series. Thanks for all of the great information.

    I would recommend people practice. It sometimes takes some adjusting and working with it to get it down. Mamatoto, which you listed, has great videos.

    I’d also recommend thebabywearer.com. You can buy used/new carriers there and post for advice. It’s a great resource.

    Peppermint.com has an advice section where you can ask experts. They are very helpful

    Also, I recommend finding a local group of parents–such as LLL, API, Holistic Moms, a babywearing group, a neighborhood playgroup, a store that sells carriers–and getting advice. These are also a great resources if you need hands on assistance or want to try different carriers since all carriers have different uses and meet different needs.

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    What Babies Want : Eco Child’s Play said on August 18th, 2009 at 4:21 am

    [...] it’s not just babywearing. Maybe it’s not gentle parenting. Maybe it’s not cosleeping and breastfeeding. Maybe [...]

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