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Babywearing
Resources
(or if you live near Clearwater or the Tampa Bay Area in Florida, click here for a collection of local birth, babywearing, and natural parenting help, gatherings & resources)
The Mamatoto project has tons of pictures and videos and
instructions for wrapping, teaches how to make your own wrap or other
carriers (no sew instructions also available) and lots of other
babywearing help. Don’t forget to make a donation if they
help you:
www.wearyourbaby.org
The BabyWearer website is a great place to get all of your questions
answered. Hundreds of slinging mamas ask questions and offer each other
answers on their many forums, and generally share babywearing
experiences. Until you peruse these forums, you cannot know how many
different carriers are available in each style (wrap, ABC, ring sling,
pouch) all with their own extras. You can also find carriers reviewed
here, and get a good deal on a used carrier on the for sale or trade
board:
http://www.thebabywearer.com
Dr Sears, the original attached parent, goes over the benefits
of babywearing.
A fantastic page where one mama offers
instuctions for many carries that can be done with a short wrap or
rebozo, including directions for tying a slip knot for ring
sling-like adjustability.
The Rebozo Way Project is bringing back the lost art of the rebozo
(shawl) carry:
This list of studies, books and articles on babywearing, from the
Rebozo Way site, offers a lot of scientific insight into babywearing: http://www.rebozoway.org/articles/studyiap.htm
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