When I was pregnant, I was pretty clear that I wanted to baby wear. I talked to people who had used carriers and felt I had a pretty good idea of what I needed. So off I went and bought an Ergo with infant insert (soft structured carrier) and a Moby (stretchy wrap). I read … Continue reading
Here’s a lovely story from Isa about her introduction to babywearing while working as a nanny: A few years before my own baby was born, I worked as nanny in a nanny share situation. I looked after two little boys from two different families, one was 22 months when I started, the other 15 months. … Continue reading
This post comes to us from Sarah, a babywearer here in Wellington, who writes over on Dear Albie… Beauty is such a visually-loaded word. And I don’t begrudge it for being so. The art-lover, the nature-lover and the order-maker in me are all huge fans of the aesthetically pleasing. But this month’s theme had me … Continue reading
There always seems to be a lot of discussion about common babywearing myths, such as the ‘risk’ of carrying your baby too much for physical development, which has been disproven time and time again – my 5 and ½ month old crawler snorts at this myth. Or somehow making a child too needy where in … Continue reading
This post comes to us from Sarah, a babywearer here in Wellington, who writes over on Dear Albie… Dear Albie, Where to begin with this letter to you my boy ? Both my head and my heart are full of absolute jumble at the moment. Full of joy for Grace and Riley who have both been … Continue reading
Towards the end of last year, I decided to travel to the other side of the world, solo, with my eight month old daughter. It was quite a daunting prospect, but a necessary one, seeing as she hadn’t yet met the majority of my side of the family. My husband sadly couldn’t join us … Continue reading
We’re Babywearing Wellington, but we’ve been around for well over a year now, and our babies have grown up a lot in that time so we have a bit to say about how wearing an older baby or child differs from wearing an infant and why you might want to consider it. Emma wearing 2.5 year … Continue reading
