by Sling Lady on April 28, 2009
Dear SlingLady, Back when I had my son, Maya Wraps only had one size. Sadly, I lost that sling so now that I’m expected my second baby, I’m looking for another Maya. The sizing instructions indicate I’m a medium, but I’m tall (5’9) and wondering whether I should get a Large instead. Why are there [...]
by Sling Lady on April 21, 2009
I love reading babywearing success stories. Here’s a great one from Kristen, mom to Daegan Loki (age 2). “Wow, that was the best mommy move ever!” I got applauded by all the people in line at Target on Thursday, with several variations of this sentence. Backstory: My mom, my son and I were standing in [...]
by Sling Lady on April 17, 2009
Dear SlingLady, We do a lot of hiking and we love our ERGO! I hate carrying around a diaper bag when we’re out in the woods, and I’m wondering whether the ERGO backpack would work for me. Can you tell me some pros and cons? Thanks, Cindy Dear Cindy, The ERGO backpack gets heavy use [...]
by Sling Lady on April 13, 2009
Dear SlingLady, I just bought a Beco Butterfly carrier three days ago and I am just too short in the torso for it to fit correctly, also, I think the carrier is terribly uncomfortable for me and my baby (4 months). I am interested in a mei tai, but there are so many variations made [...]
by Sling Lady on April 11, 2009
One of my must-have babywearing accessories is a good babywearing mirror. CMA has the peek-in-back mirror, which I love for how cute it is. The peek-in-backs main drawbacks are that it’s possibly to lose the mirror and that you can’t use it with all carriers. For this reason, I’m happy to be introducing the Rearview [...]
by Sling Lady on April 10, 2009
Dear SlingLady, A while ago, you recommended a stretchy wrap to me for use with my newborn. I bought a Bali Baby Breeze (Chukwa, so DH will wear it too). DD seems to be very comfortable in it. Usually I tie it on in the morning and then pop her in and out of it [...]
by Sling Lady on April 7, 2009
A friend of mine recently bought a gift certificate from us, and then asked me in her email if I could make it as much like opening a gift as possible. I had been pretty happy with our old gift certificate, but I realized we could do a lot better. A lot of people (myself [...]