August 2009

I love this story because it rings so true!  It totally reminds me of a great retort I read on the babywearer (if you’re the author, let me know and I’ll credit you!) to the common snarky comment: Q: “Why are you carrying that child?  Can’t he walk?”   A: “He’s 15 months, I’m carrying him [...]

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Good Question: Baby Carriers for Back-to-School

by Sling Lady on August 25, 2009

It’s that time of year again – the air’s getting chillier, the days are getting shorter, and kids are going back to school.  When I was little, we never started before Labor Day, but here in California, most schools start mid-August.  My son, Jack, started first grade today – -hard to believe! So what do [...]

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SlingLady Rx: Tips on getting comfy in a wrap

by Sling Lady on August 20, 2009

Dear SlingLady, I’m figuring out the wrap carrier (Haumea Bali Breeze wrap, by Wrapsody) and have a few questions.Then I tried the pocket carry, which was much better. The baby’s head seemed to go back, which you can see in the picture, I wasn’t sure if that was because he was looking around or if [...]

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Sling Stories: Braving Target without a carrier

by Sling Lady on August 18, 2009

Once you and your child get used to babywearing, it’s really a drag when you don’t have one, as today’s sling story illustrates.  This story comes from Susan, mom to Benny, another babywearing blogger – who also posted this on her blog, Sling Babies. So in my most brilliant move ever, I put my wraps [...]

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“Mommy blogger” ethics issues making the news

by Sling Lady on August 11, 2009

Lately, there has been a lot of publicity around “Mommy bloggers” and the ethics of bloggers being transparent about whether they receive items for free and how this may or may not affect the genuineness of their reviews.   Here’s one article from CNN.  A lot of the debate is focusing around bloggers disclosing (or failing [...]

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The Sling Lady featured at Babble.com!

by Sling Lady on August 5, 2009

Check out the Babble.com article: 3 Most Common Mistakes: Babywearing.  How not to rock a Bjorn!  It’s based on my interview with the reporter.  All in all, I’m pretty happy with it, although there are a few things I would have said differently.  I always get excited when babywearing and baby carriers are featured on [...]

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