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Anne Rogers wrote: Actually putting them on the floor to explore their surroundings is easier. hmm, most dinner times that is what happens to start off with, but for some reason she finds dinner prep time a time to start getting grouchy and pulling at your legs, I prefer not to automatically shove her in a carrier, but it ends up that way 6 times out of 7. Anne Your curious little girl wants to know what Mommy is doing! As us babywearing advocates already know (but maybe someone who is reading doesn't), carrying our babies around while doing daily activities builds organizational skills. Understandably, exploring on the floor is great, but watching Mommy is often better! |
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"Mary Ann" wrote in message
It's not an exact thing I think. Yes, a baby who likes to be held but isn't will soon learn to entertain themselves, but many parents choose not to go through that learning phase and just hold the baby until they are happy to be left. Some babies are happy to be left (like yours it seems) and so don't *need* to be held perhaps. AP to you would be allowing your "happy to explore" baby to do so and AP to me was holding my son because he was unhappy otherwise. Oh don't get me wrong, I certainly used the sling and held them lots during the day, especially when all three went through the hold me phase. I just didn't use the sling for constant babywearing and the girls did like to be on the floor or whatever playing around. During the witching hour (dinner time) they also were very amused at being in the walker and looking at themselves in the black glass oven door. They could see themselves and were amused at the other baby, lol. I put slings in the same category as everything else baby related, everything in moderation and there are definite times when all the baby equipment comes in handy. -- Sue (mom to three girls) |
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"Brookben" wrote: Your curious little girl wants to know what Mommy is doing! As us babywearing advocates already know (but maybe someone who is reading doesn't), carrying our babies around while doing daily activities builds organizational skills. I really enjoyed using my Hug-a-Bub sling, but once DS2 hit 10kg (at about 8mo) the building of his organisational skills had to give way to the incipient destruction of my knee joints! I'm not a very big person and found that a few hours of shopping and slinging led to sleeplessness from knee pain. Understandably, exploring on the floor is great, but watching Mommy is often better! I can't think of a safe way to sling a baby when I'm cooking. Particularly a grabby baby! -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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I really enjoyed using my Hug-a-Bub sling, but once DS2 hit 10kg (at about
8mo) the building of his organisational skills had to give way to the incipient destruction of my knee joints! I'm not a very big person and found that a few hours of shopping and slinging led to sleeplessness from knee pain. I started having knee issues (and shoulder, too) with my OTSBH sling. I love that sling, but my 23 lb, 8 mo was getting too heavy to be supported so much on one shoulder - the opposite knee really took a beating. But, then I got an Ergo - and, I can see a dramatic improvement. I still use the OTSBH sling for nursing to sleep, but the Ergo works great out and about. I can't think of a safe way to sling a baby when I'm cooking. Particularly a grabby baby! Wearing my baby on the back is a good compromise. But, I'd be hesitant still to wear her I were cooking something like hot oil. With preparing salads, rice dishes, etc, I don't see a safety issue with her on the back. |
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