it’s been a pretty busy week, so i didn’t get the opportunity to take any proper outfit photos, but if you follow me on instagram, then maybe you’ve seen a few peeks at what i’ve been wearing. and speaking of wearing, i’ve been doing a lot of babywearing. edith just turned seven weeks, so she’s right in the middle of her “fussy stage.” i’ve read that it starts at around 2-3 weeks, peaks at 6 weeks, and subsides by 3-4 months. which is pretty much in line with our experience when adam was a newborn as well. she’s generally pretty easy going and sleeps most of the time, but i find that she’ll have a fussy time of day either right in the middle of the afternoon, but usually in the evening before bedtime. it’s completely normal, so i try not to let it worry me or stress me out, but i do hate to hear her cry. one of the easiest ways that we’ve dealt with it is to alternate between nursing and carrying her in a wrap or sling until she chills out and falls asleep.
in fact, that’s pretty much where you’ll find her if she isn’t napping, having tummy time, or engaged in stimulating activities like listening to us read or sing, or hanging out in her baby play gym. just as important as it is to fill their little brains with information, it’s important to avoid getting them overstimulated or overtired. holding her close to my chest in a wrap is kinda like having her swaddled, but we both get to bond and share those feel good hormones.
so yes, i’ve been inducted into the cult of babywearing. i wrote this post about it last year when adam was still small enough for me to carry in a wrap. and this time around, i’m having even more fun collecting a little stash. so far, i’m using a very lightweight happy baby wrap in ivory, which is really nice for the super hot weather where we live. and i have two beautiful linen sakura bloom ring slings. i have the classic sling in maple, which is a heavyweight linen. and the chambray sling in twig, which is a slightly softer, lightweight linen. and now i’m on the hunt for a really nice ivory woven wrap. i like woven wraps a lot because there are a million different ways that you can wear them, many of which are able to evenly distribute weight across your back, which makes a huge difference when baby starts to get bigger. and of course i have a lot of fun coordinating them with my outfits, haha!
anyone out there as obsessed as i am? do you have any favorite wraps or slings?
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Wow!! Seems pretty comfortable :)
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woven wraps are such a rabbit hole. it was an expensive and time consuming hobby to have over the past two years, but I’ve had such fun experimenting with brands, blends, sizes, patterns and carries. since you’re looking for a natty. I love my oscha aiko. it’s perfect for hot weather – not a lot of cush but strangely supportive and non-diggy for being so thin. It would be perfect for a tiny noob.
ooh, thank you so much for the tip! i was looking at a really beautiful, plain and simple wrap by didymos, but it is a design from last year and it sold out before i could buy it!
and yes, such a dangerous hobby! with adam i was ok with a few carriers, but this time around i have the longest wishlist, it’s terrible!
Everything sells out! The secret action is all on the bst (buy-sell-trade) boards on Facebook. With only a couple of exceptions, I’ve always bought from other mamas. Send me a quick email if you want to chat more or want any tips. The wrap world felt like an ocean with no horizon when I first started and it took me a minute to get my sea legs. But it’s such fun once you figure out what you like <3 info@13bees.com
I wore the purple rainbow striped wrap from Storkenweige. It was all I used and was always convinced of the fabric wrap versus the ergo baby. Even when I was still wrapping long swathes of cloth while my friends were ready with babies in place. Now my child is five and I really think the baby being held, made a huge difference in her development- held in the carrier she was looking at everything on our daily park walks. And that honed sense of observation has never left her. I loved holding her close and she loved it too. Precious baby.