Slings, The art of Baby Wearing

A new born is always good news, but also synonym of sleepless nights and long, tiring days. Your baby seems to need you all the time and you end up finding difficult to get anything else done. However, traditional cultures have found natural ways to carry their babies and seem to successfully integrate their babies into their daily busy lives.

Babywearing has many benefits:

-Babies cry less and are happier when they are worn regularly. Research has shown that babies who are carried cry 43% less overall and 54% less in the evening hours. It has proved to be of special help with those babies suffering from gases and colic.

-Creates special bond with your baby. The physical closeness of carrying your baby develops a strong bond between baby and wearer. This closeness has also been proved to reduce distress and separation anxiety in babies.

-Increases baby’s emotional and mental development. Closeness to the parent offers emotional comfort to the baby. When carried, babies develop quicker a sense of security and confidence, becoming more independent and self-confident children.
Baby becomes spectator of how life and daily activities evolve around them. They see the world from their parents’ level, the extra stimulation makes babies to spend more time in a “quiet, alert state” which is the optimal for learning process.

-Encourages baby’s physical development. The close contact with their parents helps newborns in the transition between life in the womb to life in the outside world. Babies carried in slings tend to sit up and stand up earlier.

- More freedom. Because your hands are free you can carry on with your daily life. The care of your baby becomes easier as he joins you as a quiet spectator in your daily activities.

You have your baby close to kiss him, comfort him or talk to him without the need to interrupt what you are doing, and your daily life becomes easier, to take a bus or a walk, to look after your other children. The world is at your hand to enjoy!