There many benefits to wearing your baby and practicing attachment parenting. These are just some of the reasons to try baby wearing:
- Babies cry less. Studies have shown that babies who are worn approximately 3 hours a day cry 43% less than babies who are not.
- Mom gets more done. Most baby carriers, be it a sling, wrap, pouch or soft-structured carrier, allow mom to be hands free. This means being able to do household chores, run errands or tend to your toddler.
- Improved mental development in your baby. Babies who are worn spend more time in a quiet-alert state, all the while at eye level with the rest of the world, allowing the mind to absorb what it sees and hears.
- NO LUGGING AROUND A BULKY CAR SEAT
- Baby feels more secure, resulting in a well adjusted and “calm” toddler later to become an independent child.
- Helps moms deal with the Baby Blues. The contact with your baby fosters bonding and helps regulate hormonal peaks and valleys in the early weeks after birth.
- Babies sleep better at night. Due to the prolonged contact during the day, baby is more willing and able to be “apart” from mom at night.
- Babies who are worn in infancy tend to talk earlier as a toddler. By spending more time at eye level, babies observe and absorb language skills.
- Allows mom to breastfeed hands free. This takes some practice, but once mastered can be a great tool in a pinch.
- Helps reduce infant acid reflux. When worn tummy to tummy babies are less likely to have fluid rise into the esophagus after eating.
I enjoy the closeness and bonding that comes from wearing my daughter, even now at 20 months old. I know she enjoys it too, she brings me our Ergo Baby to go for a ride everyday!
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I have the moby wrap.. baby wearing is great! I can shop and do all sorts of things, without her minding a bit!! My daughter just loves it.. I’m biased to the moby wrap, because it’s the only wrap i’ve used.. compared to other ones it doesn’t make my back hurt as bad!