When i started researching baby wearing while pregnant four years ago i never looked up carriers beyond what i thought i would use during my child s.
Baby wearing toddler.
Though it may be new to some of us babywearing is nothing new historically or globally.
Babywearing or baby carrying is the practice of carrying your baby or toddler in a carrier.
For centuries moms in the west wore their children.
You never know when you ll need to.
It offers a hands free way to cart your little one around.
In fact it s quite the opposite.
If you think about it toddlers are harder than infants because they re totally unpredictable.
It s only in the last few decades that society has drifted away from baby wearing.
The ever popular ergo carrier for kids up to 45 pounds.
In my view the transition from babywearing to toddlerwearing is a process based on trust respect a dialogue between the mother and the child a negotiation of both their needs.
Updated oct 12 2015 posted dec 11 2012 offbeat editors.
Baby wearing makes things like going for walks and family outings a little easier when you do not have to push a stroller around.
Child carriers for kids up to 45 lbs.
And ditto for mamas all around the world today.
Then they continue babywearing or shall we say toddlerwearing out of convenience and even necessity.
Baby wearing for toddlers and preschoolers.
Babywearing helps with so many issues that make having a toddler hard.
Comfort and safety aside the act of babywearing and toddlerwearing is between the wearer and the child and is dependent on their personal circumstances and preferences.
When baby wearing becomes toddler wearing.
If you re already wearing your baby often it s easy to see that just because they have learned to walk does not mean that they no longer need to be carried.