Babywearing convert

I am not aware that October is babywearing month until I read Mommy Raquel's post. I am actually a recent convert to babywearing, thanks to her. We received a baby carrier - not the sling type - for Caitlin when she was young, but my husband wasn't convinced because it made him feel hot. On my part, I also worried whether it is strong enough to hold my child. So we shelved it and instead took turns in carrying our daughter when she doesn't feel like sitting on her stroller when we were out.

When we had our second daughter, however, things had to change. She was prematurely born at seven months and needed constant cuddling. We did Kangaroo care (skin to skin contact) while she was still confined at the hospital and I'd like to believe that it greatly helped improve her weight in conjunction with the vitamins that she was - and still is - taking.

So because of her need to be constanly next to me, I thought of babywearing. I got Mamaway and taught myself how to use it by watching youtube clips. I have yet to watch the vcd that the sling comes with. I experimented on the Koala position with Caitlin and, surprisingly, she loved it at 17 months. My husband also loved it. He took Caitlin on a sling when he went to the grocery or the mall, and he even got pretty good comments (something like how responsible looking he is). I am sure they looked great together even though I wasn't there to take their pictures.

So if you haven't got a sling yet, it's not too late to convert to babywearing as my toddler and husband can attest to. And it's never too early to start too.

Happy babywearing month it is!

- Mommy Smiley