Close Baby Carrier Introduction
A close baby carrier is a device used to carry a baby on the body of an adult. Close baby carriers come in different types such as baby slings, backpack carriers, and soft front or hip carriers, with various materials and degrees of rigidity, decoration, support and confinement of the baby.
Although the use of of close baby carriers is a relatively recent phenomenon in the West, it is far from new and has been established in many cultures around the world for centuries. For example, images of children being carried in slings can be seen in Egyptian artwork dating back to the time of the Pharaohs. Many Native American mothers were using cradle boards. From the time a baby was born, he or she was wrapped up and then put into the cradle board which was then strapped to the wearer’s back, like a backpack.
The practice of using a close baby carrier is also called “babywearing“. The babywearing term was coined by the family of Dr. Sears ( askdrsears.com) after they noticed that cultures throughout the world carried their babies in homemade slings. They began fabricating different styles of slings to carry their sixth child, Mathew, as they had noticed that the more their babies were carried, the less they cried. Babywearing is one of Sears’ principles of attachment parenting and he attributes many benefits to babywearing and the in-arms style of parenting.
(This video is by HugaBub, but generally talks about the benefits of a close baby carrier)
AskDrSears.com outlined five benefits of babywearing. One of the benefits is as mentioned above, baby cries less and more content. The other four benefits are babies learn more, become more organized, get “ humanized” earlier and are smarter. You can read more about these benefits by visiting askdrsears.com and searching for the “benefits of babywearing” topic.
As the popularity of babywearing increases, more and more baby product manufacturers are offering close baby carriers in various forms. Each of them is touting the great benefits of the product. Evenflo offers soft baby carriers. According to Evenflo, the best advantage to carrying your baby in “a Evenflo soft carrier allows baby to be held close to your body for prolonged periods of time. This type of closeness promotes bonding behaviors from you that greatly benefit the bonding between you and your baby.” Other popular brands are ERGO, Baby Bjorn, Moby Wrap and Snugli. The Snugli brand was introduced by Ann Moore in 1968, when there was no soft baby carriers in store!
Wearing a close baby carrier allows the wearer, often the mother of the infant or child, to have two hands free. However, parents should be aware of their surroundings while wearing their babies, especially while performing household chores as they could grab on something hot or sharp.
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