Babywearing Basics Australia

Social Media can show conflicting images of how babies should be positioned in a carrier. For new parents this can be confusing and overwhelming. As educators on these platforms, we have an obligation to ONLY be showing images that show correct positioning. By doing this we are reinforcing the TICKS message for safe Babywearing.

Are you a member of the babywearing community? We’re conducting a study through the University of British Columbia in partnership with the Center for Babywearing Studies, titled “Wear All the Babies”: Learning and Sharing the Language of Babywearing (Principal Investigator Christine Schreyer). Our goal is to better understand how people how people learn to talk about babywearing and the terminology they use in order to develop an online open-access dictionary of Babywearing terminology. If you are a member of the Babywearing community, at least 18 years old, and able to read, write, and understand English, you are invited to participate. The anonymous survey takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
https://bit.ly/BabywearingLanguageSurvey

For confidentiality reasons, if you have any questions about participating please contact Christine Schreyer at [email protected] or send us a direct message rather than posting a public comment. If you comment, like, or follow our post, you may be publicly identified with our project.

Thank you very much for your participation!

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Safe and optimal babywearing doesn't need to be hard! Remember these points:

- Can you see your baby's nose and mouth at all times? Not covered by any part of the carrier/sling or your clothing. Clear airways always.

- Is your baby held firm and supported completely in the carrier/sling? All buckles are fastened, wrap or sling tied and secured correctly?

- Does your baby have a nice curved and supported back and are placed high on your chest right under your chin?

- Are their legs in the hip healthy M position with their feet out and uncovered?

Following these simple points ensures your child's safety and correct ergonomics for both of you.

Happy Babywearing!

Wrapping of a different kind but still so important. For more healthy hips tips checkout Healthy Hips Australia.

Swaddling is not something we simply know how to do. Please help us get this resource to parents-to-be, as well as all the parents and caregivers of babies 0-3 months old, as research has linked inappropriate swaddling to hip dysplasia. 💚
www.healthyhipsaustralia.org.au/safe-swaddling-guidelines/

Hold those babies close ❤️

Do you ever stop consider how odd it is that so many advise that you don’t cuddle your baby too much? Picking up and hugging a baby is the most natural thing in the world, whether it’s your own baby or somebody else’s. We have this instinctive drive to want to squidge and protect them. When they cry, it sets off innate drives that have protected our species since the dawn of time. Avoiding picking a baby up ‘too much’ (whatever that means), literally goes against every ounce of evolutionary driven behaviour and biology in our bodies.

What has the world come to when so many believe hugging too much is ‘spoiling’? What a broken and harsh world we live in where people believe that hugs should be rationed. Imagine the impact restriction of loving touch in infancy (and beyond) has had? We need to break this cycle of touch starvation, not perpetuate it.

So, hold your baby while they cry, hold them when they’re happy. Hold them while they sleep, hold them when they wake. Hold them while you rest, hold them when you’re busy and think you have ‘more important things to do’. Never, ever be afraid to hold them ‘too much’; it just isn’t possible, neither is it a ‘bad habit’, or ‘ a sleep prop’. By holding your baby, as much as you and they want, you are taking one small step towards changing the world for the better - and what an important job that is! 💕

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Great info on optimal posture when using a baby carrier from Kangatraining Australia.

Help spread the message that hip dysplasia is developmental so checks through til 3.5yrs is recommended for ALL babies 💚 www.healthyhipsaustralia.org.au/education-training/what-is-developmental-dysplasia-of-the-hip/

Anyone else loving their virtual Kanga classes being run during iso?!

While Mummy exercises, I can snuggle up close and sleep.
I can feel her arms wrapped around me.
I can hear her heart beating in my ear.
I can smell her sweet scent.
I can see her smiling down at me.
I love my Mummy time at Kanga. 💕

To find a virtual session that suits you and your little one, please head to our website www.kangatraining.com.au

Thank you for continuing to support our amazing team of trainers and our beautiful program by attending these sessions. We cannot wait to be running face to face sessions again soon.

We're kicking off a series of safety tips and discussion points to help caregivers navigate the current COVID-19 pandemic with it's necessary physical and social distancing measures. Keep those babies , close and safe.

Text: If you must go out, a baby carrier can help keep little hands away from surface germs, as well as keeping you and baby the appropriate physical distance from others. COVID-19 Tip #1. Image is an adult and baby arm and hand under running water.

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