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Mary0913

I got a bjorn and DD was instantly calmed when I put her in it and fell right asleep (knock on wood that this keeps working!).  My question is, how much do you wear them during the day?  Do you just use it as a calming solution and then put LO down in their crib/PNP?  I worry that I'll wear her too much and then she won't sleep/calm herself without it. 

What's your strategy?  Thanks! 

sunnyday016

I wish I had had my Moby right from the start. Wear her as much as you'd like-so many cultures around the world wear their babies constantly. In the first few months most babies aren't really able to calm themselves anyway.

melrrr

check the eco friendly family board. There are a lot of baby wearers there. I use carriers a lot, but more for running around than at home these days (although when she was younger I definitely used the moby to get her to sleep).

IMO I don't think you can wear your baby too much.

ncbelle

I still wear kiddo a lot.  Now I usually wear him to sleep and then lay him down; I'll leave him on if he's overtired and needs a good long nap (since he will sleep much longer on me and sometimes won't on his own).  When he was smaller, I wore him for whole naps all the time.

I also wear him when we go for walks, whenever we go out, and if I need to do something around the house and he isn't happy playing on his own.  

I don't think you can "overwear" a baby.  As they get older, they'll let you know when they want to get down (kiddo already does) and it's instantly calming for him.  He also loves being able to look around and watch what I do when he's awake and being worn.

ncbelle

Oh and the babywearing bio linked in my siggy has info on the benefits of babywearing!

Marle

I'd like to add that there is something you do need to consider because it's happening to me. Are you going to be a SAHM? or is your caregiver going to be able to wear the baby too? Because the baby will not be able to sleep without movement if daycare won't wear them. My poor baby is getting used to sleeping on his own by force and doesn't nap enough at daycare. Nights were horrible at the beginning because he was so tired.

Mary0913

ncbelle:

Oh and the babywearing bio linked in my siggy has info on the benefits of babywearing!

That's super helpful - thanks for the heads up! 

msjoered

I just started using my babybjorn and I love it have him close but still have my hands free. I use it to hold him close when he is crying, but need to have my hands free or I just use it to carry him around the house with me. He is actually in it right now, just hanging out. He is close and I can sit here on the computer for a few min.