wearing baby at home

beyoga · October 2010

Hi,

I've been reading in the preemie book my hospital gave me that its good to wear them in a sling around the house when you get them home. Have any of you done this? TIA

morganore · October 2010

I wear DD all. the. time. She absolutely loves it. And I started the minute we got home. I don't think a sling is a good idea because it can cause them to slouch down and block their airway, so I recommend the moby. That is what I use and it is great and holds her in there so snugly. Especially when you first get them home and they are so small, the moby has better support. The slings have a higher weight recommendation too i think. If you have any baby wearing Q's head over to the AP board, you will find lots of answers!

boolos2B05 · October 2010

I did wear DD alot when she was small. We got a Baby K'Tan carrier when she was about a month old, I think she was around 5lbs. She loved it.

beyoga · October 2010

Thanks. I'm not sure what the AP board is though. I'll check into a Moby.

FisMom · October 2010

I also use a Moby around the house, though as DD gets bigger and older, I can put her down a lot to entertain herself. AP stands for Attachment Parenting.

msalinardi@live.com · October 2010

Skip the moby, its very expensive for what it is and go buy 2-3 yards of t-shirt material at the fabric store. This waqy you canmake it as longor as short as you want.

Irishsapphire · October 2010

I have a Ergo baby carrier with infant insert. It calms him down. This past Sunday, it was easier to get around and go to a cooking class at Williams Sonoma, and then church and then shopping with the baby carrier.