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Baby slings are an essential piece of baby gear. I’ve found them to be more convenient and more comforting to my babies than backpacks and front packs. I’ve used many kinds over the years, but always found drawbacks that I thought should be improved upon. That’s where Mamma’s Milk slings come in. Jude Kuipers, the Mom behind Mamma’s Milk slings, designed a remarkable product. There are excellent reasons her designs are known as the celebrity favorites!
First of all, let’s talk about why a sling is important. Using a baby sling or wrap can make life easier for you and it’s good for your baby. Here are just some of the advantages that William and Martha Sears wrote about in a book I highly recommend, The Baby Book- Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two :
· It’s convenient. You can breastfeed discretely in a sling while working, getting things done around the house, shopping or eating in a restaurant. If you have a baby who wants to be held all the time, as I did, this is an easy way to meet her needs while doing other things.
· It helps moms care for older siblings. Carrying your baby in a sling can give you the mobility to care for your older children.
· Here’s an important point! It reduces crying and colic. A 1986 study of 99 mother-infant pairs (reported in Pediatrics) showed that carrying babies at least three hours a day reduces crying and fussing 43% during the day and 51% at night. That’s huge! Babies are happier because they have less need to cry, and parents enjoy their babies more as a result.
· It enhances learning. Carried babies have enhanced visual and auditory alertness, and increased “quiet alertness” times. Carrying a baby promotes cognitive development and speech development, since babies are exposed to more experiences and conversations.
· Carried babies are involved in their parents’ world. They participate in life, rather than see it as a spectator.
· Carrying your baby promotes bonding and enhances parents’ feelings of competence. A higher frequency of feeding and touching stimulates mothering hormones, and frequent carrying encourages and speeds the development of a mutual reading of each other’s cues.
Here’s what I love about the Mamma’s Milk slings:
· They are easily and invisibly adjustable. In fact, they’re the sleekest adjustable baby carrier on the market. There aren’t any buckles, rings, snaps, flaps, etc.
· They are beautifully sewn, with much less bulk than traditional carriers.
· You can customize your carrier to get the exact fit for your body, and they are sized to optimize this fit.
· The padding is only where your baby’s legs rest while in an upright position, making a comfortable seat for your baby.
· You can feel safe and secure wearing a Mama’s Milk sling, knowing they are safety designed for your child.
· They are actually fashionable while being comfortable, made out of high quality fabrics.
Explore the beautifully functional selection of slings at MammasMilk.com, including their adjustable silk slings with natural sheen, strength and absorbency that are a celebrity favorite!
Then earn your chance to win a gift certificate good towards a sling from MammasMilk.com! Just send in a question to mommymuselive@gmail.com that gets read first on the air next week on The Mommy-Muse Is In: Empowering Your Journey into Motherhood, and you’ll be the winner!
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