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What's a good baby sling to use for a summer baby?
comfy and cool...i also have a 2 yr old so ill need something sturdy while im chasing my first kid. is the sling the same as a carrier? should i get one of each or one that can hold a newborn and an older baby?
thank you were about the same height but i weigh more..
Answer
the two most important things to ensure a good carrier/sling is: SIze of the Parent, and Weight of the Child. A great sling will be of no use if it doesn't fit.
price was not an issue to me so I can't remember what I paid for what, but you can find most of these on eBay if you are not picky regarding the color.
I have purchased (and been given) a total of maybe 6 slings and carriers. Heres my review of them
btw my Post partum weight /height is 126# 5'7"
(I will rank them at the end)
HOTSLING - I got size 3 (way too big for me) and my son hate it, always did, from 8 wks old, at 4 months old, he freakin hates it. My sister is very small (5'1" and about 110#, she bought size 1 and her son enjoyed the ride there). pros - very compact for travel, lightweight. cons - one adult arm is constrained so your are limited (can't fold laundry etc); and my son hated it but it was the wrong size and he fell too low.
MY BABY NEST (available at www.babiesrus.com online) - this uses the concept of a wrap around tie sling but you don't have to tie it. you just slip your arms though and wrap the waist belt around you and under your babies bum. (I got a medium, and even called the company rep and she told me she was the same size as me and she uses a medium). Again, I needed the small. My son sinks too low and it pulls on my shoulders and back. THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST TYPE WRAP SLING THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TIED OR WRAPPED EACH TIME. It's a pretty amazing little invention, just get a size smaller than you think you are b/c the spandex material is very very stretchy. Pros - comfortable for both mommy and baby if you get the right size, baby can be worn front, back and hip. cons - material stretches out after about 10 minutes of wearing. My husband also says it looks gay and he won't wear it.
SLEEPY WRAP - also a great wrap and my son actually likes this one. It's not that difficult to tie but does take some practice. The pros: comfortable for baby, can wear front/back/side, and one size fits all. Can accommodate toddlers as well as infants cons - also stretchy material, cant' really wear more than 30 min
SlingLing - nice and cool. some babies/parents don't feel secure with it
BABY BJORN - structured type carrier, pros - simple on/off. I can do it without other adult helping. my husband will wear it. baby worn in front but can face parent or outward. cons - not as comfortable for parent when baby weighs 20 pounds or more. can't wear on back. has metal in the clips so you have to take it off when you go through metal detectors at airport.
DEUTER - a great concept if you are over 5'7" tall. I am right on the borderline of this being comfortable. it's basically a backpack that has a seated compartment for an infant/up to maybe a 24month old. Pros - don't have to carry a separate diaper bag, Baby sits in more of a seat like position, good for Disneyland / going on long hikes where you don't want to carry a purse/other bags. Cons - not for short people, or even average height person, also remember it has a full back pack built in. This is a bit of overkill for just puttering around the house.
AND THE WINNER IS:
Ergo Baby Carrier.
Pros - baby can be worn front side and back, newborns (with special insert) and 3 yr olds fit comfortably in it. can purchase a separate small backpack to attatch to the carrier
very comfortable to both parent and baby
cons- it's kinda thick but that's what makes it comfortable. They were designed in hawaii and it's pretty hot there so I think it's ok for summer use.
some people complain about the price. I say better to buy one good one than go through 5 others before you find this one (but in all honesty the My Baby Nest one is awesome but I was just told the wrong size to buy - mis informed by customer service employee).
the two most important things to ensure a good carrier/sling is: SIze of the Parent, and Weight of the Child. A great sling will be of no use if it doesn't fit.
price was not an issue to me so I can't remember what I paid for what, but you can find most of these on eBay if you are not picky regarding the color.
I have purchased (and been given) a total of maybe 6 slings and carriers. Heres my review of them
btw my Post partum weight /height is 126# 5'7"
(I will rank them at the end)
HOTSLING - I got size 3 (way too big for me) and my son hate it, always did, from 8 wks old, at 4 months old, he freakin hates it. My sister is very small (5'1" and about 110#, she bought size 1 and her son enjoyed the ride there). pros - very compact for travel, lightweight. cons - one adult arm is constrained so your are limited (can't fold laundry etc); and my son hated it but it was the wrong size and he fell too low.
MY BABY NEST (available at www.babiesrus.com online) - this uses the concept of a wrap around tie sling but you don't have to tie it. you just slip your arms though and wrap the waist belt around you and under your babies bum. (I got a medium, and even called the company rep and she told me she was the same size as me and she uses a medium). Again, I needed the small. My son sinks too low and it pulls on my shoulders and back. THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST TYPE WRAP SLING THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TIED OR WRAPPED EACH TIME. It's a pretty amazing little invention, just get a size smaller than you think you are b/c the spandex material is very very stretchy. Pros - comfortable for both mommy and baby if you get the right size, baby can be worn front, back and hip. cons - material stretches out after about 10 minutes of wearing. My husband also says it looks gay and he won't wear it.
SLEEPY WRAP - also a great wrap and my son actually likes this one. It's not that difficult to tie but does take some practice. The pros: comfortable for baby, can wear front/back/side, and one size fits all. Can accommodate toddlers as well as infants cons - also stretchy material, cant' really wear more than 30 min
SlingLing - nice and cool. some babies/parents don't feel secure with it
BABY BJORN - structured type carrier, pros - simple on/off. I can do it without other adult helping. my husband will wear it. baby worn in front but can face parent or outward. cons - not as comfortable for parent when baby weighs 20 pounds or more. can't wear on back. has metal in the clips so you have to take it off when you go through metal detectors at airport.
DEUTER - a great concept if you are over 5'7" tall. I am right on the borderline of this being comfortable. it's basically a backpack that has a seated compartment for an infant/up to maybe a 24month old. Pros - don't have to carry a separate diaper bag, Baby sits in more of a seat like position, good for Disneyland / going on long hikes where you don't want to carry a purse/other bags. Cons - not for short people, or even average height person, also remember it has a full back pack built in. This is a bit of overkill for just puttering around the house.
AND THE WINNER IS:
Ergo Baby Carrier.
Pros - baby can be worn front side and back, newborns (with special insert) and 3 yr olds fit comfortably in it. can purchase a separate small backpack to attatch to the carrier
very comfortable to both parent and baby
cons- it's kinda thick but that's what makes it comfortable. They were designed in hawaii and it's pretty hot there so I think it's ok for summer use.
some people complain about the price. I say better to buy one good one than go through 5 others before you find this one (but in all honesty the My Baby Nest one is awesome but I was just told the wrong size to buy - mis informed by customer service employee).
Strength and agility training?
Chris Muri
I'm 14 and I play a lot of basketball. I do 40 minutes of jumping rope a day and 100 pushups and sit-ups. I don't have a gym
nearby where I can do strength and agility training and I want to be fast and strong basketball. What are some drills I can do for my strength and agility?
Answer
You have good stamina...40 minutes of jumping rope? Youâre like Muhammad Ali!
Do not do sit ups. They can hurt your back and do not target the abs efficiently. Youâre using your hamstrings and hip flexors to perform 2/3 of the exercise, eventually leading to low back pain. You would get better and safer results with crunchesâ¦3 seconds upâ¦3 seconds downâ¦slow enough to reach the deep muscle fiber so you donât need to do endless reps.
(You can thank me later, like in 40 years, when you're in your 50s and do not have back pain).
Also...100 pushups? Donât do them fast as you would be using momentum. Do them very slow (not like in the movies or the army) like 4 seconds going down and 3 seconds going up (real seconds, not just counting...use a noisy clock or a metronome to count your tempo) so you can reach the deep muscle fiber (one rhythmic - puff-puff-puff-puff - inhale while lowering and one rhythmic strong - puff-puff-puff - exhale while lifting).
100 reps of 7 seconds pushups would take 11 to 12 minutes...you might want to shorten that by adding weights or incline or choosing a more challenging kind of pushups. They are numerous kinds out there according to your fitness level so you donât have to waste time doing 100 reps.
I would never do more than 25 reps for pushups (that would be too boring for me) as I would move on to the next more challenging kind of push up and not waste my time doing endless reps.
You can wear a backpack full of books to not have to do 100 reps. Limit your set to 2 or 3 minutes (25 reps or less for 7 seconds pushups) which is possible if you add the right weight. My father was a boxer and when I was about 5 years old (weighing about 40 pounds, I guess), I would ride him like a horse as he was doing his pushups so he could add weight to his workout. My brothers and my sister and I would hang on to his arms like monkeys in a tree when he was doing shoulder lateral raises.
Iâm not a boxer but I used my kids as weights while doing calisthenics when they were babies and toddlers. Itâs called âquality timeâ and they loved the feeling of flying in the air when I was doing reverse crunches with their body on my lower legs. At the end, I would go all around, let go of their hands to safely hold their back before they would land on the other side...fun (Iâm flexible)! Toddlers are best to exercise if youâre getting in shape. You donât have to âadd weightsâ as they actually grow bigger and heavier as youâre getting in better shape. The bigger your kids get, the stronger you get.
So...do not do endless reps, do slow ones and add weights as needed, up to 25 reps. Do not do sit-ups but do slow crunches.
Then what about your lower body? Jumping rope surely would give you some lower body workout but you might want to consider other activities to challenge your lower body in different ways.
Without a gym, you can still rely on calisthenics (using your own body as weight and adding weight to your own body like backpacks full of books or kids).
Look up âcalisthenicsâ, not only doing crunches and pushups for the core and the upper body but also doing lunges, squats and heel raises for the lower body.
A strong lower body would surely be beneficial to improve youâre playing basketball.
Fast and strong? Youâll get that when you get the muscle mass to make it happen.
You have good stamina...40 minutes of jumping rope? Youâre like Muhammad Ali!
Do not do sit ups. They can hurt your back and do not target the abs efficiently. Youâre using your hamstrings and hip flexors to perform 2/3 of the exercise, eventually leading to low back pain. You would get better and safer results with crunchesâ¦3 seconds upâ¦3 seconds downâ¦slow enough to reach the deep muscle fiber so you donât need to do endless reps.
(You can thank me later, like in 40 years, when you're in your 50s and do not have back pain).
Also...100 pushups? Donât do them fast as you would be using momentum. Do them very slow (not like in the movies or the army) like 4 seconds going down and 3 seconds going up (real seconds, not just counting...use a noisy clock or a metronome to count your tempo) so you can reach the deep muscle fiber (one rhythmic - puff-puff-puff-puff - inhale while lowering and one rhythmic strong - puff-puff-puff - exhale while lifting).
100 reps of 7 seconds pushups would take 11 to 12 minutes...you might want to shorten that by adding weights or incline or choosing a more challenging kind of pushups. They are numerous kinds out there according to your fitness level so you donât have to waste time doing 100 reps.
I would never do more than 25 reps for pushups (that would be too boring for me) as I would move on to the next more challenging kind of push up and not waste my time doing endless reps.
You can wear a backpack full of books to not have to do 100 reps. Limit your set to 2 or 3 minutes (25 reps or less for 7 seconds pushups) which is possible if you add the right weight. My father was a boxer and when I was about 5 years old (weighing about 40 pounds, I guess), I would ride him like a horse as he was doing his pushups so he could add weight to his workout. My brothers and my sister and I would hang on to his arms like monkeys in a tree when he was doing shoulder lateral raises.
Iâm not a boxer but I used my kids as weights while doing calisthenics when they were babies and toddlers. Itâs called âquality timeâ and they loved the feeling of flying in the air when I was doing reverse crunches with their body on my lower legs. At the end, I would go all around, let go of their hands to safely hold their back before they would land on the other side...fun (Iâm flexible)! Toddlers are best to exercise if youâre getting in shape. You donât have to âadd weightsâ as they actually grow bigger and heavier as youâre getting in better shape. The bigger your kids get, the stronger you get.
So...do not do endless reps, do slow ones and add weights as needed, up to 25 reps. Do not do sit-ups but do slow crunches.
Then what about your lower body? Jumping rope surely would give you some lower body workout but you might want to consider other activities to challenge your lower body in different ways.
Without a gym, you can still rely on calisthenics (using your own body as weight and adding weight to your own body like backpacks full of books or kids).
Look up âcalisthenicsâ, not only doing crunches and pushups for the core and the upper body but also doing lunges, squats and heel raises for the lower body.
A strong lower body would surely be beneficial to improve youâre playing basketball.
Fast and strong? Youâll get that when you get the muscle mass to make it happen.
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