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which ones did you use and have good experience with?
oops lol should of been specific. like baby bjorn carriers and things like that not a car seat.
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Did you mean infant car seat or infant carrier like a sling/backpack type carrier?
I use the Ergo carrier. It was recommended to me by my best friend who had a 10.5 lb baby and had back issues before said baby. She very much like attachment parenting (where the parent wears the child for extended periods of time) for her babies as they responded very well to the contact. She had tried several types and found the Ergo to be the only one that didn't leave her crippled.
I like it because it is very versatile. When my daughter was a newborn, I used the infant insert and wore her in a sling-type position. Now that she is older, I wear her on my front facing me (The one drawback to the Ergo is that you can't face the baby outwards). My husband, however, prefers to wear her on his back. She has always been comfortable in the Ergo and tends to fall asleep in it. Yeah! I have not had any back problems and my baby is BIG (9.5 lbs at birth). HTH
Did you mean infant car seat or infant carrier like a sling/backpack type carrier?
I use the Ergo carrier. It was recommended to me by my best friend who had a 10.5 lb baby and had back issues before said baby. She very much like attachment parenting (where the parent wears the child for extended periods of time) for her babies as they responded very well to the contact. She had tried several types and found the Ergo to be the only one that didn't leave her crippled.
I like it because it is very versatile. When my daughter was a newborn, I used the infant insert and wore her in a sling-type position. Now that she is older, I wear her on my front facing me (The one drawback to the Ergo is that you can't face the baby outwards). My husband, however, prefers to wear her on his back. She has always been comfortable in the Ergo and tends to fall asleep in it. Yeah! I have not had any back problems and my baby is BIG (9.5 lbs at birth). HTH
Does anyone have an interesting article/opinion about the overuse of infant car-seats?
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New mothers; are you having trouble sleeping? Your babyâs car seat could be to blame.
I never thought infant carseat carriers were particularly detrimental. I didnât use them with all of of my kids, only the youngest. I never considered their effects much until I read a recent Mothering magazine article entitled âCar seats are for carsâ The article focused on flat head syndrome (apparently a very serious issue) and also on the fact that infant carseat carriers prevent the baby from being stimulated by the outside world, a key to infant brain development.
In a restaurant recently, I once saw a couple enjoy about an hourâs worth of appetizer, dinner and dessert while the baby in the carseat stared at the gum under the table. Additionally, infant car seat carriers must be held away from the womanâs body which puts abnormal strain on the back, neck, shoulders and arms of the person carrying it. Every warehouse worker can tell you that heavy loads are supposed to be carried close to the body. Some of the infant car seat carriers can weigh up to 12 pounds. Imagine that- in addition to the weight of the baby inside. Chiropractors arenât too happy about this, I am sure!
As a busy mother, though- I know why I have used mine. Sometimes itâs about the babyâs safety. I donât want the hot buckles to burn their skin, so I just bring the whole car seat inside. Also, in the winter, I want the baby to stay warm and not freeze to death waiting for the car to warm (or worse- scream the whole ride) so I put the baby in her seat while weâre cozy in the living room and keep her covered on the way to the car. Hereâs the kicker, though. Sometimes, and I know I am not the only one, I open up the back door of the car to bring my precious little one into the grocery store and canât bear to wake her up because sheâs such an adorable little angel when sheâs sleeping. Is that so bad? Yes, I am thinking, definitely yes.
MayaWrap Baby Sling Carrier
MayaWrap Baby Sling Carrier
Keeping the baby in the carseat while running errands actually trains a baby to sleep the day away. What do you think happens then, at night? The baby has been asleep all day long, dozing around in his carseat with nothing to look at and canât possibly go to sleep now that heâs home and youâre able to talk to him. He wants to play, wants to interact, wants to be awake.
Newborns (for the first month or so) will sleep all day no matter what theyâre doing, but as babies get older and they start to âwake upâ to the sounds and sights around them they should be exposed to as many things as their world has to offer. Exposing babies to the natural hubbub of activity that distinguishes daytime from nighttime will invariably teach them how to sleep at night.
Holding a baby in a baby sling carrier, or a wrap, or a front pack or even a backpack as they get older can improve their IQâs simply by exposing them to a different perspective. It also encourages you to âtalkâ to the baby and listening to language (even if itâs someone elseâs conversation) teaches babies how to communicate and helps them learn language. Over use of infant carseat carriers can also delay a babyâs physical development because they arenât able to even attempt to roll over, crawl or climb around in a carseat.
Moby Wrap Baby carrier
Moby Wrap Baby carrier
I am still using my infant seat. I was never really âhookedâ on it, but I am definitely more conscious now about my babyâs perspective. When I go to the grocery store, I still sometimes remove the seat so the buckles donât burn the baby, but now Iâm sure to also remove the baby. I use the carrier to hold my purse. When the carrier is in the shopping cart without the baby I can stack more groceries in the cart (and with 5 kids you wouldnât believe how much groceries we go through).
I got an adorable custom-made machine washable shopping cart cover from Tori, a Yakima mother who sews them up lickety split in fabric you choose from her inventory (or provide your own for a discount). We also make heavy use of our Moby wrap and our Maya Wrap. The Moby Wrap is seriously comfortable and can be worn several different ways. Itâs a bit complicated to learn and, for me at least, I had to use it a few times before I got the hang of it. The Maya Wrap is a sling-type carrier that adjusts easily and is very portable. It comes with an instructional DVD that I recommend you watch because I see people wearing them wrong all the time and it is so much more comfortable to wear it right. I didnât care for the Snugli or Baby Bjorn very much because it was hard to nurse a newborn in those carriers, and because they can only be worn in one position. If you use these carriers from the beginning your strength will grow as the baby grows and you shouldnât feel much muscle strain or soreness. If you are starting to use these carriers with an older baby you just want to ease into it, increasing the duration steadily to a
New mothers; are you having trouble sleeping? Your babyâs car seat could be to blame.
I never thought infant carseat carriers were particularly detrimental. I didnât use them with all of of my kids, only the youngest. I never considered their effects much until I read a recent Mothering magazine article entitled âCar seats are for carsâ The article focused on flat head syndrome (apparently a very serious issue) and also on the fact that infant carseat carriers prevent the baby from being stimulated by the outside world, a key to infant brain development.
In a restaurant recently, I once saw a couple enjoy about an hourâs worth of appetizer, dinner and dessert while the baby in the carseat stared at the gum under the table. Additionally, infant car seat carriers must be held away from the womanâs body which puts abnormal strain on the back, neck, shoulders and arms of the person carrying it. Every warehouse worker can tell you that heavy loads are supposed to be carried close to the body. Some of the infant car seat carriers can weigh up to 12 pounds. Imagine that- in addition to the weight of the baby inside. Chiropractors arenât too happy about this, I am sure!
As a busy mother, though- I know why I have used mine. Sometimes itâs about the babyâs safety. I donât want the hot buckles to burn their skin, so I just bring the whole car seat inside. Also, in the winter, I want the baby to stay warm and not freeze to death waiting for the car to warm (or worse- scream the whole ride) so I put the baby in her seat while weâre cozy in the living room and keep her covered on the way to the car. Hereâs the kicker, though. Sometimes, and I know I am not the only one, I open up the back door of the car to bring my precious little one into the grocery store and canât bear to wake her up because sheâs such an adorable little angel when sheâs sleeping. Is that so bad? Yes, I am thinking, definitely yes.
MayaWrap Baby Sling Carrier
MayaWrap Baby Sling Carrier
Keeping the baby in the carseat while running errands actually trains a baby to sleep the day away. What do you think happens then, at night? The baby has been asleep all day long, dozing around in his carseat with nothing to look at and canât possibly go to sleep now that heâs home and youâre able to talk to him. He wants to play, wants to interact, wants to be awake.
Newborns (for the first month or so) will sleep all day no matter what theyâre doing, but as babies get older and they start to âwake upâ to the sounds and sights around them they should be exposed to as many things as their world has to offer. Exposing babies to the natural hubbub of activity that distinguishes daytime from nighttime will invariably teach them how to sleep at night.
Holding a baby in a baby sling carrier, or a wrap, or a front pack or even a backpack as they get older can improve their IQâs simply by exposing them to a different perspective. It also encourages you to âtalkâ to the baby and listening to language (even if itâs someone elseâs conversation) teaches babies how to communicate and helps them learn language. Over use of infant carseat carriers can also delay a babyâs physical development because they arenât able to even attempt to roll over, crawl or climb around in a carseat.
Moby Wrap Baby carrier
Moby Wrap Baby carrier
I am still using my infant seat. I was never really âhookedâ on it, but I am definitely more conscious now about my babyâs perspective. When I go to the grocery store, I still sometimes remove the seat so the buckles donât burn the baby, but now Iâm sure to also remove the baby. I use the carrier to hold my purse. When the carrier is in the shopping cart without the baby I can stack more groceries in the cart (and with 5 kids you wouldnât believe how much groceries we go through).
I got an adorable custom-made machine washable shopping cart cover from Tori, a Yakima mother who sews them up lickety split in fabric you choose from her inventory (or provide your own for a discount). We also make heavy use of our Moby wrap and our Maya Wrap. The Moby Wrap is seriously comfortable and can be worn several different ways. Itâs a bit complicated to learn and, for me at least, I had to use it a few times before I got the hang of it. The Maya Wrap is a sling-type carrier that adjusts easily and is very portable. It comes with an instructional DVD that I recommend you watch because I see people wearing them wrong all the time and it is so much more comfortable to wear it right. I didnât care for the Snugli or Baby Bjorn very much because it was hard to nurse a newborn in those carriers, and because they can only be worn in one position. If you use these carriers from the beginning your strength will grow as the baby grows and you shouldnât feel much muscle strain or soreness. If you are starting to use these carriers with an older baby you just want to ease into it, increasing the duration steadily to a
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