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21:06:31 |
host_littleants |
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21:06:47 |
ourwiefamily |
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21:06:55 |
host_littleants |
oh I missed the fill ins. Babywearing chat and I am Katie |
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21:07:11 |
host_littleants |
sorry about that. |
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21:07:26 |
host_littleants |
So how has your babywearing been going? |
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21:07:42 |
host_littleants |
I am getting weak and thinking I need a new carrier for the
summer to walk to the farmer's market. |
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21:08:18 |
ourwiefamily |
babywearing is going okay ... just very different now w/ my
6th than it once was w/ my younger kids |
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21:08:34 |
ourwiefamily |
Not in a bad way, though ... just different. |
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21:09:21 |
ourwiefamily |
I find that my body is getting old and that I have to be
more careful how I carry or I end up w/ a lot of back pain. |
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21:09:37 |
host_littleants |
my mother in law was saying how few options there were when
my dh was a baby. She wished she could have had a sling. |
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21:09:40 |
ourwiefamily |
Of course, that was always true ... so maybe it's just that
now I care more! |
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21:10:12 |
host_littleants |
it could definitely be getting worse. you also are watching
other kids too so that is more strain on your body |
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21:10:13 |
ourwiefamily |
Now there are so many options, it's hard to know where to
start!!! |
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21:10:54 |
ourwiefamily |
yeah ... but I think it's a lot more that when I was
younger, I just figured I would tough it through the pain
and now I have options that are loving (like big siblings to
help w/ the carrying) |
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21:10:57 |
host_littleants |
what did you use to use again? you would think I could
remember this from week to week. |
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21:11:00 |
host_littleants |
hi pynki |
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21:11:04 |
Pynki |
Hiya.. |
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21:11:17 |
ourwiefamily |
hi pynki |
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21:11:58 |
Pynki |
I used a wrap tonight.. And.. It works well when I get it
one just right.. It does take a bit of practise though
doesn't it. |
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21:12:00 |
host_littleants |
i do that to my elbow all the time. i figure it is only a
few minutes i will jsut carry him. and then by the end of
the day i have tennis elbow and don't even own a racket :) |
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21:12:04 |
ourwiefamily |
I used an OTSBH for years, then a rebozo. I have tried the
Maya Wrap but not liked it yet, so back to the rebozo.
Thinking about making a couple though or buying a few
different ones. |
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21:12:34 |
host_littleants |
i really recommend either ABC or wraps. they are SO much
nicer on your back. |
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21:12:50 |
ourwiefamily |
I like the look of a Mai Tei (sp?) with the wider straps (to
spread teh weight) |
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21:12:53 |
Pynki |
I like the unpadded slings.. |
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21:13:15 |
Pynki |
But I like the idea of the russet sack carry too.. |
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21:13:17 |
ourwiefamily |
I mainly need to spread the fabric over my shoulder for
weight distribution but I'm at a point where I really really
need it to be over both shoulders. |
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21:13:26 |
host_littleants |
MT are ABC's (Asian Baby Carrier. |
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21:13:46 |
ourwiefamily |
Otherwise, I carry on my right shoulder and it hurts like
MAD after a while ... I can't carry on my left side for some
reason?! |
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21:13:47 |
host_littleants |
I hit that point a while ago when my second was a chub. |
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21:14:05 |
host_littleants |
i can only carry kids on my left hip. |
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21:14:23 |
ourwiefamily |
Hmmm ... that's good to know. I'm really desperate. |
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21:14:34 |
host_littleants |
MT aren't that expensive if you are interested otherwise if
you sew.... |
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21:14:55 |
Pynki |
I only carry the boys over my right shoulder.. On my left
hip.. I can still do that with my unpadded sling with the 6
and 5 yr old if need be.. |
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21:15:29 |
ourwiefamily |
Yeah ... it's on my right sholder w/ the left hip in use (or
in front w/ kangaroo carry etc) |
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21:15:49 |
Pynki |
I have a question about the wraps.. |
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21:16:00 |
host_littleants |
okay. |
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21:16:01 |
ourwiefamily |
And I've carried my kids up to 5 or 6 years old w/ a sling,
but like I said, I'm getting worn out from using just one
shoulder. |
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21:16:05 |
Pynki |
How do you keep the fabric from twisting up on you when you
are trying to put it on |
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21:16:22 |
Pynki |
It keeps getting very twisty.. Like thick and ropey.. |
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21:16:24 |
ourwiefamily |
What type of carrier do you use again? W/ rings? |
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21:16:32 |
Pynki |
Which.. Doesn't make it comfy.. |
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21:16:45 |
Pynki |
No.. just 5 yrds of 20 inches of fabric. |
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21:16:51 |
Pynki |
gauze weight almost.. |
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21:17:14 |
ourwiefamily |
So ... do you tie everytime or keep the same knot? |
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21:17:16 |
Pynki |
I GENERALLY use unpadded ring slings.. But.. I'm branching
out into raps.. |
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21:17:19 |
host_littleants |
practice is a big part. you have to focus on where you
start. |
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21:17:24 |
Pynki |
Tie everytime.. |
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21:17:30 |
host_littleants |
what kind of carry/position are you trying first? |
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21:17:34 |
Pynki |
Liam is 22 months and over 30lbs.. |
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21:17:39 |
ourwiefamily |
When I tie everytime I have no problem w/ twistin when I put
it on. |
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21:17:45 |
Pynki |
I HAVE to tie and untie to get him in and out. |
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21:18:00 |
Pynki |
Any of the cross carries.. |
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21:18:15 |
Pynki |
I FINALLY got it after fiddlign around for about an hour.. |
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21:18:19 |
host_littleants |
actually didymos has a cross carry that you don't untie. |
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21:18:35 |
Pynki |
I can GENERALLY get the russetsack with no problem.. |
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21:18:36 |
host_littleants |
i have a brochure for it, but i am not sure if it is on the
internet anywhere. |
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21:18:41 |
ourwiefamily |
I just fold it in half the long way, then pinch it at the
open" side, then swing it around my shoulders like a
matador, then hold the pinch, pulling one tighter if needed
for that carry, then tie." |
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21:18:49 |
Pynki |
BUT.. I have to be on a step or couch to get him into it.. |
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21:19:20 |
ourwiefamily |
So ... does yours get twisted as you swing it around you? |
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21:19:54 |
Pynki |
I put it on cumberbun style.. I think it twists while I'm
pulling and tightening.. |
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21:20:14 |
Pynki |
And admittedly.. I'm real new to using it.. I just CAN'T
seem to get it to not be twisty.. |
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21:20:28 |
Pynki |
I don't know how to keep ALL that material untwisted.. KWIM |
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21:20:33 |
ourwiefamily |
Ahhh ... when I do that style, I find I have to be conscious
of the process as though I am folding" it rather than just
winding it ... that seems to help me a lot." |
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21:21:05 |
host_littleants |
i always pull the fabric out straight and stand infront of a
mirror (although sometimes that makes me more confussed. |
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21:21:19 |
ourwiefamily |
I am very conscious of where my fingers are ... what part of
the fabric I pinch between them. If I move my fingers up or
down, I think about it and picture as I move the pinch to
the proper spot. |
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21:22:32 |
ourwiefamily |
I also have like a spot I know will hit about on my shoulder
... so that is the part I pinch and hold as I swing it up
that way. Then I drop it off" there and go down, sliding
my fingers along to the next "pinch point", then snug it
between the legs" |
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21:22:39 |
host_littleants |
is this what you do to get babe on back?
http://www.mamatoto.org/Default.aspx?tabid=189 |
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21:23:28 |
ourwiefamily |
And there is something in the way you swing it ... I find I
need to get a certain swing" to bring it to the right place
w/o a twist. There are a couple ways to do it, so not just
one. But I like where the fabric has some swing to it and
it has a" |
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21:23:36 |
ourwiefamily |
flourish" as I swish it out around me." |
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21:24:04 |
Pynki |
I do the russet sack a bit different.. |
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21:24:17 |
ourwiefamily |
I think it's very pretty to watch, though that is not why I
do it that way. |
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21:24:39 |
Pynki |
I put the fabric around him. .Then I PULL Him onto my back..
Then I cross it infront of me.. THen I swing it around and
cross it in back.. |
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21:26:02 |
host_littleants |
i think it might be the pull that gets you twisted. |
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21:26:31 |
Pynki |
I don't generally have twists with that one!! LOL |
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21:26:34 |
host_littleants |
i used to try to do that (if i am understanding you right)
and i could never get it tight enough and i would get
tangled. |
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21:26:51 |
host_littleants |
which do you get twisted with? |
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21:27:19 |
Pynki |
Any of the cross carries I get twists.. It's all the
fabric.. I have to hold it in clumps.. and they twist when
crossing. |
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21:27:53 |
host_littleants |
okay, i have to find a site that has te didy variation 1
cross carry. it is so simple |
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21:29:24 |
ourwiefamily |
I don't like to carry on my back so I'm not as much help
with that part ... but I can tell you that I learned how to
tie on my babies basically on my own because there weren't
great pictures online when I learned and no one locallly. |
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21:29:28 |
Pynki |
Sorry to be a pain in the bottom.. |
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21:29:42 |
Pynki |
Part of my issue is that Liam is soo old now.. |
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21:29:49 |
ourwiefamily |
Practice will help. If you just keep trying ... you will
find your way and your method. Then you will wonder how you
didn't know before. ;) |
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21:29:53 |
Pynki |
I think this would be much easier if we has started as a
newborn. |
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21:30:05 |
ourwiefamily |
Maybe ... but not necessarily. |
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21:30:39 |
host_littleants |
i think it is easiest to start at about 5 mths b/c they feel
more sturdy. |
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21:30:53 |
Pynki |
Ok.. Liam is 22 months.. |
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21:30:57 |
Pynki |
And BIG |
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21:31:01 |
ourwiefamily |
When did you start trying? |
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21:31:23 |
Pynki |
THis last month. |
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21:31:24 |
Pynki |
LOL |
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21:31:49 |
ourwiefamily |
I started trying to carry when my oldest was about 2yo ...
in fact, he would have been at least 2y4m because I didn't
get a sling until I had my second baby. So I was learning
on both a newborn and a toddler at the same time! |
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21:32:03 |
ourwiefamily |
I found it easier to carry my toddler because he could
cooperate. |
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21:32:45 |
ourwiefamily |
I actually found that I was not comfortable carrying a baby
on my back, but yes to a toddler!! But I still find the
weight is too much if I wear a child on my back via a
carrier that goes over my shoulders. I do better w/
ahmacking (not sure sp) |
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21:33:03 |
ourwiefamily |
Have you ever heard of ahmacking? |
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21:33:11 |
Pynki |
I haven't. |
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21:33:24 |
host_littleants |
yeah. when my baby was a baby, i would have my toddler do
the back carriers with me first b/c i wasn't afraid to drop
him. |
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21:34:01 |
ourwiefamily |
You need a sturdy coat or shirt that has strong fasteners
down the front (so not something that will pop open ... like
no snaps but a strong zipper or strong buttons are good). |
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21:34:13 |
Pynki |
I finished making a wrap one of my friends ordered.. I put
my 5 year old in the back to test strenght.. |
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21:34:20 |
Pynki |
I figuire if it holds him it will hold a new born. |
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21:34:42 |
ourwiefamily |
Have the child stand on the couch, then stand in front of
him. Put the coat/shirt on over both of you so his head is
peeking up out the neck hole like yours is. |
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21:35:12 |
ourwiefamily |
Then you fasten the shirt/coat up as high as you want to.
Then take a nice long piece of rope or tie or a belt or
soemthing and you tie it around your tummy under his bum. |
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21:35:25 |
ourwiefamily |
I like ahmacking even if I can't spell it. ;) |
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21:35:34 |
host_littleants |
interesting. |
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21:36:12 |
ourwiefamily |
I learned it from a friend who learned it from an Innuit ...
it is supposedly a traditional way of carrying their
children (though I am taking their word on this). |
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21:37:15 |
ourwiefamily |
I love it because it works in a pinch too ... I've done this
when we are out on a trail walk and I forgot to bring a
sling but a child is getting too tired. Usually we have a
piece of rope or fabric around somewhere w/ all the kiddos.
;) |
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21:38:11 |
ourwiefamily |
host_littleants yeah I was always afraid I'd drop my babies
too ... those back carries just don't feel as secure to me
and my dh was never home when I needed to try them! |
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21:41:00 |
host_littleants |
i had a friend teach me how to do it using her didymos and
it felt super comfortable and secure. |
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21:41:15 |
host_littleants |
i only have a stretch wrap so i haven't been able to
practice. |
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21:41:21 |
ourwiefamily |
that's what I always felt I was missing ... someone local to
teach me. |
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21:41:30 |
host_littleants |
