Sprout Swap time is approaching quickly! This is your T-minus 8 Days Warning! You have 8 more days to register and drop off your items to sell in the February Sprout Swap! New to the swap? You can read all about it on our Sprout Swap information page. Remember there are a few new rules [...]
A hearty thanks and kudos to Peggy O’Mara of Mothering Magazine for her contribution to LA Times’ Pregnancy Wellness insert! We love to see babywearing and baby carriers getting more press and more public attention. It only reinforces what we already know is true, babywearing is normal and has great benefits for both parents and baby. [...]
Our Carrier Rental Program is an excellent way to try out a few carriers to see which one will work best for you! Each carrier is $10 for a two-week rental (a few lower-priced carriers like the Moby Wrap and Hotslings are only $5 for two weeks). We suggest you try at least two and [...]
Start sifting through your diapers and slings–the Sprout Swap is on its way. Find a new home for your gently used baby gear. Accepting items from July 27th until August 13th. Please register your items on-line before bringing them in. Registration can be found at www.sproutsoup.com. After the swap, which is from August 20 through [...]
Everything we use to help care for our children has the potential to harm them, just as every time you get in a car you have the potential of an accident. But when you get in a car, you buckle your seat belt, you obey traffic laws, you drive at safe speeds. It should be the same when using your baby sling.
In honor of International Babywearing Week we are re-publishing an article we wrote a few years ago on the benefits of wearing your baby. International Babywearing Week is intended to bring babywearing to the attention of the media and parents everywhere. It’s a practice that we wholeheartedly believe in, and hope to encourage as many [...]
March 1, 2009 – NY Times – One Ride Forward, Two Steps Back The first line of this Op-Ed piece in the New York Times says it all: ARE forward-facing strollers having a negative effect on babies’ language development? Your baby’s first three years is a time of great neurological growth and the brain grows [...]