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How to get a wrap into the Outdoor-Community?
That babies and toddlers have always been carried seems to be obvious. What comes in handy, as almost all babies and children love to be carried around enjoying the physical closeness and responsiveness (1,2,3,4,5). And that comes in handy again for us adults, who can rarely escape the pull to not at least sometimes wink at such a bundle of joy. If you are not already succumbed to the irresistible baby smile and can't stop to cuddle the little fellow.
To combine a wrap, classically coming from the baby-community, with the outdoor area may surprise one or another, but on a closer look it should no longer seem beside the point.
Unfortunately the baby wrap-around suffers, outside of the baby-community, from a slightly washed-out image. From tree huggers over alternatives to super-moms to mention just a few. In reverse people outside of the outdoor-community get the impression that everything is all about life-style and technologically advanced equipment to play around instead about enjoying the outdoors.
And so conflicting these two communities may seem, they have something unifying in common. For it shall have occurred that people from the outdoor-community suddenly got children and wondered how to take them outside? And parents from the baby-community feel as if it would be great for the child and also for themselves to enjoy being outside more.
The unifying factor here are the children.
There are many different solutions how to take your children with you, by carrying or pushing. In colder regions probably also pulling. And for each individual there is the appropriate solution. A wrap for all weathers is another solution, which will particularly target the outdoor conditions that are encountered with young children outside. Whether in cold and humid regions, or tropical ones. Thus, the somewhat mythical image of the wrap can be converted into a functional piece that follows quite pragmatic considerations.
Who cares about the welfare and in particular the positive influence on your child's development is perfectly right by choosing a wrap. And those who don't bother about these benefits and are searching for something handy for outdoors, the wrap for all weather is not entirely wrong. We want to encourage parents to live their dreams and not to follow the belief that children might in any way constitute any limitations to life.
All these social norms and dogmas: When you have kids life will be over. You can't do anymore of "this" or "that"! We think this is nonsense. Because only kids make doing "this" and "that" really fun.
Don't let it get to yourself. Over half of the worlds population carry their babies in wrap-arounds, so you can do it, too. Otherwise have a look at the FAQs.
If you have any other questions left, don't hesitate to get in touch with us.
And if you are still unsure if "The Baby Wrap-Around for all Weathers" is the right thing for you, you can try one, by borrowing it from the "Sling Library Ireland"Literature
[1] Ferber, Ph.D, Sari Goldstein, Imad R. Makhoul, MD, DSc, 4 April 2004, ""The Effect of Skin-to-Skin Contact (Kangaroo Care) Shortly After Birth on the Neurobehavioral Responses of the Term Newborn: A Randomized, Controlled Trial "", Pediatrics,, Accessed 2006-11-13[2] Feldman, PhD, Ruth, Arthur I. Eidelman, MD, Lea Sirota, MD and Aron Weller, PhD (1 July 2002), Comparison of Skin-to-Skin (Kangaroo) and Traditional Care: Parenting Outcomes and Preterm Infant Development, Pediatrics,, Accessed 2006-11-13
[3] Wall-Scheffler CM, Geiger K, Steudel-Numbers KL: Infant carrying: the role of increased locomotory costs in early tool development. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2007 Jun;133(2):841-6.
[4] Stening W, Nitsch P, Wassmer G, Roth B. Pediatrics: Cardiorespiratory stability of premature and term infants carried in infant slings. 2002 Nov;110(5):879-83.
[5] Hunziker, MD, Urs A, Ronald G. Barr, MDCM, FRCP(C), 1986, Increased Carrying Reduces Infant Crying: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Pediatrics, Accessed 2006-11-13
Links
[1] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babytragetuch[2] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCftdysplasie#Therapie
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_sling
[4] http://www.slide.com/r/8mU-ybTV6T_0sgyWR9eZl5lHIJG4U75R?previous_view=lt_embedded_url
[5] http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/babyonboard.html
[6] http://www.outdoorseiten.net/forum/showthread.php?49140-MeiTai-Vergleich-es-gibt-noch-mehr-als-nur-Ergo-und-Manduca
[7] http://www.reithmaier.de/tragetuch/
[8] http://www.thebabywearer.com/
[9] http://www.babywearingireland.com/
Books
[1] Anja Manns und Anne Christine Schrader: Ins Leben tragen. Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung, Berlin 1999, ISBN 978-3861355700[2] Renate Köhler: Die Kunst des Bindens. Das Buch zum Tragetuch. Selbstverlag, Münster
[3] Evelin Kirkilionis: Ein Baby will getragen sein. Alles über geeignete Tragehilfen und die Vorteile des Tragens ISBN 978-3466344086
[4] Harry F. Harlow: Das Wesen der Liebe. In: Otto M. Ewert: Entwicklungspsychologie I. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln 1972, ISBN 3-462-00865-X.