Slings and Carrying

I discovered the Huggababy sling when my daughter was about 6months old and never looked back! She was born with a severe reflux problem leaving her uncomfortable and pretty difficult to look after due to her irritability. I found it invaluable for those times in the day when you just have to get something done like fix a meal for an older sibling but your baby needs comforting as well as it keeping her upright and therefore reducing her refluxing and discomfort. It was also so quick and easy to use when I needed to pop my older child into preschool or nip quickly into the shop but didn’t want to bother getting the pushchair out. My daughter would snuggle into me and have plenty of cuddles and comfort even at my busiest times of the day. She continued to use her sling until she basically became just too heavy for me to carry.

The Huggababy has a large padded shoulder strap making it so comfortable to use and plenty of fabric to accommodate your baby’s size from a newborn lying down in it through to toddler sitting in it as well as being a discreet and simple way to breastfeed when out in public. I also found it great when my daughter fell asleep (as she often did) whilst being carried as I could either pull some sling fabric over her back and shoulders like a blanket or just undo the strap and lie her on a bed with the sling still around her and so not waking her. She now has one the dolls sized Huggababy slings that Honeybees sell for her own to dolls to be carried in!

For an older child we stock the award winning Hippychick Hipseat. Simply fasten around your hip and your child sits upon the shelf seat.

Both of the above forms of carrier are not only nicer for your baby compared with always being in a pushchair but are also beneficial to the adult carer. Most forms of carrier will put strain upon the adults spine and shoulders. Front carriers will need the adult to lean back to accommodate the child’s weight whilst also encouraging the child to change their natural position from curling forwards to forcing their pelvis forwards and arching backwards. Holding a child on your hip will leave you with the tendency to tilt your hip upwards and shift your spine. Years of backache may develop from this for many parents and main carers. By carrying your child with a Huggababy style sling or the Hipseat your spine will be kept straight and your child’s weight distributed evenly through your body.