Ring slings for newborns - Page 2

Starfox · 11-27-2012, 08:36 AM

It is a skill for sure. That is why it is sooooo important for there to be lots of resources for mamas. I would consider a cradle hold an advanced skill because it takes a lot of fine tuning, and there is a very narrow window of what is safe. Tummy to tummy is very basic and a way that is very easy to protect the airway.

TenderLovingWillow · 11-27-2012, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 3boysforme

I would have loved to see that.

I think the general population does not understand that Babywearing is a skill. It is something that one must learn to do properly. I see countless people babywearing incorrectly, even in something simple like a Bjorn.

I am not a huge fan of the cradle hold for a newborn, in a ring sling. I never felt confident enough doing it, I always wanted to prop them up with my arm which then kind of defeated the whole point of the sling in the first place.

This is me too. I have learned baby wearing from you tube, and wish I had someone IRL to show me exactly how to do it. (Blondie

)

With DS2 we did the tummy to tummy in the RS, and in the moby, but when I tried to do dishes or really anything it would feel like the baby was shifting, and it made me nervous. DS2 loved being worn, but I literally just wore him, nothing else because I was so scared his airway would get blocked, and I wouldn't notice.

With this baby, with the help of a certain babywearing queen, I'm hoping to get over the newbie fear.

Lady Grey · 11-27-2012, 09:09 AM

I could never even figure out the cradle hold in a ring sling, but I have done it in the pouch sling - with my oldest it was often the only thing that would soothe her as a very fussy newborn.

blondie · 11-27-2012, 09:51 AM

Yay! I can help. I think it's important to keep them high and tight...especially since their weight shifts as they settle in. You need to be able to kiss their head the whole time you are wearing.

Two Little Birds · 11-27-2012, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by blondie

Yay! I can help. I think it's important to keep them high and tight...especially since their weight shifts as they settle in. You need to be able to kiss their head the whole time you are wearing.

High and tight. That's what surprises every mom when I show them how to use it. I need a baby to sling! Not really, but I need one to borrow.

Aisling · 11-27-2012, 09:59 AM

I wear mine so high, I can literally hear their breath and feel it on my neck.

I never, ever, ever, ever cradle hold a newborn. I did in my early baby wearing days, and my instincts screamed at me every time I did. My last two were only chest to chest, heart to heart, so close I could hear them.

If I cradled, it was nursing (as in, actively felt my nipple working

), supported by the other arm while shopping/cooking. Nooooo chin tucking.

Those little airways are thinner than drinking straws, and it takes very little to close them off. So their spines need to make a straight line from the top of the head to their little bottoms.

MomtoJGJ · 11-27-2012, 10:00 AM

Yep, I know it's time to switch to the Ergo when I constantly find them at my belly area

They've gotten too heavy to sling them the way I like to.... I hate doing hip carries with the ring sling.

Not that hip carries are hard or not ok... I just had to do a hip carry with Jayden for nearly two years of her life all day long every single day. I got tired of it, and cannot do nearly as much while doing a hip carry. ok... bit of a tangent, haha.

Starfox · 11-27-2012, 10:02 AM

I'm getting a babywearing demo doll.

momyshaver · 11-27-2012, 10:20 AM

Does anyone have a website link that has comprehensive babywearing safely information?

Aisling · 11-27-2012, 10:24 AM

The Babywearing Guide portion of this site looks good!

http://www.becomingmamas.com/

Kiara.I · 11-27-2012, 10:26 AM

http://www.thebabywearer.com/article...ositioning.pdf
I give this article to people--it's newborn positioning.

FaithnPraise · 11-27-2012, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by momyshaver

Does anyone have a website link that has comprehensive babywearing safely information?

Yes ma'am!

Babywearing Safety: Are Baby Slings Safe? - Babywearing International

newday · 11-27-2012, 10:38 AM

i often had my littlest babies i a ring sling, but is was just an extra support. i still always had an arm or hand supporting them as well. if my hand went off of them it was just for a moment, and then it was back to holding them with the sling as a helper.
i did do hands free sometimes (

) with my babes in the rebozo. they would lay on top of my chest and i could kiss their faces by barely bending my head. that stage didn't last long though. usually only the first month or so.

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I'm getting a babywearing demo doll.

blondie · 11-27-2012, 11:06 AM

Here is how I nursed in the Ring Sling. Her head/face isn't under any fabric -My arm supported her head/neck while she was nursing. I don't do hands free at this age, it was more to keep her in a comfy position for nursing and give my other arm a break.

11-27-2012, 09:09 AM	#18
Lady Grey Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,620	Re: Ring slings for newborns I could never even figure out the cradle hold in a ring sling, but I have done it in the pouch sling - with my oldest it was often the only thing that would soothe her as a very fussy newborn. __________________ Sara

11-27-2012, 09:51 AM	#19
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: Ring slings for newborns Yay! I can help. I think it's important to keep them high and tight...especially since their weight shifts as they settle in. You need to be able to kiss their head the whole time you are wearing. __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

11-27-2012, 09:59 AM	#21
Aisling Deactivated Even artichokes have hearts! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33,230	Re: Ring slings for newborns I wear mine so high, I can literally hear their breath and feel it on my neck. I never, ever, ever, ever cradle hold a newborn. I did in my early baby wearing days, and my instincts screamed at me every time I did. My last two were only chest to chest, heart to heart, so close I could hear them. If I cradled, it was nursing (as in, actively felt my nipple working ), supported by the other arm while shopping/cooking. Nooooo chin tucking. Those little airways are thinner than drinking straws, and it takes very little to close them off. So their spines need to make a straight line from the top of the head to their little bottoms. Last edited by Aisling; 11-27-2012 at 10:04 AM.

11-27-2012, 10:00 AM	#22
MomtoJGJ Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11,787	Re: Ring slings for newborns Yep, I know it's time to switch to the Ergo when I constantly find them at my belly area They've gotten too heavy to sling them the way I like to.... I hate doing hip carries with the ring sling. Not that hip carries are hard or not ok... I just had to do a hip carry with Jayden for nearly two years of her life all day long every single day. I got tired of it, and cannot do nearly as much while doing a hip carry. ok... bit of a tangent, haha.

11-27-2012, 10:20 AM	#24
momyshaver Rose Trellis Grace is for mamas too! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place Posts: 2,480	Re: Ring slings for newborns Does anyone have a website link that has comprehensive babywearing safely information?

11-27-2012, 08:36 AM	#16
Starfox Deactivated Ain't nobody got time for perfection! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Home! Posts: 11,805	It is a skill for sure. That is why it is sooooo important for there to be lots of resources for mamas. I would consider a cradle hold an advanced skill because it takes a lot of fine tuning, and there is a very narrow window of what is safe. Tummy to tummy is very basic and a way that is very easy to protect the airway.

11-27-2012, 10:02 AM	#23
Starfox Deactivated Ain't nobody got time for perfection! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Home! Posts: 11,805	I'm getting a babywearing demo doll.

11-27-2012, 10:24 AM	#25
Aisling Deactivated Even artichokes have hearts! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33,230	Re: Ring slings for newborns The Babywearing Guide portion of this site looks good! http://www.becomingmamas.com/

11-27-2012, 10:26 AM	#26
Kiara.I Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Pacific South-West. You know, north of the Pacific North-West Posts: 12,922	Re: Ring slings for newborns http://www.thebabywearer.com/article...ositioning.pdf I give this article to people--it's newborn positioning. __________________ ENTP fits me to a T, though it took me forever to figure it out! DYT Type 3, Enn. Type 1 (hold that thought...enneagram crisis...might be a 7!) Sparks (9) ; Spitfire (8); Sprite (4.5)

11-27-2012, 11:06 AM	#29
blondie Rose Garden A little bit crunchy, a little bit rock n' roll! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 10,298	Re: Ring slings for newborns Here is how I nursed in the Ring Sling. Her head/face isn't under any fabric -My arm supported her head/neck while she was nursing. I don't do hands free at this age, it was more to keep her in a comfy position for nursing and give my other arm a break. __________________ homeschooling mama to four dear ones Lilla Rose Stylist

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