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WRAP CROSS I
CROSS ON HIPS
CROSS ON FRONT
& BACK
WRAP CROSS I
3. Place the second baby into
4. Make sure the fabric is pulled
the band.
up over the babies' shoulders.
TWINS
Taking care of twins can be more than twice the challenge of just
one baby. All the more reason to use a baby carrier to make life
easier. Most parents of twins will buy two carriers so that each
parent can carry one baby. When alone, however, you may want
to try some of the positions below. Do not feel bad, however, if
you do not carry your babies together like this for long periods
of time. We recognize that carrying two children is very heavy!
Especially for a mother who has already carried her twins for nine
months in her womb and her pelvis and abdominal muscles may
need more time to regain strength.
For more details and tips, refer back to the individual tying meth-
od sections for each position.
1. Begin as you would for the
2. Place the first baby into band
Wrapped Cross I (page 10), but
slightly off center. Support the
leave extra space to place two
baby's bottom while simultane-
babies.
ously holding the band of fabric
with one hand.
5. Supporting both babies and
6. Pull on the outer seam of free
one band of fabric with one
band to adjust fabric under ba-
arm, pull on the inner seam of
bies' feet.
free band to adjust the fabric at
the babies' shoulders.
7. Supporting both babies and
8. Pull on outer seam to adjust
tightened band with opposite
fabric under babies' feet.
arm, now adjust the inner seam
of other band.
11. Spread open the bands to
provide extra support for the
babies.
1. Begin with the same tying
2. Sit the first baby in the inner
method as for the Cross (page
band on your hip.
18), but leave more slack in the
bands for the two babies.
9. While pulling the bands tight-
10. wrap around your hips be-
ly, cross bands under babies'
fore tying a square knot.
bottoms and
CROSS
with babies on hips
3. To adjust the tension, take
4. and pull it out across your
the inner seam next to your
shoulder, thus twisting the
neck
band once.
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