babylonia BB-SLING User Manual page 3

Want to read more about the benefi ts of carrying your baby?
Here are a few of our favorites.
Granju, Katie Allison
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your baby and young child. New York, New York: Pocket Books,
1999.
Heller, Sharon.
The Vital Touch: How Intimate Contact with Your
Baby Leads to Happier, Healthier Development.
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Liedloff, Jane.
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When using a baby carrier that is adapted to the wearer as well
as the baby, it is possible to carry a child as long as he wishes.
Children who are 2, 3, 4 or even 5 years old often get tired of
walking and will ask to be carried. Holding a child of this age in
your arms can put a lot of strain on one's shoulders and back.
A baby carrier, however, will distribute the weight of the child
evenly. As a child progressively gains his independence, he
will go back and forth between wanting to do it all by himself,
and wanting help from others. Contrary to popular belief, meet-
ing his needs and reassuring him will boost his confi dence and
make him more independent.
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Babies Yearn for Skin
After nine months of warmth, movement and constant contact
with mother, birth is a huge transition and babies are in need
of intimate contact with their parents. Babies who are carried
close to the body, visibly enjoy this direct physical contact. The
cherishing body-to-body contact fulfi ls baby's primal and deep
needs and offers an ideal position from which to discover the
big wide world.
Safe and Secure
In a simple sling, your baby feels safe and secure. He feels your
physical warmth and hears your voice and heartbeat. He recog-
nizes your scent and can have permanent eye contact with you.
Babies Cry Less
Research indicates that babies who are carried on a daily basis
cry signifi cantly less. In a sling your baby is not forced to passive-
ly spend the day. He participates naturally in your daily activi-
ties. Hence, your baby can observe and hear quite a bit, which is
benefi cial for his psycho-social development. When he has had
enough, your baby simply closes his eyes and falls asleep on
your chest.
Stimulates balanced development
In the security of a sling, your baby experiences the world from a
safe position. The huge amount of stimuli he has to deal with in a
brief period of time does not frighten him because he is so close
to you. This feeling of security results in the development of a
positive self-image and later on, it forms the basis of a confi dent
and assured personality. Contrary to old popular belief, it has
become quite clear that carrying your baby in a sling does not
lead to spoiled and dependent children, but that the opposite
is accomplished.
And the father
During the fi rst few months it is not always easy for a young fa-
ther to develop an equally close bond with baby as the mother.
However, with a sling, he can undertake a lot of things at a very
early stage with the baby safely tucked on his chest.