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OPTION 1:
To place baby's legs inside the band:
1. Resting your baby over your
2. Her feet will fold up into a
free shoulder, place her feet
frog-like position and sit com-
first into the band.
fortably.
OPTION 2:
To place baby's legs outside the band:
1. Resting your child on your
2. A larger child will sit
shoulder, reach up underneath
comfortably on your hip,
the band and pull his feet
through it.
4. Holding the baby with one
5. Return to the band resting on
hand, pull the fabric band up to
your shoulder.
his neck.
Continue
with
instructions
at 4. Photos shown with baby's
feet out, but tying method is the
same for a baby with feet in.
3. The baby should be placed
just off center of your chest, not
straddling on your hip.
3. but it is also possible to have
him sit slightly off center of your
chest.
6. Take it off your shoulder,
7. Take the band in your oppo-
while holding the baby with
site hand, and continue sup-
your free hand.
porting the baby with your arm.
8. Reach under the top band
9. pull the inner seam out.
and
12. With free hand reach be-
13. Gather entire band into your
hind you to grab inner seam of
hand.
band and pull across your back.
TIP
TIP
16. Wrap bands around your
The fabric should lay flat
hips and tie a square knot un-
and snug across your back
der the baby's bottom.
with only one twist in it.
10. Pull out far to turn the fabric
11. Switch hands that support
and shake it completely open.
your baby and continue to hold
the first band tight.
14. Holding both bands in your
15. Cross under the baby's bot-
hands, pull tightly until the fab-
tom and place the bands under
ric feels snug.
his legs.
TIP
TIP
TIP
TIP
Make sure the baby
Baby's arms can
You will want to keep the arms
sits high and close
be out to interact
inside for a younger baby who
to you.
with the world.
can not yet hold up her head,
or any child who is sleeping.
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