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8. Holding both bands in your
9a. Pass the bands under your
hands,
arms OR
11. Cross the bands under the
12. and wrap them UNDER the
baby's bottom
baby's legs.
TIP
TIP
Make sure the fabric is spread
Spread open the bands across
across the baby's bottom out to
your shoulders if you choose.
its knees.
or
9b. tie them once high on your
10. Standing up, wrap the
chest (above your breasts for a
bands around your back going
woman).
OVER the baby's legs.
or
13.a Bring the bands around
13.b OR wrap around your hips
front and tie in a square knot.
and tie a square knot behind
you.
!
The pouch the baby is sitting in
must be pulled tight to prevent
it from slipping up under the
baby's arms. As long as your
baby's arms are over the band,
he will not fall out. This is called
the Tibetan method of carrying.
The wrap takes more time to tie than the pouch,
but it provides a lot of support. There are 3 ways
to tie the bands across your chest. We will demon-
strate the simple cross method since it is the most
difficult to adjust correctly.
1. Choose from methods I-IV to
place baby on your back.
2.a Tie the fabric once tightly
high on your chest. (above the
breasts for women)
3. Block one band between your
4. Take one band and place it
knees to hold it tight.
across your shoulder. Use your
arm to spread open the fabric.
BACK >
BACK WRAP
3 ways of tying the bands across your chest
2.b Wrap the bands up and over
2.c Cross the bands across your
your shoulders like a backpack.
chest without tying a knot. We
will demonstrate this method.
5. Reach behind you and grab
6. Grab the outer seam with your
the inner seam of the band.
other hand, pull on both seams
to make the band tight and cross
it over your baby's back.
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