helpful tips | PAXbaby http://www.paxbaby.com *happy babywearing* Wed, 03 Nov 2021 04:06:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Boobies & Soft Structured Carriers! http://www.paxbaby.com/2014/10/07/boobies-soft-structured-carriers/ http://www.paxbaby.com/2014/10/07/boobies-soft-structured-carriers/#respond Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:30:38 +0000 http://paxbaby.com/?p=10366 Tips to wear your buckle carrier in comfort when you have plump “baby pillows!!” PAXbaby.com PAXbaby.com Mamas with large chests, don’t be scared off by the buckle carrier! With the perfect adjustment, you and your baby AND the girls can babywear happily into the sunset! PAXbaby.com Tip #1 – The position on your torso of […]

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Tips to wear your buckle carrier in comfort when you have plump “baby pillows!!”

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Mamas with large chests, don’t be scared off by the buckle carrier! With the perfect adjustment, you and your baby AND the girls can babywear happily into the sunset!
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Tip #1 – The position on your torso of your waistband is vital! You will need to clip higher than your hips to ensure that your baby won’t be face forward right into your cleavage; however that exact spot depends completely on your torso length and your baby’s seated height. Please be sure that when baby is fully seated, their head will be high enough to easily kiss, which will be above your breasts.
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Tip #2 – When adjusting the chest clip, be sure to have it level on your back, between your shoulder blades and realistically as low as you can reach. The lower you place that clip, the more pressure it will take off the side of your breasts.
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Tip #3 – If you are experiencing any soreness or mastitis / plugged duct symptoms, desist wearing ANY carrier until you can get taken care of. The worst thing you can do is irritate a duct and continue to put pressure on it!!!
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Tip #4 – When adjusting your shoulder straps, try to loosen them so that they cup around your shoulder blades and connect to the carrier front panel far below your armpit. The armpit is a busy nerve receptor that you don’t want to mess with; as you can see in the photo, coming down farther on your breast is ideal.
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Tip #5 – Please be sure to have a good grip on breastfeeding basics before attempting to combine breastfeeding with babywearing! Both skills are advanced, and you want to give your baby the best chance you can to excel at both! If you are out & about and baby is hungry, try removing the carrier’s shoulder straps. Laying baby sideways in your lap with the carrier rolled or folded underneath to give support. A light blanket can be used to cover, or you can live it up, and let the milk fly!
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Newborn Positioning http://www.paxbaby.com/2014/09/17/newborn-positioning/ http://www.paxbaby.com/2014/09/17/newborn-positioning/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2014 06:02:18 +0000 http://paxbaby.com/?p=9928 I’ve been lucky enough to speak with many babywearers in person about the physiologic newborn position, and how to avoid putting a newborn baby into a spread squat, by keeping their knees, hips, and feet all in a near straight parallel vertical lines, with knees above bum. Je Porte Mon Bebe has provided us with this fantastic […]

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I’ve been lucky enough to speak with many babywearers in person about the physiologic newborn position, and how to avoid putting a newborn baby into a spread squat, by keeping their knees, hips, and feet all in a near straight parallel vertical lines, with knees above bum.

Je Porte Mon Bebe has provided us with this fantastic illustration of how the physiologic newborn position looks with baby inside a wrap.

physiologic newborn position

With a baby under around 3-4 months, the position in the photo above is what you want to see in any type of carrier. It is possible to achieve this body posture in a ring sling, wrap, or meh dai, but much more difficult in a buckle carrier, which is just one of the reasons why I generally suggest that buckle carriers are best saved for after baby has more torso control and naturally assumes a squat position on his own, when picked up. This developmental milestone typically occurs around 4 months old.

Some time around 4 months, when you lift him to your body in-arms, baby will span your body, and grab onto your torso with his legs spread. This is a good indication that your baby’s pelvis and spine are developmentally ready to be worn in a spread squat position. The position of your baby in a carrier should always mirror a developmentally appropriate position in which you would carry your baby in-arms. 

Je Porte Mon Bebe spread squatThe photo above is a perfect example of the spread squat position with a baby who is developmentally ready. Baby has strong neck and torso control, sits much more upright in the wrap, with less of a curve in the spine, and the pelvis is naturally more open, with the legs easily spanning the mother’s torso. Many babies will gradually shift toward this position as they approach 4 months, and most by 5 months. This baby is likely beginning to push up on hands and knees, and may be doing some “tripod” sitting.

Physical developmental milestones can always help guide us toward the appropriate carriers and positions for a baby. Wearing a carrier which is comfortable for both you and your baby will mean more babywearing, which in turn fosters a more secure bond. That relationship is carried down the road and will benefit you both for years to come, even when your baby is too big for you to lift.

 

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