Carrying your baby
Creates confident parents -there's no better feeling than when your baby is calm and content because you have met all her needs. Allows you to safely move about with your baby regardless of terrain- you can stroll down uneven sidewalks, narrow lanes, walk up stairs, or climb mountains is convenient- there is no awkwardness like when carrying a heavy plastic car seat with one arm! Enables better communication between you and your baby - (without your baby having to cry!) as you become attuned to her facial expressions and other gestures provides security-access to food, warmth, and love is good for your soul -it encourages you to get out and get some exercise and some fresh air into your lungs. Makes discreet nursing possible-without having to find a place to sit, helps you to interact with your other children and hold your baby close at the same time- very practical if you have other little ones. Allows you to decide who may touch or interact with your baby Aids digestion- the constant motion and the upright position eases acid reflux and colic Allows you to go places, together!- you can go anywhere and feel secure.
Carried babies
Learn more- not overstimulated, but calm and alert, which is the optimum state for nervous system development Become independent faster- when your baby feels loved and cared for then they are confident and trust that you will be there to meet their needs Regulate their own physical responses -better motor skills, coordination, and sense of balance from observing you and listening to you Are calmer - when you are close to your baby and can quickly respond to all of her needs there is no reason to be cranky! Cry less -less stress hormones from crying means your baby is happier and more peaceful Get a better view of the world- babies pushed in strollers or in car seats only get to see the adult world at knee-level Sleep better -babies fall asleep quicker and sleep for longer periods of time