Using a baby carrier is universally loved by babies and parents alike. After all, there’s nothing quite as cosy, comfortable, and practical all at once. A baby carrier offers a win-win situation for everyone involved. It allows you to keep your little one close, responding promptly to their every need. This gives your baby a sense of security and comfort. At the same time, it gives you the freedom to get on with daily activities, allowing you to multitask whilst being there for your little one. Our long-time followers already know this, as we never tire of emphasising how healthy and helpful carrying your baby in an ergonomic carrier can be.
Over the years, we’ve shared numerous babywearing tips, explaining how using an ergonomic baby carrier can support your baby’s physical and psychological development. We’ve also provided helpful advice on using your baby carrier correctly. Today, we’d like to look back and present our ten most popular babywearing blogs.
Top 10 Babywearing Blogs for using an Ergobaby Baby Carrier
1. Checking Baby’s Position in an Ergobaby Carrier
Have you been wearing your baby, but you’re not convinced they look ‘right’? Here’s how to correct a couple of common mistakes to keep baby in an optimal carry position.
2. Can I Use a Baby Carrier when Pregnant?
Growing your family is a big and exciting thing and whilst some people might assume that you’ve ‘done it all before’ there are plenty of new challenges to face and experiences to enjoy being pregnant the second (or third or fourth or fifth!) time around. Plenty will be different but there are some things that shouldn’t have to change and one of those, at least for the earlier portion of your pregnancy, is babywearing.
3. Omni or Adapt – Which Baby Carrier Suits You Best?
It’s not easy to navigate your way through a huge range of baby carriers available, especially when so many carriers seem so similar at first glance. The most frequently asked question about our bestsellers, the Omni and the Adapt carriers is “How do the two carriers differ and which one should I choose?”
4. Our Top Five Tips for Winter Babywearing
Every year as it starts to get chillier, we have questions from parents asking about how to dress their little one while they’re in their baby carrier in cold weather, so this blog shares our top five winter babywearing tips.
5. How to Wash your Ergobaby Baby Carrier
If your baby carrier is in constant use, then you probably also know it’s prone to stains and spills. Sometimes you can just remove the stain with a damp cloth, some mild detergent or washing-up liquid and lukewarm water. In other cases, however, there is probably no way around the washing machine. And that’s why we put together a simple guide on how to wash your Ergobaby baby carrier in a way that is gentle on the material and the environment.
6. Ergobaby Baby Carriers: Perfect for Any Age or Stage of Development
It can be tricky to know which carrier will be the perfect fit for your family, particularly if you haven’t had your baby yet. There are a LOT of options out there. To help you tell an Aura from an Embrace and an Adapt from an Omni, we’ve put together a handy guide to help you pick the right baby carrier or wrap for you and your family.
7. Outward Facing Babywearing Checklist; How to Get the Right Position.
As with any other carrying position, there are a few things to consider when wearing your baby outwards (or forwards) facing. We’ve created an overview of everything from safety tips to busting myths, all the most important facts about carrying baby in this position.
8. How Do I Use the Neck Support on my Ergobaby Carrier?
It may be a rather small part of your carrier but using your baby carriers’ neck support correctly can make a difference to both baby’s safety and comfort so we think it’s really important! It’s designed to adjust depending on your baby’s age and stage, and how you’re carrying them. We’ve shared all these different uses so you can be confident your baby is as comfortable and as well-supported as possible.
9. Help! My Baby Won’t Settle in their Baby Wrap/Carrier
You’ve spent ages researching the perfect baby carrier for you and watching YouTube videos of how to use it. You’ve seen hundreds of beautiful snaps of babies snuggled safe and close and you can’t wait to try your new piece of kit out. But wait, your baby grumbles going in which escalates to full screaming every time! WHY?! First things first… don’t worry! This doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong or that your baby hates their carrier, chances are a few simple tips and tweaks are the difference between your crying baby and the blissful sleepy cuddles you see on Instagram!
10. Summer Babywearing: 6 Top Tips for Using Your Baby Carrier in Warmer Weather
When the weather starts heating up we receive lots of questions about wearing a baby carrier in the summer. These include: How do I protect my child from the sun? Won’t it get too warm? Which baby carrier for the summer? Should I use a carrier at all in the summer or should I rather use a stroller with a sunshade? We answer all of them and more in our blog all about using your baby carrier in the summer months and sunny climes.
Find more babywearing tips on our Ergobaby Blog.
These were our top ten most popular and clicked babywearing tips from the Ergobaby blog. They cover a wide range of babywearing topics but if your question isn’t answered here, simply type your chosen keyword into our blog search for guaranteed results. Or check out our dedicated “Babywearing Expert TIps” section. You’re tapping into decades of knowledge that’s updated weekly.
