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June 17, 2024
To celebrate Black Babywearing Week this year, I want to tell you the story of my third child and how babywearing saved his life (dramatic, I know). This story is about his neurodivergence and our journey to that through babywearing. Full disclosure, my story is unique to our experience and will not be everyone’s. A friend once told me that if you meet one person with Autism, you’ve met just one person with Autism, because everyone who is Autistic is so unique and individual to their journey.
Babywearing beginnings
This story begins in 2010, surprisingly. That’s when I was pregnant with our first and at my baby shower, I got a baby wrap. I didn’t know much about it as a first-time parent, but I was determined. I remember watching loads of YouTube videos trying to figure it out and when I did, I felt UNSTOPPABLE. My first was born in the Spring of 2011 and we were a babywearing duo. I mostly wore him in the wrap and never looked back. By the time he was one, I stopped wearing him often because
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Expert Tips for Parents
May 10, 2024
When I became a mother for the second time, one of the things I was most excited about was that I could start tandem carrying my daughter with her two-year-old brother! The options and choices for carrying both of them together were vast and I was so excited to try them all. You can use pretty much any type of sling or carrier for tandem babywearing. I quickly became adept at using one woven wrap to carry them both! However, when my toddler son wanted to get up and down a lot and my newborn daughter was sleeping - this swiftly became impractical outside of nap time.
Stretchy wraps and buckled carriers soon became my “go-to” carriers. They offered flexibility, variety and I could get both of my children in and out independently of each other. As they grew, this evolved into using two buckled carriers for speed.
As a Slingababy trained Carrying Consultant, I have also worked extensively with parents of twins and multiples to help them carry their babies singularly and together from birth.
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Babywearing
May 09, 2024
Katrin Ritter has been part of our Ergobaby team in Europe for more than 14 years and has put her heart and soul into it. She is also the mother of a teenager, a midwife, a businesswoman in the healthcare sector, a certified babywearing consultant from the Dresden Babywearing School and a baby sleep expert. In other words, she knows what she‘s talking about when it comes to the healthy development of babies, ergonomics and all things pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.
Katrin also heads up the marketing department for health professionals, looks after medical professionals in our markets, holds webinars and lectures on specialist topics for midwives, medical staff and babywearing and breastfeeding consultants, and is passionate about product development. Each of our ergonomic products is extensively tested by Katrin with families before being launched on the market, giving them the finishing touches.
With her great passion for healthy babywearing and ergonomic baby products that
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Babywearing
February 20, 2024
How babywearing, breast/chestfeeding and co-sleeping can strengthen this bond
Bonding. A term that is probably buzzing around in the heads of many expectant parents. Some have already dealt with it intensively and know the importance of bonding with baby and how they plan to do it. Others may worry that they will not be able to build a good and healthy attachment relationship with their baby. And others haven't thought about it much at all.
Our babywearing survey, which we conducted together with babyforum.at in summer 2023, focused precisely on this bonding process and the question of what role a baby carrier plays in this. The result of the survey: 95.5 per cent of respondents who already have children stated that they had used a baby carrier or wrap to build a bond and closeness with their baby. You can find out more about this in our blog article “Babywearing benefits: why carry your baby?”. At 91.2 per cent, breastfeeding was in second place as a means of bonding, followed by co-sleeping
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February 06, 2024
Any element of parenting is full of myths and old wives’ tales, and babywearing is no different. While these are slowly dying out, there are still people desperate to tell you that baby carriers aren’t safe, aren’t comfortable, are too tricky to use... the list goes on. So we’re here to bust five more babywearing myths (you can see our last blog on this here)! Take a look and see if any of them sound familiar...
Myth 1: "All baby carriers cause neck or back pain."
This is the one we hear the most and it’s normally the easiest to fix! If a carrier is causing pain it is usually due to the incorrect use or fit of the carrier. One of the most common problems is that baby is too low and the back strap that connects both arms straps isn’t positioned correctly.
Many parents think that this connecting strap between the shoulder straps is only there to prevent the straps from slipping off the shoulders. As a result, this strap receives little attention and often remains at the top of the neck
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February 02, 2024
Carrying a baby close to you is probably one of the most beautiful moments in the lives of new parents. But then as a company that manufactures ergonomic baby carriers we would say that right? That's why we wanted to know from you whether this is really the case. What exactly are your reasons for babywearing? There are plenty of babywearing benefits, but which ones motivate you the most? To find out, we took part in a babywearing survey conducted by babyforum.at. 7,094 people from Germany, Austria and Switzerland took part. Many of them were already mums and dads, and the rest were about to become parents at the time of the survey. The aim was to find out how modern parents use, or plan to use a baby carrier in their everyday lives. And to what extent they think it contributes to building a bond between carer and child.
Babywearing benefits: do you really need a carrier?
But here and now we are interested in one thing above all: Why do you carry your children at all? Why do you use a baby
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February 01, 2024
Is your Ergobaby baby carrier a use-it-every-day kind of item? We hope so! After all, cuddling with your little miracle is one of the most beautiful things there is. And an ergonomic baby carrier is practical to boot. So, if your baby carrier is in constant use, then you probably also know it’s prone to stains and spills. The baby spits up, chews on the shoulder straps, a small (or large!) nappy mishap happens, or some milk drips onto the material when breast/chestfeeding and carrying.
You don't always have to wash the entire baby carrier immediately. 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 today we're giving you a simple guide on how to wash your Ergobaby baby carrier in a way that is gentle on the material and the environment.
How often can I wash my carrier?
Generally speaking, you can wash your carrier as often
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November 03, 2023
Winter is coming and even if winter brings more rain than snow these days, we still have our share of chilly weather! With that comes the question of what to dress baby in during the winter months. After all, young babies cannot regulate their own body temperature, they can cool down or overheat quickly. In short: our baby is dependent on our help. So how do we do it right? A baby snowsuit is super cute but is it always the best choice? Or is there a better way to keep baby warm but not too warm? Today, let's take a look at different everyday situations and explain how to dress baby for them.
Dressing baby for winter: what baby winter clothes do I need and when?
First of all, the magic word for preparing your baby winter clothes is: LAYERS! This is the only way to be prepared for every situation. Both indoors and outdoors.
Create a good base of long-sleeved bodysuit and tights, or a romper suit. Then - depending on the room temperature and age - a jacket or jumper and trousers. It's
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Motherhood
October 09, 2023
Everyday life is full of decisions, especially when you are expecting a baby or have just become parents, there is so much to think about, research and decide. We want to make your life a little easier when it comes to choosing the right baby carrier for you and your little one.
Here is a comparison of our Omni Breeze, Omni Dream (Omni) and our new Ergobaby AWAY baby carrier.
Which baby carrier is right for you? Omni or the Ergobaby AWAY in comparison.
Ergonomic: All our baby carriers are certified by Aktion Gesunder Rücken e.V which means your baby will be carried in the most ergonomic position in the Omni and the Ergobaby AWAY.
Grows with your baby: Our award-wining Omni range are both designed to carry your child from birth up to a toddler’s body weight of 20.4 kg. Included in the carriers are an adjustable, padded headrest which provides optimum support and protection for your child’s sensitive head at any age.
The Ergobaby AWAY can be used from around 5.4 kg (ca. 4 months) up
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August 07, 2023
Even though your baby's head is the biggest and heaviest part of your child - their skull is still very sensitive. Hidden beneath the soft baby fuzz are movable, deformable plates that protect your baby's developing brain. However, they can also flatten if your little one lies on their back too often and can't turn their head. This is when the so-called flat head syndrome can occur. Although this can be treated, it is much easier to prevent it. That's why Katrin Ritter a Midwife and Babywearing and Sleep Specialist for Ergobaby explains more about how flat head syndrome occurs in babies and which Ergobaby products can help you prevent it.
What is flat head syndrome?
If babies lie on their backs for several hours a day, for example in a stroller, bassinet or car seat/infant carrier, and at night as recommended, they can develop what is known as flat head syndrome. Also known as positional plagiocephaly or brachycephaly, flat head syndrome can sometimes begin before birth when pressure is