There have been some really positive developments in baby sling safety in the past week since an AP story first alarmed so many dedicated babywearers. First, manufacturers of baby carriers issued a joint statement on baby sling safety concerns. They point out that an ASTM subcommittee started writing Sling Carrier Standards two years ago. The…Read the full article.

Are you ready to carry your baby front, back, and side as you work through your day? Do you want to expand your knowledge of baby carriers available? Are you curious about the history and the practice of babywearing around the world? Baby carriers, like cloth diapers, can seem overwhelming when new parents find more…Read the full article.

This following post was an entry in our Blog to Inspire contest. The opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and not necessarily those of Eco Baby Steps or Parenting By Nature. Blog to Inspire entrant Hobo Mama is Lauren Wayne, writer and mother. Riding the rails with her husband, Crackerdog Sam,…Read the full article.

The art of babywearing is very old, but, through new products and innovations, baby carriers are made new over and over again. Ancient Art of Babywearing Mothers have always had the same reasons for keeping their babies close: baby is happy and mother is free to move. Wearing a baby carrier made of cloth or…Read the full article.

This following post was an entry in our Blog to Inspire contest. The opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and not necessarily those of Eco Baby Steps or Parenting By Nature. Blog to Inspire entrant Arts & Lit Interrupted is Gillian Young. She is figuring it out as she goes. Yes,…Read the full article.

Babies love to be carried. A baby carrier is just a simple tool to make baby carrying easy, to make baby carrying become babywearing. When you get babywearing right , it’s about the baby not the baby carrier. The carrier vanishes, and you have your baby attached to you. It feels like holding for you…Read the full article.

Babywearing keeps a baby close enough that parent and child have a lot of opportunity to kiss and cuddle, chat and smile. Babywearing shows your baby that you love him in big ways, through meeting the needs that help with mental, emotional, and physical development. Babywearing also gives a parent a lot of opportunity to…Read the full article.

I became a die-hard babywearer with the birth of my 3rd child in 2004. I had finally gotten the hang of it and LOVED it. So, naturally, when my 5th child, Emily, came along in 2007, she spent a goodly amount of time in some sort of fabric baby carrier. The store, the park, hiking,…Read the full article.

The Babywearing Work Out Did you set a resolution to work out more this year? If so, congratulations! That is the top New Year’s resolution on 43 Things this year and seems to top most lists most years. If you have a baby or toddler, how will you fit in time to work out? The…Read the full article.

Here is the promised list of all the entries sent to us for our Blog to Inspire contest by category. We’ll also be featuring the posts on our blog over the coming months. Although once you start reading them, it’s hard not to read them all. We received some wonderful entries (44 in total!). Our…Read the full article.