You may have heard so many things about slings
or baby carriers. I bought one with my first baby that clipped in around her
legs and around my back. I despised it! She was a large baby to start with, and I
had awful back pain after my labour, anyway, I didn’t use it and returned it
after one short use. Fast forward seven years to my second baby. Well, a whole new
situation, I was facing the prospect of single motherhood, with a child already
and I was like how the hell am I going to do this?
I had read and heard and seen the benefits of baby-wearing. But the slings just
looked so complex. I knew that it would probably help me in the first few
months of school runs, after-school activities and just getting out and about,
especially in London.
I didn’t get one until my second little one was born. Oh my! Unlike my first baby
surrounded by family living at home, I had a lot of on-hand support, I was
alone with two children. One being a newborn. Day 3 I bought a sling on Amazon. It
was a Koala with the front as a wrap sling but the back was a harness so I didn’t
have to fiddle or figure out how to wrap it in a way that didn’t make me feel
like I was to have my baby slip out the front. BEST thing I ever did. If you
are familiar with or heard of cluster feeding. Well from 2 weeks old that was
happening from 7pm-8am. My baby girl was feeding every 20/30 mins. What could I
do? What should I do? But I had the sling and she was so content in there
from Day 4 (Amazon Prime of course). It was so easy to put on and I had her in
it for practically the first 3 months. I could even breastfeed her in it with
the adjustable ring at the sides you get a perfect position. I’m yet to find
another design like it. I’ve recommended it to so many mums. Because I honestly
couldn’t believe how something so simple could relieve me of so much stress and
anxiety. The school runs, days out, cleaning around the house. I didn’t have to
remain stationary or wait to finish feeding to get on with the things I needed
to do. The wrap-around sling was perfect! I had read that it mimicked the
position of the baby in the womb. It also helped the bonding and attachment between
mother and baby. It was the only place she was settled. Throughout history, women have
kept their babies wrapped up close for protection, so they could continue to perform
roles to support the family or the community. Even if I wasn’t able to breastfeed, I
would have still benefited from using the sling to promote skin-to-skin contact in the first
few weeks and months of baby's life. Not only was it beneficial for me in terms of ease and mobility, but my baby was also calm and less likely to become unsettled. We were generally both calmer!
I had a great support network, but at some point, you find yourself alone with
101 things to do as a mum. For me a single mum in the city with another
child to care for. It saved my breastfeeding journey but not just that, it
saved me.
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