Friday, May 23, 2008

Thank goodness for baby carriers

, originally uploaded by hanabearrr.

That's me at far right, with my sleeping 16mo baby on my back. I'm at a a family wedding reception, and we've been going for hours. Julian is off dancing somewhere, Adrian finally crashed in the Pikkolo. So now I get to sit down and relax while he sleeps peacefully. Hooray!

I saw a bunch of other parents at the wedding holding heavy kids in their arms, or walking around with sleeping children slumped over one shoulder. Oof, my back hurt just looking at them.

One mom with a baby about a year old told me she had a mei tei baby carrier at home. I got distracted before I could ask her why in the world she didn't bring it to the wedding and USE it? She was struggling with her baby in arms and on her hip the entire time, and had a preschooler to keep an eye on too. Wearing her baby on her back would have been so much easier.

It sort of mystifies me that people don't use their carriers more often, there are just SO many appropriate situations where a good carrier can be so enormously helpful. Sick baby, tired baby, social event, family outing, grocery shopping, beach, pool, hiking, public transit, walking the dog...you name it! I never go anywhere without mine.

posted by msLaura @ 12:48 AM