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November 26, 2019
When shopping for a baby carrier, wearing baby in a front outward facing position is a feature that a lot of parents look for. Although some babies do not enjoy being carried facing outward, many love being able to watch the world around them, exploring new sights and sounds with the comfort of you close behind.
Unlike sitting facing the world in a stroller, wearing your baby front outward facing means she is held up higher where she can see over the fence at the farm for you to point out the animals or up at conversational height on a woodland walk, able to reach out and touch the leaves.
Before you embark on your world-facing adventure, you should know the signs that mean your child is ready, how to wear baby in an optimal, front outward facing position in our 360 or Omni 360 carrier and when baby needs to be turned back to a parent-facing position.
Signs Baby is Ready to Try Front Outward Facing
As baby’s brain develops and their muscles strengthen, they may begin showing you signs that
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Motherhood
November 22, 2019
originally posted at ergobaby.com
We often hear the phrase “trust your instincts” but life as a new mother can be a puzzling time for knowing what impulse, gut feeling or knowledge is or is not coming from within. Life with a newborn is wonderful and equally daunting. The learning curve can feel more like a hair trigger jump directly upwards instead of a nice sloping curve. No matter how many books you read, classes you take or parents you talk to, becoming a mother in real time is a whole new ball game.
Up until that time when we walk through the portal from maiden to mother, everything is theoretical. With most topics concerning motherhood, it is layered and often paradoxical. So asking the question “how do we trust our instincts?” is not an easy answer that applies to all. We need to look at the time before we gave birth. Did you trust yourself? Did you grow up trusting others? All of our behaviors surrounding trust can be triggered as we become mothers. It can feel isolating and destabilizing
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November 19, 2019
With Winter approaching, getting outside with little one is still achievable with the right kit.
When thinking about going out in the cold, snow suits are something that often come to mind first. However, you don’t always have to use a snow suit, as a footmuff can provide the warmth needed to protect little one alongside the right clothing.
A footmuff allows easier mobility and practicality as you attach the footmuff to the stroller and you don’t need to continually take your child in and out of a snowsuit when going inside and outside.
A footmuff is an accessory you can purchase and attach to the stroller - like the Ergobaby Footmuff that fits the Ergobaby Metro Stroller. It has been designed for 6 months - 3 years of age to keep your little warm ultra cosy with a premium fleece interior. Even better it uses water repellent exterior fabrics to protect from rain, cold and even the snow! When going inside, no need to remove the whole footmuff, you can easily remove the top cover for ventilation.
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November 14, 2019
originally posted at ergobaby.com
Slow ride. Take it Easy. When I think of the silly words of Foghat, the song somehow always makes me think of the ideal state of mind for what’s called the 4th trimester, the first three months of a baby’s life. The focus on the 4th trimester is not only nurturing the newborn baby but also the post partum care and mental health of the healing mother.
Let me take a step back for a moment. Human development is a well-studied and documented field. What’s indisputable is that human babies enter the world totally dependent on their caregivers. Experts continue to theorize as to why babies are born at the gestation period when they are born (at approximately 40 weeks.)
Some theories emanate from anthropologists who generally have thought that an infant’s brain must be sized against the pelvis length of the mother. Peter T. Ellison of Harvard University supports what he calls a metabolic crossover hypothesis, which is to say, “energetic
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November 07, 2019
originally posted at ergobaby.com
When your baby enters the world, she is transitioning from a cosy, dark, comforting womb to a state of constant bombardment of new experiences. Take a moment and imagine the amount of stimulation a new baby must feel. Each day is full of new sights and sounds, and all that activity can be taxing on a baby’s fragile nervous system.
One way parents can help provide a sense of calm and comfort is to establish routines to help baby wind down. By repeating the same steps day after day, your baby becomes accustomed with what to expect and isn’t strained by having to learn something new.
Over time, you and your baby will begin to fall into a rhythm that becomes your own special ritual.
A ritual is more than a routine – a ritual is unique to you. It’s like an inside joke. Only you and your baby are “in” on your ritual. That’s because the nuances you bring to it are what make it special and are what create the loving bond between you and your baby.
To help get
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October 25, 2019
Motherhood starts here when it is real, when you’re on the other side of birth and baby is in your arms, and you’re trying to figure out everything that you need to do in real time. No matter how much preparation you do during your pregnancy or even before conception, it’s not really real until baby is here, and you feel how huge it is to encompass being a mother and all the aspects of it.
It’s as much an emotional and spiritual change as it is physical, and that is why I’ve made it my life’s mission and my work to help women make this transition as seamlessly and gracefully as possible with true support, 360 degree support, and this allows the woman to truly heal from the inside out.
Having done this not at all with my first daughter, and then having truly practice the first 40 days with my second daughter, I am my own guinea pig and it is a testament to how honoring this tradition really can help you heal swiftly and fully and can heal parts of yourself that maybe you didn’t even know
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October 22, 2019
Originally posted at ergobaby.com
Spooky decor, creative costumes, festive music, pumpkin scents, and all your favourite candies in bite-size form—it’s hard not to love all the sights, sounds, and tastes of Halloween. But Halloween isn’t always loved by young kids. What’s fun to you may be frightening to them. And while you’d think that every kid would enjoy and be able to handle one evening of trick-or-treating, it can become more of a trick than a treat.
But still, trick-or-treating is worth trying with your kids. Follow these eight tips to help make this year’s Halloween night of trick-or-treating as fun, festive, and safe with your kids as you can!
1. Prep your child for everything Halloween.
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Jack-o-lanterns, fake spider webs, smoke machines, masks, teenagers jumping out of a bush screaming “BOO” at you—Halloween is fun, but it can also be frightening to toddlers because of scary costumes and decorations, as well as it being something new. Teach your child about
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October 18, 2019
For centuries families have relied on advice passed down from generation to generation on a vast number of things, and raising babies is one of them. Chances are when you were expecting you were given many tit-bits of information and advice to guide you through- whether they were helpful or not is another matter! The point is that we humans need that interaction, support, and guidance to help us build confidence and to feel empowered in our daily endeavors. And when it comes to raising a baby, nobody is born knowing it all. We learn from our parents, grandparents, friends, and communities. We then pass that knowledge on ourselves, because we want to help and because we know how valuable learned advice can be. With this in mind, I’d like to share with you some newborn sleep tips you need to pass on. I promise it will make you feel good, and that friend who just had a baby will appreciate it too.
Newborn sleep patterns
A newborn’s sleep patterns are very different from our own. They experience
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October 15, 2019
We understand that you want the best and safest products for your baby. Unfortunately, there are counterfeit and potentially dangerous copies of our Ergobaby Carriers on the market. We urge you to obtain genuine products and educate yourself and others on how to purchase authorised products and how to avoid counterfeits that could potentially cause harm. We pride ourselves on using high quality, certified materials produced in independently inspected factories that adhere to responsible work practices. Our Ergobaby Carriers have attracted a host of international product awards and health endorsements. Unfortunately, this success has also attracted unscrupulous copies. We love the fact that the Ergobaby Carrier is a “must-have” on many baby shower lists. But that means that you as parents may not be purchasing the Ergobaby Carrier for yourself, and we understand that many of you receive an Ergobaby product as a gift. For that reason, we urge you to please review and share
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October 08, 2019
The first year of a child’s life brings with it remarkable — and often awe-inspiring — changes and development. From the moment they’re born, babies are immersed in multi-sensory experiences that inspire them to observe, explore, and respond to the world around them. Here are three amazing transformations you’ll watch in Baby’s first year.
Vision developments
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Born this way. At birth, a baby’s vision is limited to about 8″–10″, which happens to be the general distance between parent and child. While colour recognition isn’t yet fully developed, babies are fascinated by contrasting patterns and objects, which is why Montessori’s Munari mobiles are so captivating. (Learn more about how to introduce mobiles to a newborn.)
Milestone: Coordination. For the first two months, infants’ eyes may cross or wander, a normal result of their developing eye muscles. By around three months of age, however, their eyes are typically strong enough to track movements, compelling