London Ontario Babywearers

Welcome Back!

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 04:37:00 +0000

Hello, and welcome to the London Babywearer's blog! I haven't been very diligent about updating this blog, and for that, I apologize. I really do want to keep this as updated as possible, but (as it does for a lot of us) life gets in the way of our best intentions. Here's hoping that this time I'll be able to keep up!

Many updates in our group! We are a growing group, with (on average) 25 people attending our monthly meetings. Lots of new faces, and several "regulars," who have become great ambassadors for our group, welcoming new attendees. We continue to meet on the second Thursday of each month at Rebirth Wellness Centre, and I'm hoping to start facilitating evening or weekend meetings for folks that are unable to attend weekday morning meetings. Our Facebook group has over 500 members, and is quite an active group with lots of advice sought and given, and wraps and carriers being bought and sold.

We recently held an incredibly successful online auction, and raised over $700 to build our library! A big, HUGE thank you to both our donors and bidders! With the money raised, I have requested some Huggaloops (which we will hopefully see in May), purchased a Mei Tai, and will be getting not one, but TWO Tula's (both a standard and a toddler). If I have enough left, I'm hoping to buy a Beco Soleil or an Onya carrier.

Speaking of our lending library, I continue to see lots of wraps and carriers go out each month. I am thrilled to be able to offer this service to attendees, and hope that I'm able to continue this for a long time. While it doesn't happen very often, sometimes a carrier forgets to make its way home to me. When a carrier isn't returned on time, it impacts the larger group, as I won't have that carrier to show, teach with, and share until it is returned. Thankfully, we've only had this happen a few times, and I hope it continues to be an infrequent occurrence.

Overall, I'm thrilled with how this group as been revived over the past year! We have had visits from mompreneurs sharing their brilliant ideas, experienced Babywearers teaching their tricks of the trade, and have seen many moms become confident in wearing their children.

I am continually honoured to be the leader of such an amazing group, and feel privileged to count myself amongst the members of this group.

I hope to see many of you at our next meeting, which will be May 14, 2015, from 10-11:30am at Rebirth Wellness Centre.

Welcome back!

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 04:09:00 +0000

Good evening!

This blog hasn't been updated in a while, but I think it's time it saw some more action. Given that our little group has exploded over the summer, and not everyone uses Facebook, I believe that this is a great way to spread the word about our group.

Please stay tuned for more frequent posts.

Happy Babywearing!

C :o)

noreply@blogger.com (Kendra) — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:36:00 +0000

Hi Everyone! Friendly reminder that we have a meeting tomorrow - May 11th at 9:30-11:30 at Rebirth Wellness Centre (256 Central Ave)

Anyone have anythoughts about whether I should keep at this page and try to update it more often, or just stick with the Facebook? Those of you following us here, are you on our facebook group?? Come join us at https://www.facebook.com/pages/London-Babywearers-and-FSOT/175476222502809

Kendra

Babywearing social event!!

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:55:00 +0000

I am opening my home to anyone in this group who'd be interested in getting together on February 24th. If you are interested, please comment below with what time of day works best for you. Thanks! ~C

Did you wear your little one today?

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:32:00 +0000

I haven't had the chance yet today, but I did yesterday! I had company coming over and needed to vacuum. My Little Giant has a strange fascination with the vacuum cleaner, which makes for an interesting sight, given his new ability to toddle around after me. So, up he went on my back with my beautiful Didy Waves Aubergine. He giggled while I tied him in, and then played with my earrings and hair while I was able to get the house tidied up in record time. Another benefit was I only had to clean up his toys once, rather than again and again as he enjoys dumping them out as soon as I put them away.

So...did you wear your little one recently? Share your thoughts in the comments below, or post on our Facebook page!

Happy Babywearing!
C :o)

Upcoming meeting!

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:56:00 +0000

A quick reminder about our next meeting which is coming up this Friday, February 10 from 9:30am-11:30am at the Rebirth Wellness Centre (256 Central Ave.). Please note the change in time from previous meetings! Our meetings are free of charge, are drop in, and will have several wraps and carriers available to try as well as to borrow!

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Happy babywearing! :o)

Ouch.

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:56:00 +0000

I came across this picture while cruising a great FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Everything-Mom-and-Baby/426688340528

The picture is cringe-worthy, but a great illustration as to why properly structured carriers are better for the wee one who is going for a ride. The SSC pictured is an Ergo, but could easily be replaced with a Beco, a Manduca, or a NMMT/BT.

Happy Babywearing! C :o)

Social gathering this week?

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:44:00 +0000

Are you feeling the mid-winter blues? Need a reason to get out of the house? I may have the solution (for this week, anyway).

We are thinking of a social gathering this week! How does Friday at 1:30 at the Central Library, in the children's section sound? Feel free to leave your comments below, or pop over to our Facebook page (search "London Babywearers and FSOT) to share your thoughts!

Also, a change in our meeting times: we will now be meeting the second Friday of each month from 9:30am until 11:30am, to help work around a scheduling conflict at the (re)birth centre. Many thanks to Jodi and her team for generously allowing us to continue to use their beautiful space each month.
Happy Babywearing!
~C :o)

Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:44:00 +0000

Just a quick post this time, to update you on the meeting this month.

We will be meeting at the rebirth wellness centre (formerly Life With Baby) on Friday, January 13th from 10am til noon. The address is 256 Central Ave., London. There is lots of metered parking on Central Ave., and free parking on the smaller side streets if you're up for a walk. Feel free to bring your own wrap or carrier for some help, or browse through our large lending library and try something new! Items from the lending library are available to borrow, just ask!

Also, a question for our readers: would there be any interest in a social gathering in between the monthly meetings? I would be willing to host a group at my house if there was interest. Please post your thoughts in comments, or on our FB page - search "London ON Babywearers and FSOT" to find us. This is also where you can post your carriers for sale, or search for a new pretty for your collection. Thanks in advance!

Looking forward to seeing you next Friday. Happy babywearing!

Changes and a contest!

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:16:00 +0000

Good evening! It is almost DECEMBER! I can hardly believe that this year has gone by so quickly. I have finally started my Christmas shopping - the earliest I have ever started. Normally, I wait for snow. Enough about me, on to baby wearing news!

First, a reminder about the next baby wearing meeting. Though the place we meet hasn't changed, you might notice the name on the sign is different. It now reads the (re)birth wellness centre. The lovely ladies inside still offer the same fantastic support and services, just with a new name.

Our next meeting is on Friday, December 2 from 10am til noon at the (re)birth centre, 256 Central Ave. in downtown London. Parking is available at meters on Central Ave. and Wellington St., or free if you are willing to walk a bit further from a side street.

I also wanted to let our followers know about a contest that Michelle from Natural Mother Productions is running just in time for Christmas. Everyone who enters has a chance to win a custom NPM baby carrier! Check out "Natural Mother Productions" on Facebook and check under "Notes" for more details on how to enter and win.

Looking forward to seeing lots of mamas (and daddies, of course!) at the meeting next week!

An introduction.

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:13:00 +0000

Hello! I'm Catherine, and I have been given the reins to post on this blog about babywearing. Kendra is a very trusting person, but I think, in this case, it is well-placed.

I am a first time mom to a wonderful little boy. I was introduced to babywearing by my lovely sister in law, who wore her second child and taught me how to carry him in a structured carrier. When my son was born, she once again stepped up and taught me to wrap my baby, when he was just a few days old. I was recovering from a c-section, and wearing my baby gave him the closeness he needed, and gave me my hands back to do the basics around the house.

It wasn't perfect, but it worked for us. I attended my first babywearing meeting in May, and was hooked. I even went home with a new wrap, thanks to Kendra, and a better way to wear him, thanks to a princess called Carly. ;)

Since the Geckos Tanami came home with us, I have steadily been acquiring more wraps and carriers. Each of them hold a special place in my collection, and I am a wee bit ashamed to say I now have a different carrier or wrap for each day of the week. In my defence, they each serve a different purpose, and I chose each and every one of them with care.

I love the idea of babywearing, and am thrilled to be able to pass along what I have leared and am learning to those new to wrapping. As I move forward in this blog, I hope to open a discussion about the benefits of babywearing, different carriers (both structured and wraps) and different techniques to try out.

I look forward to your input! As much as I like to talk about myself, I hope this can become a reader-directed blog, covering what you are interested in. Please leave comments, so I can get ideas about what to look at.

Happy Babywearing!

Next Baby Wearing Meeting!

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:17:00 +0000

Our next meeting is this week! We'll be getting together this Friday, October 7 from 10am-noon at Life With Baby (256 Central Avenue). We have an extensive collection of wraps, carriers and experience to help find the right carrier for you and your little one! The meeting is very child friendly, so please feel free to bring older siblings!

A famous London Babywearer!

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:07:00 +0000

One of our own just won a babywearing photo contests! Check her awesome picture out below! Congrats Canadace!

http://wrapyourbaby.com/blog/2011/10/thewrapphotos/

Babywearing meeting tomorrow!

noreply@blogger.com (Kendra) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:32:00 +0000

Hi all,

HOpe you can come out tomorrow, Friday September 9th to Life with Baby for our babywearing meeting. WE meet from 10-12. Please feel free to bring your older children.

We will have lots of wraps to try and borrow!

Hope to see you there!

Thanks and some info!

noreply@blogger.com (Kendra) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:08:00 +0000

Hi all,

Thanks for a great meeting today, it was great to see so many new moms/new to babywearing moms! Hope you found some useful information today! Please let us know if there is anything else you need!

As requested, some information.

This is the website/forum we mentioned that is all about babywearing. It is quite big and busy and overwhelming, but is a wealth of babywearing information, and they even have a for sale section to look at carriers if you are planning to buy! You do have to register.
www.thebabywearer.com

Brands of Woven Wraps: This is not an exhaustive list, but the ones that I know. So you can tell if you are getting a woven wrap, ask for the materials (should be cotton, linen, wool, bamboo - NOT jersey).
*Didymos
*Natibaby
*Hoppediz
*Storchenwiege
*Chimparoo (Canadian!!!)
*Vatanai
*Bbslen

Some great videos for Front Wrap Cross Carry (FWCC)- the front carry we showed most of you today. IN this one she holds the baby the whole time, which is another way you can do it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRSTW8h5lcs&feature=related

Nursing in a FWCC video I like! Where she leaves his legs in, I would often leave them out. Its just preference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCs1Rj_6jyA&feature=related

And some great ring sling videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdP_KcN20uw (for a new born)
http://www.youtube.com/user/zolowear#p/u/31/Bkb9vZklVpk (legs out)
http://www.youtube.com/user/zolowear#p/u/33/2wBCKU7hyf0 (Hip Carry for toddler/older baby)

Any of the ring sling videos by the Zolowear are great!

Happy babywearing!

Next Meeting: August 12th 10-12 at LWB

noreply@blogger.com (London, Ontario Babywearers) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:32:00 +0000

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay in announcing our meeting! We will meet a WEEK tomorrow, on August 12th at our usual location, Life With Baby.

All are welcome, and brainstorm some ideas of other things you would like to see the group doing. Weekend meetings for after you go back to work/daddies? Social ideas? Workshops/specific topics? Let us know what you want!!

See you next week!

Next Meeting and Congrats to our Lotto winner!

noreply@blogger.com (Kendra) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:24:00 +0000

Hi all,

Our next meeting will be Friday August 12th at our usual location, Life with Baby, from 10-12. Please join us to try out some carriers, and even borrow some. Feel free to bring older children as well, and if you haven't had your baby yet, don't worry. There are lots of borrow! We also will be taking a photo shoot to catalogue our carriers. Come on out and be a model!!!

And big congratulations to our lotto winner, Catherine! She has won a carrier of her choice! We are working on paying off the carriers we have bought for the library as well as funding some much needed additions. So any donations are welcome - either monetary or carriers that you no longer use!

Thanks

Spreading the Babywearing Love!!

noreply@blogger.com (Kendra) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:08:00 +0000

We want to expand our babywearing group and lending library! So here is the deal...

Buy a raffle ticket for only $2 or 3/$5. Winner will receive a carrier of their choice for FREE!!! (Chose from some ring slings, woven wraps, mei tai's) Lots to chose from, including brands such as Didymos, Natibaby, comfy joey and more!!

Winner will be drawn August 1st, prior to our next meeting which is August 5th!

Good luck!

Babywearing meeting Tomorrow!

noreply@blogger.com (Kendra) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:59:00 +0000

10-12 at Life with Baby (256 Central Ave). Lots of carriers to try and borrow, and lots of other mamas to talk to! Please come out if you can!

Also, Sunfest is on in Victoria park, right across the road - you can check it out for some lunch after the meeting!

REASON OF THE DAY

noreply@blogger.com (Lynn) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:41:00 +0000

so that you have 2 free hands for a tired grumpy toddler! This is a picture from the zoo when my son got tired of walking.

NMMT

noreply@blogger.com (Lynn) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:23:00 +0000

I just found out that Natural Mother Mai Tai's is going to be doing a demenstration on there mai tais and buckle tais during out meeting!!!! Michelle is wonderful and this will be a great opportunity for you to try out one of her carriers!

Monthly meeting

noreply@blogger.com (Lynn) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:53:00 +0000

just a reminder that we will be meeting this Friday June 10th at Life with baby from 10-12. I hope to see you all there!

Get together tomorrow

noreply@blogger.com (Kendra) — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:33:00 +0000

Hope to see you all tomorrow - 1pm. The plan is - if there is good weather (aka not raining) then meet at Harris park, by the playground (right downtown off of King Street). If it is raining, then meet at the main entrance of Covent Garden Markets.

Happy babywearing!

Social on Friday?

noreply@blogger.com (Kendra) — Thu, 26 May 2011 00:14:00 +0000

Anyone up for a babywearing get together? I think it is supposed to be nice so we could go for a babywearing walk! Say afternoon for those that can't get out in the AM. 1-3pm at Harris Park.

Reason of the Day to Babywear...

noreply@blogger.com (Kendra) — Sun, 22 May 2011 01:35:00 +0000

You tell ME!!! Why do you love to wear your baby? Is it practical? Fun? Tell me, and share a picture if you care to!