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Baby Carriers Aka Baby Slings Defined
Let me first say that I am a man - that's capital M-A-N. When I first heard baby carrier I quite simply thought - wife! Hold on now before you all, if you haven't already, labeled me as a capital P-I-G let me continue. I thought for a moment and assumed they were talking about a stroller - those little inexpensive lightweight fold up modes of transportation that have been around for years to push around an infant while shopping, or at the park, or at the zoo, etc. WRONG! OK - how about that padded piece of plastic with a big handle over that seems to have multiple functions? The name of this item escapes me right now. It doesn’t matter since I’m WRONG - again! I give. What is a baby carrier? After a crash course I have learned that there are a vast amount of types of baby carriers that can be basically separated into four different categories. I'll go more depth on each at a later date and within each category you will also find that the manufacturers vary some in their methods of construction. BABY WRAPS: Baby wraps are quite simply a long piece of cloth that is wrapped around the infant and the person carrying the infant. The material is knotted to keep the child and wrap in place. BABY SLINGS: Baby slings take the knots out of the wrap by sewing the material together where needed or there is a variation that uses a couple of rings to fasten the cloth. MEI TAIS: A mei tai is a type of carrier that consists of a formed area for the infant and is held in place by shoulder straps and a waist strap that are tied. BABY CARRIER: A baby carrier is similar to a mei tai except that it uses snaps and/or buckles at the shoulder and waist straps. As you can see these are very broad definitions. I will go into each in more depth at a later date. Stay tuned. Baby carriers et al offer the carrier the opportunity to have your baby with you and still have both hands free to do, for example, household tasks or shopping. As with all items associated with your infant please comply with all safety instructions such as proper positioning of the child, size limitations, and movement restrictions. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Gary A. Larson is the owner of BabyBagsandDreams.com - a site devoted to the sale of diaper bags and other baby needs. You will find the baby slings of Baby K'tan at www.babybagsanddreams.com/babyktan/and TaylorMade at www.babybagsanddreams.com/taylormade/. Please come and enjoy your visit. |
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