Alan & Brenda Leonard

> Hi all! I am looking for two things. First, what is the sling that women use
> for their babies called?

I cut a piece of denim fabric about 18 inches wide and long enough to go
around me and hold a baby, hemmed the edges and sewed the ends together
about 5 times for strength. When Tim was very young, I folded the top over
a couple times and pinned with diaper pins to shorten it a bit. I also used
it when Tim was bigger to hold his bottom while he sat upright on my hip,
which saved my arms and back, although you still commit one arm to
baby-holding in that position. It was nice that way for long periods of
standing.

I didn't care for the store-bought baby slings; there was too much fabric in
them for my tastes. Everybody's different, though. Can you try one out at
a store sometime first, or borrow one from a friend?

brenda

mary krzyzanowski

Hi,
I have used a sling style called a rebozo (there might be a website on it).
basically, it's a very large piece of cloth which you fold in half
lengthwise, tie in a square knot and carry the baby in the pocket that's
formed. It goes on your shoulder and neck like a purse. It can also be
used as a playmat at the park, and is a great burp cloth. I bought my
fabric at the $1/yd. table at the store. The hardest thing was finding a
boyish material.
Mary-NY


>From: Alan & Brenda Leonard <abtleo@...>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Baby slings
>Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 11:53:06 +0200
>
>
> > Hi all! I am looking for two things. First, what is the sling that women
>use
> > for their babies called?
>
>I cut a piece of denim fabric about 18 inches wide and long enough to go
>around me and hold a baby, hemmed the edges and sewed the ends together
>about 5 times for strength. When Tim was very young, I folded the top over
>a couple times and pinned with diaper pins to shorten it a bit. I also
>used
>it when Tim was bigger to hold his bottom while he sat upright on my hip,
>which saved my arms and back, although you still commit one arm to
>baby-holding in that position. It was nice that way for long periods of
>standing.
>
>I didn't care for the store-bought baby slings; there was too much fabric
>in
>them for my tastes. Everybody's different, though. Can you try one out at
>a store sometime first, or borrow one from a friend?
>
>brenda
>
>




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