Welcome to my blog

My name is Emma Glass, and I am mum to Ava, nearly 11 months. I am trying to promote babywearing in the Portsmouth and Southsea area. Here are some benefits to babywearing;

Distributing the weight and freeing your hands
A baby carrier distributes the weight across your body, making it a lot easier to carry your baby. Most carriers are useable from birth till 35lbs (16kg). They also free your hands so you can attend to other children, do some household errands. You can also breastfeed in some slings.

Slings promote bonding
Wearing babies foster trust and attachment. A baby whose needs are met quickly will feel more secure in the long term. Relatives, siblings and partners can all carry baby in a sling, thus establishing a bond and giving Mum a break.

Carried babies cry less often
Research proves that carried babies cry less often. Carrying babies in an upright position can also help soothe reflux, colic and fussiness.

Carried babies tend to be alert
Babies love to be up high, where they can see what you are doing and interact with you and other adults.

Babywearing has been one of the highlights for me as a mother to a young baby. It has meant that Ava has been very portable and she has been able to come along to many adult gatherings that I thought I would have to miss out on with a young baby. Ava as a young baby would often have an aversion to travelling in the pushchair, she just wanted to be close to me and carrying her would stop her fussing and crying. Using a sling allowed me to carry her and have my hands free, a necessity when I needed to make lunch, get some washing done etc.

I want to be able to share my positive experiences with other mothers and enable them to find the perfect sling for their lifestyle and baby.