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Well I've been busy attending a Babywearing course in London. Yes they even do babywearing courses now! It was run by the only Babywearing school in the world, Trageschule Dresden, which is based in Dresden,Germany.

I learnt a lot about how to teach slings and different carries to parents, and also the theory behing babywearing and why babies are programmed to want to be carried. So I am now a qualified 'Babywearing Consultant' with a certificate and everything, albeit in German.

It was very hard work, but I had lots of fun too! Here's a photo of a carry I've invented for those of us who are a little less photogenic!

Sling Meet Dates April & May

Sorry it's taken ages to sort this out, I've been very busy with a new job and taking a babywearing course in London. Sally is taking over organising the meets in the future, although I'll still be helping out. We've decided to stick with Fridays in the same venue. Dates for new meets are;

Fri April 18th 2008
Fri May 16th 2008

Venue is The Sure Start ABC Centre - Landport, 221 Arundel Street, Portsmouth. PO1 1NF . The Sure Start Centre is diagonally opposite the ASDA Fratton car park in Arundel Street. You can find a map is here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Portsmouth,+PO1+1NF,+UK&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

The room we are using in Sure Start centre is purpose built for families and has plenty of toys and space for toddlers and a fenced off area outside to play in. Please remember this group was set up by Sally and I to promote babywearing. The Slings we hire out are from our own collection, therefore there are a limited amount so there is no guarantee that you will be able to hire the sling you want, when you want. We are organising a reservation/waitlist system for future and are buying more slings with the money raised so far.

Can I please ask that everyone has read the safety post here;
http://pompeybabywearer.blogspot.com/2007/09/please-remember-safety-is-paramount.html

Please e-mail sally@smashinggirl.co.uk if you require any further details.