Why Carry your Child in a Sling or Baby Carrier?

The most noticable, immediate benefit of carrying your baby is that you have your arms back!    Just to be able to move around the house doing simple chores while a baby sleeps, is invaluable.  If they don’t take to napping in their moses basket or cot, a sling can gently lull a little one to sleep without your arms getting tired from endless rocking and holding.  Baby carriers are great when you have an older sibling, allowing you to keep up with a pre-schooler on a bike or scooter while a baby naps, and still have hands free.  You don’t need to be into long-distance hiking to benefit from carrying your baby, but yes, that’s possible too.  Buggies and prams are just hassle, let’s face it, and car seats are heavy and awkward to carry – out and about you need a car with a large boot, or you face constant battles getting on or off the bus or walking down the street against a stream of other mums with buggies; you can’t take the direct route up or down the escalators or stairs so journeys take longer and you walk further.  And as they get older, your little toddler wants to walk more and more so you’re having to push an empty pushchair and hold their hand – so much easier to leave the buggy at home, and take a sling in your bag for when little legs get tired or mum needs to speed up the walking pace.