International Babywearing Week runs from September 21 to September 28, 2009. Personally I celebrate babywearing all year long! It has been such a blessing to be able to wear each of my babies in a sling or other baby carrier from birth to toddlerhood and beyond.
Babywearing and Breastfeeding
When it comes to breastfeeding, the benefits of babywearing are many!
!. Babywearing a newborn keeps the baby close to the breast during a critical time for establishing breastfeeding. Many babywearing advocates talk about how gestation lasts 18 months — nine months “in” and nine months “out” with both skin-to-skin contact and …read more

What did nursing mothers say was the gift they’d love to get or loved getting? Approximately one in three respondents said nursing clothing (for all of those interested in nursing clothing, check out the link to the Motherwear line in the bottom right of the sidebar!) One in four said a baby sling and one in eight said a nursing pillow. This chart illustrates the final results:

If you missed yesterday’s Carnival of Breastfeeding, check out several breastfeeding bloggers’ ideas for the Best Gifts for the Breastfeeding Mother.

When I was pregnant with my second daughter, I wanted to make something special for her. I had enjoyed using a store-bought sling as an infant carrier and as a discreet way to nurse my first daughter. After I bought that first sling, I noticed and admired the colorful fabrics many of my friends had chosen for slings they’d ordered on-line, bought on eBay or sewn themselves. I went searching for a sling pattern and found one listed on the Maya Wrap site. I really admire a company whose owners believe so strongly in their product and in baby-wearing that …read more

Welcome NaBloPoMo readers! I’m starting the month off with the first in my series of stories from breastfeeding mothers. If you’d like to contribute your own story, click here.
When I lived in Boston, I carried my daughter in the sling everywhere I went. Together we rode the subway, went for walks, shopped at the mall and even went out to eat. When my daughter was two months old, we went to Legal Sea Foods for dinner. As I waited for my order to arrive, my daughter decided she was hungry too. We weren’t yet pros at nursing in public, so …read more

Long before I joined the b5media group, some of its esteemed bloggers were writing individual posts on the subject of breastfeeding. Click through and enjoy this sampling of what b5 has to offer!
Kate at Babylune:

Reports on whether breastfeeding raises a child’s IQ
Talks about iodine requirements for the breastfeeding mother
Discusses the idea of putting warning labels on formula
Offers tips on how to stay hydrated
Gives another resource about medications and breast milk

Hsien at Genetics and Health:

Discusses how a mother’s genes affect her milk production

At Inside Motherhood:

Robin tells about her own experience donating breast milk
Jean comments on the furor over a BabyTalk magazine cover …read more