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Why I hate the term "Toddler Carrier"

Every so often I get a parent of a 9-12 month old ask me about toddler carriers.  And I get it  ... today I stood in the shoe shop and practically begged the assistant measuring Tom's feet to let me have the size 9's instead of the 8.5's even though he said the 9's wouldContinueContinue reading "Why I hate the term "Toddler Carrier""

New Baby, New Year, New Library Dates and a couple of changes here at Sheen Slings

Our daughter - Rachel Emma Boot - finally arrived earlier this month.  Just in time for paternity leave to run nicely into Christmas for an extended family break together.  Rachel fortunately loves a sling and seems only too happy to enable me try out all the library carriers with a smaller baby (many of whichContinueContinue reading "New Baby, New Year, New Library Dates and a couple of changes here at Sheen Slings"

Stretchies! Aren't they all the same?

I love stretchy wraps for the newborn period.  Despite owning slings of all types and styles the humble stretchy wrap is still my go to for my newborn.  But there are so many brands and at first look they all look the same - just a long piece of stretchy material! But there are differences...ContinueContinue reading "Stretchies! Aren't they all the same?"

The fallacy of the best or the most popular carrier

The one question I am asked far more often than any other is “which carrier is the most popular?” And its usually asked with no assessment of needs from a carrier, just simply which ONE and only is the best, is the most popular. And I completely understand the reasoning behind asking this question –ContinueContinue reading "The fallacy of the best or the most popular carrier"

The next few weeks here at Sheen Slings...

As many of you guys know I have now started by maternity leave.  No baby yet but it can't be too much longer now! Sling library sessions are on hold for the time being but not all services are stopping completely so here's what you can expect for the next few weeks and when eachContinueContinue reading "The next few weeks here at Sheen Slings..."

Carrying your child with a broken leg (and other special circumstances)

One of the best parts of Carry On London for me was the Continuing Professional Development courses - in particular the one on babywearing and disabilities. While something my training touched upon, it was really great to have the opportunity to explore specific circumstances in much greater detail. In particular we looked at adapting carriersContinueContinue reading "Carrying your child with a broken leg (and other special circumstances)"

TwinGo Carrier Review

There are very very few decent dedicated Twin baby carriers on the market, and seeing one in the flesh isn't easy.  So when the opportunity to host the Travelling TwinGo carrier came up I jumped at it - both as a chance to try this carrier out for myself and to enable some local twin parentsContinueContinue reading "TwinGo Carrier Review"

Bottle feeding in slings...

I posted the other week about how a good baby carrier can help support breastfeeding and I get asked about breastfeeding in sling pretty regularly, but the benefits of carrying your baby really aren't limited to breastfed babies.  Far from it!  I was reminded of this on Monday when I had a lovely family visit me forContinueContinue reading "Bottle feeding in slings..."

Toddler Connecta Review

For me, Connecta Baby carriers are really quite different. Most other buckle carriers in the library are pretty similar in terms of construction. Sure they all have different bells and whistles and all fit slightly differently because of different strap placements, shaping and contouring of the waist belt, straps and carrier body. But really theyContinueContinue reading "Toddler Connecta Review"