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my own sling

On this picture Evelien is sitting in our sling, I couldn't do without it in every-day life. Actually it is a long piece of fabric, cleverly sewn together, with 2 rings for a buckle. I am told this sling can be used for children up to 17 kg (although most children will probably walk too by the time they are that heavy). At the moment Evelien is 9 kg and it works fine!

The sling is sold at Beginnings.

This sling is very similar to the above, but more luxurious. The long edges are softened by using foam. It is also sold at Beginnings.

To the left Janneke and son Ruud in the sling, in the newborn position.

To the right Ruud as a 'big boy' of 4 months old, first time in the upright position. In this position he can be carried around untill he is about 17 kg.

De babybundler is a long, slender piece of knitted cotton (ca 70 cm x 6 m). You can use this straight from birth and you can use it untill the baby is about 18 months (some people carry older children in it, too).

The real Babybundler is sold by Beginnings.

You can use this carrier in a number of ways, of which Ellen shows one.

This is the knot on your back. As you can see the weight of the baby is carried by both shoulders and your back.

This child is being carried on moms back. You have to decide for yourself if you feel confident and safe carrying your baby like this, you have more control over things when you carry on front.

Look here for the description (in Dutch for the time being) if you want to try it out.

Home made slendang

Inge is carrying her daughter Sverre in this 'slendang'. The slendang is home made from a piece of material of about 2.5 m x 1.4 m. This was folded lengthways and it is bound together with a knot.

A popular bag in the Netherlands/Europe, it was given to me as a baby shower gift because I already knew I wanted to carry my baby and it looked nice, but I didn't like it when I started using it. My biggest complaint is that you carry the whole weight with the muscle on top of your shoulder. I believe it is totally unfit for short people. Babybag has an own homepage.

I am very glad I found a better sling later! (See top of the page)

There are some people who do use the babybag: Here you see Yim with son David and a close up of David. Davids mom Rianne doesn't like this sling, she also get neck complaints, but her taller husband can handle it.

Australian friends of us use the Meh Tai. In the Netherlands Beginnings sells a similar carrier: the Lifter.

This is one-year old Mirre in the Lifter 'piggy-back'with daddy Eelco.

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