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Babywearing Traditional Styles
- Mar 10, 2010 at 3:16 PM
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Babywearing in many cultures: Were I could I found locals in videos.
Modern carriers have a lot more belts and buckles but aren't better than the traditionals. I've used the kanga style (really its just a large piece of thin cloth -- a sarong!) It really is as easy as it looks. I used a small sarong I had lying around. It is cheap, versatile, easy on/off, and is very secure. I think it is great for when you need to put the baby on and off multiple times for pottying or different household tasks, etc. The Rebozos and other wraps are definitely very secure and warm. I found it invaluable in the winter when we were traveling -- and people are not inclined to touch your baby if its secure in a wrap. The mei tai (other aisan baby carriers such as an onbuhimo is similar except it uses rings, narrow or wide podaegis, and hmongs also follow the same principle except they have only 2 straps not four) is somewhere between a wrap and a kanga as far as ease. I like it on a shopping trip. Extra security with the ties and not as warm as the moby, but warmer than a thin 100% cotton kanga (I got mine for $20-25 on Amazon/Ebay). Indonesian Selendangs ($20 at HUGS -- its a good cause -- http://yuki-michelle.com/hugs/slings.html) are beautiful and are garmets like kangas and sarongs-- not as wide as kangas but longer, and much shorter than the moby so quicker to use. Hot slings and ring slings are based on traditional selendangs/rebozos in hip carry position -- the rings take the place of the slip knot in a ring sling; the pouch in a modern hot sling takes the place of the knots/rings by permanent sewing into shape.
Really, all the old styles are very practical for the places they come from! A simple cloth, towel, or beach towel and even an old sheet works fine so you don't necessarily have to spend money. Look at the videos under "babywearing for free" at the end. In a real evacuation type emergency even pants and shirts can be used. Proper positioning is important.
Read: Frog_Flex_When_Carrying_baby_not_Crotch_Dangle
Africa (using a simple piece of cloth SPOC)
Ghana (SPOC)
African Torso Carry (Kanga)
South Africa (Watutu/ Kanga) Woman Explains
Africa (Even a wee child can do it!)
Peru (Manta)
Peru 2 (Manta)
Honduras
Guatemala
Guatemalan Sling
Indonesia (Selendang) Traditional Tie (can also be worn knotted like a rebozo or ring sling)
Indonesia (selendang) Torso Carry
Alaska (inuit Amauti)
Onbuhimo (japan)
mei tai (china)
Podaegi (korea)
Narrow Podaegi (Korea)
Rebozo (Mexico) Torso Carry
Rebozo (Mexico)
More from squishymama1 above demonsrating an impressive collection of numerous baby carriers from traditional to modern in different configurations and carrys. . http://www.youtube.com/user/SquishyMommy1#p/u/31/fAQNo_GKGIQ
Rebozo (hip carry no knot)
Welsh Nursing Shawl
(begins around 4:10)
Nursing Shawl Intructions
http://parentsvillage.blogspot.com/2009/09/instructions-for-using-nursing-shawl.html
AI Cradleboard (probably the only traditional carrier that is bad for the baby's back and hips. Babies should not be swaddled or strapped flat, nor crotch dangled as in modern bjorns and outfacing carriers) Read: Frog_Flex_When_Carrying_baby_not_Crotch_Dangle
3:30
Tibetan Rucksack and High back Carries
Other:
Chunei /double hammock back carry Newborn
Chunei /double hammock back carry
Two Babies One Wrap!
Babywearing for Free
Towel kanga/kitenge/watatu style (torso carry)
A sheet sling (selendang / ring sling style)
If you want to get a bit fancy you can sew your own ring sling, or not sew use the fabric as is for a wrap.
Like the Wrap but don't want to fuss with tying? The K'tan is a modern no tie carrier that is a wrap sewn permanently into position. It is easy to put on, but lack the versatility of a wrap which is an issue with modern carriers that take quickess over long term adjustablility.
Babywearing international
Nursing in a sling
Rebozo, back carry with slip knot
Rebozo Double Hammock Back Carry Nursing
Nursing in a woven wrap
nursing in a ring sling
nursing in a mei tai (newborn)
nursing in a mei tai (older baby)
If you love 'em then put a sling on 'em
Comments:
Awesome!
Cool! Thanks for sharing!
Great post!!
Notice NONE of those are carrying the baby like it's a purse? bad slings suck and are dangerous! Thank you for posting how baby wearing should be!
how do they do that it was so cool and amazing.
All the babies are SO HAPPY! And so do the moms. thanks for the post! I saved it.
Sweet! I definitely have this bookmarked.
Oh.. and the second one down only works if you have small boobies. =X
Thanks. I love to use a wrap and look forward to trying different ways with this baby :)
Now if I had known about these baby slings like these I would have been baby wearing my son when he was an infant. But no all I found was crappy ones at the store.
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Those are awesome!! Its amazing how many different ways there are for baby wearing.
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