Babywearing How to Develop Baby Ability

Babywearing ideas are in no way our own; they are merely insights that we have gleaned from Jewish texts, lectures, personal advice and yes, learning from our own mistakes.

There is not one parent on the planet who would not appreciate having a way to soothe a crying baby, or better yet, prevent much of the crying from ever happening in the first place! Babywearing offers both mother, other caregiver, and baby an awesome opportunity to continue and create a new connection. It follows that baby will want to be near the mother to continue the sense of familiarity as it transitions to the world.

In modern terms it relates to attachment theory, that a baby/child with a healthy attachment to a parent is going to feel safe, secure, and confident. Babywearing provides an opportunity for your baby to stay connected to you in a very basic way. The womb is almost extended through the close babywearing apparatus and the baby gets to acclimate with confidence. Allow baby to transition from womb to world in safe space. Develop ability to recognize and respond to baby’s cues for hunger, change of scenery, diaper/elimination, desire for stimulation or quiet. Creates a perfect environment for baby to observe you and your day to day activities, which nourishes baby’s desire to learn about the world. Babies who are fussy or have frequent spitting up benefit from being upright for a period of time after feeding and babywearing makes this possible with ease. Many parents find that babywearing increases the baby’s ability to receive love from someone other than mom as well.