I am a babywearing mother of a 19 month old girl. I have trained as a babywearing instructor at Clauwi Babywearing School in Dresden, Germany. I trained with Petra Wilhelm who has been teaching mothers how to carry babys in slings all over the world for 11 years. She has been working closely with Physios and Ostheopaths to learn more about the baby's spine and hip development and therefore best ways to carry babys.
I can teach you different ways to wear your baby in a long piece of cloth (baby sling, wrap).
Babys can be carried on your front, hip or back from birth onwards and I will teach you step by step a binding technique that suits your needs.
Individual consultations
Approx. 2 hours or more
In an advance telephone conversation I will find out what your babywearing experience is and what your needs are (you might have never carried a baby in a sling before or you might already have experience and just want to learn new binding techniques).
I will first teach you some theoretical knowledge about babywearing. This includes the psychological and physiolocical advantages of babywearing. We will touch shortly on the babies' devolopment of spine and hips and the ergonomically best position in a baby sling or soft carrier.
Once we have decided on one or two binding techniques we will practice them step by step. Ideally you will practice with your baby but I have as well a special demonstration doll you can practice with.
Ideally your partner is present as well and you both learn the binding techniques.
Classes
Although binding techniques are best learned on a 1to1 basis I can run a workshop style class. 4 people maximum.
Advice on slings and sling hire
I have got a wide selection of different baby slings. If you are unsure about about which sling to buy I give free advice on slings and you can try different slings if you come to my house. Hire possible for a small fee. If you want you can buy slings off me (I order directly from the supplier) or you can buy them yourself.
Talks
I would love to come to your mother and baby/ breastfeeding/ NCT group etc and give a short talk about babywearing. I can cover:
- anthropologie behind babywearing
- advantages of babywearing
- common concerns
- best positions in sling for optimum development of baby's spine and hips
- everyday life as a babywearing mother
- how to choose a baby sling
- alternatives to wrap slings (soft carriers)
- demonstration of 1 or 2 binding techniques