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BACK WRAP
9a.
Pass the bands under your
arms OR
9b.
tie them once high on your
chest (above your breasts for a
woman).
10.
Standing up, wrap the
bands around your back going
OVER the baby’s legs.
13.b
OR
wrap around your hips
and tie a square knot behind
you.
Spread open the bands across
your shoulders if you choose.
13.a
Bring the bands around
front and tie in a square knot.
The pouch the baby is sitting in
must be pulled tight to prevent
it from slipping up under the
baby’s arms. As long as your
baby’s arms are over the band,
he will not fall out. This is called
the Tibetan method of carrying.
8.
Holding both bands in your
hands,
12.
and wrap them UNDER the
baby’s legs.
11.
Cross the bands under the
baby’s bottom
Make sure the fabric is spread
across the baby’s bottom out to
its knees.
or
TIP
TIP
The wrap takes more time to tie than the pouch,
but it provides a lot of support. There are 3 ways
to tie the bands across your chest. We will demon-
strate the simple cross method since it is the most
difficult to adjust correctly.
5.
Reach behind you and grab
the inner seam of the band.
4.
Take one band and place it
across your shoulder. Use your
arm to spread open the fabric.
2.b
Wrap the bands up and over
your shoulders like a backpack.
2.c
Cross the bands across your
chest without tying a knot.
We
will demonstrate this method.
3.
Block one band between your
knees to hold it tight.
6.
Grab the outer seam with your
other hand, pull on both seams
to make the band tight and cross
it over your baby’s back.
2.a
Tie the fabric once tightly
high on your chest. (above the
breasts for women)
1.
Choose from methods I-IV to
place baby on your back.
3 ways of tying the bands across your chest
BAC
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WRAP
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