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C A r r y i n g i n S T r u C T i o n
E L A S T I C B A B Y S L I N G
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The supporting cloth between the legs cannot be pulled wide
enough (“the spread-squat position” is not possible and a round
back is prevented). The legs hang downwards / backwards in a
non-physiological way and can swing around.
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The back is not supported properly because it is being pressed
against the stomach/chest of the carrier and, therefore, takes up a
hollow back.
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The head of the little ones cannot be supported properly and it
sways back and forth.
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The baby can see what is happening in front of him/her but
he/she can only clearly recognize the immediate surroundings. These
many impressions may cause overstimulation. if an uncertain baby
now wants to make visual contact to the person carrying and cannot
find it, he/she would start to cry.
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The baby is sitting on the lowest point of the upper body, so
his/her weight cannot be held regularly tight by the sling. Boys are
subject to pressure against their testicles and girls to their pubic
bones.
if you are still of the opinion that you should carry your baby in the
sling looking forward you should tie him/her in this way and have a
look in the mirror to see how your baby is hanging in the sling!
A L T E R N A T I V E :
if your baby is very curious and cannot see enough when carried in
the different front carrying variants, please try the hip carrying and
rucksack carrying variants. With these variants, your baby can look in
“the direction of travel”.
Many parents think that they are doing their baby a favour if they carry him facing
the way they are walking. Even if you have seen this being done by other sling
wearers, it is wrong to do it for the following reasons:
Wrong carrying!
