Everyday babywearing.

What is most important to me is to have a functional way of dealing with the everyday stuff, like laundry, cooking, cleaning, shopping and nursing. Being a mother of two means lots and lots of laundry... My fiancé is very helpful and we share the work quite equally, but there are always new things to fix around the house. Hence babywearing functions as a convenient way of babysitting. Someone has stated that cleaning with toddlers is like removing snow in a blizzard (yes, the idiomatic expression is directly translated...😁) but with the little one on my back I can get things done...

Choosing my first wrap.

The advice I got when searching for a woven wrap was to find a wrap I found pretty, because a pretty wrap meant I'd probably use it more often than if I stared at the costs. I consulted Linda, whom I've presented briefly in a previous post, and asked a thousand questions about which brands to choose and avoid, and I spent a lot of time hanging on the Swedish Facebook group/forum Bärsjalar. A happy coincidence made me see a Girasol Metamorphosis in my Instagram feed, and I followed the hashtag. It was as surreal as looking into the wardrobe in Narnia. Wraps everywhere, blurry selfies mixed with stylistic pro pictures, and all colors possible. And there it was. The WRAP. I just knew it. A Girasol Firework. I fell in love.

But the problem was that the wrap was sold out in the German store and the Swedish store KnytAn didn't have it at all. I longed for it and when I happened to find it at Wearababy - you know, the maker of Wompat carriers - I co-ordered it with the excellent Mama Bear's (Swedish online shop) and then I waited another month...

I got the Girasol and was amazed by its softness. As I had read it is important to wash the wrap before using it (if not, the weave might not be fixed) I threw the wrap in the Washing machine and the next day I planned to try it on. I studied videos on how to wrap and tried and tried. The wrap was a perfect beginner's wrap, forgiving and loving. It helped me get my little one close and it was like carrying a cloud on my shoulders. I carried for hours and hours and we both loved it. And there we are now. My Girasol is my very best friend and it will stay regardless what happens.

Why I wear my children

I told you my story in the very first post, so I won't go on nagging about that, although the pna (post natal anxiety) is present every now and then, and it has become part of who I am.

I find attachment parenting interesting and for me it is important to bond with my children the best way I can. Through babywearing I can keep my children close and yet get things done in the house. I can please their needs and while the younger one sleeps on my back I can play with the four-year-old. I can go grocery shopping and I can sneak a snuggle if I need.

This wrap is a Pollora Jolly van Orange and the carry is a FWCC tied under bum. Review to be written later on.

Welcome to my new blog about babywearing and wraps!

I'd like to give you all a warm Welcome to this blog! My name is Towe and I am a proud mother of two sons. My journey to babywearing started when expecting my youngest. I had carried my older child in a BabyBjörn carrier and knew that I wanted to try wraps, but by then I didn't know what part of importance babywearing would play in my life. I borrowed a homemade stretchy wrap from a dear friend and wrapped my little one from day three. When he was about two months old I broke down and literally wept uncontrollably for two weeks without knowing the reason. Sus and Linda, who are one of the wisest friends I have, told me to see a therapist, and I did. 

Half a year with regular therapist sessions followed and I got help and methods for dealing with this post natal anxiety. I had no psychological strength to babywear in the beginning after the breakdown, but my son refused to be pushed in a stroller, so after a few weeks I gave the stretchy another go. And when feeling how the attachment and bond grew stronger I decided to go all in wrapping. I bought a cheap ring sling and ordered my first woven wrap, a Girasol Firework. And now, a year of babywearing has passed and I can tell you that choosing to wear my children is the best choice I have ever made.