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Baby’s Snuggled in a Sling, but Safe?
Baby’s Snuggled in a Sling, but Safe?
Mothers at boing!, a baby shop in Brooklyn, talk about baby carriers and other subjects. For some, “wearing” a baby has taken on cachet.
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Shh, No Questions. You'll Scare Them Away
Daddy Types — ... adventuresses. And considering a tremendous kicker, you'd think they might have actually, you know, talked to a dad with a sling. But no. Baby carrier-using dads are a shy, skittish species, who can only be observed from a distance as they venture out in their natural habitats: Manhattan streets, and Brooklyn parks and watering holes. Waitaminnit, didn't I just read that all the watering holes were filled with strollers? Original headline: Baby Snuggled In A Sling, but Safe? The Latest In Strollers? Mom and Dad [nytimes]

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Moms & Babies - People.com — Some stories to send you into the weekend: Forget strollers: Lately it’s all about the slings — New York Times A Mississippi prom is canceled after a girl requests to bring another girl as her date — USA Today A woman who didn’t know she was pregnant delivers her baby in the bathroom — CNN Real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel dishes on her pregnancy — lilSugar A toddler literally comes back to life after he’s ...

Strollers Take a Backseat to Slings Despite Safety Concerns
Pregnancy Blog - For All Your Pregnancy Things by PregnancyWeekly — ... had been picked by her husband, Adrian. Walking their dog most mornings in nearby Prospect Park, he had spent months during her pregnancy trying to figure out the most practical, comfortable carrier for them both by surveying the park’s many fathers with babies tethered to their chests. Eventually, Ms. Moore said, he settled on the ERGObaby; they bought one in cranberry. “He’d been keeping an eye out and knew that was the one,” she said. “All the dads are wearing it.” Source ...

Mommy Wars Rage in the News: Strollers vs Slings, Journalists vs Mom Bloggers, Breast Milk Gouda, More
Mommy Poppins - Get more out of NYC with kids — ... , who insists her breast milk is safe and healthy to eat. Still, could you bring yourself to eat human cheese? Strollers vs Slings Earlier in the week, the Times referenced a hyperbolic scene from film "Away We Go", where a comically crunchy Maggie Gyllenhaal compares using a stroller to child abuse, in order to make the increased interest in baby carriers seem like some fanatical movement . It couldn't possibly be that parents like slings and carriers cause they are more convenient in many circumstances, and, heck, having your baby up by your face makes it easier to smell ...

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