With the weather getting better (mostly!) and the clocks going forward, many of us will probably be eager to get out and about a bit more. Last weekend was a classic case in point: after a seemingly endless succession of wet weekends and debilitating viruses in the house, it was wonderful to see wall...
Doorstep hires and returns – a small plea…
In the three years since I’ve been coming, it’s been a pleasure to watch Morecambe Bay Slings go from strength to strength. It might seem hard to believe now but, when I first came along, with a not-quite 3 month old in my arms, we all used to fit around one table in the...
Are you slinging comfortably? Then we’ll begin… Part 2
A recent MBS Facebook post generated a lot of debate around the subject of comfortable carrying. People reported very different experiences, from those comfortably and happily carrying older children to those who found carrying to be difficult or uncomfortable. We thought it might help to reflect a bit further on the topic, and as...
Are you slinging comfortably? Then we’ll begin…
There’s no doubt about it, comfort is essential to carrying. This simple but obvious point was underlined by a host of responses to a recent MBS Facebook post on the subject of back pain. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this topic struck a chord with many and people’s experiences were very varied, ranging from those who were...
Getting out and about with a new baby
Earlier this autumn, I explained about some research that I’ve been doing around sling use. Over the coming weeks and months, I’ll be sharing some of the research here on the MBS blog, as well as writing it up for academic articles in the hope that it will be interesting and helpful for some of...
Getting mobile after a new baby – how slings can help
In my last blog post, I explored some of the challenges that new parents can face when getting out and about with a new baby. This time I want to look at the good news! Based on my research with parents, here are some of the many ways in which using a sling could help you and your...
Flexible friends – how slings can help balance needs in early family life
In this post, I’d like to explore another important theme from my research with sling users – and that’s the question of how slings can be used flexibly to ease some of the tensions that can develop in the family when young children are around. Very often, our expectations about what parenting will be like...
Bringing slings to a wider audience
Hi again everyone. Six months seem to have elapsed since I wrote the last blog post and I can only apologise and say that life got in the way! Good news though: part of the reason for my silence during this time has been that I’ve been busy writing up the first academic article...
Baby on Board
A new research project on sling use – a big ‘thank you’ and a ‘watch this space’… Hi everyone, I’m Beccy Whittle and I’m one of the peer supporters at MBS. Today, I’d like to take the opportunity to tell you a bit more about a rather special project that I’m working on at...
Tandem carrying adventures with twins – by Christina Cheney
The second the image came up on the screen at my first scan I could see there were two babies there. The flood of thoughts and emotions on realising I was expecting twins was pretty intense and it took a little while for the panic to die down. One of my more positive...