Wrapsody/ Gypsy Mama: Wearing Your Baby and/or Toddler

So... if you followed me all the way to the end yesterday (since I know that I have SOOOOOO many blog followers), you would recall that I wrote the entire blog while my Joshie was strapped on to the front of me. Well, I thought that it was worth it for me to talk and brag a little bit on this wrap that I wore to hold Joshua.

Before I had Joshua, I had bought and wore many different baby wraps/slings that you can purchase at the typical retail stores, with the rest of my children. Because I am WELL ENDOWED (extremely...and not by implant) and my children are usually born big and chunky, many of these wraps/slings were just not making the cut for me. Either they were very uncomfortable for me to wear, causing neck and back discomfort, or the baby was not very comfy and secure in them. There just always seemed to be something about them that just did not work out. And in the end, $30 dollars here for one, and $30 there to try out another, was simply adding up with no success.

Just before Joshua was born, I stumbled across a quaint little cloth diaper boutique in Scottsdale, AZ, that sold a variety of cloth diaper brands, as well as different wraps/slings. The thing that really caught my eye, however, was that the employees in the boutique were both wearing fashionable wraps with their own children attached to them while they went about their work. One of the employees' child was about 14 months old and the other's child was a bit younger. I was totally intrigued and had to inquire about those wraps!

The wonderful young lady gave me a little tutorial on how to use the wrap and noted how much she loved it. My only concern was that the thing was about $70 dollars! What happened to those inexpensive ones, costing like $30?

Well, without much more chatter on this topic, I made the investment and it was the BEST thing I ever did! These wraps are beautiful, DURABLE, and can be wrapped into MANY different positions! There is a wrap position for breastfeeding, for twins, for carrying a baby and a toddler, and even for pregnant women who want to carry their toddler. They are also cool, because the one wrap you buy is useful for a baby as young as a one week old newborn, all the way up to a 2 or 3 year old (although huge Josh will not last that long). As an added perk, the company even provides each owner with an awesome DVD that demonstrates, step by step, how to wrap your baby in all of the many positions. I love it!

This product has been WELL worth my purchase, and I even found it to be a great shower gift for a friend. This wrap has been a lifesaver for me during homeschooling, cooking (although it's not recommended during cooking), typing at the computer, and using the toilet. LOL! I also found certain wrapping methods that helped to take a lot of pressure off of my neck and back, while carrying my child. Wearing Josh with these wraps, also helped him to enjoy longer naps during his early months. And aside from all of the practical benefits it brought me, I enjoyed the closeness, the warmth, the bond that it cultivated between me and my Joshie.

Check it out! I think you'll love it! You can buy it from the company directly at http://www.gypsymama.com/ or even get a better price on-line from http://www.wildflowerdiapers.com/store/pc/home.asp (that awesome little boutique out in Scottsdale, AZ).

I'll be using them for the rest of my tribe to come...REMEMBER...

I'm FERTILEDAVIS!