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How to Wrap A baby Video from August 4th Meeting

In this video I show you the Pocket Wrap Cross carry. I am using a Gypsy Mama Bali Baby Stretch wrap, but you can use any stretchy or woven wrap to perform this carry. You can also have the pocket on the outside and have the crosses on the inside as an alternate way of doing this same carry.

Our August meeting went on a more toddler carrying dicussion than newborns, but we got a mama interested in babywearing again! so hopefully when our meetings resume in November we will have some new people with new carriers :)

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All Wrapped Up

The theme for the past meeting was all about wrapping! As we discussed if you learn just one way to carry your baby that is all that matters. Wrapping is just like learning to tie your shoe laces it takes time but soon enough the moves become fluid and routine.

The pictures below show not only contrasting weaves, but also the taper on the tail(the ends) of the wrap. I do prefer a nice taper because it makes the wraps easier to tie especially when you don't have much length left.

First is the Gypsy Mama Bali Baby Breeze which has a nice long taper on the tail of the wrap. This is an excellent wrap for newborns because of it's stretch, but also fairly supportive and one of the most supportive stretchy wraps I have tried. Other stretchy wraps : Moby, Hug-a-bub, and many more.

Second is the Ellaroo wrap which has no taper and added fringe, this is a Guatamalan style woven which is significantly thinner than the German weaves. This is a fairly supportive wrap that would be perfect for summer or in my case just a very hot natured child.

Third is the Hoppediz which has a slight taper with a pocket on the end, some people find that the pocket gets in the way of tying, others love having a place to store their cell phone and keys. This is a perfect example of a German Style Woven wrap it's extremely supportive and not prone to having pressure points ( where the wrap gets bunches easily and makes wearing uncomfortale) This would be a great starter wrap and everyday wrap. Other German Style Wovens include: Didymos, Storchenweige, BBslen, and many more.

Lastly is a shot of how various the weaves are
From top to bottom
BBslen Turkish delight
BBslen Paprika
Leo Storchenweige Marine
Hoppediz Acapulco
Hoppediz Costa Rica

on the sides
Hoppediz Oslo
Ellaroo Christiane