Babywearing brings so many great suprises. One of these is the “babywearing smile” that you somehow acquire when you see other people babywearing. It’s that moment when you lock eyes and somehow convey what you are thinking “this is great isnt it? Beats pushing a pram!”. It can be a knowing smile, you both know you have it good. Sometimes it can be a “I wish I could sit down and chat with you about babywearing” smile.
Babywearing not only connects you with your baby or toddler, but provides opportunities to connect with others even on the most simplest level.
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When I see a baby in a carrier or sling with their mum or dad, it makes me smile because I know baby can hear their parents’ heartbeat and that they are perfectly content and there is no place else they would rather be.
When I see another parent babywearing, it makes me smile to know that they are as happy and content as my baby. They can feel mum or dads hearbeat, and breath, and they know that it is the best place they can be… I love knowing that the parent is as happy as I am for baby to be as close as they can.
It makes me smile because its not very far to kiss his sweet head
I also enjoy feeling the kicking with excitement when he can see everyone at my level 
It makes me smile when I see other baby wearers because I remember how I loved/love ‘wearing’ my kids. I love feeling their every little sleep sigh, the sucking when they are gearing up for a feed and the calmness in both my baby and I. I love feeling in their bodies what they need before they cry/call for it…So I smile a knowing smile of the joy!
A nice part about babywearing (apart from providing such comfort for baby) is the little nods and smiles you get from strangers while you’re out and about, the totally biased feeling of ‘they think my baby is the most beautiful baby in the world just like i do!’
When I see other people at the shops baby carrying I smile because usually, like me they are pushing an empty pram and wondering why they bothered getting it out of the car. Baby wearing makes me feel so close to my DD and I love when she looks up at me and smiles. My DD also loves being so close and smiles at everyone walking past to recieve many comments.
I get all my mum friends to try my carriers so they can experience the extreme happiness of having their baby so close.
lt makes me smile when l see other mums babywearing as l know what a development advantage their children and mine have over other children who are not given this special time. Babywearing children are so much more intune with their parents because they get to bond with them for longer and are kept so close! The bond a child creates with its parents when they are babywearing parents is something that will remain with that parent forever! Their is nothing in this world better then walking outside, baby in either its sling or pouch, and seeing other parents experience the joy of babywearing! My baby girl was only 5lb 8oz when born and was very cold and had to be put under the heat lamps to warm her up as my body temp wasnt warming her quickly enough, she was for 2 months after a baby who hated to be put down. This is where my ergo came in handy as l found l didnt have time for house work or my other children when l had to be running back to her every 2 minutes. once in it she would sleep for hours! l would love to see more people experiencing babywearing as it is a great way to bond with your precious little bundles!!
I was recently at the doctors with my daughter for her 18 month immunisations and a lady came in with her son who was 2 and her new born in baby carrier. My daughter is fascinated at the moment with babies and proceeded to tell everyone very loudly there was a “baby!” She then stood up on a chair and lent over so she could peek into the carrier to see the baby sleeping
the lady was very accomadating with her bub so comfy asleep! and it meant she had her hands free to play with her son as well. I am 6 1/2 months pregnant and know i will be utilising a carrier for my newborn!! I already have a Peanut Shell but would LOVE the ergo as well!
Its a fleeting bond with a stranger over something as simple as ‘you love your baby? I love my baby too!’
Then of course there’s the conversation starter – ‘where did you get that FABULOUS carrier, I must have one!’
On a holiday in Sydney recently I was wearing my 6 week old baby and having worn my 1st child for 20mths solid I must have been exuding some sort of babywearing confidence!! A mother and a grandma came up to me and said they were new to wearing a baby and weren’t sure if they had the carrier too tight for their baby. So I helped them adjust it and told them how beautiful it was to see them babywearing. They walked away with a new found confidence and a proud smile on their faces. It warmed by heart to see this and thought what a wonderful way for the grandma to bond with the baby – by wearing it.
It makes me smile when I see babywearers in places that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to take their babies if they had a pram.
Places like secluded beaches with access via rocks and long steep
walks. Most railway stations in Sydney have big stairs without lifts or escalators and most mothers with babies travel by car – but babywearers can travel by train with ease. Walks to waterfalls via lots of stairs. There are more things that babies can experience when being worn in a carrier. I have noticed it is also safer to babywear, in crowded cities people don’t notice kids down low in prams and often put backpacks etc in kids faces without realising it, when babywearing kids are at eye level and people are alot more careful.
My son used to sleep sometimes in the carrier with the hood over and often I’d get busy with housework and not realise he was awake. I’d laugh as I’d see this little hand reach out from underneath the hood and gently grab my throat, followed by a giggle – a good way to communicate he was awake before he could talk. I’d lift the hood off and be greeted by a big smile. A satisfied boy that wakes happy. So different from how he used to wake when in bed.
I love the comments and maternal smiles as I am out babywearing. Many people have commented that it just looks like a little koala hugging its tree (my kids wrap their arms around my waist) or a joey in its pouch. So many people have commented that the baby “just looks so snug in there”.
The beauty of carrying your baby in a carrier lies in the magical union of mother and child as a single entity. There is nothing better than feeling the heart of your baby close to yours and feeling those little hands and feet wriggling around you.
A baby carrier gives you the freedom to play with your older children even if you have a days old newborn.
I love going to the park and swing with my baby in the carrier. His beautiful smile shows me that he loves it too and my eldest daughter loves having a mother who plays and interacts actively with her…almost as another child.
Carrying my baby in a carrier allows me to honor my ancestors, who used to carry their babies in the same way. In this way I am more in touch with nature and not so carried away by a modern world full of technologies that tends to forget our basic instincts of love and closeness with our children.
As a first-time mom, I’m new to babywearing. I love when my little one is snuggled close to me in the wrap or popping her head out in the sling. It makes me smile when we are walking through a store and little E is sitting contently in her sling and passerbys are commenting ‘how cute’! Where I live, I don’t see much babywearing. I feel proud to make a statement and show others how content and happy my baby is while I hold her close to my heart.
It makes me smile because you never see a screaming baby in a carrier. They always look so happy & content snuggled in my Mum or Dad.
It’s when I see a Dad babywearing that I really can’t resist giving them a huge grin!
I’m a Dad.
One thing dads can never have is the bonding experience of carrying a baby inside them. I see my wife as she proudly and tenderly holds her belly (“His head is over here, and his feet are here. Oh, he’s got hiccups!”), and I feel a little sad that I can never experience that sharing time.
But once he’s born, I can carry him close to me, feel his weight, his every wriggle. He can hear my heart and breathing, smell me, and I can softly talk and sing to him. He can nuzzle close, and sleep safely against his dad’s chest.
It’s something very significant for dads. I don’t know how it compares to carrying a child inside, but it’s very special – and when I see other dads carrying their babies on their fronts, there’s always a look we share. It’s a bit of a smile, a quiet one, a connected look, that says “This is the best – and I know that you feel it too”.
I carried my first son in a carrier on my front, as much and as long as I could. Now we’re tight, him and me – we’re bonded, we’re mates. Son number two is on his way now, and he will be carried the same way – with son number one walking beside me holding my hand.
I love seeing my husband and other dads wearing their babies. I think the closeness is important for both dads and their babies. Mothers mostly get an automatic bond with their babies and for dads to be able to experience that feeling makes me smile.
We’ve had an ergo and we’ve loved it. It’s been to the beach, to the forest, even to Fiji with us! Problem is that our labrador found it on the floor of the laundry when we came in exhausted from a long walk and now our ERGO is gone. In bits. Whenever I see another parent using an ERGO I rememeber so fondly all of the times that ours was used, and all of the happy memories from the support it gave us (which show up in many family pics!) Another ERGO in our family would make our hearts sing
What’s there not to love about seeing a content baby and happy parent! When I see a baby being worn….It makes me smile because it is nice to see baby on mum enjoying being as close as she/he was for 9 months. When I see dad wearing his little bundle it makes me smile to think he is getting to experience the closeness that he missed out on for 9 months!