As if mothers didn't have enough to do, now you've got to wear your baby all the time to make sure their bond emotionally with you.
"A study at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons concluded that babies carried to their mother's body in the first months of life showed significant increase in bonding and emotional health over babies carried in plastic infant seats. The study evaluated two groups for security after one year. One group had been given soft baby carriers and the other group had received plastic infant seats. A year later, the findings revealed that 83% of the babies carried in the cloth carriers were "securely attached," compared to only 38% of those carried in the infant seats. In fact, the findings surprisingly revealed that babywearing was more beneficial in respect to mother-infant bonding that breastfeeding alone."
I've got to be honest, after 9 months I'd expect mothers to be fed of carrying the little one around!
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From a practical perspective I have to say that a sling was great - I didn't use a push chair until our son was nearly 5 months old and getting a bit too heavy and active to be in a sling on my front (but not stable enough for the back packs for any length of time) and it was great - I didn't have to consider things like push chair access, taking up more space on trains or fitting a push chair in the car. I also had my hands for carrying bags. The other plus is that the child is above exhaust fume level - something that am sure has to be a plus for their breathing. I can't say I used the sling at home though - that always seemed a bit excessive, but then I wasn't into the whole feeding on demand for never ending sessions .....
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