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Ergo Baby Carrier Performance with Infant Insert Review

Lisa — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:19:58 +0000

The ERGObaby Heart2Heart Infant Insert is a specially padded and shaped cushion that can be quickly and easily placed in the carrier and readjusted as needed. This design easily enables parents to ensure that their newborn is positioned correctly on the pillow, keeping pressure off the developing sacrum, and supports the development of the spine and hips. It snaps closed around the infant, holding the baby in a cozy, protected environment close to the heart, as well as in an ergonomically correct natural sitting position.

Sian emailed the Natural Nursery with this lovely review.

“I was very pleased with your very fast delivery and the product is exactly as I expected.

We have used the Ergo Performance with Infant iInsert the very next day and our 3 week old seemed very content in it.

She was in it for 3 hours this week whilst we went shopping and it kept her safe and snug in between her feeds.

Thank you for your prompt and reliable service and product.

We will use you again and would recommend you to others”

If you need help choosing the best type of baby carrier for your family we have compiled lots of advice and useful videos on the website: www.naturalnursery.co.uk.

And of course we are always happy to answer any questions you might have.

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Celebs and Slings – Pink with her Ergo and Carey with his Ergo.

Lisa — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:44:46 +0000

This picture of singer Pink multitasking with her new baby Willow Sage was in the Daily Mail.

She is using an Ergo Baby Carrier which is the best selling baby carrier at the Natural Nursery. This baby carrier is suitable from birth to toddler and Pink also has a Heart2Heart Ergo Infant Insert which supports and cocoons newborns.

Pink is wearing the black and camel Ergo with a natural colour insert and her husband Carey Hart has the same sling in Cranberry.

This baby carrier also comes in solid camel and galaxy grey – I wonder if they have the full set!

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Trageschule Babywearing Course in Bristol October 2011

Lisa — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:14:55 +0000

Are you interested in learning about babywearing? Trageschule UK are a hugely experienced training school who are planning on running a Foundation Course in Bristol at the end of October.

The course is extremely in-depth and qualifies you to work as a babywearing consultant – you can also study beyond to the Advanced and Certification level.

The Foundation Course enables the participant to provide one-to-one support to parents learning babywearing. We aim to provide thorough grounding for developing your skills.

Course contents for the Foundation Course:

Different knots

Hipcarries ( short wrap and ringsling)

Front Wrap Cross Carry

Stretchy wrap

Back Carry

Soft structured carriers and Mei Tai’s

Physical exercises for parent and child

Physiological and psychological aspects of carrying

How to recognise what makes a good carry/carrier

Basics of methodical working

Designing a concept for an individual consultation

The course starts on a Friday evening and runs over the Saturday and Sunday. Course cost is £300 and includes a demo wrap – if you are interested email olga@trageschule.co.uk

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Funny Advert for Cloth Nappies

Lisa — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:09:47 +0000

This video is from a competition run in 2010 by Canadian Company Baby By Nature.

They asked the entrants to send in a short video telling the viewer ‘why choose cloth diapers’. I know we call them nappies over here but it is comforting to know that the benefits of reusable nappies are international.

This is the winning entry – I love her enthusiasm!

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ERGObaby Carrier Video Review

Lisa — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:31:25 +0000

This video on YouTube is of a mum talking about her ERGObaby Carrier which is one of the most popular slings sold at the Natural Nursery. Not only does she show you how the Carrier works but she also demonstrates the front carry, back carry and hip hold.

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Get the Holly Willoughby Baby Sling look at the Natural Nursery

Lisa — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:37:32 +0000

This Morning host Holly was snapped by photographers on her way to a Royal Wedding Party. Her baby is only a couple of weeks old and Holly carries her sylishly in a wraparound sling that goes with her dress.

A wrap baby sling is made from a single, long piece of fabric that you wrap around yourself and baby to give a secure, comfortable fit, allowing you to keep your baby close to you.

Calin Bleu gauze wrap baby slings are simple, stylish baby carriers suitable for use from birth right the way through to a toddler sling.

The baby sling can be easily popped into a bag, under a buggy or stowed in the car, ready for use when you want to carry your baby.

Calin Bleu wraparound baby slings are designed and made in the UK to allow both parents to use the same baby sling, even if they are different sizes. Wrap baby slings are comfortable for parents with back problems as the sling spreads the weight evenly across both shoulders, the back and the hips

Calin Bleu baby wraps have been recommended in Pregnancy Baby and You, Juno, I’m Pregnant, Practical Parenting, Your Family and many other parenting magazines.

For more information about baby slings and carriers please visit www.naturalnursery.co.uk

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Sling Sale

Arabella Greatorex — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:53:47 +0000

These cold wet days just make you want to snuggle up warm with your baby and what better way to do it than a baby sling? You can cuddle to your heart’s content, keep you both warm and dry under your coat or umbrella and still get on with all those things you need to do.

To make buying your baby carrier even easier, we have reduced some of the most popular slings around.

The Wilkinet baby carrier is one of the most popular in the UK and has been loved by thousands of parents and babies.

We have taken 20% off the price, reducing a standard Wilkinet baby sling to just £35.16.

We have just a few stretchy jersey Tri-cotti slings left, now reduced to half price, at £22.47, making them one of the lowest cost slings on the market today.

Also reduced are the Hippychick Hipseats – fantastic for when you have toddlers who can’t decide if they want to walk or be carried. Now with 25% off, reduced to £28.12.

Finally, we have £20 off the Napsack Baby Carrier, bringing them down to £45.99 each, making this a great value birth to toddler sling suitable for both mums and dads.

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Another Great Ergo Review

Arabella Greatorex — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:53:09 +0000

Ergo Baby Carrier

I love reading other people’s blogs and this post caught my eye with its great review of the Ergo Baby Carrier.

The author obviously enjoys a busy lifestyle, so the Ergo sling is perfect for her.

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Save £20 on a Napsack Baby Carrier

Arabella Greatorex — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:40:43 +0000

The Napsack baby sling is an easy to use baby sling in the Asian style – it ties with straps so simply adjusts to fit both parents.

As a new parent, you will want to keep your baby close in the first few months of his life yet you need your hands free as life goes on. This is where a well-made and well-fitted baby carrier like Napsack baby carrier comes in. Inspired by asian baby carriers, it has been redesigned to suit modern parents.

This baby sling is suitable for use from birth to around 2 1/2 years and can be used for front and back carries.

Until the end of October, we have £20 off the Napsack baby carrier, bringing the price down to £45.99, a saving of 30%. Plus you will still earn 45 loyalty points!

I loved this style of sling and carried my daughter in one until she was over 2 years old.

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3 Reasons to Love the Ergo Baby Carrier

Arabella Greatorex — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:25:40 +0000

The Ergo Baby Carrier is by far our most popular baby sling but what makes is such a big hit with us and our customers?

The Ergo is Comfortable

I tried many slings in my baby wearing days and the Ergo was by far the most comfortable for extended periods of baby carrying. With its ergonomic design, thick padded shoulder straps, adjustable waist band and shoulder straps, the weight is distributed evenly across both shoulders and down your legs, not just on your back.

Unlike heavy frame baby backpack carriers, the Ergo weighs only 700g so it doesn’t add to your load and there are no metal parts to dig into you or your child.

I would regularly carry my 4 year old daughter to 1-2 hours at a time without feeling any strain on my back or becoming overly tired.

The Ergo is Versatile

The Ergo Baby Carrier is the baby sling that does it all. With the addition of the Infant Insert, this baby carrier can be used from birth to around 4 years.

You can use it as:

You will use it for:

the school run, shopping, walking the dog, trekking on the Moors, days at the beach (have you ever tried pushing a pram on the sand?), doing the housework, day trips out, heck you can even breastfeed in the Ergo.

The Ergo is quickly and easily adjusted via the buckled straps, so it can be used by both parents – the standard Ergo will fit daddies up to around 6′ 5” though taller/bigger framed parents may prefer the Ergo Sport.

The Ergo is Safe

The Ergo Baby Carrier has been designed from the bottom up to be safe for your baby. It has passed rigorous safety testing both in Europe and America including:

the European testing agency TÜV since 2008
the Juvenile Products Manufactures Association (JPMA) since 2008
the CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Information Act) standards mandated by Congress in 2008

The Ergo creates a baby safe natural sitting position for babies and toddlers, preventing compression of the spine and hips that can occur with some other baby carriers.

Your baby is held securely against you in an upright position, within kissing distance of you, with their chin off their chest and back supported – for more information on baby safety in slings and baby carriers, see www.babyslingsafe.com.

For the parent, your baby’s weight is distributed evenly across your body and balanced over your hips and shoulders, unlike with some baby slings that put all the weight on just one shoulder.

We love the Ergo and are sure you will too – do feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

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Wilkinet: the story of a baby carrier

Arabella Greatorex — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:43:56 +0000

The Wilkinet story started in the 1970s with Sally Wilkins. As many mums, Sally couldn’t find a comfortable baby carrier so she set out to adapt the one she had with her first child. As years went by, she refined her design with the help of her eight children.

She also received the help of Deirdre Mackay, the then chairwoman of the NCT Technical Committee. A mum, physiotherapist and antenatal teacher herself, Deirdre helped Sally improve the design of the baby carrier:

A baby carrier should not let the baby dangle by the crouch through leg holes. Mothers around the world know that a wrap or a shawl has to support the baby under its bottom and transfer the weight to the parent’s body. There should be no ‘leg holes’ to suspend the baby.

The prototype of the Wilkinet baby carrier was born.

“[The baby carrier] I had come up with suited my need for hands-free comfort while completely supporting my baby, holding him snugly and securely, wrapped onto me, not “hanging off” my shoulders”, says Sally.

The Wilkinet was soon subjected to various tests and awarded their black and white triangle for good design by the Design Council in London.

Everything from the cutting out and making up to despatch all happened from the family’s kitchen table in North West Leicestershire and later Pembrokeshire.

Sally’s grandchildren, the next generation of Wilkinet babies, are all still carried in Wilkinet from the moment they are born.

It’s no surprise that the Wilkinet baby carrier has been chosen by mums for many years, recommended by many organisations concerned with the welfare of mums and babies. The only way to find out is to try one. Order your Wilkinet today.

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Clearance Sale

Arabella Greatorex — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:09 +0000

Reduced Ring Sling

At the end of this month we have the mammoth task of stock taking, so to make our life easier, and give you the opportunity to bag a bargain, we are holding a stock clearance sale.

You can find our sale section on the website, where we already have organic baby clothes at up to 70% off, reduced organic toiletries plus bargains on reusable nappies.

Each day, we will be posting about a fabby new bargain, so don’t forget to watch this blog, follow us on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook – that way you will get to hear of the best bargains first.

Today, we have further reduced the price of the Huggababy Ring Sling. We only have limited colours and sizes left and at £24.99 each that’s a saving of £15 so they won’t hang around for long.

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New to Natural Nursery, the Napsack baby carrier

Arabella Greatorex — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:41:22 +0000

Napsack Baby carrier

The Napsack baby carrier has just arrived at Natural Nursery. You will find an exhaustive description on the website and here is a review of the Napsack baby carrier by Anne, a mum of two.

Before I say anything else, I have to confess that I’m a big fan of baby wraps, especially for young babies. I owned other types of baby slings but never really got around to using them. After my second child was born, a lovely mum kindly gave me a Napsack baby carrier. My immediate reaction was WOW, WOW, WOW!

The Napsack was so comfortable!
- Easy to put on: I managed to pop a sleeping baby in without waking him up. If you know how to tie an apron, you know how to use the Napsack.
- Comfortable for baby: The hourglass shape of the mei tai body wraps around the baby to support his back.
- Comfortable for me: That’s the other originality of the Napsack baby carrier, the straps are shaped and spread the weight effectively around my back, shoulders and hips. I suffer from back pain so that was really important for me.
- Versatile: I like baby slings that fit me (size small) and my partner (size XXXL)! I started using it when my son was a newborn and I’m still using it now he’s more than two. You can fold the mei tai to shorten the body for a baby or extend it for a toddler.
- Perfect for naps: the top of the baby carrier is curved which comes high enough behind the baby’s neck to support it when he sleeps.

Have I mentioned how pretty they are? The classic colour combinations of the Napsack baby carrier fit everything in my wardrobe.

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International Babywearing Week Sept 21-28th 2009

Arabella Greatorex — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:22:54 +0000

baby slings video

September 21st to 28th is the 2nd edition of International Baby Week. It’s the time to celebrate the joy of carrying our children. Whether it’s a small baby or an active toddler, children thrive when held close to their parents. These special moments help them build the self-confidence to venture out when the time is right for them. Perched on your back or snuggled up against your chest, they have discovered the world from your height, making it a much less intimidating place when they are are back on the ground.

The theme for 2009 is Close enough to kiss, highlighting that babies should be carried high in a baby sling, their bottom never lower than your navel and their head close enough to kiss. It’s one of the most important tips for carrying your child comfortably in a baby sling. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you need any advice on how to choose your baby sling or how to use it.

To celebrate this Babywearing Week, Babywearing International released this lovely video with heart-warming photos of baby slings: baby slings video

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A world of baby slings

Arabella Greatorex — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:50:05 +0000

Your little one is on the way, or already born and you would like to regain the use of your two hands! So you’ve have decided to buy a sling to carry your baby. The question is what type of sling will you choose? What are the differences? How do you find the one that’s right for you?

Wraparound slings

Wraps are probably the most versatile of all the slings. They are also called “Simple Piece of Cloth” as they are basically a piece of fabric, tied around your body ensuring that your baby is held securely in place. A wrap can be used to carry the baby in many different positions: on the parent’s front, back or hip. Most carries involve the sling being worn over both shoulders and often around the wearers waist in order to offer maximum support to the baby.

The baby’s weight is well distributed which ensures maximum comfort for the parent. They are an excellent choice if you suffer from back pain. It may take time to learn how to tie the sling correctly but the effort will be worthwhile. Excess fabric may be used for more discreet breastfeeding.

Ring Slings

This sling consists of a piece of fabric threaded through two rings, forming a loop. The fabric wraps around the wearer’s body, from shoulder to the opposite hip and back up to the shoulder. The end of the fabric is then threaded through the rings to create a buckle effect. The baby can then be placed into the pocket of fabric in either a sitting or lying position. The sling can be taken off and put back into place without rethreading.

The baby’s weight locks the carrier in place. This type of sling is easily adjustable to suit different wearer’s size and different wearing positions.

It is easy to breastfeed on the go in a ring sling. It is are adjustable to allow easy access to the nursing mother’s breast. It can also be quickly adjusted once feeding is done.

Pouch slings

A pouch is formed by a wide piece of cloth sewn into a tubular shape, with a curve sewn into the fabric that will hold the baby more securely in place. The sling is slipped over the wearer’s head and worn sash-style across the body. Most baby wearers find that they adapt to using the pouch sling very quickly.

Pouch slings are an excellent choice for situations in which the baby is frequently removed from the pouch and being placed back into it. The asymmetrical weight distribution can make carrying heavier children more challenging. Pouch slings offer good value for money and are relatively easy to make.

Soft carriers and backpacks

Many different types of sling fall into the soft carriers and backpack category.
Mei tai are inspired from the Chinese tradition of baby carriers, a simple rectangle with a strap on each corner. Two are tied around the waist and the top two act as shoulder straps. Many soft structured carrier are inspired by this principal. Some of these carriers are suitable from birth and there are models that are ideal for carrying older children. Some carriers are closed with buckles, as a hip carrier or front/backpack style. They are usually quick to put on and can be a good option for heavy toddlers.

There are many types of sling available but you also have to consider which option will best suit you and your family: how you wish to wear the sling, whether you intend to keep the baby in the sling or keep removing from the sling, if you wish to breastfeed discreetly when you’re out and about and also how willing you are to practice using your sling until you get it right. Once you have chosen the right sling and had a chance to get used to it, you and your child many hours of very happy baby wearing!

If you’re not sure which one is best for you, just give us a call and we’ll be happy to help you: 0845 890 1665

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