Making the Cuts When you Need to

Well obviously I am the worst blogger in the world, but let's just carry on!!

I recently had to make some tough stash decisions. I am sure everyone has been there at some point in their life. You really want something, but you don't have the funds so you must sell something first. Well recently I did that, not once but twice, and yes I feel the sting.


I am a firm believer that stash size is not a problem as long as you can afford what you are buying. So I don't think too much about my number of wraps (still in the medium size stash range), but I do think of money. I really consider whether I have the money to spend on something, and if I am willing to sell something to pay for something, but it really has to catch my eye to do that since I love all my wraps. Well recently I let go of a few lovelies and had to recreate one of my all time favourites. 

First up, I had a pre-order that I was for sure needing to get, so I had to figure out where the funds were coming from. So for that pre-order I said goodbye to all these lovelies, and I will commemorate them in photos. They all treated me kindly! I have no photos of the pre-order yet, but come January there will be some spam.

I said goodbye to my beloved Ergo, it served it's purpose well, but it's time had come.

Probably the shortest life span in my stash, but I had borrowed it from a friend and loved it for a while. Lisca Arancia, what a lovely wrap, perfect for squishes and toddlers!

I also had to say hello to my beloved Kalejdoskop in a new way, this lovely was chopped to a super shorty 2.1 meters, and I sold the ring sling piece to an ISO mum. But this wrap really shines in a shorty, it is the perfect rebozo wrap and makes a rad scarf. 

 One of my wraps also left in a trade, and I am super excited about it's replacement Teviot.

Indio Karibik left but it will surely be missed a lovely soft indio, that was a great beach wrap, plus the colour was divine.

This is lovely Teviot, that replaced Karibik. It was a perfect trade, because this super soft wooly is the best fall wrap and has been on my list to try since I first started wrapping.

And finally with a heavy heart my Revo went to live in it's rightful home, with a Mum who will love it. I am replacing it with a lovely handwoven Heartiness to get my red fix, but it is coming all the way from Russia so I have to be patient.

Revo was my first truly exciting purchase and it was hard to say goodbye, because the 100% egyptian cotton suited my wrapping tastes perfectly. I definitely could not double hammock in this small of a wrap with any other wrap. 

Photo from Heartiness, because it is en route to me, but I am excited to give this cashmere some love!

Sick Kids

After being committed to writing more regularly, of course we are hit with a sick kid. Paralyzing the whole house, so there was a lack of creativity going on around here. But there was lots and lots and lots of snuggles. 

A sick baby tends to be the cuddliest, so I was happy to be able to provide him comfort in this way, while still getting some stuff done, well not the laundry though.

Choosing What you Like.

How do you, in the vast array of wraps out there, choose one? There are so many different wrapping qualities, aesthetics, price.

Well I found once I learned what I liked in a wrap, it helped me with narrowing down my choices. And of course the only real way to do this is to try lots of wraps, or at least find one that knocks your socks off.

I found once I tried things I didn't like and things I really liked, I could narrow down my taste in wraps.

I'll use myself as an example. The first wrap I met was a Didymos Nature Linen Indio, it was smooth, medium thickness, and fluffy so it had some cush for your shoulders. I love this wrap, but it actually took some time to realize it. I sold it and then bought it back because I hadn't tried enough to know what I liked.

I then tried a machine woven Ellevill Zara which quite thin and very textured. I love the thickness of it, but I really didn't care for the texture.

So just from these two wraps I found a few things out about my wrapping tastes, I don't like an overly textured/grippy wraps, I like thin-medium thickness wraps and I love an airier/floofier weave to give my boney
shoulders some cush.

From trying lots of  wraps now, I know what I like in wraps. Of course there are some wraps that can sway my decision for one way or another but for the most part what I like is very similar.

What I look for in a wrap is:
A smooth texture
Thin to medium thickness
Some diagonal stretch to give bounce (to act as shock absorption)
Soft materials (so it is nice to the touch)

There is one wrap that is my favourite that doesn't fit all these criteria, but these aren't hard and fast rules to live by just some tips to make it easier when thinking about a wrap you have never tried.

Welcome Back

I thought I would write this welcome back post, about getting involved in the babywearing community. We have written about community before, but speaking directly about you local communities, today I wanted to talk about the broader, global babywearing community. 

When I first was getting interested in babywearing I joined thebabywearer.com, and I can give that forum credit for me still wearing my son today. It provided me with such great information, so I knew how to comfortably wear my son. This is all due to the vast knowledge of the large babywearing community, ready and willing to help. As I kept learning I kept joining more and more groups (on facebook), I truly felt I was getting to know these Mums, they were becoming friends. 

And now 20 months into our babywearing life, I feel these international Mum are a vital resource, not only to babywearing but to my life. We share advice, sob stories, laughs and love for babywearing. So As I come back from my summer break, I want to say thank you to the babywearing community for welcoming me into it! I will always be truly grateful for this part of my life!

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Apparently We are on a Vow of Silence

So our posts have been few and far between this summer, mainly because Rhianna has gone back to work full time and I have been doing some full time work too. But alas my dear babywearing friends, we will be back in full swing come September. For now enjoy some family time, sun and the odd post from us.

I will leave you with this new beauty that has come to live with Miles and I.

Artipoppe Two Birds Cahoot 3

Every Wrapper's Dream

Over the past few days something has changed in my house. No longer is it me chasing a running toddler if we are trying to leave the house, wrestling him into a wrap. Now if I take a minute to get dressed in the morning behind a closed door I hear, "back back mommy, back back." Now it is him chasing me down.

Miles has for a while now been very interested in carrying things on his back, anything from his little baby, to a fraggle or even his little cousin Elias (which tends to be a disaster). So Jesse and I are getting quite good at strapping his "baby" on to him. But truly I never thought I would see the day with my super independent boy. Yes he would gladly be wrapped and would love being up there, but never would he ask or think of it out of the blue.


So for now I will revel in these perfect moments, because I am sure they won't last long.

Confessions of a lazy wrapper

I am a LAZY wrapper. I don't like to learn new carries. I primarily use one length all day (a 3 usually) and I rotate Kangaroo (front), Ruck (back) and Robbins (hip) depending on how my body feels, what Elias needs or what we are doing. 

I check for safety, not perfection. 

A bit too much slack is fine by me (as long as it's not the top rail. See an earlier post where I learned its necessary to ensure the top rail is nice and tight for safety reasons). 

Knee to knee is a laughable goal with Elias to begin with. I can get it, but it doesn't last long - so usually I don't bother. 

A deep seat. Ha! I tuck the wrap into his pants and call it good enough. 

Moral of the story. I am a lazy wrapper! I am impatient and hasty and want to get out the door, not mess around with strand by strand tightening. 

Yet, I love wearing Elias. I do for hours everyday. So does my husband and my mother-in-law. The attachment, and closeness it offers is amazing. The ease and portability is wonderful and simple. The look/prettiness is super fun. So, to any other lazy wrappers out there, I just wanted you to know, you're not alone!