Just a few websites to get you started on your adventure in babywearing!

TheBabyWearer.com (TBW)
Articles, tons of info, and forums to learn everything there is to know about babywearing!

The Mamatoto Project, Inc.
The Mamatoto Project, Inc. is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation created to educate the general public on the advantages of babywearing, and to promote the use of a simple piece of cloth as a traditional baby sling among those who care for infants and toddlers. Many how-to articles and videos to help babywearers learn various carries.

Infant Carriers and Spinal Stress
Rochelle L. Casses, D.C., explores the case of improper baby carriers and their effects on the infant developing spine.

Tummy To Tummy - The Babywearing Instructional DVD
Whether you are new to babywearing and want to learn the basics, or you are an experienced babywearer looking for more advanced techniques, youve found it right here on the Tummy 2 Tummy DVD. Covers Ring Slings, Pouches, Asian Carriers, and Wraps with detailed demonstrations of over 50 positions. The interactive DVD allows you to jump to the section you want. Over 21⁄2 hours of video.

Tying your Baby Sling DVD
This home produced video contains over an hour of instruction. Learn knots, front, hip, and back carries. Learn how to carry twins or multiples. Learn how to breastfeed with your sling. This video has more ties than you will ever use demonstrated by Beate Frome who has many years (decades) of sling tying experience.

The Rebozo Way Video
This 25-minute documentary shares basic ideas about the philosophy, practicality, and possibilities of in-arms parenting, touching on traditional societies, but mostly focusing on our own present day culture. The second half of the video shows live models of 3 weeks, 5 months, and a year and a half, being put on in rebozos in eight different ways.

Maya Wrap Instructional Video or DVD
These instructions are good for any unpadded ring sling or pouch.

Babywearing: The Benefits and Beauty of This Ancient Tradition By Maria Blois, M.D.
Babywearing, the practice of carrying baby in a soft carrier close to our body as we go about our daily business, is parenting's best-kept secret. All profits from sales of items in the NINO store go toward operating expenses directly related to the promotion of babywearing.

The Art & Soul of the Miao & Dong People by Yu-Chiao Liu Lan, Christi Lan Lin, Brenda Lin
This is a beautiful book that highlights traditional baby carriers of the Miao and Dong minority people of China. Each baby carrier was carefully designed, sewn, and decorated (either by embroidery and/or beadwork) by a young woman, in hopes of one day carrying her child. The book is in English, Japanese, and Chinese, including poems and essays by the three generations of women in this family that wrote the book.

Dance With Me by Elizabeth Johnston
This sweet poem is a welcome from a mother to her child and explores the ways parents can express their love. Photos of babies and toddlers being worn in a variety of ways accompany the text. A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to support The Mamatoto Project.

What Baby Needs by Martha Sears, R. N. and William Sears, M. D.
This is a cute book to help kids cope with a new sibling, with pictures of baby being worn, throughout.

A Ride on Mother's Back by Durga Bernhard, Emery Bernhard
A children's book that is fascinating from a cultural perspective, and it will certainly make your little papoose feel connected to children from other cultures.

Backpack Baby Story Series by Miriam Cohen
This series of four adorable board books follows backpack baby through his everyday adventures, while riding on papa's back.

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