Don't you wish you could give out carriers?

esperanza · 04-24-2014, 11:55 AM

Ds and I were running errands today. We were walking between stores, and I had him in the Ergo. Hands free, he was happy. We passed a woman walking by with her about one year old child asleep, slung over her shoulder. She looked at me and said, "I need one of those!" "Yes you do!" I told her laughing.

Moments like that when you wish you just had a stash of carriers to pass out to all the moms, you know? She probably would have really used it, and definitely looked like it could have helped her out!

babywearing!

Sparrow · 04-24-2014, 11:56 AM

I'd love to be able to do that too! I can't wait to wrap baby girl up in her Moby. I want to practice but my bump is too big and solid!

MrsDuck · 04-24-2014, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by esperanza

Moments like that when you wish you just had a stash of carriers to pass out to all the moms, you know? She probably would have really used it, and definitely looked like it could have helped her out!

babywearing!

YES! All the time. I do not know how mama's do it without.

FaithnPraise · 04-24-2014, 12:35 PM

Yes!!! Maybe if DH gets a really great career I can work part time and be a "carrier angel"

houseforjoy · 04-24-2014, 02:30 PM

i sort of do this

i make wraps, mostly moby type because it is one of the easier learn ones, and give them to pretty much any pregnant woman i know as a shower gift or just a gift if i dont' know them well enough. i even gave a woman who was visiting our church once a wrap i was actually wearing

she seemed all interested in it and had a high needs baby (like i did at the time!) so i just unwrapped my baby girl and wrapped hers up on her

-that totally isn't weird right?

MegMarch · 04-24-2014, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by houseforjoy

i sort of do this

i make wraps, mostly moby type because it is one of the easier learn ones, and give them to pretty much any pregnant woman i know as a shower gift or just a gift if i dont' know them well enough. i even gave a woman who was visiting our church once a wrap i was actually wearing

she seemed all interested in it and had a high needs baby (like i did at the time!) so i just unwrapped my baby girl and wrapped hers up on her

-that totally isn't weird right?

I gave my hooter hider to a mom sitting by me once. We were at a pumpkin patch and her baby was so teeeeeny and precious. Mine was getting big enough that we really didn't NIP much anymore. I don't think everyone should use one, but my kid was a big fan of popping off and leaving me hanging out, and the lady told me she wished she had one like mine.

So nope, you aren't weird. Or we both are.

esperanza · 04-24-2014, 04:19 PM

Love these stories! I'm sure it meant so much to these mamas! It would be pretty amazing to be a carrier angel! I've seen more than one mama who looks like she could use a good carrier!!

saturnfire16 · 04-24-2014, 06:52 PM

Yes! At the park the other day, a woman was lamenting that she couldn't afford a carrier. I have some left over stock from when I was selling them, and I kept going down in price. I finally told her I'd just sell it to her for what I paid wholesale, because I totally understand being in the position of not being able to afford one and I just want to see people wearing their babies. I wish I could just give them all away, but it would be hundreds of dollars lost.

TenderLovingWillow · 04-24-2014, 06:57 PM

I'm actually buying table clothes and rings. I'm gonna learn how to make them to give them away. A handsewn ring sling saved my relationship with DS1. I used it all the time.

sunflowermom · 04-24-2014, 07:16 PM

I'm so glad I received one as a baby shower gift.

I try to pick them up when I see them at good prices at swaps or consignment stores so I can give them to friends. I almost cried when I gave my mei tai to SIL when her baby was born. I'm so glad she used it though...worth it.

esperanza · 04-25-2014, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sunflowermom

I'm so glad I received one as a baby shower gift.

I try to pick them up when I see them at good prices at swaps or consignment stores so I can give them to friends. I almost cried when I gave my mei tai to SIL when her baby was born. I'm so glad she used it though...worth it.

We'll hopefully have another baby, so I'm not getting rid of any carriers yet. But the thought has crossed my mind, that maybe someday I should give my carriers to moms who need them. But oh my, I don't know how I could ever do that! I have so many memories of ds in each carrier at different stages.

Good for you for giving away your MT though! And the good thing is that you'll still see it, but with your niece/nephew in it!

nutmeg · 04-27-2014, 07:05 PM

I wish I could! I have let moms borrow mine when I didn't have a baby using one. I made a mei tai for my sister but her baby hated it. I know someone who I really wish would use a carrier but her baby just hangs out in a car seat or swing all the time.

cro · 04-27-2014, 08:11 PM

I've given away a few diy carriers. Of course, it usually happens that when I see someone who needs one, I don't have one on me.

Rivendell Raven · 04-28-2014, 05:09 PM

I agree! I used to be one of those moms until I got my ergo.

greendelight · 04-28-2014, 06:18 PM

YES!!! I've been in New Orleans the past few days. And the amount of improperly-worn and uncomfortable-looking Baby Bjorns makes me want to give everyone a *good* carrier!!!

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04-24-2014, 11:55 AM	#1
esperanza Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5,240	Don't you wish you could give out carriers? Ds and I were running errands today. We were walking between stores, and I had him in the Ergo. Hands free, he was happy. We passed a woman walking by with her about one year old child asleep, slung over her shoulder. She looked at me and said, "I need one of those!" "Yes you do!" I told her laughing. Moments like that when you wish you just had a stash of carriers to pass out to all the moms, you know? She probably would have really used it, and definitely looked like it could have helped her out! babywearing! __________________ Wife to mi amor Mama to my gift from the Lord (07/2013)

04-24-2014, 11:56 AM	#2
Sparrow Rose Garden Immerse your soul in love. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 17,610	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? I'd love to be able to do that too! I can't wait to wrap baby girl up in her Moby. I want to practice but my bump is too big and solid! __________________ Manda Mama to: Bear 16.75 Funny and Tender. Larger than life. ENFP Max 14 Affectionate and Spirited. Artist Chickadee 8! She's Sunshine and Song. Born in the caul We have a fur baby. A cat called Charlie

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FaithnPraise Rose Garden AKA Dr. Duh! Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Magic City by way of the Motor... Posts: 4,056	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? Yes!!! Maybe if DH gets a really great career I can work part time and be a "carrier angel"

04-24-2014, 02:30 PM	#5
houseforjoy Rose Garden trying to live like olaf "this is the best day of my life!... and quite possibly the last!" Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in the sunshine with my own personal flurry Posts: 9,563	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? i sort of do this i make wraps, mostly moby type because it is one of the easier learn ones, and give them to pretty much any pregnant woman i know as a shower gift or just a gift if i dont' know them well enough. i even gave a woman who was visiting our church once a wrap i was actually wearing she seemed all interested in it and had a high needs baby (like i did at the time!) so i just unwrapped my baby girl and wrapped hers up on her -that totally isn't weird right? __________________ Amanda, ENFJ Mommy to my bounty: ds 13 years, dd 12 years, dd 9 years , dd 6 and ds 4 Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?....because I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.

04-24-2014, 04:19 PM	#7
esperanza Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5,240	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? Love these stories! I'm sure it meant so much to these mamas! It would be pretty amazing to be a carrier angel! I've seen more than one mama who looks like she could use a good carrier!! __________________ Wife to mi amor Mama to my gift from the Lord (07/2013)

04-24-2014, 06:52 PM	#8
saturnfire16 Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Eastern CA Posts: 9,119	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? Yes! At the park the other day, a woman was lamenting that she couldn't afford a carrier. I have some left over stock from when I was selling them, and I kept going down in price. I finally told her I'd just sell it to her for what I paid wholesale, because I totally understand being in the position of not being able to afford one and I just want to see people wearing their babies. I wish I could just give them all away, but it would be hundreds of dollars lost. __________________ ~Emily INTJ, Type 4 Wife to D Mama to: E 12/05 L 7/08 Z 12/10 A 6/14 and J in heaven 2/10 Torah Keeping, Unschooling Family My blog on unschooling and family life: Peace On Dark Nights.

04-24-2014, 06:57 PM	#9
TenderLovingWillow Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8,673	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? I'm actually buying table clothes and rings. I'm gonna learn how to make them to give them away. A handsewn ring sling saved my relationship with DS1. I used it all the time. __________________ WILLOW Mom to Four Munchkins Birth Doula Childbirth Educator Babywearing Educator *Vegetarian

04-24-2014, 07:16 PM	#10
sunflowermom Rose Garden Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,579	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? I'm so glad I received one as a baby shower gift. I try to pick them up when I see them at good prices at swaps or consignment stores so I can give them to friends. I almost cried when I gave my mei tai to SIL when her baby was born. I'm so glad she used it though...worth it. __________________ Mae Married my DH in 2/2008 Gave birth my DS 3/2012

04-27-2014, 07:05 PM	#12
nutmeg Rose Bush Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 392	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? I wish I could! I have let moms borrow mine when I didn't have a baby using one. I made a mei tai for my sister but her baby hated it. I know someone who I really wish would use a carrier but her baby just hangs out in a car seat or swing all the time. __________________ ~A Big girl L-13 Big girl T-9 Big girl K-7 Little girl C- 4 Baby E-1! What? Where did my newborn baby go!

04-27-2014, 08:11 PM	#13
cro Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 7,779	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? I've given away a few diy carriers. Of course, it usually happens that when I see someone who needs one, I don't have one on me. __________________ ISTJ, DYT 4/2 mama to: M ~ born in Russia 8/31/02; adopted 7/21/04 J ~ born in America 3/20/05; natural bio surprise E ~ born in America 12/08/08; natural bio miracle

04-28-2014, 05:09 PM	#14
Rivendell Raven Rose Bouquet Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Imladris Posts: 591	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? I agree! I used to be one of those moms until I got my ergo.

04-28-2014, 06:18 PM	#15
greendelight Rose Trellis Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,124	Re: Don't you wish you could give out carriers? YES!!! I've been in New Orleans the past few days. And the amount of improperly-worn and uncomfortable-looking Baby Bjorns makes me want to give everyone a good carrier!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Nickie wife to dh since 12/20/03 mama to dd since 5/24/10

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