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Learn how and when and why to put your baby on your back using a sling or a wrap. Practice on your own baby or on stuffed dolls provided. Buy a Lana wrap if you like them.

When: October 28th, 12:30 pm to 2 pm.

Where: Életkör (see here for instructions on how to get there)

How much: HUF 3500

Class will be held by a Lana-certified babywearing instructor in English.

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Please register your interest, as number of people per class is limited. Contact me or leave a comment below to sign up.

The course does cost money – it is 5000 HUF for the TWO classes, so
2500 is due at tomorrow’s class.

Class starts at 12:30 and goes until 2 pm. The second part of the
series will be held in the next two months, and I promise to give more
notice than this!

1. Course for expecting parents

This is a two-parter course designed for couples expecting a baby, beginning at the 30th week of pregnancy. Mothers and fathers gain experience and information about babywearing, wraps and how the expectant mom can use the wrap during pregnancy to support her belly in order to remove pressure from her spine and back. You will be able to wear your baby with confidence from day one, since they will also be taught how to tie the wrap. The first occasion takes place before the birth, the second a few weeks following the birth, at which time, more methods of tying will be taught.

Cost: HUF 5000 / course / couple

2. Front carrying

Information about the theory of baby wearing, getting to know baby wearing. Practicing ties. Carrying in front is recommended from day one to about 4 months of age or up to 5-7 kg.

Cost: HUF 3500 / occasion / person

3. Back and hip carrying

Orthopedic perspectives of carrying. Practicing back and hip ties. Especial emphasis on how to get your baby on your back? Ideally recommended from 4 months of age, but can be done earlier, too. In this case, special emphasis is placed on proper support for back and head.

Cost: HUF 3500 / occasion / person

4. Advanced baby wearing

Practical questions. Practicing ties, variations on back and hip carry. Tips and practical advice. Recommended for those who can already do the back carry.

Cost: HUF 3500 / occasion / person

Contact Réka at rekamorvay@gmail.com to sign up for the classes.

Snug as a bug

When babies emerge from the womb after nine months of inhabiting your body, their natural inclination is not for lying in crib by themselves, to be picked up at regular intervals in order to be fed and changed, and having to resort to crying to have their needs met, or even worse, having even their crying ignored in the name of order.

Babies’ inclination out of the womb is to remain as close to their familiar environment – your body – as possible. Your body was their home for nine months, and they continue to crave – and need, for proper emotional development – its feel, smell, taste and sounds.

Human babies at birth are singularly immature compared to other mammalian species. Just think of the baby antelope or horse or cow that stands up within minutes after birth and is running around within the first hour! Or the monkey newborn, which is said to possess the equivalent skills of a 2-year-old human at birth.

There is a theory out there that basically because of our large brain size (larger heads than our closest primate relatives in proportion to body size) and our ability to walk (narrower pelvis to accommodate an upright posture), humans have had to adapt by bringing our young into the world while they’re still small enough to fit those large heads through our narrow pelvic opening.

In other words, human babies are born premature.

They could really use a few more months in the womb before they look ready to „be here.” One thing you can do to help your baby ease this transition into the world is by wearing him or her close to your body in a sling.

Babies who are held in close physical contact (such as being worn in a sling) cry less and develop more optimally than babies who are left to cry.

Babies who are carried – because they cry less – spend more time quietly alert, which is the optimum condition for observing the world and learning.

You can work, too.

The act of touching a baby actually stimulates growth hormones. Babywearing also stimulates a baby’s vestibular system, the parts of the inner ear that work like levels or sensors to control the body’s sense of balance. The stimulation regulates a baby’s physiology, increasing their cardiac output and circulation and promotes respiration.

On the go.

Developmental neurologists have discovered that babies who are carried have stronger muscles and nerves.

Babywearing promotes deeper, longer, more peaceful sleep cycles, which is vital for brain maturation.

Wearing your baby also brings you peace of mind because you feel their every breath with your body (who needs breathing monitors?), you are calmer because baby is calmer, you still have two hands to get things done with, and you are mobile and free to go wherever you wish.

Babies may be carried or worn from the moment they are born, but be aware that your choice of carrier fulfills the following criteria:

-         supports baby’s head

-         holds baby’s legs widely apart and knees bent at right angles – best for hip development

-         supports baby’s back, and snugly surrounds baby’s body

-         comfortable for you

Most slings satisfy these criteria, but not all commercial baby carriers do.

Wear your baby!

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