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Boba X Tips & Tricks
Posted by Ana Pirc on
The Boba X is the newest addition to our collection of carriers! It features an adjustable seat and panel, padded waistband and shoulder straps with PFA's (perfect fit adjusters). It also comes with a detachable...
What's A Pelvic Tuck?
Posted by Ana Pirc on
The babywearing community is talking a lot about the pelvic tuck, the “froggy position”, the J-shape and M-shape. What does it all mean? Let's dive in ... First let’s take a look at our babies’...
Bobawearing FAQ's
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1. What is the difference between the main types of Boba baby carriers? This is probably our MOST frequently asked question. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the different options, it's important to note that...
Infant Biomechanics and Babywearing
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic on
Elizabeth Antunovic Co-founder of Boba, Inc. and Dr. Erin Mannen from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor and Director of Translational Orthopaedic Research. Dr. Erin Mannen is as enthusiastic about all the...
Strollers, Baby Carriers and Infant Stress
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic on
Table of Contents Infant Spine Development The Stresses of Laying Flat Laying Horizontal Causes Physical Deformities Existence in Containers The Fetal Tuck The Trouble with Car Seats Positive Physical Development Discord with Upright Carrying Swaddling...
The Second Nine Months: Exterogestation and the Need to be Held
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic on
Table of Contents Introduction Gestation Outside of the Womb: “Exterogestation” Continuing Relation Between Mother and Child Birth Due to Large Head Mother’s Body Regulates Developing Systems Crawling Completes Exterogestation Human Developmental Periods Longer than Apes—Except...
How Your Baby's Body is Adapted to Being Carried
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic on
Some mammals leave their babies in hidden places. Other mammalian young, like sheep, are physically developed enough to follow their mothers by themselves right after birth. Don't forget our feathered friends. Quack quack. Our babies...
Nine Reasons Not to Carry Your Baby Facing Out
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic on
Dr. Catherine Fowler of Australia, as reported by CBS.com in 2011, made a comment that parents who face their babies out are “cruel and selfish“. Actually for the record she said they were “inadvertantly cruel”....
Nursing in a Baby Carrier: You Can Do It
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic on
Learning to breastfeed in a baby carrier means freedom for mom and contentment for baby! Babywearing can facilitate a stronger breastfeeding relationship, as more skin to skin means more prolactin hormone and it has even...
Top 10 Reasons to Use a Baby Carrier
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic on
1. With you is your baby’s favorite place to be. After nine months of being as close as can be your baby wants almost nothing else but to be with his or her parent. 2....
Kangaroo Mother Care - The Science Of Skin-To-Skin Contact
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic on
What is Kangaroo Mother Care? Kangaroo Mother Care is a method of care practiced on babies, usually on a preterm infant, where the infant is held skin-to-skin with his mother, father, or substitute caregiver. Kangaroo...
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Boba X Tips & Tricks
Posted by Ana Pirc onThe Boba X is the newest addition to our collection of carriers! It features an adjustable seat and panel, padded waistband and shoulder straps with PFA's (perfect fit adjusters). It also comes with a detachable...
What's A Pelvic Tuck?
Posted by Ana Pirc onThe babywearing community is talking a lot about the pelvic tuck, the “froggy position”, the J-shape and M-shape. What does it all mean? Let's dive in ... First let’s take a look at our babies’...
Bobawearing FAQ's
Posted by Admin on1. What is the difference between the main types of Boba baby carriers? This is probably our MOST frequently asked question. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the different options, it's important to note that...
Infant Biomechanics and Babywearing
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic onElizabeth Antunovic Co-founder of Boba, Inc. and Dr. Erin Mannen from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor and Director of Translational Orthopaedic Research. Dr. Erin Mannen is as enthusiastic about all the...
Strollers, Baby Carriers and Infant Stress
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic onTable of Contents Infant Spine Development The Stresses of Laying Flat Laying Horizontal Causes Physical Deformities Existence in Containers The Fetal Tuck The Trouble with Car Seats Positive Physical Development Discord with Upright Carrying Swaddling...
The Second Nine Months: Exterogestation and the Need to be Held
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic onTable of Contents Introduction Gestation Outside of the Womb: “Exterogestation” Continuing Relation Between Mother and Child Birth Due to Large Head Mother’s Body Regulates Developing Systems Crawling Completes Exterogestation Human Developmental Periods Longer than Apes—Except...
How Your Baby's Body is Adapted to Being Carried
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic onSome mammals leave their babies in hidden places. Other mammalian young, like sheep, are physically developed enough to follow their mothers by themselves right after birth. Don't forget our feathered friends. Quack quack. Our babies...
Nine Reasons Not to Carry Your Baby Facing Out
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic onDr. Catherine Fowler of Australia, as reported by CBS.com in 2011, made a comment that parents who face their babies out are “cruel and selfish“. Actually for the record she said they were “inadvertantly cruel”....
Nursing in a Baby Carrier: You Can Do It
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic onLearning to breastfeed in a baby carrier means freedom for mom and contentment for baby! Babywearing can facilitate a stronger breastfeeding relationship, as more skin to skin means more prolactin hormone and it has even...
Top 10 Reasons to Use a Baby Carrier
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic on1. With you is your baby’s favorite place to be. After nine months of being as close as can be your baby wants almost nothing else but to be with his or her parent. 2....
Kangaroo Mother Care - The Science Of Skin-To-Skin Contact
Posted by Elizabeth Antunovic onWhat is Kangaroo Mother Care? Kangaroo Mother Care is a method of care practiced on babies, usually on a preterm infant, where the infant is held skin-to-skin with his mother, father, or substitute caregiver. Kangaroo...
5 Pros And Cons To Having A Large Family
Posted by Sara Ruperts onI've been thinking a lot about large family dynamics. With four naturally spaced kids, the age difference gets pretty spread out between the oldest and youngest. Even though two children are seen as average (in...
A Response: The Dangers of "Crying it Out" by Darcia Navaraez
Posted by Sara Ruperts on“Crying it out.”Just reading the words makes me shudder. The belief that babies can be spoiled by being given too much attention and care is just plain wrong. Babies do not need to be left...
Slow Bone Loss During Breastfeeding: CARRY your baby(ies)!
Posted by Sara Ruperts onCalcium is typically transferred from your bones to your breast milk when you nurse. The good news is that most women do return to normal calcium levels after weaning their babes. Want to make it...
Reflections on a Challenging Breastfeeding Year
Posted by Sara Ruperts onI read an article a few years ago... titled Mom’s Passionate Post Is For Every Mother Who Has Struggled To Breastfeed and at first look, a soft flood of compassionate tenderness welled up in my...
Significantly Reduce Breast Cancer Risk By Breastfeeding More Than Two Years
Posted by Sara Ruperts onIn China, nursing a toddler is socially acceptable. It is even perceived as desirable for a woman to nurse her baby for a long time. A study published in the Journal of Epidemiology on lactating...
Breastmilk: No Assembly Required
Posted by Sara Ruperts onNursing can take a little while to get the hang of as a new mom but I can not stress enough how much it pays off. Nursing my first child was hard at first because...
A Mother's Adventures in Breastfeeding and Nursing
Posted by Sara Ruperts onThe nursing relationship that I share with my 19-month-old son is precious to my family. Growing up in a rather conservative mid-western environment, I saw women breastfeed their young babies until about six months, but...