Thu, Nov 26 2009
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Blest be the sling that binds Moms bond with their babies as they wear them, even to the job By CARL E. FEATHER - Lifestyle Editor - cfeather@starbeacon.comStar Beacon “I love wearing her,” DeVivo says. “I’ll miss that.”
Rane noticed DeVivo’s success and enthusiasm for the sling, but was skeptical she could do it with her baby. Nevertheless, Rane purchased a sling. She put it to the test after three weeks of doing things the traditional way. Rane says Shubh was a “perfect little angel” as long as he was held. “Between nursing and holding him most times of the day, I could hardly get anything done,” she recalls. “He also started getting fussy in the evenings and nothing seemed to calm him down.” One of those fussy evenings, Rane decided to try the sling. “As soon as I got him settled in it properly, he instantly quieted down and fell asleep. I was amazed,” she says. Rane has been wearing her son ever since – except for those times her husband takes over. She says fathers who wear their babies report a sense of empowerment and involvement otherwise unattainable, especially when the mother is breast-feeding. “It’s not just me and the baby,” Rane says. “He can do so much more with him than just play.” Indeed, baby wearing is not just for parents. Rane says grandparents, aunts, uncles and any other family member who wants to bond with the baby can do so by wearing it. Slings can accommodate babies up to 35 pounds, which raises one of the most common questions Rane gets – “Doesn’t your back ache?” But Rane and DeVivo say a properly seated sling distributes the weight evenly over the back and shoulders. “My body has adapted to it. I haven’t had any back issues at all,” says Rane, who wears the 15-pound baby for up to 10 hours at work. She feels that baby wearing has actually helped her lose some of the extra weight that comes with pregnancy and helped her overall physical well-being. Enthusiasm for the sling is so strong among the WIC office workers, they started offering the slings to clients and non-clients alike because there was no local source for them. They’ve sold nearly a dozen since opening the option two months ago. Cost is $56 for moms who do not qualify for WIC; $35 for WIC clients (profits from the sale of slings subsidize the sling cost for WIC clients). A DVD provides instruction on how to properly adjust and wear the cloth device. Rane says the key is to wear the sling high and tight. “It’s snug; you can feel it,” she says. “This baby is not going anywhere.” The baby can be worn facing the mother for times of sleep and breast-feeding or facing the world for awake times. About the only time it’s not practical to wear the baby is when cooking or performing chores involving risk of bumping into an object. At least one book has been written about the subject, “Babywearing” by Maria Blois, and there are numerous Web sites that extol the system’s benefits. “It is the best money I ever spent on a baby-related thing,” DeVivo says. 
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