It’s the little slings…
My girls are all about playing “house” these days… so when I found this sling in a local kids store a few weeks ago I nearly passed out and died from the cuteness. I was never a “sling” person really, more of a Baby Bjorn gal myself, but the doll sling was just too cute to resist. When the girls put them on they instantly looked like two little hippie mothers on route to the local food co-op. I was almost expecting them to start swapping Quinoa recipes and stories about the joys of their home births in their apartment bathtubs (I am so going to get killed for this).
No offense to the “sling” wearers of course. I am totally kidding. I think they are cute on adults as well. I also found these adorable ones on Etsy from SnuggyBaby. So adorable!
-Dina
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My daughter also has a little sling and indeed, she loves it! It will probably even be used more when I have the baby and carry it around in a sling (yes, I’m one of those people
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Dina – you are very funny!
Actually, I was never a sling wearer myself (it didn’t occur to me to try one) but if I had my time again I would definitely choose it over the baby bjorn.
The toddler sized replicas for pretend play are too adorable. I bought my niece the miniature Maclaren for Christmas and she loves it. Anyway, I used a sling for my daughter when she was first born. She’s now not comfortable in it (5 months) though I’d like to find a sling she is. Something with a more stretchy type fabric than the one I used before. Seeing your post I thought I see if anyone has any comments about the Serene Sling. I sampled it at a local store and loved it, though it comes with a price tag…thoughts?!
My daughters both received one of these doll slings from Nova Natural (SUCH a great site if you haven’t seen it before) for Christmas, and they are completely enchanted with them. As an aside for Kristie, I’m not familiar with the Serene sling, but I highly recommend the Tricotti sling (coincidentally, also sold by Nova, although I think there are variations elsewhere). My littlest guy is really heavy and I have used it since birth (he is now 10 months). It’s very versatile, and comfortable. I wish I’d known about it for my other three kids!
Great blog, with great inspiration I will definately be checking back…
Love Lucy x x
I’m a huge fan of the Tricotti — I blogged about it before: http://babyccinokids.com/2008/03/21/tricotti-again/
we ordered an adorable child’s pouch sling for our daughter off of etsy, from the seller \lilpeeperkeepers\. it’s beautifully made…and daughter loves putting all of her animals in it!
Thank you for the sling feedback. I will definitely inquire about the Tricotti here in the US and/or when visiting Paris next month. It looks very interesting, good color options, compact, and still comfortable!