All wrapped up - The Sling Sisters!

The Sling Sisters is a great, local company! The 2 sisters, Sandra and Lori, started out making slings for themselves, and when people started asking about the slings, they began making slings for sale. Since then, they've gradually added other products to their lineup. We've been fortunate to try out several here on Glimpse! You can read about their custom-made pouch slings, washcloths, sandwich and snack bags and wetbags. Their latest products are a small and large size wetbag - the large one is big enough for collecting your cloth diapers while they're waiting to be washed. The small wetbags would be great for the cloth diapers you've used on the go, or as a make-up travel bag or...whatever you like! Sandra and Lori were kind enough to take pity on me and our baby who wants to be held, and gave me a wrap to review as well!

If you've been following us for a while, and I hope you have, you know we have a new baby (4 months old) in our house. Annalies likes playing on her own for a while, but she mostly likes to be with her parents, preferably as close as possible! So, in a house with 2 other kids, and many other jobs to do, how are you going to get stuff done if you are often holding a baby? One answer is a wrap - a carrier that consists of a long piece of cloth that you wrap around you in a specific way, so as to hold and support your baby while leaving your hands free!

"Our wraps are made from 100% organic cotton that is dye free and custom knit to meet our specifications right here in Canada!"

The Sling Sisters have several great attractive fabrics that they use for the coloured panel on their wraps.

photo taken by Jonathan, age 5!

I have used the wrap several times to carry Annalies - around the house, and also at a recent baby and kids expo. Putting on a wrap the right way is something you have to practice, and see, and the Sling Sisters have some great videos on their website to show you how to put on the sling and put your baby in! If you're local, or can visit them at a show, you can have a personal lesson, and they'll explain, demonstrate and offer tips to help you carry your baby. Once you've got the technique, and done it a few times, it's easy and quick to put the wrap on and put you baby in.

Annalies weighs over 16 1/2 pounds now, and just holding her, without a carrier, it doesn't take long before you start to feel tired, and your arms are sore. With the wrap, I was able to carry her for about 2 hours at the baby show. My back did get a bit sore at the end, but I was impressed with how balanced and supported Annalies was, and how easy it was for me - and I would never have been able to carry her for 2 hours just in my arms! The weight of the baby gets distributed over both shoulders and hips, so you're not straining one side or the other. It was so super easy to get around through the crowd with her in the wrap, and not have to worry about manoeuvering with a stroller around the booths and people! Annalies was very comfortable, as demonstrated by the fact that she quickly went to sleep and stayed asleep for much of the 2 hours!

BUY IT!

The Sling Sisters are offering Glimpse Readers a 5% discount on any online order, of any product or products! Offer open to Canadians only and expires March 25, 2011. Use the code "Glimpse5" at checkout.