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When I work with parents with special circumstances, it helps our community to share carrying solutions that work. Recently I worked with a visually impaired family and the carrier which was selected was the Ergobaby Adapt. It has several features which made it work very well for parents without sight or with visual impairments. TheContinue reading “Carrying in Special Circumstances – The Ergobaby Adapt”

It’s our annual CLOSURE – after offering sling library services all year round we are due to close for two weeks over the Christmas period. We will close for enquiries, rentals and returns at 2pm on weds 21st December, after our drop in session at Tiny Toes Horsforth. We have already extended any rentals fallingContinue reading “Christmas is here!”

  This September sees us add a whole new chapter to The sling library in the form of our new Wakefield branch. The sling library name was always based on us sitting between Leeds and Bradford, but finding any amalgamation of those city names too clunky. So The West Yorkshire Sling Library was born, andContinue reading “Welcoming WYSL Wakefield”

As I type my youngest child is three. It will be her fourth birthday next week. I’m resisting the urge to refer to her as ‘four’ or even ‘nearly four’. She is three, and I will only be able to say I have a three year old for another week. I’m making the most ofContinue reading “Why it is important not to ’round up’ your baby’s age”

I’ve started to write this several times, and I’ve always used too many words. Instead I’ve deleted the lot and put down two definite truths. Here they are. As a sling library we first and foremost offer choice, and try to make carrying accessible to all. One of the biggest barriers to doing this isContinue reading “All things being equal, the baby carrier industry is sexist.”

Most carriers come with both lower and upper weight limits. In the sling library, we work for more often with the constraints of the lower limits, carriers suitable from 5lb, or 15lb, for example, work in very different ways. It is very important that a carrier is appropriate for the size of a child asContinue reading “Upper weight limits”

So that carrier comes in standard size, that one in toddler, that one adds a preschool size, who know what that’s about! That brand has all three but says the standard will suit toddlers, but if that were true why would they have a toddler size? What is a toddler anyway? A child who canContinue reading “Buckle Carriers and Sizing”

The website is being reorganised as I type to reflect our new systems and locations for 2016! The biggest news is the implementation of our computerised rental system – from January you will be able to register your details on a central site, allowing us to click rental items in and out at drop in sessionsContinue reading “News for 2016!”

We are inviting anyone fancying a bit of a sing along to our Sling and Sing event in Leeds on Saturday 12th December. We’ll meet under the big tree in City Square at around 3pm, sing some lovely carols with our little ones keeping us warm and snug, and then have a walk around theContinue reading “The Twelve Days of (Sling Library) Christmas”

So the weather has turned cold and we’re all wanting to keep our little ones nice and warm – especially the ones who haven’t experienced a British winter before! So how is best to keep them snuggly and safe at the same time? There’s an article and video that gets shared around a lot atContinue reading “Why winter coats and slings don’t mix!”