Many parents appreciated the convenience of using slings. Sling allows in a natural position to carry the baby, while releasing the hands of the parent.
How to choose the right sling?
All slings are safe for children's health, the main thing is to place children in them correctly and in accordance with age. The choice of model depends on when you are going to use it. Consider a sling-scarf, a sling with rings and an ergonomic backpack.
Sling with rings - advantages and disadvantages
Sling with rings is suitable for use since birth. It is convenient to carry and rock the newborn in the "cradle" position, breastfeed, the sleeping child can be easily removed from the sling and placed in a crib, you can even adjust it on the go.
However, the inconvenience of this sling is that the head of the newborn should be held with one hand, so the mother will be free only one hand for household chores. In addition, there is a small problem how to wear a sling with rings : it is worn only on one shoulder, because of which the load on the back is distributed unevenly and therefore for long walks it is not recommended to use it. Shoulders must necessarily alternate.
Sling-scarf - "for" and "against"
Sling-scarf also allows you to carry the child in it from birth, with the load distributed on the back of the adult evenly, releasing both hands, so it is convenient to use and for long walks and doing household chores.
For a newborn, it is better to use a knitted sling-scarf, since the fabric is easily stretched and even inexperienced in the winding, the mother can easily position the newborn baby. However, after 4-5 months, the knitting sling will have to be changed to another, since under the weight of the grown child the tissue will sag.
The disadvantage of using such a sling is that it is inconvenient to reel it in a public place, for example in a polyclinic, because the ends of the sling will sweep the floor.
Ergoslingi
Ergonomic backpacks for newborns are made with a special insert or with the location of the fasteners closer to the center, which allows you to draw the child as close as possible to the mother and thereby relieve the load from the fragile spine. On such a backpack-sling must be marked "0+"
Therefore, the best sling is the one in which it is convenient for both mom and baby.