Best Sling for Preemie Baby

Have you heard of the Moby Wrap? It is similar in style to slings sort of. I have one that I am not using if you are interested. Congrats on the new baby!

J.

Our son was a 6 week early preemie and spent almost a month in the hospital "feeding and growing." I bought a KangarooKorner.com Adjustable Fleece Sling and it was perfect. It kept him warm and was super comfortable to wear. The only downside is if your baby is super small, its a lot of fabric around them, but he loved it and i wore him in it everywhere!!!

i absolutely love my moby. you can be naked on top and have your baby just in a diaper - this skin to skin feels great and is supposed to be helpful for all babies, but especially premmies.

I think the best sling is one that is supportive and you find comfortable.

The Boston Babywearers group is meeting tomorrow in Arlington. I've pasted the info below about both the meeting and the raffle they are doing to raise money for the group. You can try out different slings there and see what you're most comfortable with. You can also try out slings at Isis. A lot of women like Moby wraps when babies are little.

Want to soothe your crying baby?
Want to cuddle your child but still have your hands free to take care
of dishes and laundry?
Want to run after your toddler without worrying about your newborn?
Want to hop on the T without lugging your stroller up and down the
stairs?
WANT TO WIN SOME GREAT BABYWEARING PRIZES?

If any of these describe you, please join the Boston Babywearers
group at our third-anniversary meeting! We'll have our regular
introduction to babywearing and one-on-one help, but we'll also be
raffling off some terrific prizes.

Tickets are available at http://hyenacart.com/bostonbabywearers/: $3
for 1 entry, $10 for 4 entries. You do not need to be present to win!
All proceeds go to the Boston Babywearers and will be used to support
babywearing advocacy and education.

Here are just some of the prizes we're offering:
Mama by Design Calyx soft structured baby carrier ($140 value)
AngelPack LX soft structured baby carrier ($124 value)
Your choice of an in-stock Nati wrap from Lemon Balm Essentials ($90-
$97 value)
Gypsy Mama Bali Baby Breeze Lalita wrap, 5.5 m ($67 value)
AngelPack mei tai ($58 value)
Sleeping Baby Productions linen ring sling ($75 value)
and much more!

Purchase tickets online at http://hyenacart.com/bostonbabywearers/
until 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Tickets can also be purchased at
the meeting on Wednesday.

And if you don't want to buy a ticket, you can always borrow a
carrier from our lending library for free!
*Please bring cash or cheque for 50% deposit (refunded upon return of
carrier).

WHEN: Wednesday, February 27, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm;
-introduction to babywearing between 10:30 and 11
-raffle drawing at noon

WHERE: Arlington Enrichment Collaborative, 1100 Massachusetts Ave,
2nd floor (next to the GBM motorcycle store and across the street
from Jimmy's Steakhouse). Please note that NO NUTS are allowed in
this meeting space.

Significant others, older kids, prospective parents and anyone
interested in babywearing are welcome at all events.

For more information or to join our Yahoo group, please visit
www.bostonbabywearers.com

Hope to see you there!

If you're unable to go and want to try my moby wrap, email me at jrosenbl at hsph dot harvard dot edu - I live near Central Sq.

Jamie L

my son who is 6 wks preemie. (now 2 yrs) i didnt use my maya wrap (ring sling) not til he was 2 mos old (he stayed at nicu for almost 1 mos) i was afraid to use the sling with tiny baby as first time mom. I learned that moby wrap is good for preemie baby too. u can check out Moby Wrap on line :o) my friends swears that moby wrap is comfortable to wear :o)

you can check it out .. all diffferent wraps/sling/pouch at once.
http://www.theslingstation.com/

i just ordered maya wrap pouch for my 2nd baby as i lost my maya wrap sling :o(