What is a sling and why is it needed?

Is it convenient for a child to sling? Many young mothers ask themselves this question.Pope, who decide: to acquire this device or not. It all depends on how you use the sling. There are many ways of tying a sling, which are convenient for the child and for the mother. And for newborn babies who are prone to colic, sling is a real salvation. Being pressed to the mother's body, the child receives from him warmth and feels more comfortable, less nervous, and the posture in which the newborn is located contributes to the escape of gases from the intestine.

Why might I need a sling? Sling is a real salvation for a mother who does notcan sit idle. Thanks to the sling, mom's hands are completely free. A child in a sling can sleep, cognize the world around him and always be with his mother. Slings are also useful when breastfeeding a baby. With a sling you do not need to hold the baby while feeding, it is enough to hold the baby's head with one hand. And, voila, the second hand of the mother is free for any other important things. Having a sling, you do not need to sit or lie down while feeding, so you can feed by standing, even standing in line for bread - the sling completely closes the child from prying eyes!

With a sling you can safely go to the exhibition, inguests, go with a transfer in public transport and not think about how to add or put a stroller in the minibus, for example. Sling is also very helpful to the mother of the second baby. Thus, trips to the kindergarten for the first child or a meeting from school are simplified.

Another important advantage of sling for moms is the load distribution. With proper use and regular alternation of the arms, the sling helps to distribute the child's weight more evenly to the mother's arms and back.

What are slings?

Classics of the genre - sling with rings. Such a sling is a piece of fabric (easy for summer,more dense - for winter) with a length of about 2 m, on one side of which rings (metal or plastic) are sewn. The second end of the canvas is threaded into these rings and thus secured. With the help of these rings, sling is very easy to "adjust" for the growth and shape of each mother.

The drawbacks of this model includethe need to quite often correct the sling attachment due to the fact that during movement and under the weight of the baby the free end of the sling can "creep" out from under the rings. To eliminate this drawback, you can seal the end of the sling with a piece of foam rubber, several layers of fabric or even simply tie the knot.

Another model - sling pipe. In the sling-tube, the ends are sewn tightly and thereforeIt does not have the same drawback as the previous model. However, there is another problem - the lack of the ability to regulate sling for the growth of parents. Therefore, the sling pipe immediately needs to be selected exactly according to the size of the mother or father.

Sling Scarf is simply a long one (from 3 to 6 m)a piece of elastic knit fabric with a width of up to 70 cm. A sling scarf does not have any fastenings and is fixed only due to a special pattern of tying. Than such slig longer, the more ways to wear the baby opens before the mother. Sling length of 5-6 will allow the child to lie not only lying, but also vertically, as well as in the kangaroo backpack: in front of the face to and from her mother, on the side and on the back, distributing the load on both shoulders.

The child's position in the sling-scarf is fixed foraccount of the elasticity of the fabric, which squeezes the baby well to her mother. The child is securely attached and nothing will happen to him even if the mother bends over. The large length of this sling allows you to carry it on top of any clothes. The models of sling-scarves are sewed from beautiful fabrics and in some cases are supplied with a special pocket, in which it is very convenient to fold the sling when they are not being used.

The disadvantage of sling-scarves is that it is difficult to master their tying and many mothers use only 1-2 positions, which leads to their fast fatigue.

May Sling or Asian sling is a cross betweenbackpack-kangaroo and a sling-scarf. May-sling is a rectangular piece of fabric with long straps (up to 1.5-2 m) sewn to it in the corners. To fix the baby in the sling, first the lower straps are tied on the waist from the back, then the upper ones cross on the back and are tied on the waist in the front (for the position "on the breast of the mother"). Among other available May-slings provisions are the position of the child on the back and on the thigh of the parent.

It is convenient and practical to have several slings at once. For daily use of the house moresuitable for a classic single-layer sling with rings or a sling-pipe. This sling is inexpensive, light, it is easy to put it on, put the baby in it and, if necessary, remove it from itself with the asleep crumb. And for "no-damp" children will need another home sling for a change.