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Babywearing on Long Island Want to meet other long Islanders who wear their babies? Come to a babywearing meeting! To find out when the next meeting is check out the LI Babywearing website www.libabywearing.com Can't make it to a meeting? Join us online http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libabywearing/   Photo Gallery coming soon! See LI Mom's and Dad's slinging in action

The Benefits of Babywearing Surprisingly, many people consider a babies "want" to be held all of the time as "a problem". Research has shown that this is not actually a problem at all. It is in fact part of human nature. Not only do babies want to be held all of the time, babies NEED to be held all of the time. Studies done over the last three decades conclude that babies who are worn in a baby carrier, benefit on many levels, including Emotionally - A randomized controlled study reported in Pediatrics showed that baby wearing reduces crying and fussiness 43 percent overall and 51 percent at night. Baby wearing decreases the levels of stress hormones circulating in a baby's blood stream, resulting in a more relaxed, happy baby Psychologically - Babies carried in a baby sling feel safe and secure which helps to foster a solid sense of self. Intellectually - When a baby is not crying they are in a quiet state of alertness, this is the optimal state of being for learning. Wearing your baby allows your child to see, hear and experience more, stimulating brain developement. Physically - Wearing your baby aids in digestion, helping to reduce colic and spit ups. Using a baby sling also increases cardiac output and improves circulation. Being worn in a baby carrier helps your baby develop balance as well as trunk and head control. Baby wearing has benefits for Mom and Dad as well! Caregiver has both hands free, enabling daily chores to get done while keeping baby close No clumsy strollers or bulky car seat carriers to lug around Mom can breastfeed baby while carrying out other tasks simutanously. Caregivers can readily tend to the needs of toddlers and older sibling There are also studies that suggest that there are long term benifits to wearing your child in a baby sling. Babies who are worn in a baby carrier are more likely to seperate eariler and be less clingy in the long run than babies who were carried in a baby sling. The long term benifits of carrying your baby in a baby sling improve greatly when used in conjunction with other attachmnet parenting tools. According to Dr. William Sears and Martha Sears, RN, attachment parenting is a blueprint for future relationships and promotes empathy, sensitivity, and moral reasoning. Science has shown that attachment parented children are smarter, healthier, grow optimally, behave better, and communicate better. Dr. Sears calls attachment parenting "the best long term investment a parent can make."