When you first encounter babywearing, questions may well bubble up. In yourself but also in those around you. Simply because not everyone is familiar with it yet. Wearing Consultant and expert Debby gives advice and tips to help parents get started. This time she answers the question: 'Am I not spoiling my child too much when I carry him in a sling?
A baby is dependent on its parents or caregivers. It has a natural predisposition to make sure its basic needs are met. These include food but also love and safety. Skin contact, for example, is very important for babies. By crying, babbling, sucking, grasping and making eye contact, your baby provides attention to receive it. Meeting this, in our opinion, is not spoiling.
Slingand Attachment
Because your child feels safe with you, it dares to explore the world further. Children who are attached to their parents or caregivers will (unwittingly) ask for advice in unfamiliar situations. They may wait and see at first, but as soon as they see that a parent or caregiver radiates that it is okay, they will explore. Eventually a child will emerge here full of self-confidence.
Spoiling? No! With a baby carrier you give your baby what he needs.
Carrying your baby in a sling or baby carrier will not make your baby want to be with you any more or less.All you are doing is meeting your child's needs, which will make him produce more oxytocin, cry less and feel secure and content. Partly because of this, your child will have a good foundation to grow into a self-confident person.
If you have a special carrying question or want to go much deeper into different carrying methods, a consultation with a babywearing consultant might be just the thing for you. She can help you calmly walk through the technique and also tailor all the intricacies of carrying to your personal situation. Check out https://draagdoekconsulenten.nl/. On this website you will find many babywearing consultants, there is always one near you!
Read more about skin hunger, baby carriers and bonding: https://www.draagdoek.nl/blog/buidelen-is-net-als-een-draagdoek/https://www.joyfromjoyce.nl/babydragen-draagdoek-bevordert-hechting-en-binding/
