peanut shells v. Baby Bjorns (why wear your baby?)

We attended our second Infant Care class last night and learned about the Five S's...These are the 5 S-things you can do to trigger your baby's calming reflex which will get them to stop howling...! These are:

• swaddling
• side position
• shushing
• swinging
• and sucking

All of these things are to help simulate the environment in the womb -- the tight-fitting space, the noise (shushing) in the womb, the rocking movement of the mother in action, etc. etc.

I can only hope to perfect this guy's (in the video) technique!

We also learned a bit more about breast feeding and what good "suction" looks like.

And, lastly, we learned that the Baby Bjorn isn't really ergonomically correct for babies or for parents!

The alternatives are pouches (like the peanut shell), ring slings and wraps.

We are considering getting a peanut shell for when the baby is wee and then we'll shift into using the Baby Bjorn after a few months (a fella in our class mentioned that he loved the Baby Bjorn for when his baby was able to face forward...).

One of the things that appeals to me about the Peanut Shell is that I can actually breast feed with it on...and, of course, the idea that it might be better/more comfortable for little zyg....