Yesterday saw our first sling meet at our new Tuesday venue, Megakidz on Bernard Road, and it was a great success!
We had lots of attendees - babywearers both old and new - and the kids loved the soft play area, particularly the zipwire. The meet was in a private section at the back of the play area, allowing us to make the most of the facilities while not being stared at.
Our back carry demonstration and help session was much enjoyed, and several babywearers were very chuffed to manage their first back carries. The rucksack carry demonstration was rather overpowered by the screaming overtired demo-baby... but everyone was impressed at how she settled straight down to sleep once wrapped up. Some mums with newer arrivals watched and wondered if their babies would ever get big enough to chuck on their backs... don't worry, they will, all too soon!
Well, the thermostat decided that it was time to turn the heating on this morning, so it looks like summer - sorry what summer? - is over. Sheffield Babywearers' main sling meets are indoors,
two per month, but we also try to get together for extra mini-meets. Here's a little round-up of
what's gone on over the last three months.
We usually aim to get photos of the babywearers at our meets, but the wearees look so cute in these photos we couldn't resist using them instead!
We had three walks, two from Hunters Bar to Forge Dam and back again, which were lovely, and one round Graves Park, which was curtailed by rain and turned into a very pleasant cafe meet!
The kids loved Forge Dam playground as always.
It started off with two like-minded mamas private messaging each other on BabyCentre...
The very first sling meet for Sheffield Babywearers was 14th July 2010 when four slinging ladies met up at Endcliffe Park to discuss all things babywearing. On Wednesday 18th July we celebrated our second birthday at Endcliffe Park with two of the founder members in attendance (sadly Kate had a poorly boy to look after, although we did save her some cake).
Despite the weather being somewhat changeable it was a well attended meet with fourteen mamas plus children. We were also pleased to welcome new members to our birthday celebrations.
Bright and early on Sunday morning, seven members of Sheffield Babywearers gathered with a whole heap of other ladies, dressed in various amounts of pink, to do the Sheffield Race for Life.
We all walked carrying a baby or toddler to raise money for Cancer Research. Many of us have friends and family who have been affected by cancer and we all feel strongly about the value of supporting this cause.
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