Sling scarf: how slingomas wear it in Kemerovo

Yes, for those who don’t know, this is a baby carrier. This is a strip of fabric 3–6 meters long, 50–70 cm wide. As the girls themselves assure, when wearing a baby in a sling scarf, they are free to choose their activities and are sure that the baby is safe. All mothers actively used the sling in their daily lives and are already in a hurry to share what it is so good about. Come on and show yourself beautiful!

Most recently, I became the mother of a wonderful baby Danil, my son is already 5 months old! We became big unexpectedly – and did not have time to blink an eye, and therefore the usual stroller-cradle, especially now in summer, has become uninteresting for us. My husband bought us a sling with rings, which greatly simplified our life with the baby: while mom goes to the store or just walks, the baby is interested in everything around him, and now he is not interested in curiosity. The first months of the baby’s life, I wrote a diploma and tried to combine my duties as a wife, writing a diploma and developing activities with the baby. All this time, my son was next to his mother. Sling is an irreplaceable thing! Our family is for a healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition and active sports. We love rollerblading, going out into nature, looking for unusual and beautiful places in the city. And of course, our son is always next to mom and dad, the sling is an assistant in this!

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Our family is 8 years old, we have two wonderful daughters: Alisa, 6 years old, and Polina, 1 year old. I worked for a large company. When my second maternity leave began, I realized that this was my chance to live life as interesting and rich as possible, enjoy taking care of our family and become an active mother. The work took a lot of time and effort, there was not a single thought and opportunity to live for myself, my husband and children, work filled my whole life. Now everything has changed. I fulfilled my old dream: I became a participant in a running school and mastered long-distance running, my jogging began to grow, and along with the distances, my self-confidence, strength and capabilities grew. In Kemerovo I ran 5 km, in Prokopyevsk – 10 km, in Krasnoyarsk – 21,1 km and now I am preparing for the international half marathon, which will be held in Novosibirsk on September 12. My family is always next to me, my husband and daughters support me very much! I am for active motherhood and I cannot imagine my life without a sling. I don’t use a stroller at all.

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Quite recently, a very energetic and sociable child appeared in our family – the daughter of Vasilisa. Before Vasyusha was born, I led a fairly active life – it was meeting with friends, and playing sports, going to the cinema, trips to nature. Therefore, from the very beginning of maternity leave, I realized that I could not constantly sit at home and go for a walk in the nearest yard – it’s boring and monotonous (and with a small child, many activities and entertainment have faded into the background). And most of my friends live in other areas, so a sling became my salvation, thanks to which I can go about my business even on public transport (with a stroller this is quite problematic), walk where I like, and not where it is convenient, go shopping. Sling helps me to raise a child and at the same time do not forget about myself, about my interests.

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My daughter’s name is Agatha. This is our first child. Dad is at work from morning until late at night, and we are left alone. We love to walk and visit. A sling helps me to move with my daughter. Many moms think a baby sling is bad for you. I was often asked on the street if I was afraid to carry a baby like that, and I answer: of course not, because this is a sling, not a kangaroo. I often catch the wary glances of mothers or grandmothers who look with disbelief. My daughters and I were lucky that we got acquainted with such a thing as a sling, the daughter has the correct physiological position in it and she does not sit, as everyone says, but is tightly pressed to me. During walks, the daughter looks around, and if she gets tired, she falls asleep on me, and I can safely go to the store and not be afraid that my hands will be busy with bags. In the sling, my daughter feels that she is pressed to me, like during pregnancy in the stomach, only now outside, but still near. Our assistant helps to keep the connection between me and my daughter, next to my mother nothing cares! I believe that a sling is simply necessary if you have a capricious baby and loves to sit in her mother’s arms, but for very little ones (like us) it is simply irreplaceable!

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My name is Elena, our baby is Alina, she will be 1 year old in a month. How quickly time flies, how fast our children grow. I would like to share my impression of using a sling scarf. I used to use a ring sling, but not as often as I would like, as my back hurt a little after it. I was pleasantly surprised to try on the sling scarf in which I am in the photo. The load is distributed over both shoulders, which makes it easy to move and carry the child. Hands are free, my daughter is happy! Unfortunately, it was not possible to test the scarf longer, the deadlines were tight. But during the photo session, we were not at all tired.

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My name is Tatiana, and this princess in a sling is my baby Elizabeth, by the way, she is already 10 months old. Our family also has a son, Pavel, who turned 9 this month. And the caring and loving dad of all this kid is Ivan! As you can imagine, the male half of our family remained behind the scenes. We are a very active family – we love walking in the city or in the forest, cycling, downhill and cross-country skiing, swimming. Every weekend we try to go out of town with our family and meet with friends. With the advent of Elizabeth, our activity only increased. Of course, you don’t get bored on maternity leave, but for a change we participate in all kinds of competitions and events. So this time we could not pass by Slingocrossing-2015. Moreover, the sling is our friend and helper anytime and anywhere. By the way, in the photo Liza and I are studying the history of the coal Kuzbass in the Krasnaya Gorka Museum-Reserve. I hope our photo has inspired moms to spend time actively on maternity leave, using an assistant – a sling! After all, a sling is not only convenient, but also fashionable! This is how we are on maternity leave!

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