Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Safe Baby Wearing


We have seen and heard alot about safe baby wearing in the media these days, this subject is very important to us. We promote Attachment Parenting choices including wearing your children. It's proven to be benefical to you and the babe. lets start with a few reason why babywearing is great;

1. You can feed your baby while still taking care of your needs
2. You can shop, cook, and walk while baby is close and near you
3. Your baby will feel loved and safe at all times while your hands free!
4. Your baby will cry less
5. Your baby gets your view
6. You get to snuggle and interact while your hands free!
7. Baby Wearing is beneficial to your baby's hip development

Safe Baby Wearing and Correct Positioning are Important to us

For Newborns, we do not promote Pouch slings, or Padded ring slings, as well as Soft Shell Buckle Carriers-for extended use. In the toddler Stage, pouches and padded slings are great for hip carries!

We do promote Woven wraps(Storchenwiege) Stretchy Wraps(Moby, Panda) and unpadded Ring Slings(Sewfunky)

For older babies 15lbs and up(general) a Mei Tai(Baby Hawk) or Soft Shelled Buckle Carrier(Boba 2G)(Pipa Pack) as well as the continued use of Woven Wraps and Unpadded Ring Slings, are all great choices.

Having your newborn baby properly positioned on your body is crucial to hip development and digestion to name a few. Baby being in an upright position always facing you(never facing out!) is safest with the frog leg position with feet out of the wrap or sling.
We never promote the cradle position for any age.


We are currently working with our certified expert to bring you up to date and safe information on carrier use. Please stay tuned for the date release of our next baby wearing info session-helping you choose the best carrier for your needs.

Thank-you and snuggle your babies!!

Here is a great(kinda funny) picture curtosy of Storchenwiege, of a Mother wearing Triplets!!

Thursday, October 21, 2010

It's the Season for Change

Here we are in the middle of another beautiful Autumn.
We are growing along as the leaves are falling.

We are greatly expanding our "new" section of the shop, we feel so passionate about natural parenting choices-we really enjoy bringing in the products we use and love in our own homes. Everything we sell is either Organic, Locally made, Ethically Traded or a Family Business. We connect with all our suppliers, distributors and business owners to ensure we can reach maximum customer service.
Our Reusable Diapers have all be used and are being used by us and our staff, we have tried and tested many brands-troubleshooting-we can help! We now carry many tools to make this journey easier, diaper sprayers, wet bags, bum sprays and salves, reusable wipes, detergent, odor control and more!



We had a customer comment on how this Little Inkers Tee, is the most powerful statement she has ever seen...

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Technical Troubles

Our wonderful Website is down at the moment. Our fantastic tech person is frantically trying to repair it and hopefully we will be back online later this week.
All our Resource Schedule events are available by brochure in store and on our chalk board up in the store as well.

We have registrations on for Prenatal Yoga, Mom and Baby Yoga, Infant Massage, Birthing From Within we host La Leche League and the Attachment Parenting Playgroup.

We will be welcoming Sky Hellyar to our Yoga team to introduce some beautiful Yoga Workshops details coming soon.

Our Studio is also available to private and group rental. We supply, 20 chairs, Washroom, children's play area, Weigh Scale, Chalk Board, Tv-VCR/DVD, Tables, Tea Cart and a large Lending Library!

Hope everyone ha a wonderful Thanksgiving-We sure did!

Friday, October 1, 2010

A Proud Addition to the Baby Wearing Inventory



Pipa Creations : Pipa Pack

Who said you can't have comfort and style? Designed with you and your baby in mind. This is a front and back baby carrier. The straps criss-cross each other on your back to distribute the weight of your baby evenly so you don't have a constant pulling on your shoulders. ( It also has a sternum strap for when you have the baby/toddler on your back.) This carrier will take you from small baby (when they can hold their head up) to toddler (35-40lbs). You put the carrier on adjust it (dual adjusting buckles for ease) and than open the front to put the baby in, so easy.
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All the packs are hand made, triple stitched, and reinforced in areas that have more weight on them. Three layers of material are used for the main body. Padding for the head and legs for comfort, plus a bonus hidden pocket in the front panel. A variety of designer fabric is used for the front panels.
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The base of the pack is 12" with darting which makes a more comfortable sit for the baby. The widest point is the headrest which is 14" . The body height is 19". 3.5 inch padded shoulder straps (adjust to 33') are comfortable and help distribute the weight across your shoulders and back. The waist belt is 4 inches high and padded with a dense foam for maximum support. The belt is can extend to 60" inches long( longer custom straps are available) The packs fit most people between just under five feet to just over 6 feet.



We sold the first prototype packs last year and we are over-joyed to have them back!
Amanda the owner and creator of the great carriers also make beautiful dresses we have have in our store this year as well..



Nothing is better than knowing your baby is safe and comfortable (a little bit of style helps as well).

Come try one out today!

We are proud to sell the following carriers;

Baby Hawk, Mei Tai
Storchenweige Woven Wraps
Sewfunky Ring Slings and Panda Wraps
Moby Wraps
Boba 2G Organic Carriers
and now Pipa Packs(again)