Thursday, January 1, 2009

Celebrities Are Wearing Their Babies - 5 Reasons Why

By Jen Stoddart

Everybody's doing it - well moms and dads in increasing numbers are doing it! They are wearing their baby!

Stylish baby carriers have become the latest fashion must-haves for new mom and dads. Celebrities like Brad and Gwen are using them to carry their babes around town.

Baby has become a new (and beautiful) fashion accessory. There are many types and styles to choose from, including slings, wraps and back frame carriers. And they are created as much for style as they are for comfort and convenience.

Are you next to join the trend? Their popularity is not going to diminish anytime soon - and here is our list of 5 things that will keep them high in demand...

1. Freedom. Looking after a baby is full-time work. But a busy mom and dad know that there are other things to do as well. Carriers 'free up' your hands allowing you to wear your baby (keeping them close to you) and give you the freedom to do other things as well.

2. Comfort. Baby carriers are comfortable for both the baby and for the parent carrying the child. Once you get used to wearing the carrier and see how comfortable they are to wear for you and your baby you will probably wear your carrier a fair bit. Today's modern carriers are ultra comfortable since they are designed to distribute weight across the shoulders and back of the person doing the carrying which greatly enhances the comfort.

3. They can be used when baby is a newborn all the way up to a toddler.

4. Reduces baby crying. A content baby is a happy baby. And a happy baby cries less. Holding a baby close to you increase their contentment - there is no better way to hold a baby close than using a baby carrier.

5. Easy to breastfeed. With a baby carrier breastfeeding a baby can be done anywhere. Wrap carriers, in particular have a large amount of material in the 'pouch' where you hold the baby. This provides mom and baby with privacy during feeding and it also means that the baby without being taken out of the carrier can be moved from one side to the other.

More and more celebrities are having children, and in our celebrity-centric world people watch what they do. And they are using baby slings to wear their baby. So when celebrities are doing it - it logically follows that the general public will follow suit.

Moms and even more and more so now - dads are getting in on the fun, comfort and happiness of 'wearing their baby'.

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