Carrying Away with Ara

After looking on the Carrying Away website http://www.carryingaway.com.au I have once more become excited about ways of carrying Ara.

I’ve been using the Natures Sway sling for a few months now and would not do with out it. Its great when we go shopping I’ve got my hands free and I can see what Ara is doing...we can have a full on “conversation” which is really great for her learning.

When I started to try out the sling I was very disappointed, as it just didn’t seem to work. But after reading the Sears web site http://www.askdrsears.com/html/5/T051100.asp and books I’ve realised what I was doing wrong and now it works like a dream.

Ara needs to be on the move all the times, so she hated all the fussing over her and putting her in an environment that was like a “wrap” which meant bedtime. So the idea was I just shoved her in and starting walking...and all of a sudden this was great for Ara as she got to see everything but at Mum’s level.

Now Ara is getting older and a little heavier I’ve been looking at other methods of getting round with my baby. I’m a keen bush walker and have been wanting to get back on the tracks....if even only a few of the local park walks. So I brought a length of material and cut it to size and followed the guidelines on the Carrying Away website for a backpack carry.
WOW!
We both loved it. I had it rigged up so she could see over my shoulder, as she is just interested in everything around her. We were off chasing turkeys, talking to the next-door neighbours dog, visiting the new house getting built down the road and up the steep bank through the bush on the next section to ours.It was like carrying my old school bag on a good day...lunch, togs and that’s about it.


And by the way this is my husbands web site so do check it out http://davebartlett.net