A babywearing billboard!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Rexburg meeting is scheduled!
Come join us at the first Rexburg meeting Wednesday, August 18th at 9:30 am. Jill of Mommy N' Me has generously offered her store space to us! Thank you Jill! (Her store is pretty awesome, so use it as an excuse to come check it out!)
24 S 1st W just west of Melaleuca. 228-0366
Come join the fun!
24 S 1st W just west of Melaleuca. 228-0366
Come join the fun!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
World Breastfeeding Week Picnic
We just wanted to let you know that the Idaho Babywearers will be at the World Breastfeeding Week Picnic at Kate Curley Park in Idaho Falls this Friday, August 6 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. This is a free event with lunch provided and a lot of free give aways. We have donated a carrier for their raffle. Come and get a free lunch, let the kids play and maybe win a new baby carrier!
We have also started up our Rigby meetings again. We will be meeting at the city park the second Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am. We have a great lending library so if you want to try out a carrier come to our meeting Wednesday, August 11.
We have also started up our Rigby meetings again. We will be meeting at the city park the second Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am. We have a great lending library so if you want to try out a carrier come to our meeting Wednesday, August 11.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Ashton meeting, 7/28!
New location, same time!
Ashton Christian Fellowship
9:30 am
I have to leave a little before noon, but that should still give us plenty of time. ANd I have a DVD player and a movie for older kiddos to watch if needed.
Directions:
From hwy 20, turn right onto Walnut (the intersection with the abandoned gas station)
Go through town to the T. There will be a stop sign and RR tracks on your right. Turn left and the church is about a block down on your left.
(There are little wooden signs pointing to the church at both intersections)
We'll be upstairs unless they want us somewhere else.
Hope to see you there!
Ashton Christian Fellowship
9:30 am
I have to leave a little before noon, but that should still give us plenty of time. ANd I have a DVD player and a movie for older kiddos to watch if needed.
Directions:
From hwy 20, turn right onto Walnut (the intersection with the abandoned gas station)
Go through town to the T. There will be a stop sign and RR tracks on your right. Turn left and the church is about a block down on your left.
(There are little wooden signs pointing to the church at both intersections)
We'll be upstairs unless they want us somewhere else.
Hope to see you there!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Yellowstone!
Yellowstone is a site to behold. One cannot come this close to it and NOT go see at least some of it. So, on Tuesday, the day before conference classes started, there was an opportunity to go to Yellowstone.
Old Faithful:
And a bunch of other sites. Babywearing is ESSENTIAL if you are taking a baby to Yellowstone!!
And if you are wondering why Kristi (above center) is not wearing a baby:
Thank you Ann Marie for the photos! Check out her blog here!
Old Faithful:
And a bunch of other sites. Babywearing is ESSENTIAL if you are taking a baby to Yellowstone!!
And if you are wondering why Kristi (above center) is not wearing a baby:
Thank you Ann Marie for the photos! Check out her blog here!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Day two . . . one more time
The last session of the day today was the medical professionals panel. And I learned quite a bit. Towards the end, Elizabeth Strong from Ergo, also the moderator, shared a story about how she when to speak to a group of parents and it turned out that they were all deaf. She had an interperter and while she was speaking she realized that these parents NEEDED to be hands free. They needed their hands to communicate and having to choose between holding their baby and communicating didn't seem fair.
Arie Brentnall-Compton also shared that in the work she has been doing with some of the First Nations (Native) populations in Canada, babywearing saves lives. There are fewer maternal suicides, mothers in dangerous situations who are wearing their babies don't have to choose between leaving immediatly when they have the chance and going back for the baby.
I've heard over and over this week how that first moment you get your baby on changes your life. It feels right. Your instincts are suddenly in overdrive. And it's true. Babywearing changes lives. It saves lives. It gets to our human-ness on so many different levels. I want to shout it from the mountatin tops.
--Heidi
Arie Brentnall-Compton also shared that in the work she has been doing with some of the First Nations (Native) populations in Canada, babywearing saves lives. There are fewer maternal suicides, mothers in dangerous situations who are wearing their babies don't have to choose between leaving immediatly when they have the chance and going back for the baby.
I've heard over and over this week how that first moment you get your baby on changes your life. It feels right. Your instincts are suddenly in overdrive. And it's true. Babywearing changes lives. It saves lives. It gets to our human-ness on so many different levels. I want to shout it from the mountatin tops.
--Heidi
Day two . . . again
Tonite was also the family dinner. A chance to visit and play.
And eat.
And there are blue boxes in the corner? Oh my . . .
Welcome to Idaho. We have great little bands who sing songs for kids. And love songs have lyrics like, "If my nose ran money, I'd blow it all on you . . . "
This is her first back carry. And it's Kelley's Kozy. And Kelley is helping. How awesome is that????
And it's beautiful.
While the band is inside singing about running noses, the outside entertainment was also quite entertaining.
For all you babywearing geeks out there, a celebrity shot.
Wish you were all here!
--Heidi
And eat.
And there are blue boxes in the corner? Oh my . . .
Welcome to Idaho. We have great little bands who sing songs for kids. And love songs have lyrics like, "If my nose ran money, I'd blow it all on you . . . "
This is her first back carry. And it's Kelley's Kozy. And Kelley is helping. How awesome is that????
And it's beautiful.
While the band is inside singing about running noses, the outside entertainment was also quite entertaining.
For all you babywearing geeks out there, a celebrity shot.
Wish you were all here!
--Heidi
Day two
It's hard to blog when one doesn't have Internet access. And it's hard to blog when one is putting on an International Conference. But today was a good day. A really good day. An amazing day. The concentration of amazing people in one place is really overwhelming for me. So overwhelming that about four times today I felt like I was going to just cry. And I am not a crier.
Tonite I got home and my four-year-old asked why I had to go teach all these people how to use carriers. I asked her if she liked being in a carrier. Of course the answer was yes. And then I told her that all these people are learning how to use baby carriers so they can carry their babies just like I carried her. Yes, my kids have missed me this last week. But see this dad right here?
This dad made a point to find me and tell me that he had a lot of ladies to thank. He wanted so badly to hold his baby, but he could not figure out how to do it. They had a mei tai and they could not make it work. And now the mei tai works. And now he's got a pouch--compliments of Hotsling--and he knows how to use it, too. Now he has TWO carriers that work and he knows how to hold his baby the way he wanted to. THAT is what the conference is about.
This is where I see him in a few years. Yes, I asked and he did this all by himself.
This is the Radcliff family. Melissa designed the Peekaru and together they run TogetherBe.
She called me yesterday because they were going to be late. Because they had a new member of the family just show up at the cabin they are staying at. A puppy. And they named it Rigby. And from that pile of free Hotslings she picked up a carrier for the puppy. Totally awesome!
This is me and Arie Brentnall-Compton on the "Rockin' Couch" down at the museum. Yes, it rocks. Literally. And it's rather theraputic, actually. (And by the way, Arie rocks, too!)
I love this wrap carry. Beautiful. And the Ergo is beautiful, too!
Babywearing is beautiful. And I am loving all these amazing, beautiful people filling Idaho with their passion and information. We hope it spills out into the rest of the world.
More to come . . .
--Heidi
Tonite I got home and my four-year-old asked why I had to go teach all these people how to use carriers. I asked her if she liked being in a carrier. Of course the answer was yes. And then I told her that all these people are learning how to use baby carriers so they can carry their babies just like I carried her. Yes, my kids have missed me this last week. But see this dad right here?
This dad made a point to find me and tell me that he had a lot of ladies to thank. He wanted so badly to hold his baby, but he could not figure out how to do it. They had a mei tai and they could not make it work. And now the mei tai works. And now he's got a pouch--compliments of Hotsling--and he knows how to use it, too. Now he has TWO carriers that work and he knows how to hold his baby the way he wanted to. THAT is what the conference is about.
This is where I see him in a few years. Yes, I asked and he did this all by himself.
This is the Radcliff family. Melissa designed the Peekaru and together they run TogetherBe.
She called me yesterday because they were going to be late. Because they had a new member of the family just show up at the cabin they are staying at. A puppy. And they named it Rigby. And from that pile of free Hotslings she picked up a carrier for the puppy. Totally awesome!
This is me and Arie Brentnall-Compton on the "Rockin' Couch" down at the museum. Yes, it rocks. Literally. And it's rather theraputic, actually. (And by the way, Arie rocks, too!)
I love this wrap carry. Beautiful. And the Ergo is beautiful, too!
Babywearing is beautiful. And I am loving all these amazing, beautiful people filling Idaho with their passion and information. We hope it spills out into the rest of the world.
More to come . . .
--Heidi
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Keynote speaker Kelley Mason
Huge thank you to Kelly and her family for making the trip to come speak to us! I loved hearing her perspective on life, family and raising children. (And we got it recorded, so if you want a copy, they will be available.)
One thing she said really struck me. After her story of getting firewood from the wood pile to the house to keep the house warm while her baby sat screaming in the carseat on the porch and how she knew there had to be a better way, she said something about how discovering babywearing suddenly enabled her to meet her needs and the needs of her children. That is such a universal statement.
I've been putting together the museum display and have been struck at how even though every culture does it somewhat differently, all parents universally need to meet the needs of their babies while still meeting their own needs as well as the needs of their families. Native Americans used cradle boards and propped their children up against trees, or even hung them from trees to keep them safe and happy. The traditional Chinese culture coaches young girls into motherhood through the process of making baby carriers even before they are married. These young girls even raise their own silk worms and spin their own silk to do the embroidery on the carriers that they eventually wore to market to attract potential suiters. Sadly, many of these traditions are being lost.
Our western culture seems to have lost most if not all ties to the traditional ways of doing things. But then people like Kelley find that they have a need and they need to meet the needs of others and they can't do it with the tools they have. So they go out and create a tool. And then others who have the same need look at that tool and see it for what it is and want it. And a business is born. It happened to Kelley when she created the Kozy mei tai. It happened to Erika Hoffman, a mother of twins and the founder of Didymos, after she decided out of desperation to try the South American carrying cloth she had in her drawer. It happened to textile engineer Guenter Schwartzer, founder of Storchenwiege, after his search for a solution to help his daughter who was a new mom. It happened to Robyn of Babyhawk after she made a carrier that met her need for function as well as her need for style.
I was talking with a woman from Norway today and she said that where she is from, people tend to think that wearing a baby on ones front is dangerous. And she observed that here in the United Staes, people tend to think that wearing a baby on your back is dangerous. I guess everyone does it a little differently depending on their needs. But in the big picture I am seeing, it's almost as if America is trying to find its tradition again.
The theme of this conference is "Babywearing: the fabric of a global community." And really, I can't think of any better practice that would hold a community together than the raising of our children. Learn to wear your babies. Teach people how to do it safely. Help them find what works for them so they can meet their needs and the needs of their families. It's what this conference is all about. And it will make this world a better place.
--Heidi
One thing she said really struck me. After her story of getting firewood from the wood pile to the house to keep the house warm while her baby sat screaming in the carseat on the porch and how she knew there had to be a better way, she said something about how discovering babywearing suddenly enabled her to meet her needs and the needs of her children. That is such a universal statement.
I've been putting together the museum display and have been struck at how even though every culture does it somewhat differently, all parents universally need to meet the needs of their babies while still meeting their own needs as well as the needs of their families. Native Americans used cradle boards and propped their children up against trees, or even hung them from trees to keep them safe and happy. The traditional Chinese culture coaches young girls into motherhood through the process of making baby carriers even before they are married. These young girls even raise their own silk worms and spin their own silk to do the embroidery on the carriers that they eventually wore to market to attract potential suiters. Sadly, many of these traditions are being lost.
Our western culture seems to have lost most if not all ties to the traditional ways of doing things. But then people like Kelley find that they have a need and they need to meet the needs of others and they can't do it with the tools they have. So they go out and create a tool. And then others who have the same need look at that tool and see it for what it is and want it. And a business is born. It happened to Kelley when she created the Kozy mei tai. It happened to Erika Hoffman, a mother of twins and the founder of Didymos, after she decided out of desperation to try the South American carrying cloth she had in her drawer. It happened to textile engineer Guenter Schwartzer, founder of Storchenwiege, after his search for a solution to help his daughter who was a new mom. It happened to Robyn of Babyhawk after she made a carrier that met her need for function as well as her need for style.
I was talking with a woman from Norway today and she said that where she is from, people tend to think that wearing a baby on ones front is dangerous. And she observed that here in the United Staes, people tend to think that wearing a baby on your back is dangerous. I guess everyone does it a little differently depending on their needs. But in the big picture I am seeing, it's almost as if America is trying to find its tradition again.
The theme of this conference is "Babywearing: the fabric of a global community." And really, I can't think of any better practice that would hold a community together than the raising of our children. Learn to wear your babies. Teach people how to do it safely. Help them find what works for them so they can meet their needs and the needs of their families. It's what this conference is all about. And it will make this world a better place.
--Heidi
It's here!
The first offical day of the conference is over. And as an orgainzer, it went well! (Heidi here, by the way). Rigby is officially the babywearing capital of the world this week. I have never seen so many baby carriers in such concentration! You all are making babywearing SO beautiful. (And all you wrappers are AWESOME!!)
Photos will be coming as soon as we get them. We have professional photographers roaming the grounds we will be posting some of their photos here and links to their websites for you all to purchase what you love.
I have a whole bunch of things to say and not a bunch of time right at the moment. But I want to say right now that one of my favorite things so far has been watching people who have never met one another or who haven't seen one another since the last conference shake hands and hug and carry on like old friends. The babywearing community is amazing.
Kelly Mason from Kozy Carrier gave a great talk to end the day. I will be back later with some comments on that. And I had several people come up to me and tell me that even if they came all the way to Idaho and only took the one class that they took today, it would be totally worth it. That is what this conference is all about.
I shall be back!
--Heidi
Photos will be coming as soon as we get them. We have professional photographers roaming the grounds we will be posting some of their photos here and links to their websites for you all to purchase what you love.
I have a whole bunch of things to say and not a bunch of time right at the moment. But I want to say right now that one of my favorite things so far has been watching people who have never met one another or who haven't seen one another since the last conference shake hands and hug and carry on like old friends. The babywearing community is amazing.
Kelly Mason from Kozy Carrier gave a great talk to end the day. I will be back later with some comments on that. And I had several people come up to me and tell me that even if they came all the way to Idaho and only took the one class that they took today, it would be totally worth it. That is what this conference is all about.
I shall be back!
--Heidi
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The conference is HERE!
June 9-12th, Rigby will be the babywearing capital of the world!
Want to come? It's free and it's going to be great! Check out the official conference site and register online. It's easy and there's something for everyone.
If you don't want to register, come at 2:30 each day (Wed, Thrus, Fri) and attend our all conference sessions. You don't need to be registered or even attend the conference to come. Keynote Kelley Mason and Family will be speaking on how babywearing has affected their family on Wednesday. On Thursday a panel of medical professions will be answering questions regarding babywearing from a medical perspective. And on Friday babywearing expert M'Liss Stelzer will be doing a special presentation that is sure to be very informative and interesting.
On Saturday come to Rigby days and walk in the parade with us! Or, watch and cheer!
Want to come? It's free and it's going to be great! Check out the official conference site and register online. It's easy and there's something for everyone.
If you don't want to register, come at 2:30 each day (Wed, Thrus, Fri) and attend our all conference sessions. You don't need to be registered or even attend the conference to come. Keynote Kelley Mason and Family will be speaking on how babywearing has affected their family on Wednesday. On Thursday a panel of medical professions will be answering questions regarding babywearing from a medical perspective. And on Friday babywearing expert M'Liss Stelzer will be doing a special presentation that is sure to be very informative and interesting.
On Saturday come to Rigby days and walk in the parade with us! Or, watch and cheer!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Rexburg babywearing meeting!
Elizabeth Sant is hosting the Rexburg babywearers group meeting this Wednesday (the 26th) at 3pm in her home (460 W 7th S Wagon Wheel apartment #2). Please feel free to come and learn. You do not need to have a carrier to come, there are carriers to try out and practice with at the meetings. Contact Elizabeth Sant at 569-2257 or email at sant.elizabeth@gmail.com Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Rexburg babywearing meeting!
REXBURG "IDAHO BABYWEARERS" MEETING
Elizabeth Sant is hosting the Rexburg babywearers group meeting this Wednesday (the 28th) at 3pm in her home (460 W 7th S Wagon Wheel apartment #2). Please feel free to come and learn. There will be carriers there that you can try on and learn about. Rexburg meetings will be every 4th Wednesday at 3:00pm. Everyone is welcome. You do not need to have a carrier to come, there are carriers to try out and practice with at the meetings. Contact Elizabeth Sant at 569-2257 or email at sant.elizabeth@gmail.com
Elizabeth Sant is hosting the Rexburg babywearers group meeting this Wednesday (the 28th) at 3pm in her home (460 W 7th S Wagon Wheel apartment #2). Please feel free to come and learn. There will be carriers there that you can try on and learn about. Rexburg meetings will be every 4th Wednesday at 3:00pm. Everyone is welcome. You do not need to have a carrier to come, there are carriers to try out and practice with at the meetings. Contact Elizabeth Sant at 569-2257 or email at sant.elizabeth@gmail.com
Monday, April 26, 2010
Sharing Babywearing Love!
Check out the fun website Babywearingvideos from one of the IBC attendees. She also has a super cute babywearing cartoon she made with her husband:
The Obtuse © 2010 Slingers
We are so excited to have Jami attend the Conference and look forward to sharing more of the babywearing love with all of the attendees.
If you have a website, cartoon or blog that you would like us to showcase here on our own blog, feel free to comment below or send me an e-mail cnm1230@msn.com and we'd love to get it up!
The Obtuse
The Obtuse © 2010 Slingers
We are so excited to have Jami attend the Conference and look forward to sharing more of the babywearing love with all of the attendees.
If you have a website, cartoon or blog that you would like us to showcase here on our own blog, feel free to comment below or send me an e-mail cnm1230@msn.com and we'd love to get it up!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
New Babywearing Meetings! Idaho Falls and Rexburg
We have new babywearing meeting locations in Idaho Falls and Rexburg.
Idaho Falls meetings will be held every 3rd Thursday at 1:00pm at Karianne Perrenoud's home (2314 Louise Ln). They start this month. That's this Thursday April 22! Click here for a map.
Rexburg meetings will be every 4th Wednesday of the month at 3:00 pm. The first meeting will be this Month, April 28th. Location to be announced. The time may be subject to change.
Idaho Falls meetings will be held every 3rd Thursday at 1:00pm at Karianne Perrenoud's home (2314 Louise Ln). They start this month. That's this Thursday April 22! Click here for a map.
Rexburg meetings will be every 4th Wednesday of the month at 3:00 pm. The first meeting will be this Month, April 28th. Location to be announced. The time may be subject to change.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
We Need Volunteers!
As the IBC is quickly approaching, we need volunteers to help make things run as smooth as possible during this exciting event!
Not only will you receive a goodie bag complete with a snazzy volunteer badge to make you look super official amongst Conference attendees, you'll be able to use a walkie talkie with your own call name (Kimber already called "Gizmo" as her name), AND a free ticket of your choice for either the dutch oven dinner or rodeo for putting in 4 or more hours.
So, what does an IBC volunteer do, exactly? Good question. We'll need the most help during the registration frenzy, runners, swapping places with others throughout the day while organziers or fellow volunteers attend their classes they registered for, etc.... Babywearing experience is nice but not required.
We'll be having a lot of people unfamiliar with our small town so you may just need to simply point people in the right direction or offer recommendations for local eateries (doesn't that sound fancy?!).
More details will be forthcoming, but for now, feel free to e-mail me (it's Natalie...I haven't figured out a cool codename yet) at cnm1230@msn.com with your name, phone number and e-mail. If you have a preference for helping in a specific location or time, we will definitely try to make it work!
This will be a lot of fun and it's exciting seeing all of this unfold as we steadily draw nearer to the Conference!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Babywearing meeting!
Tuesday April 13th at 9:30 is our next meeting! Come one come all. Bring you babies, bring your friends, you can even bring your dog if you feel so inclined. We'd love to have you. Learn to wear your baby or toddler (or dog), safely, correctly, and comfortably. Click here to go to the post with directions to the meeting.
We are working on setting up a group in Idaho Falls and Rexburg. They should be up and running by next month. Check back at the blog for updates.
We are working on setting up a group in Idaho Falls and Rexburg. They should be up and running by next month. Check back at the blog for updates.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Photo shoot!
Have you seen all the beautiful photos on this blog and on the international babywearing conference website? You and your baby can be in some of them! We need more models to take pictures of the carriers that have been donated to us. There is no monentary compensation- but you will get a digital copy of the pictures that are taken (and they are just gorgeous).
We are having a babywearing photo shoot this Saturday March 27th at 3:00pm. We are meeting in Idaho Falls in the temple parking lot by the church building. Come and bring your friends!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Babywearing is safe!
But bag style slings, like the infantino slingrider are not! I was happy to see an article posted about it. You can read that article here at cbs news
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/09/national/main6282437.shtml
Here is an article about bag slings that was sent to Infantino, the government and safety commisions a few years ago.
As with anything in life you need to know how to use baby carriers correctly. Ring slings and pouches can also be dangerous if you don't know how to position your baby correctly. click here for a great article on correct positioning for the safety & comfort of your newborn.
If you are new to babywearing find a friend or a local babywearing group to help you find the right carrier for you and your baby. Learn how to use it safely and correctly. If you live in Southeast Idaho come to one of our babywearing meetings. We meet monthly- In Rigby we meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 9:30. In Ashton the meetings are every 4th Tuesday at 9:30am. We welcome anyone and everyone. The meetings are free- plus we have a lending library so you can try out different carriers to see what suits you best. click here for directions to the Rigby meetings.
Also the international babywearing conference is coming to Rigby in June (hurray). Classes are free- register today! go to http://www.internationalbabywearingconference.com/ for more information.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/09/national/main6282437.shtml
Here is an article about bag slings that was sent to Infantino, the government and safety commisions a few years ago.
As with anything in life you need to know how to use baby carriers correctly. Ring slings and pouches can also be dangerous if you don't know how to position your baby correctly. click here for a great article on correct positioning for the safety & comfort of your newborn.
If you are new to babywearing find a friend or a local babywearing group to help you find the right carrier for you and your baby. Learn how to use it safely and correctly. If you live in Southeast Idaho come to one of our babywearing meetings. We meet monthly- In Rigby we meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 9:30. In Ashton the meetings are every 4th Tuesday at 9:30am. We welcome anyone and everyone. The meetings are free- plus we have a lending library so you can try out different carriers to see what suits you best. click here for directions to the Rigby meetings.
Also the international babywearing conference is coming to Rigby in June (hurray). Classes are free- register today! go to http://www.internationalbabywearingconference.com/ for more information.
Upcoming Events!
March 22nd--Ashton branch of Idaho Babywearers monthy meeting. 9:30am at The Royal Station--406 Main Street, Ashton. Questions can be directed at Heidi--652-0117.
April 10--Baby Spring Fling sponsored by BirthNetwork of Idaho Falls. Come visit our booth while you are there!
June 9-12--3rd Bi-Annual International Babywearing Conference right here in Rigby Idaho! Registration is open and filling up fast! We are also looking for local volunteers. Anyone who voluneers four or more hours will get a free ticket to the Family Dinner on Thurday evening OR a free ticket to the rodeo on Friday night! Come help and meet babywearers from around the world!
We love babywearing!
April 10--Baby Spring Fling sponsored by BirthNetwork of Idaho Falls. Come visit our booth while you are there!
June 9-12--3rd Bi-Annual International Babywearing Conference right here in Rigby Idaho! Registration is open and filling up fast! We are also looking for local volunteers. Anyone who voluneers four or more hours will get a free ticket to the Family Dinner on Thurday evening OR a free ticket to the rodeo on Friday night! Come help and meet babywearers from around the world!
We love babywearing!
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