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Online Resources

 

www.thebabywearer.com

Everything you need to know about babywearing from product reviews and articles to an online forum and babywearing vendors.

 

www.wearyourbaby.com

Instructional how-to site with helpful photos and videos.

 

www.rebozoway.org

An extensive cultural project studying the benefits of traditonal in-arms parenting around the world.

 

www.askdrsears.com

Covers a broad spectrum of babywearing information including special situations like babywearing while pregnant or babywearing with twins.

 

www.mothering.com (Discuss > Babywearing)

Online babywearing forum and great resource for new babywearers.

 

Local Resources 

 

Books and Videos

  • Babywearing, by Maria Blois
  • The Vital Touch, by Sharon Heller
  • A Ride on Mother's Back, by Emery Bernhard and Durga Bernhard 
  • Tummy-2-Tummy Instructional DVD

 

Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

All wrapped up and no place to go? Here are a few of our family's favorite babywearing-friendly places and activities in the Seattle area.

Other Local Resources for Parents

Midwifery Care

Seattle Home Maternity

Puget Sound Birth Center

Ten Moons Birthing Services

 

Childbirth Preparation

The Birth Zone

Hypnobirthing - Sue Lingle

 

Parenting Support

Seattle Attachment Parenting International

Eastside Attachment Parenting Group

Evergreen Parent/Baby Group - Eastside
First Weeks Parent/Baby Group - Seattle

 

Naturopathic Pediatricians and Doctors

Dr. Candace Aasan - Kirkland

Dr. Kathleen Allen - Woodinville

Dr. Paris Preston - Seattle

 

Breastfeeding Support

La Leche League - Washington

Swedish Hospital Drop-in Breastfeeding Support (Ballard) - 206-386-3740