‘I’m expecting my first baby in a few weeks and I’d really like to try a sling but there are so many to choose from I don’t know where to start.’
‘My baby wants me to hold him all the time – my arm hurts from carrying him all day and I’m getting nothing done!’
‘My baby naps really well as long as she’s on me, but if I put her down she wakes up after about 10 minutes’
‘My toddler is finding it really hard that I’m always busy with our new baby – how can I carry the baby so my hands are free for her?’
‘My baby hates her buggy and wants to be carried all the time. I probably need a sling but I can’t justify it – the buggy was really expensive!’
‘I’ve been carrying my baby in a front carrier since he was tiny. We both love it but now he’s getting really heavy and my back hurts.’
‘I am passionate about babywearing, but no one else round here seems to do it. Where can I meet other sling fanatics?’
‘What is babywearing anyway?’
Does any of this sound familiar? Then Oxford Sling Meet is for you!
Oxford Sling Meet started in February 2008 after two of us met on the national Sling Meet website. We aim to promote babywearing by providing a forum for parents and carers to share skills in babywearing and socialise. We welcome anyone who uses any type of sling or carrier to carry a baby or child, or anyone who is interested in doing so.
We also operate the Oxfordshire Sling Library, to promote babywearing by enabling parents and carers to try out and hire slings on a short term basis. And we are now hosting babywearing workshops run by qualified instructors, to support parents in developing their babywearing skills.
If you are looking to hang out with other babywearers for tea and cake, chat, and toys for babies and toddlers, plus the chance to browse and borrow from Oxfordshire Sling Library, please join us at the social sling meet.
If you are new to slings and babywearing, would like detailed information on the range of slings available and how to use them, and support with achieving a successful carry, please check out the workshops. We aim for these to be a means of providing the detailed information and individual attention that many parents need when they are new to slings or have a new baby.
Oxford Sling Meet is an independent, not-for-profit association. We are not affiliated with other babywearing organisations.
This website is still under development, so if there is information that you cannot find, please check our Yahoo Group.
