Volunteer Spotlight: Carrie
BWI of STL Gateway is a thriving part of the babywearing community in St. Louis, and it takes a lot of volunteers to keep it running! Thankfully we have several Continue Reading →
Author: Amber
Library Feature: Onbuhimos
Let’s be honest: the babywearing community can fall prey to being muddled in acronyms, unusual carry names, and brand names few people know *exactly* how to pronounce; I remember being Continue Reading →
Library Update: 5 New Ring Slings!
Checkout trends in our carrier library showed we were a little overstashed in some wrap sizes, and we had many requests for more wrap conversion ring slings, so we sent Continue Reading →
Library Update: New Carriers!
Thanks to some successful fundraising and generous donations from members and local retailers, we’ve had a lot of new carriers added to the library lately. We try to highlight when Continue Reading →
Exercising While Babywearing: Strength Edition
Fact #1: We all know we should prioritize our health. Fact #2: Accomplishing Fact #1 in real life is HARD. There are a million and one reasons why, but we Continue Reading →
IBW 2016 Photo Fundraiser Recap
Wow, the Fall season has just flown by! It seems like all the fun of IBW 2016 was just weeks ago, when it was actually two months ago already, and Continue Reading →
Library Feature: Soul Slings Handwoven Ring Sling
We are so excited to be able to add this ring sling to our library, thanks to one of our partnering retailers, Milk & Carry. Wrap conversion ring slings are Continue Reading →
Meet Mandy: 2016 IBW Giveaway Photoshoot Winner
One quick scroll through our facebook group and you know we all love a quick babywearing selfie. But I personally *love* promoting getting a couple professional babywearing photos that you’ll keep Continue Reading →
We All Start Somewhere
If you’re nearer the beginning of your babywearing journey, there’s a chance you have at some point felt overwhelmed, outnumbered, defeated, and maybe even a little embarrassed. There are so Continue Reading →
IBW 2016
Each year, our parent organization Babywearing International organizes and sponsors a week-long celebration and outreach event called International Babywearing Week (IBW for short). According to BWI, this week is an “opportunity Continue Reading →