Like all mothers, but this also applies to fathers, I wondered how I was going to organize myself when a new baby arrived . How can I 'take care of big toddlers and my newborn at the same time with only two arms? I never imagined dividing my time between my children. I wanted to be able to reconcile the activities of the older one with the presence of the younger brother. Finally, it was in the most extreme simplicity that I placed my little one against me in the wrap . Soothed, calm, often asleep at first, he took advantage of the contact of my body to build himself into a little being in the making. For my part, I was reassured to be able to watch on him, to be able to be immediately present and available when he needed it. And then there was my daughter! Who had to learn to become a big sister. But only at its own pace. She was delighted to be able to take advantage of her mother to play, discuss, walk, to be able to admire with pride her peaceful little brother. We were all serene about this balance! It was the same for a spouse who also took advantage of babywearing to reinforce the idea that ultimately expanding the family was not an impossible challenge.
A little fabric, a touch of feeling and a lot of love was enough to make our daily lives easier.
Babywearing allowed me every day to be able to manage elder and younger in each of the daily activities. My children took turns in the sling or the baby carrier to enjoy the comfort of parental contact for a moment. And in the end, my arms remained available for other tasks: Helping with homework while putting the baby to sleep, managing the manual activities of the big one while breastfeeding, taking my daughter in the forest in search of mushrooms and cuddling baby who wakes up quietly from his nap. I could handle everything at the same time, very simply. My newborn awakened to life through our moments spent against each other. As if the pregnancy and its ultimate fusion were only a preliminary step. That his birth was actually the real start and that everything was yet to be learned. But it took gentleness, time and love. My eldest when it came to her, was once again enjoying moments of babywearing that she had abandoned a few months earlier to satisfy her curiosity about the world with both feet on the ground. She needed it for a while. Just to understand that she was still her and that I was still her mom and as long as she needed it I would be there for her. The days have passed and she has gained confidence, regained her autonomy and independence. Then it was in imitation that she continued her adventure with the wraps. In turn, starting to wear her cuddly toys and babies with the baby carrier BASIC Love Radius. With much love there again ... Thanks to the babywearing I felt strong, I would not go so far as to say that it was simple every day but just that if I had to do it again I wouldn't change a thing ...