There is a Proper Way to Wear Your Baby

[catan]

Thank you thanka2 for sharing.

I'm interested in research about babywearing in general and would like to see more information on both sides.

Here is more info about babywearing at Dr Sears' website. Warning though, his parenting style is attachment parenting so his advice is very biased in that direction.

 

[thanka2]

I think I'll skip the article... using anything in the wrong way can always be dangerous... sometime it is a matter of common sense.

No, actually using carseats and strollers the right way for extended periods of time can give your child a flat head and using your Baby Bjorn the right way (legs dangling) puts pressure on the hips and lower back and can cause improper alignment of your child's back. These are the recommended ways to use these products but may not be the best for your baby. I made some mistakes with my firstborn because I was really unaware of the issues of hip, spine and cranial development discussed not only in this article but in others (see reference page). Again, it's not about the product--I couldn't care less about that product--don't even recognize the name--it's about the principles and concepts behind what the author was writing.

 

[howardcoombs]

Thanka2, you're missing the point. The article is there just to alarm you and scare you into buying something, nothing more. Even if you choose to buy nothing, clearly it has spooked you. Did you actually look up any of the references cited? When you do, you will clearly see that the connections are minor at best.

Here, let me try to do the same with something completely different:
Here is my study: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/06/01/peds.2010-1079.abstract
And my words : You should keep your baby completely out of the sun. Even small amounts of exposure to the sun can cause irreparable damage. Until babies are 2 years old, their defenses are not fully developed and we should not take any chances.
And a nice alarmist article to cap it off : http://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/06/sun.exposure.babies/index.html
Did you make a mistake with your first child by taking him out to the beach in full view of the sun?
Will you keep your #2 indoors all the time lest they get exposed even a tiny amount that may cause cancer?

Its bad science combined with bad writing.
I would urge you to read carefully with a very critical eye. Just because there are tiny shreds of truth in the article (and my paragraph), that doesnt make it good and should not be propagated because all it does is raise alarm needlessly in parents heads.