The issues with crotch carriers and facing forward/out babies are NOT about safety, but more on the developmental effects on babies being worn in this type of carrier or worn in such position.
Please find the articles here on issues with regards to crotch carriers and facing out babies:
http://www.storchenwiege.com/babycarrierresearch.htm
http://www.babywearingadvice.co.uk/anatomy.htm
http://www.frogmama.com/articles.php?article=10
http://www.bobafamily.com/support/compare-baby-carriers/
http://www.bobafamily.com/blog/2011/10/11/nine-reasons-not-to-carry-your-baby-facing-out/
http://babesinarms.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/
http://catbirdbaby.com/blog/?p=256
Comparison picture of crotch carrier (left) & ergonomic carrier (right)
Q: My baby really wants to look around
A: Alternative carries e.g. hip carry (baby is carried on the hip), back carry (baby is on your back & can look forward/around) using an ergonomic baby carrier.
Q: My baby's legs will be "kangkang" or spread apart in those wide-based carriers. I prefer a narrow base since there wlll be less "kangkang"
A: A wrap is highly versatile & can be adjusted exactly to your baby's legs width.
An ergonomic structured carrier will support your baby's thighs/legs.
A ring sling can be worn in front/back/hip and still avoid the crotch carrier problems.
A mei tai can be cinched smaller to accommodate your smaller baby.
Feel free to add more links if you found any or forward this page to anyone whom you feel can benefit from these articles.
For further reading on the MBW forum:
http://malaysianbabywearers.lefora.com/2010/12/21/crotch-carriers-facing-out-babies/
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Written by: Farrah Rahim..
this is ME n Rufaidah using MERAK Buckle Tai by NEEZANEEDLES
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mohon bkk link ini..n klik button like..lagi ramai lg tinggi peluang utk hibriyah mng..so apa lagi..jom like ramai2..tarikh tutup utk like adalah 31 dec ini..but jgn tunggu lama-lama..nnt tlupa plk...
opppsss..lupa kasi tau...
hadiah dia..best sungguh...
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so, harusla nak mng..iyer dop..??
thanx again:)
p/s: bkk link n like gmbr hibriyah di situ ye....
pd yang blm add friend ..add dulu ye..br boleh like..doakan hibriyah mng..
jgn lupa like page AzmirKhalid Photography skali ye..gambar2 dia mmg cun..
salam..
minggu ni minggu yg busy dgn mcm2..study, suami, dan anak2 semuanya perlu diurus..maka sadly, blog terbiar sekejap....(ye la sgt skjp..huhu)..smlm walid demam panas..smp mencecah 39.2 celcius..ummi terlari sana sini bila walid sakit..yela, spjg thn walid diberi kesihatan yg baik..this time Allah nk uji skit..alhamdulillah this time ummi dapat managed dgn baik..biasanya bila walid sembuh ummi plk demam..huhu..apa boleh buat..nasib badaaaannn...
kalau di mesir..penggunaan carrier jarang saya lihat..mostly guna stroller n beg yg boleh baringkn baby..xtaula plk ape-ke-nama plk benda alah tu..sy pnh guna skali dua je..nmpk cam anak2 xselesa..terus xjd guna..then sy gne carrier jenama anakku..ok la..cuma agak tight utk sy..plus kalu pakai lama2..boleh rasa cam nk tercabut clavicle ni ha..carrier tu plk turun temurun dari adik bongsu hinggala anak sy yg ke-3..lama n lusuh..ada parts pd carrier yg dah terkoyak n butang yg xketat membuatkn sy risau keselamatan rufaidah di dalam..maka sy minta izin dr walid untuk menukar carrier baru yg lbh ergonomic..
presenting..
MERAK Buckle Tai from NeezaNeedles..
dah start guna minggu ni..mula2 pakai mmg kekok..pastu serius selesa n seronok..bukan rufaidah je test drive carrier ni..hibriyah turut ambil bahagian nak gne MBT ni..the best thing about this carrier is that yiu can even nurse in carrier..best kn..?xyah susah2 nk cari port..just cover elok2..n teruskan penyusuan spt biasa..
so..pd sape2 yg mencari carrier yang sesuai dan terbaik untuk anak anda..saya mmg recommendkan produk NeezaNeedles ni..boleh contact through her Facebook..nak usha2 produk carrier dia di sana pun boleh..she's very kind n mmg respond ur msj dgn cpt..unless if she busy sgt2 la kn..
jom carry anak2..lbh mengeratkn hubungan dgn anak....~~
salam..
seperti yg dijanjikn..kite nk settle byr hutang entry psl kanak2 riang dl okeeeeyyyhhh..next nk citer psl rufaidah..alhamdulillah..27 sept rufaidah genap 5 bln..alhamdulillah dr lahir smp skrg Allah kurniakn rufaidah dgn kesihatan yg baik..tiada demam @ sakit..last one only TTN (sbb lahir melalui pmbedahan) n jaundice..approach kami sama..homeopati..still on the same path..i know some of medical student seem awkward dgn cara kami..kami ade reason sndr mengapa kami pilih cara ini..yg pasti..pd sy injection jgn semata2 diberikn kpd anak anda atas alasan itu doktor suruh@ nurse remind suh inject sll..or dlm text book kate mcm tu..she's ur child n u have rite to know each n everything yg masuk ke dlm bdn anak2 anda..yg pntg selidik dl ye ibu2 n bapa2 sekalian..
ok..last check..(sndr check) berat rufaidah sudah lebih dr 5 kg..pd sy..itu perkembangan yg sgt baik sbb rufaidah dlahirkn hanya 2.31kg..mmg chubby sgt..sdp je peluk rufaidah..sbb montel terasa..dek kerana sy suka peluk dia la.rufaidah jd sdp nk dipeluk..but bersyarat okeeeyyyhh..nk umminya sje..walidnye kkdg stress la jgk sbb rufaidah menangis bila walidnya pgg...ni plk org luar..huhu..haru sggh..(mmg slh umminye..)
dr segi pemakanan..ateeeee..br 5 bln..makanya blm diberi mknn selain susu ummi..100% direct breastfeeding..insyaAllah next month boleh start bg mknn..tp sbnrnya dia da bg signal nk mkn time dia 4 month..tp kali ni umminye insist nk bg mkn bila da 6 month..sabar yee naaaakkk..
overall..for me mmg sng nk jg rufaidah..menyusu sje mmg dia tenang..dan ceria sajee..but maybe dgn org lain dia meragam skit..but walid ada caranya tsendiri utk tarik perhatian anak manja ummi ni..caranya bagaimana..??lain kali citer..stp sini dl..
nk dodoikn rufaidah jp..
okbai...
2 minggu blog xberupdate....ape citer..??no comment..malas..?xsmpt..?sibuk..????? ..(yeee keee...??)
sorry sgt2 sbb xupdate hutang2 story..ttbe rs bersalah okeeyyhhh..insyaAllah sy cuba langsaikn satu persatu..kali ni citer psl anak2 dl la ye..aduuuusssshh..anak br 2 dunia da kelam kabut..mujur ada walid mbantu..ter'organize'la skit hidup ummi ni..
ok..first cik kak hibriyah..
now dia dah 1 thn 10 bln..lg 2 bln nk 2 thn..but still xmenunjukkan tanda2 nk berhenti menyusu..barangkali nk celen umminya yg dl menyusu sehingga 3 thn setengah..xpela..bkn xbagus pun menyusu..elok je..psl extended breastfeeding nnt sy kongsikn...(sje je cr psl tmbh hutang entry..aduuuussss lg..)
for me..one big problem berkaitan hibriyah adelah dia sgt memilih bab mknn..haruslah bkn mengikut umminya..ummi mkn xmemilih..hihi..hibriyah pnye style mknn maybe sedikit leceh utk diikutkn..bygkn mcm ni ye..kalu pg mkn nasik ..tgh hr xnk mkn nasik dah..even lauk yg lain..pastu ptg nk kentang plk..mlm nk cereal plk..esok pg bkn nk nasik..nk biskut..bygknla bagaimana kepala sy nk pikir hibriyah da mkn apa supaya mknn tu xterulang..kalau x..bercinta nk suh dia mkn..dia lg rela minum air n menyusu..
dr segi attitude..skrg kalau nk pi mne2 mmg tudung yg dicarinya dl..n dia akn make sure dia pakai baju yg cantik dimatanya(barangkali...)lps tu ummi n walid mesti sama2 ikut..kalu x dia xkn berganjak..time blk umh plk..first dia akn ketuk pintu dl..then masuk umh terus cabut kasut n pass tudung dia kt walid..asalnya dia main lempar je tudung atas lantai..tp bila umminya ingtkn berulang kali..hibriyah dah betulkn attitude..now's nicer..hihi..
dr segi kesihatan..hibriyah mmg xamik injection dr mana2 since her last dose of HEP n polio..time tu sy tgk setiap kali hibriyah kne injection mmg bdnnya dserang demam yg merisaukn sy..hibriyah akn jd triple hyperactive..sape knl hibriyah..tgklah keaktifannya time sihat..n darab 3 bila dia sakit..n each time tu la blh kata 24 hours dia xtdo..so, now we moved to option number 2..using homeopati..better for kids yg x amik vaksin..insyaAllah inilah tawakkal n usaha kami sbg ibubapa..diterukan dgn penyusuan susu ibu..alhamdulillah since last injection hibriyah xde demam2 @ sakit2 except skali sbb tumbuh gigi time 10 bln..after that..dengan izin Allah..Dia kurniakn kesihatan yg baik buat hibriyah..
communication..??few words mmg jelas didengar..but still..sanskrit language xhilang..yg png tgk hibriyah berckp mst tau mcmmne dia ckp..for me..mmg geli hati..layan ajeee...ok..berat lately 10kg..adiknya xjauh beza dr kakak..boleh gituuuuuu??hihi..psl rufaidah kite smbg next entry la..lenguh da menaip gne 1 tgn..satu lg peluk rufaidah..
till then..
sayonara~~
note 1: meh den list down hutang entry...nnt usha sblh yer..
salam aidilfitri buat family dan kwn2 tercinta..
alhamdulillah dah lbh dr seminggu kita menyambut lebaran barulah ummi sempat nk update blog..maafkn kami sbb xsmpt nk upload gmbr bagai..ummi nk qada' rehat sbb lth amat...(alasan....huhu..)
mlm raya smp raya ke2 ummi xdpt nk tidur sbb nk siapkn juadah raya dan rumah terbuka..dlm 48 jam hanya dpt tidur sejam setengah je..ampuunn..letih xterkata rasanya..pd mulanya mknn utk rumah terbuka nk disiapkn sndr..but one menu terpaksa minta jasa baik kwn utk tlg sama..anyway,k.ha n wana..thanx sgt2..had great time cooking with you..hihi..
so menu yg ummi siapkn pd mlm raya utk 1 day adalah sate ayam, nasik impit n kuah kacang..also potong2 n blend bahan2 utk msk juadah rumah terbuka..balik dr raya first day ummi rehat sejam-2 jam sblm milakn misi seterusnya..kol 11 mlm ummi start potong daging n ayan serta blend kacang..
menu utk rumah terbuka adalah:
- roti jala
- nasi minyak
- kari ayam
- rendang daging
- nasi impit
- kuah kacang
- strawberry cupcake
- orange cupcake
- biskut raya
- air pandan lemon ice
alhamdulillah semua juadah habis mlm tu jgk..ade yg ptg lg dah habis so krew2 di dapur kne topup mana yg kurang..mujur dah prepare awal2 lg..yg plg laku roti jala,rendang n biskut raya..yg lain pun abis..alhamdulillah letih but puas hati dpt jumpa ramai org time raya ni..hibriyah pun hepi sgt2 dpt jumpa kwn2 dia..duit raya pun byk dorg dapat..
raya ke3 kami di rumah sje sbb ummi nk topup tenaga yg hilang..xkemana2..instead kami menerima kunjungan tetamu dr kwn2 walid..but mknn dlm peti abis semuanya..xde menda nk msk..so ummi hidangkn kuih raya n sirap ice.. raya ke4-ade tetamu bertandang jgk..k.aini dan keluarganya..mlm plk kami ke umh ust syafiq n keluarga..raya ke 5-kami ke umh ust sazamir dan keluarga..raya ke-6-sambut raya bersama DPMM..raya ke-7 ada kwn amik order kuih raya...
atas permintaan bbrp org kwn..ummi amik order kuih raya..tp dah tutup tempahan..adela rezeki skit utk anak2..ummi amik tempahan bg biskut mazola,cornflake madu, semperit n special request almond london..setakat ni br satu kuih yg siap..target untuk siap semua dlm minggu nitgk keadaan camni..moga2 by minggu dpn bole hntrkn kpd kwn2 ni..
okla ummi masih berhutang resepi kn..insyaAllah nnt ummi kongsikn..ni gmbr family kami utk tatapan keluarga n kwn2..nk tgk byk2 tgk kt facebook kami ye..nnt bila smpt kami upload lg..internet tgh lawa sgt..huhu..
alhamdulillah....
mlm ni dah masuk mlm ke-19 ramadhan..sekejap je masa berlalu kn?pejam celik..pejam celik dah nak 10 mlm terakhir..semoga dapat bertemu lailatul qadr..amiin..
okeh..citer bln puasa kali ni..alhamdulillah dpt digunakan sepenuhnya utk suami dan anak2..seboleh2nya sy mahukn suasana m'sia ada di sini..kami kan x balik thn ni..sob..sob..xpela..sementara duk obersee ni..layan je la raya obersee pun..hihi..
so..saya setakat ni setiap hari ummi sediakan juadah bersahur..makan berat ye..untuk tenaga menyusu sepanjang berpuasa..bukak puasa pun mkn berat..alhamdulillah ade kedeghat skit nk wat kuih..sejenis je sehari..buat bnyk skit boleh walid bwk mkn ngn kwn2 dia lps solat terawih...moreh la plk...pakej lengkap..alhamdulillah,rezeki..
setakat ni kuih dan cupcake yg ummi da wat utk buka puasa n moreh adalah
- donut pesona
- keropok lekor
- roti jala
- apam balik
- kuih puteri ayu
- chocolate cupcake
- orange cupcake
okey..nk rest jap smntr anak2 tidur..dorg plk letih mengalahkn tukang msk..huhu..
sayonara~~
p/s: nnt sy ltk resepi bila2 smpt k....






















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