Baby

Boba Baby Carrier; $99

When you talk about baby items moms can't live without, here's one of my tops: baby carrier. With an active toddler and an infant who didn't like to be in a stroller, it would have been tough going without one.

Now there's a carrier with foot holds! It's called the Boba Baby Carrier and we're giving you the chance to win one today.

Some details about Boba:

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I could watch the Beyonce Baby Sling Video over and over. I wish slings were as popular when I had my babies as they are now, or that someone had suggested one to me. I so would have been out on the dance floor with these amazing model moms, or at least secretly practicing the moves in my living room.

But I had other ways of holding and comforting my baby that were just as effective and memorable. My husband and I invented our own names for some of them.

My son's favorite position was "the leg stretch."

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Many CafeMoms swear by their baby slings. They often talk of all the great benefits like bonding and ease of breastfeeding. So it's hard to think of them as dangerous, but in some cases, I guess they can be. Today I learned that an Oregon women is suing the manufacturer of a popular baby sling. Her six day old son suffocated in the Infantino SlingRider, a bag type carrier, last spring.

Consumer Reports even puts baby slings on its list of the 5 Baby Products You Should Never Buy.

I don't know anyone who just had a baby and has a body like the women you'll see in this video. Wow, just wow. But that is besides the point. These gals make me want to dance and celebrate mommyhood! And I'm going to do it at the gym tonight, on the treadmill, for hours and hours.

Check out this video that hgibsonorc posted in the Breastfeeding Moms group. You need to smile.

CafeMom queenamy is a plus-size mom. She had trouble finding slings that fit her frame with her first two kids, so she didn't use them much. Now baby No. 3 is on the way, and she's definitely wearing this child. She wanted to know from other moms in the Newcomer's Club how to find the best sling for plus-size women.

The verdict: There are a few you can buy, or you can make your own. CafeMom TheSinFamily posted the above video on how to wear a baby sling for moms who want to go the DIY route, and she and others added these specific instructions:

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Take this short quiz: Mom A breastfeeds, babywears, and co-sleeps. Mom B bottle-feeds, uses a stroller, and a crib. Which mom do you think is practicing Attachment Parenting?

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How cute are these infant twins all doubled up in a Moby Wrap baby carrier? Hee hee.

Seems like it could be a lifesaver for newborn twins. Here's how it works and only as long as mama's back can take it, I imagine.

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Wondering if any of those baby carrier options are really necessary? Today Alison Neumer Lara, Ideal Bite's Mama Bite Editor joins us to share what she knows (and loves) about infant carriers and baby slings.

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Hanging out in the Moby

When I was pregnant, I registered for a baby carrier because I thought it would be easier to carry my baby that way. I'd have my hands free and I could take hikes on rugged terrain and not worry about ruining a stroller. It wasn't until after my baby was born that I even came across the term "babywearing." I wasn't really sure what it was. Was I a "babywearer" just because I had a Baby Bjorn? Or did babywearing involve some other ideals?

I interviewed JustThe10ofUs, who is the group owner of Baby Wearing Mamas, to get the lowdown on babywearing. Here's what she had to say.