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18-month-old
Daniel carrying a Doll
(August
1998)
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Sam&
Timothy (6weeks),
Amy&
Liam (17months)
(Basic
Cottons Range)
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In
our
Asian Region, mothers traditionally carried their babies in
slings. These
slings were simply a length of batik cloth popularly referred to as the
"SARONG" (a Malay word). The mother would just wrap
the "sarong" around the baby or child and secure it by just twisting
the
loose ends at her shoulder. They would carry their babies or
child
with this "sarong" until the child is around 2 years of age.
In
our
Asian Region, mothers traditionally carried their babies in
slings. These
slings were simply a length of batik cloth popularly referred to as the
"SARONG" (a Malay word). The mother would just wrap
the "sarong" around the baby or child and secure it by just twisting
the
loose ends at her shoulder. They would carry their babies or
child
with this "sarong" until the child is around 2 years of age.
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I started
exploring
the use
of the "sarong" back in 1997 when my second baby Daniel was 5 months
old.
This was because he disliked being carried in those commonly available
front-pack baby carriers. He also didn't like strollers!
Being
Chinese, I did not know how to use the "sarong" cloth as a carrier as I
had no idea how to secure it! I eventually developed my own
by taking features from both the western-style structured slings and
our
traditional unpadded Asian "sarong". It uses 2 rings to secure
the
sling and only very light strategically -placed padding, thus making it
cool enough for our HOT weather.
I find it very
easy
to use and
very convenient indeed! Great for a mom "on-the-go" like me! And
it's super for nursing "on-the-go" too! A great helper for
crowded
public places! I used it for Daniel until he was 2years of age when I
became pregnant, and continued slinging our youngest "baby" Timmy until
he was 4 years old and 16kg. He has been our slingbaby from
birth.
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