Wrapped Up: It's 18 feet long, nurtures a bond between you and your baby.....

Meet the Moby (MOther and baBY) Wrap. This 100-percent cotton, sturdy double interlock baby carrier distributes your little one’s weight on your back and shoulders and is designed to securely wrap to your body’s contours, instantly customizing to your curves. You can wrap and tie the Moby into place, positioning your child seven different ways.

 

“You look at and you think, ‘are you sure that’s safe?’ because we are so used to seeing all the buckles and the snaps,” shares convert Carrie Hill. “It’s more secure than any product I’ve ever tried!” This Northern Virginia Mom became hooked with her third child and now wraps several moms a week as a salesperson for the California based company, founded by two pairs of parents. She reminisces about the amazing feeling of suddenly gaining the freedom to nurse hands-free and to bend over and tie her daughter’s shoe while wearing her son.

 

While testing the Moby with my baby, it proved a magnetic playground conversation starter. I have to admit, at first I assumed the wrap would be tough to wrangle. A little practice later, I no longer had to think through the steps. More importantly, my daughter’s silence spoke volumes.

 

According to www.TheBabyWearer.com, research shows that carrying your baby results in less crying and is good for a baby’s mental, emotional, and physical development. Hill is pleased to see the practice of babywearing, rooted in ancient times, becoming more mainstream, and believes recent celebrity citings boost the hip factor for both moms and dads. Hill reports that moms Sheryl Crow, Brooke Shields, and Maggie Gyllenhaal all use the Moby and that Brad Pitt has been photographed using a black wrap. Yoga instructor Anna Getty’s new DVD set includes a chapter sponsored by Moby Wrap in which a Moby clad model shows poses mom and baby can do together.

 

Moby Wrap employs women in Thailand, paying above average wages and benefits, and allows its employees, some of whom used to make a living in the Opium trade, to work at home. The arrangement benefits entire families, economically and beyond. “I would imagine lots of moms are able to keep their children out of more serious means of working,” says Hill. “It is honestly a blessing.”