[blparent] Baby Wearing

[Niko C.]

Hi all,

I am a first time father-to-be--my wife is due in December, and I'm
wondering what everyone's experience with baby waring is.

If you ware or wore your baby, can you recommend a carrier or sling? Did
you switch after baby was a certain age?

I know a lot of people ware their babies all the time, even when doing
household chores. Is this practical, and did you do this more than putting
the baby in a play pen?

Also, I am a bit worried about running into things when I'm in an
unfamiliar environment. I have a Seeing Eye dog, so I don't typically have
this issue, and I am very comfortable with my home, so I don't have that
problem their either, but I think I will be overly cautious when I am
carrying my daughter around.

Finally, if you wore your baby a lot, did you find that he or she was more
clingy as they got older? From the research I've done, it seems like the
opposite is true, but it is still a concern of mine.

-- 
Niko Carpenter