When I was pregnant I decided that I wanted to babywear, it felt natural to me to keep my baby close and convenient as well. The more I researched the benefits, the more important it became to me. But things didn’t end up working quite as I had hoped. Kaiden never really enjoyed being worn and to this day is usually only happy for 5-10 minutes in a carrier.
It’s funny because for the first couple of months of Kaiden’s life he was hardly put down because he just wasn’t happy if he wasn’t in someone’s arms. I didn’t mind, I love snuggling with him and I was lucky that Cody was home for the first 6 weeks to help me out. But you would think that he would love being worn, nope, apparently it’s just not the same as being held on my shoulder. He even went through a stage where he loved being carried like a sack of potatoes!
Now that he’s a little bit older, his favorite place is still in our arms but he now also enjoys his stroller. I can’t lie, it makes me a little sad that he’ll go for long walks in his stroller, even sleep in it, but he can’t make it more than 10 minutes being worn.
I’ve tried different carriers and different positions, but have had no luck yet! I am going to keep on trying because I am convinced that one day that he’ll grow into it and loving being worn. At the end of the day I remind myself that being baby led means listening to your little one. Maybe he will always prefer his stroller to any carrier and if that is the case, I am okay with it.
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