BENEFITS OF BABYWEARING for parents
1. Strengthens the bond.
Strengthens the bond through continuous contact, as the newborn’s closeness triggers the secretion of a series of hormones, such as oxytocin and prolactin. It helps against postpartum depression, since direct contact increases the level of other hormones, such as endorphins.
2. Provides security.
Provides security; babies held close to their bodies feel safer and more confident.
3. Benefits breastfeeding:
Benefits breastfeeding; carrying the baby close causes the mother to secrete oxytocin, which helps with milk letdown and with establishing breastfeeding properly.
BENEFITS OF BABYWEARING for babies
1. They cry less
Babies who are carried are calmer and cry less.
2. They sleep better
They sleep better; it has been shown that babies who have been used with the kangaroo care method gain weight faster and sleep better.
3. Better psychomotor development
Better psychomotor development, the constant rocking creates better balance and better postural control in children, because their bodies adapt to our movement.
4. Colic decreases
Colic decreases; carrying the baby in an upright position greatly benefits their digestive system, which is still immature, and helps them pass gas.
Babywearing offers parents complete freedom of movement, allowing them to carry out everyday tasks, enjoy their free time, and make commuting and travel easier and more hassle-free.
It also helps children’s neurological maturation, the development of the vestibular system and muscle tone, while also helping regulate their temperature, breathing, and heart rate.
For parents and babies
1. Psychological: Intrauterine environment
It mimics the intrauterine environment, supporting the well-known extrauterine gestation period, a key transition period in the first weeks of life.
Providing security and well-being to babies.
2. Physiological: Locomotor development
The ergonomic posture supports proper locomotor development of the back and hips. It even helps to correct mild dysplasia, or developmental alterations, of the hip.
3. Emotional: Healthy attachment
It facilitates a healthy attachment pattern. It helps establish the emotional bond and a close parent-child relationship.
Less postpartum sadness, due to the oxytocin produced when you are in contact with your child.