Benefits of ‘baby wearing’

• Close contact enhances awareness of baby’s needs and cues before baby cries.
• Soothes and calms baby; baby feels secure and cries less.
• Decreases level of stress hormones in infant – baby is more relaxed and content.
• Enhances motor skills and coordination by stimulating baby’s sense of balance.
• Promotes quiet, alert state and energizes baby’s nervous system.
• Stimulates baby’s brain development and cognitive learning. Improves baby’s circulation, breathing and aids in digestion.
• Helps baby settle into sleep more quickly; carried babies often sleep more deeply and for longer periods in the comfort of the wrap.