Hello duck: Babywearing

My number one Momma (and poppa) Must Have is a baby carrier. We started using them as soon as We brought Eleanor home. At first, I used both the ring sling and the Moby. I favored the sling, it was easier and faster to slip into and maneuver her around for breastfeeding. As soon as she got big enough, about a month and a half, I started using an Ergo and have used it almost every day for over seven months. Its worn while I clean and cook around the house, I wear it for ten minutes or three hours. The Ergo is quick to snap on, and carries like a frontfacing backpack that straps to your hips for better weight distribution. Attachment Parenting enthusiasts believe some benefits of babywearing are as stated...

Infants who are carried are calmer because all of their primal/survival needs are met.
Parental rhythms (walking, heartbeat, etc.) have balancing and soothing effects on infants.
Independence is established earlier.
Three hours a day has been known to reduce infant crying by 43 percent overall and 54 percent during evening hours.

I agree with these. Eleanor is an easy book to read (most babies are). When she is hungry, I feed her. When she needs to be changed, I change her. We play with her toys and exercise daily. Eleanor cries, but not often. Like I said, from day one, we have worn her. I believe she has adapted to our breathing and low stress levels by being against us so close. At moments when she struggles with her body and needing to sleep, it never has failed to put her in the Ergo and in less than five minutes she is in a deep sleep.
Babies are extremely portable, baby carriers are extremely portable. Snuggling your portable baby for hours is amazing :)

Just a few weeks old snuggled in the Moby