Parents are increasingly carrying babies in slings. Owner and manager of Peacocks Montessori Nursery on the Norfolk/Suffolk border Hannah Bartrum noticed the trend herself when more parents asked if her staff would carry their babies.
‘We were happy to do it,’ says Ms Bartrum. But having experienced back pain after carrying her children, and wanting to offer the form of care in an informed and safe way, she turned to local community organisation Kangaroo Together for advice.
Director Victoria Trevor offered her a tailored, one-day Child Carrying Peer Supporter Workshop. Ms Bartrum did the course in Ms Trevor’s home, which covered the history of baby wearing, the advantages for children and carriers, and information on babies’ anatomy and development.
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