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Celebrities love slings
Actress Kim Porter with D'Lila (one of her twins with Sean "P. Diddy" Combs) shows off her baby sling
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Benefits of Babywearing:
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Increased carrying reduces infant crying
Pediatrics 1986 May;77(5):641-8.
“..We hypothesized that this "normal" crying could be reduced by supplemental carrying, that is, increased carrying throughout the day in addition to that which occurs during feeding and in response to crying.”
“In a randomized controlled trial, 99 mother-infant pairs were assigned to an increased carrying or control group.”
“At the time of peak crying, infants who received supplemental carrying cried and fussed 43% less overall, and 51% less during the evening hours (4 PM to midnight). ”
“We conclude that supplemental carrying modifies "normal" crying by reducing the duration and altering the typical pattern of crying and fussing in the first 3 months of life. The relative lack of carrying in our society may predispose to crying and colic in normal infants.”
Carrying as colic "therapy": a randomized controlled trial.
Pediatrics. 1991 May;87(5):623-30.
Three hours of carrying a day reduced the amount of crying in a four-week-old infant by forty-five percent reported a study published in Pediatrics.
“In healthy infants, crying behavior is reduced significantly by "supplemental" carrying; that is, increased carrying throughout the day in addition to that which occurs during feeding and in response to crying.”
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