If you’d like to support our podcast, you can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/milkminutepodcast.Thank you to our sponsors:Taking Cara Babies - https://takingcarababies.com/?sc_ref=sci1hIcpVyQ77VgbAeroflow. Click the link below to order your breast pump and accessories through your insurance! www.dpbolvw.net/click-9269202-13028985Get your breastfeeding journey BACK ON TRACK with a Lactation Consult with Heather! Telehealth available and some insurance accepted. Click the link below for the deets.Click here to Work with HeatherTable of Contents0:30 Welcome to the podcast!1:10 Listener question of the week3:40 Thank you to our sponsor Taking Cara Babies Sleep Courses4:30 Today we’re talking about baby wearing4:34 First, Heather has stuck to her vitamin D commitment6:00 Baby wearing, some species biology12:20 Baby carriers go way back in history13:00 People shifted toward not carrying14:24 Baby carrying associated with non-Western culture14:55 Baby carrier made a comeback in 1970s15:00 A word about cultural appropriation16:44 Overview of what’s available17:00 But first, breastfeeding benefits with baby wearing19:13 Baby carrier types and how to use them19:25 Woven wraps21:14 The stretchy wrap22:28 The ring sling23:05 The pouch sling and T-shirt carriers24:30 Structured carriers25:56 Soft structured carriers: Mei Tai, Onbuhimo27:18 Different season, different carrier27:24 Carrier as a shirt (bonus: skin to skin!)28:07 Really structured carriers28:20 Give them a try; we share our experiences31:50 Thank you to our sponsor32:35 The Milk Minute Awards in the Alcove!33:30 Thank you for listening!ResourcesVideo: how to wear a Mei Tai wrap, with Lisa Bass from Farmhouse on Boonehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGC3SPbWq9wVideo: how to tie a Mei Tai wraphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWWn_ldLtTIHeather on the Farmhouse on Boone podcast with Lisa Bass, talking about breastfeeding, birth, and baby wearinghttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/simple-farmhouse-life/id1494284839?i=1000464507045Ep. 24 - Exercise And Breastmilk- Will it hurt your supply?https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-24-exercise-and-breastmilk-will-it-hurt-your-supply/id1521075273?i=1000494144640Credits and contactThanks to Cherie Louise Turner for editing and production and to Lindsay Brett Carothers for her musical stylings of our intro and outro.Additional music credits, thank you beetpro, Wataboi and Mazzaccaro from Pixabay.Thanks for listening to The Milk Minute. If you haven’t already please like, subscribe, and review our podcast wherever you listen.To send us feedback, personal stories, or just to chat you can send us an email at milkminutepodcast@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/milkminutepodcast)