Talented Mommies

To give you all a little background on my son, and the immediate necessity of the sling I redesigned, let me 1st start out by telling you we are a very tall family and Aidan is no exception. I am guessing the next babies that come along will be much the same. He was born at 10lbs 12 oz and a week early (THANK GOD!) and not a fat baby at all. He has continued to grow at a rapid rate and is still tallish for his age. Now he HATED the 1st sling I had purchased at Target. It had too much padding so I assume he felt suffocated. The front pack worked for a little while but provided me no screen for nursing. I ordered a pattern for a ring style sling online and started to tinker with it. I added an area of padding in the shoulder that is low profile and still adds that little extra softness for your shoulder. Then making the “tale” long enough to use as a nursing blanket, I special ordered aluminum rings that are tested to hold up to 1000 pounds! (I challenge any of you to try to hold a thousand pound baby). I then changed the width to accommodate the very short and small women or tall women like myself. My sister is built like a super model so I needed the same sling I used to be able to adjust to her extremely slender frame. In the end this is what I ended up with. This was made especially for our client Jen Dinger and her 7 month old baby girl Isabella. Same sling on a WAYYYYYYY smaller person. Jen is a whopping 5′3″ and this is still a perfect fit (more pictures with Jen and Izzy in a later post). We have used this style sling on the beach in the waves, at the train show to keep track of a toddler, at the mall to carry and then nurse a new born and many many other ways. This sling is amazingly versatile and I would love to make one for you too. I have a number of colors and patterns to choose from and am always willing to do special orders. I have even made one as a special occasion sling out of silk duponi! Please email with inquiry’s as prices will depend on your requests