While being carried a baby participates in walking, talking, laughing, working and playing. Babies are happier when their need for touch, warmth, and movement is fulfilled. A content, alert baby can observe the world around and learn more readily. A stroller or plastic carrier just can not provide the tactile stimulation and natural rhythm of movement necessary for proper neurological development. Health professionals and other experts in the baby field are agreeing that there are many benefits to wearing your baby in a sling.
Pediatricians agree that baby slings reduce crying and help to calm colicky babies.
Babies who cry show more stress hormones circulating through their central nervous system, and stress is known to cause diseases in humans. This stress can irritate the immature digestive system, so being touched and carried has a positive effect on the digestive system. Also less frustrated babies have less frustrated parents and therefore they are less often the victims of child abuse. Having your baby held close in a baby sling encourages parent-infant bonding and develops a lifelong security. A calmer, less irritable infant feeds better, is more socially responsive, and is more likely to develop a better relationship with its parent.