Does anyone have an Ergo baby carrier you'd like to get rid of?
Let me know.
Thanks,
Christina

Hi Babywearers!

I am pleased to announce the certification of the newest Volunteer Babywearing
Educator for Babywearing International of Central New York:  our very own
Melissa Lefkowicz-Lacirignola!  Melissa will continue to serve as our chapter's
Treasurer as well.  We look forward to seeing everyone at next weekend's
meeting, more info to follow in my next e-mail.

Faith Rayland
President, Central New York Chapter
Babywearing International
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

Hi Everyone!

This e-mail is to remind you that Babywearing International of CNY will be
having our monthly meeting next Saturday, April 21st, at 10:00 AM.  Our meetings
are usually held at Basic Baby in Shoppingtown Mall, but since they are
co-sponsoring a location for the Great Cloth Diaper Change that day, they have
generously offered us space at the GCDC site.  The site is also in Shoppingtown,
in the location of the "old" DeWitt Library near Sears.  Because of the GCDC
events, our meeting will end at 11:30 instead of the usual noon.

As always, our meeting is kid-friendly, completely free, and open to the public.
Hope to see you there!

Faith Rayland
President, Central New York Chapter
Babywearing International
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

One last reminder about tomorrow's meeting for Babywearing International of CNY.
The meeting will be held at the DeWitt location of The Great Cloth Diaper
Change, in the old DeWitt Library space near Sears in Shoppingtown Mall, from
10:00-11:30 AM.

Hope to see you there!

Faith Rayland
President, Central New York Chapter
Babywearing International
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

I'm almost at my text allowance for the month, so if anyone needs to get in
touch with me before/during tomorrow's meeting, feel free to call my cell
315-345-9523.  I may not be able to answer right away but I'll do my best to
check frequently and return any  voicemails promptly.

Faith Rayland
President, Central New York Chapter
Babywearing International
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

Hi Faith,
When is the May meeting?
Thanks,
Christina

 

Hi Faith,
When is the May meeting?
Thanks,
Christina

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all enjoying this great weather!  I am seeking some assistance.  I
was planning on attending the BWI meeting this weekend, but plans have changed
as my older boys have some things going on which prevents my husband from being
able to watch the store for me while I attend the meeting.  I have a carrier I
was hoping could find its way back to the group this Saturday.  I live in Oswego
and was able to drop it off at Mother Earth Health Foods/Mother Earth Baby in
North Syracuse yesterday and was wondering if there is anyone in the area
planning on attending the BWI group on Saturday who could pick it up?  Feel free
to connect with me through e-mail or by phone (315-719-4498 cell or 315-216-4622
store) if you are able to help.  Thanks so much!  I'll miss you all this
month...have a great meeting!

Lisa Emmons
Mother Earth Baby

Hi Lisa,

I live right in N. Syracuse and will be going to the meeting Saturday - I'd be
happy to pick up the carrier and bring it with me. I'll give you a call to
coordinate...we'll miss you!

Tina

--- In CNYBabywearers@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa and Nathan Emmons" <lisa@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Hope you are all enjoying this great weather!  I am seeking some assistance. 
I was planning on attending the BWI meeting this weekend, but plans have changed
as my older boys have some things going on which prevents my husband from being
able to watch the store for me while I attend the meeting.  I have a carrier I
was hoping could find its way back to the group this Saturday.  I live in Oswego
and was able to drop it off at Mother Earth Health Foods/Mother Earth Baby in
North Syracuse yesterday and was wondering if there is anyone in the area
planning on attending the BWI group on Saturday who could pick it up?  Feel free
to connect with me through e-mail or by phone (315-719-4498 cell or 315-216-4622
store) if you are able to help.  Thanks so much!  I'll miss you all this
month...have a great meeting!
>
> Lisa Emmons
> Mother Earth Baby
>

One last reminder that Babywearing International of Central New York will be
having our May meeting tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 10:00 AM at Basic Baby in
Shoppingtown Mall.  Hope to see you there!

Faith Rayland
Master Babywearing Educator
President, Babywearing International of Central New York
http://babywearinginternational.org
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

One more reminder that the monthly meeting of Babywearing International of CNY
will be held tomorrow, Saturday June 16th, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Basic
Baby in Shoppingtown Mall.

Hope to see you there!

Faith Rayland
Master Babywearing Educator
President, Babywearing International of Central New York
http://babywearinginternational.org
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

We are in need of childcare for our 10 month old little girl beginning sometime
this summer, the end of August at the latest.  We really prefer an in-home
daycare. Does anyone have any recommendations?  Please!
Thank you,
Christina

I am teaching a Babywearing Yoga class at the International Babywearing
Conference in Washington, DC this weekend, and because many of the conference
attendees are traveling by plane, they will be unable to bring their own mats. 
Since I'm driving and will have plenty of car space, I'm hoping to bring some
extras for the participants to use.  If any of you has one I can borrow, I would
greatly appreciate it!  I would need to get it from you between today and
Thursday, and can return it next week.

Thanks!

Faith Rayland
Master Babywearing Educator
President, Babywearing International of Central New York
http://babywearinginternational.org
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

 

I am teaching a Babywearing Yoga class at the International Babywearing Conference in Washington, DC this weekend, and because many of the conference attendees are traveling by plane, they will be unable to bring their own mats. Since I'm driving and will have plenty of car space, I'm hoping to bring some extras for the participants to use. If any of you has one I can borrow, I would greatly appreciate it! I would need to get it from you between today and Thursday, and can return it next week.

Thanks!

Faith Rayland
Master Babywearing Educator
President, Babywearing International of Central New York
http://babywearinginternational.org
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

Just a reminder that the next meeting of Babywearing International of CNY will
be next Saturday, July 21st, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Basic Baby in
Shoppingtown Mall.

Hope to see you there!

Faith Rayland
Master Babywearing Educator
President, Babywearing International of Central New York
http://babywearinginternational.org
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

At the International Babywearing Conference in Washington, DC earlier this
month, ErgoBaby generously donated several carriers to each BWI chapter.  We
received an original Ergo, an Ergo Performance, a Performance Infant Insert, and
an Ergo Sport.

WELL, since we already have an Ergo Sport in great condition in our lending
library, anyone who joins BWI of CNY during the month of July will be entered to
win the brand-new one that was just donated!  This is a $115 value!  Click here
for product details:  http://store.ergobaby.com/Baby_Carriers/Sport/BC6SPH

If you would like to join, memberships are $30/year and are considered a tax
deductible donation.  You may join at our meeting next Saturday (please bring a
check made out to Babywearing International of CNY or cash), you may mail your
payment and membership application to our treasurer (contact us for details), or
you can pay via Paypal by sending $30  as "gift" to bwiofcny@... (we'll
still need to get an application from you).  In addition to entering you to win
the Ergo, BWI membership also allows you to borrow carriers from our lending
library for a month at a time and gives you the warm, fuzzy feeling of knowing
you are supporting babywearing education at both the local and international
level.

Feel free to contact me with any questions!  (be aware that the default "reply"
for this group is to the whole group, so manually change it to "sender" if you
only want to contact me).

Faith Rayland
Master Babywearing Educator
President, Babywearing International of Central New York
http://babywearinginternational.org
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

 

(I apologize to those that are members of both email groups that are receiving this twice)

 

Faith - what a great incentive/promotion!

 

Quick question...for those of us that are already BWI members, can we pay this month to extend our membership for another year and be entered into the raffle as well?

 

Thanks and see you Saturday!

 

Tina

 

From: faithrayland <faithrayland@...>
To: syracuse_ap_parents@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 8:08 AM
Subject: [syracuse_ap_parents] Re: Be entered to win a brand-new Ergo Sport baby carrier!

 

Bridget, I forgot to mention that at each meeting we have 45 minutes to an hour of open time for one on one instruction!

Faith

--- In mailto:syracuse_ap_parents%40yahoogroups.com, "faithrayland" <faithrayland@...> wrote:
>
> Bridget,
>
> Our meetings are free to attend and always will be! The $30 membership fee allows you to borrow carriers from our library for a month at a time, but everyone is welcome to try carriers from our library while at the meeting. At our meetings we discuss safety and positioning, and then depending on the needs of the people in attendance we'll do an overview of all carrier styles or a more specific topic.
>
> Looking forward to meeting you!
> Faith
>
> --- In mailto:syracuse_ap_parents%40yahoogroups.com, BriiLii <briilii@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Faith,
> >
> > I was planning on attending next weeks meeting to get advice on how to wear the carrier I purchased and see what you guys were about, as suggested by Josh at Basic Baby. I didn't know there was a membership fee. What goes on during the meetings? Once September comes and all the colds come back we will be back in our bubble till next spring as my little one was a micro preemie.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for any info.
> >
> > Bridget
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jul 13, 2012, at 5:14 PM, Faith Rayland <faithrayland@> wrote:
> >
> > > Have you been meaning to check out a Babywearing International meeting but haven't had a chance yet? If you're not a member of our Yahoo Group (CNYBabywearers) I have exciting news for you!
> > >
> > > Anyone who becomes a member of Babywearing International of CNY during the month of July will be entered to win a brand new Ergo Sport baby carrier that was recently donated to our chapter (we already have one in our lending library). This is a $115 value! Click here for product details: http://store.ergobaby.com/Baby_Carriers/Sport/BC6SPH
> > >
> > > BWI membership is $30/year and is considered a tax deductible donation. If you would like to become a member, you may do so at our meeting next Saturday (7/21 from 10:00 - 12:00 at Basic Baby in Shoppingtown Mall) or you may contact me off-list if you aren't able to attend the meeting.
> > >
> > > Happy babywearing!
> > >
> > > Faith Rayland
> > > Master Babywearing Educator
> > > President, Babywearing International of Central New York
> > > http://babywearinginternational.org
> > > http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>

One last reminder that Babywearing International of CNY will be holding our
monthly meeting tomorrow, Saturday July 21st, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Basic
Baby in Shoppingtown Mall.

If this will be your first meeting or you are new to babywearing, there will be
important information for newbies between 10:00 and 10:30, with the "regular"
meeting starting at 10:30.

Our meetings are FREE and we discuss babywearing safety, different carrier
styles, and attendees have the opportunity to try carriers from our library and
receive one-on-one instruction.

Hope to see you there!

Faith Rayland
Master Babywearing Educator
President, Babywearing International of Central New York
http://babywearinginternational.org
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

Babywearing International of CNY has been looking to streamline and update our
carrier library, and we have a few carriers that need new homes and are priced
to move!  All funds raised will support babywearing advocacy and education in
out community.

First up is a brown and orange corduroy mei tai, photo attached, asking $30.

Next is a brown and grey Boba carrier.  We received this in October 2011 (so it
is not the newest version) but it's barely been used and is in excellent
condition.  Photo attached, asking $65.

After that we have a paisley print mei tai, photo attached, asking $30.

Lastly we have two Hotsling pouch slings, sizes 1 and 8.  The size 1 is a blue
paisley and the size 8 is a large floral print in tan, blue, black, and white.
Photo attached, asking $15 each.


Carriers are located in Fayetteville.  Feel free to email me off-list with any
questions!

Faith Rayland
Master Babywearing Educator
President, Babywearing International of Central New York
http://babywearinginternational.org
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

Babywearing International of CNY will be holding our monthly meeting this
Saturday, August 18th, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Basic Baby in Shoppingtown
Mall.  Our meetings are FREE to attend and are a great opportunity to try
different baby carriers and learn how to use carriers safely and comfortably. 
If this will be your first meeting or you are new to babywearing, we will have
important information for newbies between 10:00 and 10:30 and will start the
regular portion of our meeting around 10:30.

Hope to see you there!

Faith Rayland
Master Babywearing Educator
President, Babywearing International of Central New York
http://babywearinginternational.org
http://bwiofcny.blogspot.com

Hello,

Thanks for the great meeting yesterday.  I had a lot of success wearing Malia,
our 1 month old, for most of Saturday (boba wrap). Two questions:

1. As I get up and move around, she tends to sink lower and her knees drop a
little bit. Should I just try and tighten the wrap by tugging and retying while
wearing her?

2. Getting her into the wrap while she's sleepy is easy.  But more than once
I've taken a content, awake, and alert baby and turned her into a crying baby by
trying to get her into the wrap. Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Matt

 

Hello,

Thanks for the great meeting yesterday. I had a lot of success wearing Malia, our 1 month old, for most of Saturday (boba wrap). Two questions:

1. As I get up and move around, she tends to sink lower and her knees drop a little bit. Should I just try and tighten the wrap by tugging and retying while wearing her?

2. Getting her into the wrap while she's sleepy is easy. But more than once I've taken a content, awake, and alert baby and turned her into a crying baby by trying to get her into the wrap. Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Matt

 

Hi Matt! 

I would try and tie it tighter to begin with. Think of it as wearing a women's size xs shirt on a man. Lol

Does she like to be swaddled? Most of the time with Janae she was crying and would stop when comfortably in the moby. After you get her in try taking her outside in a new room leaving her head out but supported sometimes detracting her with something new will help her stop crying. I would also say as you become more comfortable and more efficient at getting her in and out the process will go more quickly. She might also be picking up on the learning process (nervous, figuring it out, readjusting a few times, frustration). Of course a crying baby helps with the learning process. ;P  Another tip if you have a big ball trying sitting and bouncing on it. Janae loved to be in a carrier bouncing as a newborn. 

Good luck! Keep trying! 

Stephanie Patrick-Adams 

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 19, 2012, at 8:44 AM, "mgort697" <matt.gortner@...> wrote:

 

Hello,

Thanks for the great meeting yesterday. I had a lot of success wearing Malia, our 1 month old, for most of Saturday (boba wrap). Two questions:

1. As I get up and move around, she tends to sink lower and her knees drop a little bit. Should I just try and tighten the wrap by tugging and retying while wearing her?

2. Getting her into the wrap while she's sleepy is easy. But more than once I've taken a content, awake, and alert baby and turned her into a crying baby by trying to get her into the wrap. Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Matt

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