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J’Nel Metherell

Tutor and IBCLC

Infant feeding wizard

Breastfeeding Peer Supporter · Consultants · Feeding and Carrying Advocate · Tutors

Lorette Michallon

Founder and tutor

The founder of the Slingababy School

Consultants · Tutors

Jody Deacon-Viney

Tutor

The latest tutor for the Slingababy School

Consultants · Tutors

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Suzanne Pearson

Admin Support

Slingababy Admin Wizard

Consultants · Support

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Emily Taylor

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Breastfeeding Peer Supporter · Carrying Peer Supporter · Consultants · Feeding and Carrying Advocate · Support

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Upcoming Courses

Chesterfield Consultancy Course 19-22 April 2024

April 19, 2024 9:00 am - April 22, 2024 5:30 pm
In-Person Advanced Stretchy Wrap Course 25-26 May 2024 in Coventry (UK)

May 25, 2024 9:00 am - May 26, 2024 5:30 pm
Remote Feeding & Carrying Advocacy 8 June 2024

June 8, 2024 9:00 am

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Peer Support is such an important part of parentho

Peer Support is such an important part of parenthood. Having people with experience and big hearts guiding you for the steps ahead makes such a difference.
Panee, Emily and Ellyse have so much to give and I look forward to seeing the ripples of love they create.

[image description: screenshot of a Zoom meeting with three smiling participants with text reading: “1 day Baby-carrying peer support training April 2024”]

This coming Saturday is the last Peer Support Cour

This coming Saturday is the last Peer Support Course before the summer. There is still time to join us 🩷💜🩵

This course is so much fun!! and gives you lots and lots of tools to support families.

Check our stories for more reviews from our students 👍

[Image description: Text reading “Peer Support Testimonial. I absolutely loved Lorette's teaching method. Having the opportunity to make mistakes on purpose and figure out how to correct them gave me so much confidence that I could help parents troubleshoot their carrier issues. Caitriona Martin”]
#babycarrying #carryingwithlove #slingababy #babywearing #empowerment #love #parenting #slingababylove #peersupporter #peersupport

Today is Trans Day of Visibility and I want to tak

Today is Trans Day of Visibility and I want to take this opportunity to celebrate all of the trans Slingababy consultants 🩷💜🩵 and trans families.

As a cis person, I have grown so much as a human thanks to our interactions. It has been such an honour to witness some of the transitions, to see these incredible people grow into their truer selves.
Some of them joined the Slingababy family after their transitions and hearing some of their stories has been both heartwarming and heartbreaking.

I see you, today and everyday. I see the struggles to exist in a world that is so binary and so fixed.

To quote my words from a year ago:
“I dream of a world where we can all be ourselves. I dream of a world where my bubble full of love extends to everyone. I dream of a world where power and greed stop, where people are not used as pawns against each other. Just living. Just feeling. Just loving…
I will keep repeating like a mantra: “The world needs more love, more cuddles, more kindness, more compassion, more love, more love, more love….. one cuddle at a time. One baby. One family.“
Let’s keep working. We’ve got a world to change.”

For those of you ready to be visible, I salute your courage to exist. For those of you needing to hide for longer, I send you love…

PS: I hope you also enjoy eating chocolate (today is also known in my home as “happy chocolate day”, so Happy Trans Day of Visibility and Happy Happy Chocolate Day!

[image description: Trans flag with blue, pink, white, pink, blue horizontal stripes with a quote from E.E. Cummings “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are”]

We are ever so proud to announce that the lovely B

We are ever so proud to announce that the lovely Bonnie from @slinging_hugs has now completed her Slingababy training!

This means that she attended the 4-day course, gathered sufficient positive feedback from her customers and completed a project to benefit the wider community.

As her project Bonnie shared a reel on Instagram about traditional Meh Dai: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4Ny7JRtAU6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Here are some words from Bonnie: “Meh Dai is one of the five main types of baby carriers/ slings and it's originated from where I am from in Hong Kong (Canton area in southern part of China). When I started learning about slings, I was surprised that the Cantonese word meh dai is so well known worldwide in babywearing communities. I am so so proud about this as a native Cantonese speaker and teacher! This type of carrier was still very popular when my parents were children and started to fade away in the 80s. I'm actually working on more research to find out the history of meh dai and hopefully can write a blog or even a short research paper on it!”

When Bonnie is not working as a carrying consultant, she is a theatre-maker and performing arts researcher! Bonnie is originally from Hong Kong and lives in London now.

Many many congratulations! Your dedication, passion and enthusiasm are making a real difference. We look forward to carrying on working with you. Keep doing what you do.

[image description: photo of Bonnie, an East Asian mother with glasses wearing her baby in a blue woven wrap. Both of them have a big smile on their faces.]

Just a bit louder for those at the back! If you t

Just a bit louder for those at the back!

If you think that carrying will make your parenting journey harder, you are not looking at the long-term effects of secure attachment…
I know it’s hard, I know you/others want to blame it on something, but sometimes you just have to acknowledge it is hard because it is hard! Carrying will support the hard moments and help your child feel safe.

In the meantime, try and enjoy the ride 😘

Are there other myths you would like us to debunk?

[image description: text over several slides reading “Myth or Truth? Carrying your baby will make them clingy? MYTH. Truth is: Babies are born clingy. They need you for their survival. A strong and secure attachment leads to children being able to explore, knowing they can rely on you. It doesn’t make looking after them easy, raising children is hard and relentless! The good news is that if you embrace their needs instead of pushing them away before they are ready, you might enjoy the journey!” The last slide has a toddler drinking from a running tap with the help of an adult hand with the words reading “abundance equals security, scarcity equals fear”]

Join us for some loving learning 🩷💜🩵 [i

Join us for some loving learning 🩷💜🩵

[image description: text reading “Slingababy upcoming courses. Carrying consultancy course 19-20-21-22 April 2024 Chesterfield, Peer support course 6 April 2024 online, advanced stretchy wrap course 25-26 May 2024 in Coventry”]

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