By Adebisi Osundeko

Wearing your Joy and Joe baby wrap carrier in the spring/summer

Now that the sunshine is gradually coming in and the weather warming up.

Officially the long winter is gone, hopefully. Well, for mums and dads who have been

wondering how best to wear their Joy&Joe baby wrap carrier as the weather gets warmer. Here

are a few tips:

Light TextilesLighter clothing in terms of thickness: wearing clothes with very light thickness is a good way of ensuring that you and your baby are well ventilated while babywearing. 100% cotton textiles are a top choice because they are very breathable. Wearing very thick clothes might cause over heating especially of you’re carrying a premature baby whose body temperature regulation skills are still developing. Our stretchy wraps are quite lightweight so they are a great choice for summer baby wearing plus they are also 100% natural cotton and they are very breathable as well.

Light coloursLighter shades of colours like cream, olive, turquoise, lilac etc are a great choice because they do not absorb too much heat unlike black which absorbs more heat. So you’re likely to feel warmer in dark coloured clothing than light coloured ones.

Gather your wrap panels!

Tying your wrap in a gathered way ensures that you’re not too swaddled and your baby is still well supported. Visit our website www.joyandjoebaby.com for more details on how to gather your baby wrap

Minimal layeringWearing less layers under your J&J is also a great way of ensuring that you and your baby remain cool throughout the warm season. Remember that when you’re out and about, lets say going for a walk while baby wearing, those physical actions are likely to make you generate more heat and sweat. So not having too many layers will ensure that there’s good airflow and moisture is easily absorbed from you and your baby’s skin.

Good hydration

As you and baby is likely to lose more body fluids like sweat more, it is good practice to ensure that you drink water well and baby is well breastfeed. Whatever you’d normally give to your baby to drink, ensure that he is well hydrated

Sun Cream

Sun cream or another skin protection you’d normally use: This is great especially as the temperatures soar to offer both of you protection from the sun.

Sun hat/head support

Sun hat: As well as the option of gently tucking baby’s head under the right or left panel, you can opt for a little sun hat for baby to help give additional sun protection. Mum/Dad shouldn’t be left of as well, rock that sun hat too!

Conclusively...

As to my answer to the question as to whether it is okay to baby wear when the weather gets even warmer. Yes, why not, its probably even a better way for you to keep tabs on your baby’s temperature compared to the distance between both of you if they’re in a buggy. As the temperatures soar, its okay to even have baby dressed in just diapers under your Joy&Joe baby wrap carrier.Some minky reusable diapers (with inserts) in fabulous designs will be in stock soon on our web store

So mums and dads,

Make the most of the sunshine and order your Joy and Joe baby wrap

carrier today from our secure webstore http://www.joyandjoebaby.com/