We know there are many benefits that come from skin-to-skin and close contact between parent and infant. By having a hands-free way of keeping your baby close to your heart, where they can calm from hearing your heartbeat, you can ensure to get in that special snuggle time even if you have chores to do or other little ones running around the house, needing your attention. For Alea, now mama to three children under the age of four, this opportunity is especially welcome. Because of the comfort padding and design of the Onya carrier, neither you nor baby needs much on in the way of clothing to be comfortable, allowing for extra skin-to-skin bonding time.

Now, we’re not germaphobes by any stretch of the word, but the amount of unwelcome touching a new baby can receive can startle any parent. (Honestly, why do strangers think it’s okay to stick their just-been-shopping fingers into a stranger’s baby’s mouth?!) Everyone seems to want to lay their germy fingers on your precious baby’s body. Without a thought to the fact that this little baby is an actual person who deserves personal space and has a delicate immune system, family, friends, and strangers will reach out to caress your baby’s head, face, hands, feet, and anywhere else they can get to.

By keeping your baby safely snuggled up against you, we found that the instances of wild arms reaching for our babies was significantly cut down from when the babes were nestled in strollers or car seats.

 

 While life does change once you become a parent, having the proper tools certainly helps make it easier to maintain some semblance of life before babies. For Hannah’s family, travel and outdoor adventure are key pieces of life that her and her husband didn’t want to stop. Having a baby carrier has allowed them to keep travelling, hiking, and exploring, even through nap time. Many times during their escapades through New York, Colombia, and Costa Rica, their adventures would have been far less pleasant if they couldn’t have simply strapped on their sleepy little one for needed naps while they continued their journeys. Even if your journeys are simple day trips up a mountain, or running errands in town, a quality carrier will let your littles get the rest they need when they need it, no matter where you are. One of our favourite features of the PURE Onya Baby carrier is the option to roll up the front section of the carrier to reveal a breathable mesh for keeping those little bodies cool while they rest – essential during travel in warmer climates.

 First of all, we fully support each mother’s decision to breastfeed or not, and their comfort level for visibility if they choose to breastfeed. Both of us mamas were open about breastfeeding in public, but there were certainly situations in which we desired coverage and the ability to nurse without drawing attention to ourselves. Whether or not we wanted to be discreet, breastfeeding in the carrier was a helpful way to ensure baby was happy and fed hands-free. We’ve both enjoyed hiking on trails, socializing at parties, and shopping for groceries while nursing our babies, and have been happy with how we can do so far less obviously than when babes are in arms.