Stop feeling guilty, Moms; you DO know what’s best for your baby!

There’s a strange thing I’ve come across on my baby wearing research travels on the internet, and that is the level of fanaticism displayed by the baby wearing community.

Problem is, that people tend to become fanatical about the things they’re passionate about, and baby wearing is no exception! Why is this a problem? (I can almost hear the myriad voices of the baby wearing community echoing down the corridors of cyberspace) Well, in many ways it’s not a problem at all; there are many reasons to wear your baby, it is extremely beneficial to both mommies and babas, and you are all doing a brilliant job at promoting this age-old concept.

You probably heard the BUT coming, huh? Well, here it is…The problem is that some babies just don’t want to be worn in ANYTHING! These babas like their strollers and their little seats and that’s the only place they are happy. I had one of those babies; my eldest son would scream blue murder as soon as I tried to wear him. He loved to be carried in Mommy’s aching arms, but worn? Never. I couldn’t swaddle him either, much to the disgust of a couple of swaddling-fanatic clinic nurses, who really made me feel as if I was a bad parent for not making my child miserable by pinning his little arms to his sides against his will.

And that is the bottom line. If something makes your child miserable, don’t do it! Here at Rhubarb and Custard, our mission is to help mommies have happy, secure and loved babies. We will never, ever recommend that you make your baby miserable just because we believe strongly in the benefits of our product, and the concept surrounding it.

And we do believe strongly in what we’re doing and why. The scientific research shows us that our product is a good one that helps people, and that’s why we love our business so much. But, we never want a mom to feel guilty for not being able to toe the ‘party line’ when it comes to what everyone says is best. A guilt-ridden mother, I think, is worse for baby than not being worn. Much, much worse!

Trust you instincts, Moms; you’re usually right when it comes to what’s best for your little individual.