Ode to my babywearing passion

 ODE TO MY BABYWEARING PASSION

My first time stumbled upon Babywearing

I thought it's a baby wearing bizarre clothing

My thoughts were pure ignorance error

Self-research followed later define and clearer

Precisely it means wearing a baby

But not to replace your clothing, silly

It is how you carry your baby

In different way, types and reduce fussy

Let's name those ways on carrying

By wrap, pouch, mei tai and ring sling

Soft-structured carrier for heavier weighing

If your child outgrew one-shoulder carrying

In retrospect my babywearing adventure

Begun a little blur full of blunder

It was the ring sling i bought the first thing

Year 2005, was the only type locally selling

Although looks easily wearing such tempting

Attached with guide video needless searching

Few positions for first child resulted zero-ing

I quickly gave up and the sling suffered dumping

Long forgotten the babywearing jive

Till 2008, my second borned took another dive

This time lost count on what is available

Take your pick, affordable, could be edible

Trying again another ring sling

Though hubby despise, i've still wearing

It helped me lots for tough times in bit

Anywhere, anytime I'm loving it

With much influence of other Babywearer

I invested another type of carrier

It is called soft-structured carrier

Malaysian-made Littlepods one of the setter

When my baby Hambali grows being a toddler

We needed sturdier and safer carrier

Off to new home the Littlepods SSC

Welcoming Baby Hawk Oh Snap SSC

Now another baby is baking in the oven

Two types of wrap already gotten

Vowing myself giving full involvement

Babywearing bugs, I have been smitten

It is not only wrap that I strategically aim

Pouch, mei tai, ring sling, you just name them

No more novice, expertise targetted the least

I even take note and create the brand list

We have proud Malaysian-taste locally

Neeza Needles,Deana Design and Snuggbaby

Each of them has sponsored generously

On behalf of GCDC event in limelight currently

If I am the lucky chosen winner

Neeza Needles Mei Tai is what I prefer

As I never had a Mei Tai before

BW Otais said good, newbies can easily score

In case someone do ask my dream carrier

I want 2 shoulder ones, elusive and eye-catchier

Faster to fasten, de-fasten must also easier

Hubby thumbs up and keen be the wearer

There goes my mumble in the name of GCDC-ing

Also support, promote and sharing the Babywearing

Equally with my other passion on Natural Parenting

Breastfeeding, homeschooling and cloth diapering

NOTE : Please click highlighted names and the GCDC poster to be link to the actual sponsors and the Great Cloth Diaper Change Event Malaysia 2011.

This was a submission for the GCDC KL 2011 pre-contest event.