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Babywearing Social Club

Come try carriers, get a fit check, ask questions and meet other parents doing the same thing. Hosted by certified babywearing educators.

Always free. Please register your spot so your host knows to expect you.

find your local meet: Sydney 3 Regional NSW 3 Brisbane 2 Melbourne 1 Perth 1

three monthly meets

Sydney

Inner West, Northwest and the North Shore and Northern Beaches. Pick whichever one works for you.

Inner Western Sydney

1st Tuesday of the month

11am to 1pm

next!Nov3

Dec1

JanTBC

Where

Dooleys, Lidcombe

Your host

Tania, babywearing educator at Born to Carry by Tania

Northwest Sydney

2nd Wednesday of the month

10:30am to 12pm

next!Oct14

Nov11

Dec9

Where

Hotel Pennant Hills, Pennant Hills

Your host

Kiki, babywearing educator and owner of Cloth and Carry

North Shore and Northern Beaches

4th Wednesday of the month

10:30am to 12pm

next!Oct28

Nov25

DecTBC

Where

Belrose Hotel, Belrose

Your host

Kiki, babywearing educator and owner of Cloth and Carry

up the coast and down south

Regional NSW

Central Coast, Illawarra and Shoalhaven. Connect, learn and hang out.

Central Coast

1st Thursday of the month

10:30am to 12pm

next!Nov5

Dec3

JanTBC

Where

Bill Sohier Park, Ourimbah. If it's cold or wet: Hawkesbury River Brewing Co, Lisarow

Your host

Kiki, babywearing educator and owner of Cloth and Carry

Illawarra

3rd Sunday of the month

10:30am to 12pm

New dates coming soon. Check the event page for the latest.

Where

Gather Studio, Port Kembla

Your host

Kiki, babywearing educator and owner of Cloth and Carry

See the event page

Shoalhaven

Last Thursday of the month

9:30am to 11am

next!Oct29

Nov26

DecTBC

Where

Franks Espresso, South Nowra

Your host

Ariane Sparkles, babywearing educator at Scrunchy Mumma Babywearing

over the border

Brisbane

South and North Brisbane, hosted by Alison and Michaela. Pick whichever side of the river suits you.

South Brisbane

Once a month

10:30am to 12pm

next!Oct13

Nov17

Dec8

Where

Clubhouse Moorooka, Moorooka

Your host

Alison Chuah, babywearing educator at Bao Bei Babywearing

North Brisbane

2nd Monday of the month

10:30am to 12pm

next!Oct12

Nov9

Dec14

Where

Everton Park Hotel, Everton Park

Your host

Michaela, babywearing educator at Nurture and Bloom Babywearing

down south

Melbourne

In Footscray, hosted by Lukeyta. Coffees available, whole family welcome.

Inner West Melbourne

2nd Tuesday of the month

10am to 11:30am

next!Nov10

Dec8

JanTBC

Where

Rudimentary, Footscray

Your host

Lukeyta, babywearing educator at Gathered and Held

west coast crew

Perth

South of the River, hosted by Olivia. A warm welcome for the WA contingent.

Perth South of River

Currently on pause

10:30am to 12pm

This meet is taking a break for now. We'll share new dates here as soon as they're set.

Where

Dôme Cafe, Mount Pleasant

Your host

Olivia, babywearing educator at Olivia Rose Babywearing

Follow the event page

a few notes before you come

What to expect at your first meet

It's pretty casual

Drop in any time during the event (hosts do need to finish on time to get their own babies to sleep). You don't have to stay the whole time, and you don't need a baby in tow either, so pregnant folks, partners and grandparents are very welcome.

Try carriers you've been curious about

Your host brings a range of carriers in different styles: ring slings, woven wraps, half buckles, full buckles, the lot. They'll help you fit each one properly to you and your baby.

Ask the awkward questions

The ache in your lower back. Whether your newborn looks right in there. The wrap tying method you can never quite remember from YouTube. These are exactly the questions we love.

Bring whoever you'd like

Partners, toddlers, prams, snacks, playmats. The venues are family-friendly pubs, cafes and clubs with space to spread out and easy parking.

not on the list yet?

Can't see your town?

We're growing the club one corner of the country at a time. Drop us a line if you'd like a meet near you, or if you're a certified educator keen to host one.

Get in touch

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The perfect carrier for all sizes and ages

I’ve tried a lot of different baby carriers and this is by far my favourite. This comfortably fit my newborn who is now my 9.5kg 8 month old. It is also supportive for my 16kg and very tall 3 year old. Both my tall husband and myself love this carrier. I cannot recommend it enough!

Great service great product

Really happy with the service for consultation. And even happier with the carrier. It’s a part of my daily routine. Thanks again! 100% would recommend

This is the best carrier

I have 3 kids, tried 3 types of carriers. Most recent one was Ergobaby omni. But my toddler was growing out. Purchased preschool lennylamb, it is good/better than the ones I have tried so far. Supports my back, neck and shoulder. One thing, it gets hot.

So good!

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Love it, perfect for what I needed

Learning curve :
Having only used a ring sling and an Ergobaby 360 carrier the learning curve felt short.

What I liked :
The adjustment for the panel width & head rest.
The bottom strap is longer which didn't need any extra padding on the front.
The fabric felt really nice and soft, definitely an upgrade from what I was using.

I did get a bit of hip pain, but this was after having my son in the carrier and holding some heavy groceries for longer than 30 minutes. I do have previous knee and hip pain pre-kids and have ignored the physios exercise instructions.

It did go away once I moved the bottom strap higher to my waist and not on the top of my hip.

Used it for :
Walks up to 30mins to an hour.
Going to the farmers market.
Day nap.
Nursing in carrier
Cleaning the house.
Going on the tram (not wheelchair/ pram accessible transport)

Configuration used:
Front H carry
The front took a very small learning curve. As I toggle between back carry and also adjust the height when he nurses in the carrier. After about two days it required no thoughts at all.

What I loved about the front carry was that my son felt very comfortable and when he fell asleep in it there was support for his head and neck.

Nursing in it was also a dream, the panel is very generous.

For normal front carry the weight felt evenly distributed.

Back carry
Loved this in a back carry configuration, was easy to adjust once I got used to the two points of adjustment on the arm shoulder

Little one felt more support and was happier to be in the carrier,less wriggling around and I didn't have to readjust him.

With the back carry, we did the toss over the shoulder and the front to back jiggle. Both works well with this.

Additional information
About me:
159cm
Size 8
Our main carrier -Ergobaby 360
Hates the pram

Little one :
2 years
14kg
90cm
Loves to walk and be in the carrier, only has started tolerating the pram around 12 months or when I'm not around.

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Babywearing Social Club

Sydney

Inner Western Sydney

Northwest Sydney

North Shore and Northern Beaches

Regional NSW

Central Coast

Illawarra

Shoalhaven

It's just parents and carriers in a room, really.

Brisbane

South Brisbane

North Brisbane

Melbourne

Inner West Melbourne

Perth

Perth South of River

What to expect at your first meet

It's pretty casual

Try carriers you've been curious about

Ask the awkward questions

Bring whoever you'd like

Can't see your town?

Let customers speak for us