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Re: How to wear your baby to work

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Post by watwut »

prionassembly wrote: post #14

The article doesn't deliver what the title promises. I'm going to be a dad in mid 21 and want to carry the child with me a lot. I've seen people use entire plastic products they attach to their upper torso that seem great, as (1) I'm not confident on my knot making skills (and I have a lot to learn already) and (2) maybe that stuff distributes the weight around better? But: maybe slings built out of whole cloth like…

Your baby will be attached alright no matter what device. They all have you having tons on contact. Plus, most of year you two start warm cloth outside.

Yet also, your baby will attach to you even in stroller, don't worry. Wearing baby is super practical definitely, but go with device that is most comfortable to you. The more comfortable, the more you will do it.

Re: How to wear your baby to work

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Post by wjnc »

prionassembly wrote: post #14

The article doesn't deliver what the title promises. I'm going to be a dad in mid 21 and want to carry the child with me a lot. I've seen people use entire plastic products they attach to their upper torso that seem great, as (1) I'm not confident on my knot making skills (and I have a lot to learn already) and (2) maybe that stuff distributes the weight around better? But: maybe slings built out of whole cloth like…

My tip would be to find a baby carrying enthusiast, ask for help and just try the cloth solutions first if you think you could be into cloth. My children didn't like being carried (I'm a shoulder carrying father now), but the knots at least where super easy. The knots don't hold the weight, the cloth and the shoulders to. The knots mainly finish the excess cloth so there's not much reason to be afraid that your child will fall due to a bad knot per se. The cloth will sag a lot before that.

Re: How to wear your baby to work

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Post by sgawlik »

prionassembly wrote: post #14

The article doesn't deliver what the title promises. I'm going to be a dad in mid 21 and want to carry the child with me a lot. I've seen people use entire plastic products they attach to their upper torso that seem great, as (1) I'm not confident on my knot making skills (and I have a lot to learn already) and (2) maybe that stuff distributes the weight around better? But: maybe slings built out of whole cloth like…

I’d suggest chest since the head will be wobbly and needs support early on. I used the ergo baby carrier which supports the head when you’re chest to chest with the baby. Later you can turn the baby around when the neck muscles are developed. Also, no worries: she’ll let you know what her status is and she won’t forego too many meals :) I’d also recommend multiple carrying contraptions like the solly if you can muscle memorize how to wrap it. You’ll figure out what works best for you and you have a backup if your primary is involved in a diaper accident.

Re: How to wear your baby to work

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Post by Nasrudith »

chrisin2d wrote: post #7

I have thought about how it would be societally healthy for parents to bring their babies and infants to work. In modern times we treat child-rearing as a private matter to be hidden from public adult life, but it’s long been a communal matter. Admittedly, I’m not great with kids: I don’t have the instincts yet. But I can recognize that childcare isn’t something that someone can schedule as a 4-hour bloc to be one-an…

I think there was a valid reason for that tendency even if it isn't the only right decision. If your job involves contact with many people (let alone other hazards) it sounds like a very good way to get the young child and everybody else infected as they have a non-fully developed immune system. There is a "too young for daycare" period for one. Cloistering the kids away (always a relative matter) may have developed as a strategy (by conscious or otherwise) to reduce infant mortality when the means were available. Farm work, hunter-gatherers and similiar could qualify as somewhat "bubbled" by low density.

Socialization wise I can see it being a win potentially for bonding and experience for the kid certainly assuming it doesn't turn into "crying baby on an airplane but everywhere" situation which would hinder adoption.

Re: How to wear your baby to work

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Post by lukewrites »

wjnc wrote: post #22
prionassembly wrote: post #14

The article doesn't deliver what the title promises. I'm going to be a dad in mid 21 and want to carry the child with me a lot. I've seen people use entire plastic products they attach to their upper torso that seem great, as (1) I'm not confident on my knot making skills (and I have a lot to learn already) and (2) maybe that stuff distributes the weight around better? But: maybe slings built out of whole cloth like…

My tip would be to find a baby carrying enthusiast, ask for help and just try the cloth solutions first if you think you could be into cloth. My children didn't like being carried (I'm a shoulder carrying father now), but the knots at least where super easy. The knots don't hold the weight, the cloth and the shoulders to. The knots mainly finish the excess cloth so there's not much reason to be afraid that your child…

We are expecting a baby next year, and I'm planning to wear the infant during good chunks of the workday once I'm off parental leave. I hope it'll help give my wife some time to herself and with our toddler. And it'll be nice to cuddle an infant while writing code.

I'm not sure what kind of baby carrier to use, but will give cloth a try at first. I also like carrying my son on my shoulders but given how big he's getting I'm starting to worry about what that fall would be like if something were to happen...

Re: How to wear your baby to work

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Post by [deleted] »

lukewrites wrote: post #25
wjnc wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My tip would be to find a baby carrying enthusiast, ask for help and just try the cloth solutions first if you think you could be into cloth. My children didn't like being carried (I'm a shoulder carrying father now), but the knots at least where super easy. The knots don't hold the weight, the cloth and the shoulders to. The knots mainly finish the excess cloth so there's not much reason to be afraid that your child…

We are expecting a baby next year, and I'm planning to wear the infant during good chunks of the workday once I'm off parental leave. I hope it'll help give my wife some time to herself and with our toddler. And it'll be nice to cuddle an infant while writing code. I'm not sure what kind of baby carrier to use, but will give cloth a try at first. I also like carrying my son on my shoulders but given how big he's gett…

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Re: How to wear your baby to work

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Post by 08-15 »

Please do not wear a baby to work. The screaming banshee will prevent your coworkers from getting anything done. If you bring a bring a baby to the office I'm supposed to work in, I will kill you dead. Seriously.

Re: How to wear your baby to work

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Post by QuarterReptile »

pcmaffey wrote: post #19

I’ve always wanted to invent a baby balloon that worked as a floating replacement for strollers. Not sure about the helium requirements for < 35 lbs...

22.4 L/mol (call it 20). Air is 80% N2, so let's just assume density of air is 30g/mol (N2 is 28, round up for ease of use.) Helium, I think, is monoatomic, so 2g/mol. Thus, load supportability is 28g for every 22.4L. 35lb(454g/lb)(22.4L/28g) = a lot, maybe around 10,000L.

Re: How to wear your baby to work

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Post by jedberg »

prionassembly wrote: post #14

The article doesn't deliver what the title promises. I'm going to be a dad in mid 21 and want to carry the child with me a lot. I've seen people use entire plastic products they attach to their upper torso that seem great, as (1) I'm not confident on my knot making skills (and I have a lot to learn already) and (2) maybe that stuff distributes the weight around better? But: maybe slings built out of whole cloth like…

I hated the cloth. It slipped all the time. Maybe it was a user error, but at the end of the day, I was constantly tightening it and adjusting it.

The baby bjorn I adjusted once and it was good for months. It had clips to make it easy to take the baby in and out and for quick release when going through things like airport security.

My only complaint was that it was hard to do the clip in the back because I think it is designed for women who have a lot of experience clipping things behind their backs.

Re: How to wear your baby to work

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Post by falseAss »

caffeine wrote: post #5

I think it's great her work allowed this and to the degree that it is not distracting for others, more workplaces should do so. I've done a lot of coding in 2020 during WFH with my son on my lap and I must say it's very pleasant

I personally find it's hard to focus (read / write code or document) with an 7-month infant around. The baby is constantly asking for parent's attention.

I hope things could be better when she become 2-year old, but not really confident on that.

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