Rachel Gaston-Pifer: Links

This is a list of many of the resources that I share on a regular basis with clients and that I consult on a regular basis to help answer babywearing and kangaroo care questions. Here, I share it with you. Mixed in are some favorite babywearing pics.

Fall/Winter 2011: My very first back carry!!! I dove right in with a Santa toss with a 20 mo.
This was back in 2011, when Santa Toss was a pretty popular back loading method.
Look at those flipped shoulders to keep the carry from sagging!
And look at the digital quality of this pic from back then!

How to reach me:

Follow me on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/RachelGastonPifer
My website:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com

My webshop:

https://squareup.com/store/rachel-gaston-pifer

Video tutorials:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMUILkbbveluqWMzYcWjfMw

My client group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/489752701212624/

https://www.pinterest.com/rachellgp

Call/text me:
814-933-5668

6/5/12: Look at that yummy 3 month old in a high back carry!
He used to play with my hair and developed incredible fine motor schools early on;
he could pincer anything.

Links that I frequently share:

Using the Vija cami set:

http://www.wearecentralpa.com/central-pa-live/2016-international-babywearing-week

Using babywearing to feel better:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/2015/11/babywearing-while-you-babywearer-are.html

Babywearing Charitable Organizations:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/2015/12/list-of-babywearing-charitable.html

Babywearing Schools' Consultant Pages:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/2016/01/babywearing-consultants-offer.html

The consultations that I offer:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/p/consultation-services-classes.html

Buckle Carrier first back carry:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/2016/03/when-can-i-start-back-carries-in.html

Babywear vigilantly:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/2016/04/aha-babywearing.html?spref=fb

Carriers that I sell:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/p/baby-carriers-for-sale-divide-by.html

All about tandem babywearing:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/p/tandem-babywearing.html

Vija twin set:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/2016/08/vija-design-twin-cami-cummerbund-set.html

Medical reasons for KC and Babywearing:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/2016/09/25-medical-reasons-to-do-kangaroo-care.html

My beautiful journey!:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/2016/09/my-journey-as-babywearing-educator.html

Weekly free babywearing and kangaroo care help:

http://rachelgaston-pifer.blogspot.com/2016/06/baby-carrier-happy-hour.html

Babywearing Resume

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gUEJeioRg6Jxo5vpzv84RLFOKhY7kTq6l5kZXyhGVoY/edit?usp=sharing

4/5/14: 7 mo in a high back carry helping me
to volunteer at our local resale event. Those eyes!!

Favorite Video Links:

-Babywearing Bosom Scoop (positioning one to two babies on front of torso)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv7GD-JV-sA&feature=youtu.be

-DH all passes spread (IMO the most comfortable carry for a heavy child)

http://youtu.be/wxYCelbxITA

-4 ring Jasmine's

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OgRBxlShLvk&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DOgRBxlShLvk

-Newborn in RS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QGp2HXVxMU

-Ring Sling hack

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eaXtJH_ZgU8&feature=youtu.be

-RTAS w preschooler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkaP1Ek_h30

-RTAS w toddler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr-p5JxsDig

-RTAS w supported sitter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQpHZ9bT-p8

-Pirate carry

https://youtu.be/s4Ynn-hFEpw

-Tandem RRR/Pocket

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd6JIPgegXo

-Tandem RRR/FCC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBL6h09pMgc
-Tandem Mei tai high back carry via hip scoot + Strap FWCC with a double twist + putting on a tandem DIY babywearing coat

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FJXQR1WqRg8

-Tandem DHTAS/FCC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqQ1HGoE8XI

-Tandem DHTAS/pocket

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aX6UZkwbFLI

-Tandem two wraps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBc-8hrWqpI

-Tandem reinforced mei tai + supported prewrap hybrid stretch wrap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW3BXhneLgM

-Tandem mei tai + FWCC with twist strap carry + Putting on coat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJXQR1WqRg8

-Tandem two Asian inspired carriers front/back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCKdxbRm3fA

-Tandem two mei tais front off center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh0ExMKP3qQ

-Lexi Twist in woven wrap

http://youtu.be/cQwmiRaUxr8

Longer strap BBTai (2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij4O2MhFMXA

-Bump wrapping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qqizG48Zp0

-Sick Babies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGuCI2nELUQ

-DHTAS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00PTx39ED70

One baby in Pocket Wrap Cross Carry (PWCC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn_L6KGIGXE

-Twins in PWCC

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5cXruLVwtBY&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D5cXruLVwtBY

-And then

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=-GhUsrUyquY&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-GhUsrUyquY%26feature%3Dyoutu.be

You may need to do a bosom scoop to lock baby into place; Have baby straddle his own cross pass. Once baby is straddling pass, lift your breast up and trap baby's knees beneath it, then aim your nipple at baby's belly button, then release the weight of your breast, then have baby's torso lie on the top, outer section of your breast. Trap baby in place with top half of cross pass. Repeat.

-Babywearing Bosom Scoop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv7GD-JV-sA&feature=youtu.be

PWCC in a stretchy wrap begins to become saggy when total baby weight reaches 15-20 lbs. At which point you can move on to a woven, which will provide you with several double hip options, like

-Tandem hip FWCC

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TufS_slmFp8

October 2016: This is my first back carry with our beloved dog, Bryce,
on one of his last days. He just wanted to be held and
I'm thankful that I could do that for him. Those fluffy ears!

Singleton Woven Wrap carries to start with (carries in parenthesis are the tandem sister carries and can be found in the files section)

-FWCC/PWCC (this can be turned into 3 different tandem FWCC carries)

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AdQY6nptkVE

-FCC (great for combining with a back carry, precursor to Ruck Strap FCC)

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-82Hjhb1gSY

-Poppins hip carry (precursor to Amandas hip carry)

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=mBHoHPtypF0

-Robbins hip carry with a sling ring (precursor to Jasmines hip carry)

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wnlN6rgmYbc

3/29/12: 25 mo + 1 mo ~ front / back slings is how I often got us
from point A to B. Slip knots were more comfortable and
easier to adjust than rings or full knots

-Supporting baby's head on front

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWM6PFsj5AM

-Supporting baby's head on back, around minute 4

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1O8Zn1WKhBA

-Using a prop to load back kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij4O2MhFMXA

-Legs in/out

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww45TI-Zysg

-Improving carry to Knee to Knee with a scarf

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hH122bHejhQ

-MT hip carry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHaeQ_1n3-c&feature=c4-overview&list=UUl29JHOoz1pf7lyfD2APC_g

-Back carry in a stretchy

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J19oOkQ61hI

-Traditional Shawl Carries

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ2TTaSJACk

-Traditional Back Cradle Carry

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CBpH3NPzcqU

Christmas tree shopping 2014: 15 mo in back in fleece lined
Connecta buckle carrier + 21 mo in front in pretied Wrapsody hybrid stretch,
all of us covered in a DIY Tandem Babywearing Coat

Master Tandem Resources:

Tandem presentation thread

http://thebabywearer.com/forum/threads/ibc2014-tandem-babywearing-presentation.533367/

For more info on how to tandem babywear, see the pinned post and its comments: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tandembabywearing/permalink/851432901612300/ :)

Tandem newborn twins: favorite two in front, off center options

1. Vija Design twin cami set

I prefer Wrapsody for the following two:

2. PWCC with hybrid wrap (stretchy or woven can work too)

3. Jasmines tandem hip carry with hybrid wrap and large sling rings (thin woven can work too)

4. 2 small MTs front off center (Babyhawk, catbird baby, and 2016 BBTai are my favorites)

For more info on how to tandem babywear, see the pinned post and its comments: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tandembabywearing/permalink/851432901612300/ :)

Creating blog post of this

There's basically 4 stages to the first year of twin babywearing.

1. Babies are in your belly and you need something to support your belly: woven wrap is the best answer to this, tho a few other carriers will work too.

2. Babies are tiny and both fit on your front: see post above for this

3. Babies are small, but not small enough to both fit on your front, but not big enough yet to fit into a structured carrier: my favorite for this stage is two smallish mei tais because if you can do two mei tais on front or on hips, you have the skills to do two mei tais front/back; a woven or hybrid wrap are also good answers.

4. One Baby fits well in your structured carrier without modification: the world is your oyster!

Tandem non-newborn, non-sitting twins: favorites

1. 2 mei tais front off center or on hip (this is my fav because you can work your way up to a front/back carry pretty quickly with it) or

2. A thin wrap + sling rings for jasmines tandem hip carry (this gives you the most options long term, but has a trickier learning curve) or

3. Vija twin cami set (this will only last you until babies reach 15 lbs each, and is a shorter term solution like the weego)