The Sakura Bloom Triathlon: Round One Winner!

Are you following along with the 7 lucky moms of the Sakura Bloom Triathlon?  Lots of fun!  We have just announced the winner of our Round 1 Challenge – The Interview.  Each mom had three questions to answer and the winner receives a $100 gift certificate to fawn&forest!

The questions were:

1. What first interested you in babywearing?
2. How is your personality reflected in your parenting style?
3. If you could spend a year traveling with your family, where would you go and why?

These interviews were beautiful!  Head over to Adventures in Babywearing to read their answers and find out who we chose as the winner!

Be sure to also follow along on each of our moms blogs!

Becca from Crunchy Yuppie

Brittany from 4 little men & girly twins

Danielle from DGVE Law

Donya from Crooked Eyebrow

Leigh from Marvelous Kiddo

Marcela from 8 year olds & Babies

Sara Sophia from tout-est-des-roses

Round 2 is the Photo Contest.  Stay tuned!

Stephenie and Finn Cuddling in Chicago!

Tell us a little about yourself, your family, and your love of babywearing.
I have 3 children Ella 7, Brennan 4 & Finn 8 weeks. I have been babywearing since my first child was just a few months old and here I am seven years later (where does the time go)! I am a full time Mommy & part time Photographer.I am actually just getting back to work since having Finn and will be wearing him during my upcoming photo sessions.

What was your “a-ha” moment with baby carriers?
When I had my second child I really realized how wonderful babywearing truly is & how important is is to have your hands free!

What is your favorite thing about a ring sling?
I love that it is adjustable giving a perfect fit every time. I also think they are so pretty.

Clearly we’re biased, but we love photos of parents with babies in slings.  What do you like most about photographing infants?
There is nothing more beautiful than capturing the closeness of a parent and child…babywearing creates an amazing closeness. My absolute favorite thing to photograph is an infant in a sling.

What is your Sakura Bloom sling of choice?
Right now we only have our Simple Linen in Organic Raven (which we love) but if I could pick any one it would have to from the Luxe line and probably Moondance.

Thanks to Stephenie and Finn for sharing with us!

New Mom Tries Tummy to Tummy for the First Time

Watch as new mom Sara and six week old baby Lexa try out a Sakura Bloom ring sling for the first time.  Kate, owner of A Child’s Garden in Northampton, MA, helps out.

Find all of our instructional videos here.

Cradle Carry + Nursing a Newborn in a Ring Sling

Six week old baby Lexa and Kate, owner of A Child’s Garden in Northampton, MA, show us how to do the cradle carry and nurse a newborn baby in a Sakura Bloom ring sling.

Find all of our instructional videos here.

Video Instructions: Nursing (Breastfeeding) in a Ring Sling

Kate, owner of A Child’s Garden in Northampton, MA show us how to nurse baby with in a Sakura Bloom ring sling.

Find all of our instructional videos here.

Video Instructions: Tummy to Tummy (legs out) in a Ring Sling

Three month old Carter and Kate, owner of A Child’s Garden in Northampton, MA show us how to do the Tummy to Tummy Carry with legs out in a Sakura Bloom ring sling.

Find all of our instructional videos here.

Video Instructions: Kangaroo Carry in a Ring Sling

Three month old Carter and Kate, owner of A Child’s Garden in Northampton, MA show us how to do the Kangaroo Carry in a Sakura Bloom ring sling.

Find all of our instructional videos here.

New Ring Sling Instructional Videos

In honor of the Sakura Bloom Triathlon going on over at Adventures in Babywearing, we have partnered up with our friend Kate Glynn, owner of both A Child’s Garden and Impish in Northampton, MA to bring you some new ring sling instructional videos!  As the Triathlon moves forward we will be adding new videos.  Have a video that you’d like to see?  Leave a comment here and let us know!

You can view all of our instructional videos here.

Anatomy, Putting On and Adjusting a Ring Sling

Newborn – Tummy to Tummy in a Ring Sling

Thanks to Kate and Baby Ivy for the wonderful demo!

Calling All Babywearing Groups!

Sakura Bloom is creating a babywearing group page on our website to help our customers find groups near them.  We would love to direct our customers to your group!  If you would like to be listed on our website, please contact us with the below information (and anything else you’d like to share).

Group Name:
Group Description (short):
Website:
Group Leader(s):
Email:
Meeting Location:
Meeting Times:

We look forward to joining forces with you to spread the babywearing love!

The Sakura Bloom Triathlon Seven!

Our friend, Steph, from Adventures in Babywearing has just announced the lucky 7 mamas that will be participating in The Sakura Bloom Triathlon!

Go Now!