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Baby Wearing Conference

I have just returned from the Babywearing Conference in Chicago.
I had a great time catching up with old friends, vendors, and a few people who I have previously only met virtually (on line). I had a great opportunity to pick up some tips from other babywearing instructors, including a few from Germany (the birthplace of […]

April Babywearing Photo Contest Winner

Congratulations to Danielle of New Mommy Rant (click to view her award-winning photo!).
In the photo, Danielle is wearing a beautiful mauve ring sling.  Similar ring slings can be found here. 
Danielle won the April Babywearing photo contest with the theme, “Spring Festivals.” 
She won a free pair of BabyLegs and chose the adorable Watermelon print.  Click here […]

Peppermint and the Maya Wrap Featured in Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine

The April issue of Pregnancy & Newborn magazine features a section on various types of baby carriers.
In the ring sling section the Maya Wrap is featured and they list Peppermint as the buying source.  The Maya received the “editor’s choice” award!  Editor’s choice awards are based on comfort, ease and overall attractiveness. 
The Maya Wrap is […]

Maya Wrap Ring Issue Resolved

Maya Wrap, Inc. is pleased to announce that all rings tested during a recent safety investigation are safe!  
Maya voluntarily halted sales of their Maya Wrap slings after an incident occurred, questioning the strength of certain rings.  During the investigation, 1000s of rings were tested.  All tested rings withstood a particularly stringent method of testing, without […]

Maya Wrap Update #4

Maya wrap released new information today indicating that we can sell slings with rings imprinted with the letter A, B, C or a “pointed M”. We have inspected the slings that we were holding at our warehouse and have released over 100 new Maya Wrap Ring Slings for purchase.
Only slings in lot 562-565 with the […]

Baby Sing Bargains

We’re just about to launch a brand new web site: Baby Sling Bargins. If you are looking for a good deal on name brand baby slings - check out our new bargains site.
We’ll be offering deep discounts on returns and samples. Most of these slings have been taken out of the package, tried, on and […]

Ring Sling Safety

In light of the recent concern about Maya Wrap ring slings, I wanted to share some information on the testing of our slings.
I contacted all of our ring sling vendors as well as the owner of http://www.slingrings.com/ and the information they shared with me was very reassuring. Rings from each manufacturer have been pull tested to […]

Maya Wrap Ring Slings - update #3

Maya has notified us that the investigation concerning the rings used in their baby slings is still ongoing and we may not have a final report for one month or more. However, they have released a few additional slings. We have put all the Maya Wrap slings that have been deemed “safe” back in inventory and we are doing […]

Maya Wrap Update #2

We’re still waiting on the official report from the ring manufacturer. We’re told that progress is being made, but the investigation is not yet completed.
We’re expecting more information on Tuesday, October 9th. Thank you for your patience while we wait for a report on the safety on our Maya Wrap Baby Slings.
For more information see our […]

Maya Wrap Update

We’ve been notified that Maya Wrap slings in lot numbers 557 and below are OK to sell. Consequently, we have opened up our web ordering page to allow sales for those Maya Lightly Padded slings that we have in stock with lot numbers that are not affected by the investigation.
Unfortunately, this is a small percentage […]