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Success Through Play™ sat down with Kariza of Kariza Designs who co-designed the Kariza® Wrap Skirt.

What was the inspiration behind the creation of the Kariza® Wrap Skirt?

Kariza has always had a love for fashion and an entrepreneurial spirit. After attending college for Fashion Design in Brazil Kariza moved to Miami where she had several jobs in the fashion industry but still felt a lack of fulfillment. In December 2005, she started co-working with Boaz Dekel, a fashion consultant originally from Israel, responsible for manufacturing the Kariza Vintage wraps. At the end of 2005 Kariza decided to go on a trip to Hawaii. She left with only the idea of celebrating the New Year in North shore. During this trip, Kariza encountered breath taking spiritual places and people that inspired her. She showed all the wraps to people she met and every person’s reaction was the same. They were amazed by the unique array of colorful fabrics of the vintage wraps. While in Hawaii, Kariza decided to visit a few boutiques in Haleiwa and make a presentation with the wraps to the store’s owners and employees. They were really thrilled with the versatility of the garment and the uniqueness of the fabrics. From the very moment Kariza got everyone’s reactions from the presentations she did in Hawaii, she was driven to design, sketch and develop different ways to wear the wraps. As she returned to Miami, Boaz and Kariza designed 50 ways to wear the vintage wraps. Every day a different style was born. They started wholesaling the wraps in Hawaii, Miami Beach, South Carolina and in the Keys. They provided each customer a brochure with step-by-step procedures in order to instruct the final customer on how to wear the garment. Boaz and Kariza partnered with In Gear Fashions in May, 2006. And since then, the company has undoubtedly increased.

FEATURES OF THE KARIZA® (provided by Kariza Designs)

Kariza® is a vintage, double-layered silk-blended wrap skirt – a fashionable masterpiece! Each individual skirt is hand-made, making each individual pattern unique for each piece. Our versatile Kariza skirt can be converted into beautiful dresses, tops, shawls, and cover ups achieving any number of looks, from simple to sophisticated. With limitless creativity, these timeless pieces can be worn in numerous ways and for any occasion. Available in 3 choices: short, medium and long. Can be worn 60 different ways (refer to Vintage Instructional Film) and since it’s reversible, you can potentially create 120 different looks! KARIZA is a new division of INGEAR and will undoubtedly set the new trend in silk wraps. The line represents a totally new concept developed for the most versatile wraps ever seen. Although the line is young and began from a simple wrap skirt, it is currently growing to include an entire lifestyle collection; Kariza believes she will make fashion history with her signature silk wraps.

PURCHASING DETAILS

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FUTURE PLANS FOR KARIZA DESIGNS?

“Kariza looks forward to making every line the most versatile for every age and soon will be infusing her own designs with new influences of India and Brazil. It will reflect a balance between the traditional and the innovative. Kariza® is much more than a product, it’s a unique fashion concept of creativity and versatility. Kariza® is wearable art, and because it’s appeal has truly been global, Kariza® has helped to inspire creativity around the world. Kariza Designs believes that, with each of our creative concepts, we make a meaningful impact on the way in which people express themselves creatively through fashion. Kariza® is the ideal gift for mom – it’s unique, versatile, sophisticated, and beautiful…just what mom deserves!”, says the Kariza Designs Team.

Success Through Play™ Comments:

With the endless ways to wrap your Kariza®, you are bound to find several ways to wear your Kariza® that will compliment your body. Kariza® sent us a beautiful Kariza® wrap skirt in the long length, an instructional DVD (demonstrates 60 different ways), booklet (demonstrates 15 ways to wear it) and a stylish Jute bag to store our Kariza® in. Our test panel consisted of one pregnant mama-to-be and a working mama. The pregnant mama to be was thrilled with how the long Kariza® could be draped around her growing belly and she created several different looks with the Kariza®! “This is so comfortable, I can definitely see wearing this to boost my confidence!”.

Kariza, co-founder of Kariza Designs pictured above in one of her designs during her pregnancy.

The working mama was “highly impressed with the versatility of the Kariza® and exclaimed “it’s genius, one product that can be worn so many ways!”. Since the Kariza® wrap skirt is reversible, the “60 ways to wear the Kariza®” becomes up to 120 different looks! Please note that each Kariza® is unique and the pattern/colors that you order may appear somewhat different in real life Vs on the computer screen. If possible, try and view one in person to pick out a pattern that you like. One garment that can potentially be worn 60 different ways is certainly very innovative and we think that it qualifies as a product that makes your life a little easier!

*LOOKING for an evening gown that can be worn at least 6 different ways? Try the 6WayDress from Fertile Mind. Click here to read our review.

July 2007 has been a very exciting month for us. We worked very hard to bring you educational articles, interviews and a range of soft carriers that are available on the international market. Here is a re-cap of all the companies that we featured during July 2007.

• CARRYING YOUR BABY IN A SOFT CARRIER

• AN INTERVIEW WITH MARIA BLOIS, MD

• BABYWEARING: THE BENEFITS & BEAUTY OF THIS ANCIENT…

• Tummy 2 Tummy: The Babywearing Instructional DVD

• ELLAROO PART I

• ELLAROO PART II

• myPouch® baby carrier

• OVER THE SHOULDER BABY HOLDER™ PART I

• OVER THE SHOULDER BABY HOLDER™ PART II

• PATAPUM™ BABY CARRIER

• NEW NATIVE® BABY CARRIERS

• WEEGO® BABY CARRIER

• OOPA® BABY SLINGS

• cxd baby™

• HOTSLINGS®

• GYPSY MAMA, LLC

• ALONG FOR THE RIDE – RETAILER REVIEW

We will endeavor to continue to bring you more carriers scattered throughout the coming months so please stay tuned. We believe that wearing your baby in a soft carrier offer both parents and baby a multitude of benefits and we will continue to strive towards promoting this practice. What do we have in store for next month? During August 2007 we will bring you “Products that make our lives Easier”. We have a fantastic line up which includes products for moms, dads and the little ones.

Thanks for reading and see you next month!

Success Through Play™ had the pleasure of sitting down with Kristi a single mother to Morgaine, Orion, and Isaac. owner of Gypsy Mama, LLC.

Please can you tell us more about the inspiration behind the creation of your company?

I started Gypsy Mama in May of 2004 after I received a gift of gauze wraps. I liked them so much that with the help The Mamatoto Project (who had gifted me the wraps), I began selling them. What began as a tiny company is now a small company, continuing to grow with the support of our customers. We not only added several products since opening our store, but added several retailers as well. This business was born out of a desire to promote attachment parenting in all its aspects. Babywearing is the keystone of my own parenting; it has helped me evolve into the mother I’ve become, and I want to help other families find the joy babywearing can bring to their lives! In fact, I so enjoy carrying my children that I have never owned a stroller. Gypsy Mama was made possible partly through a small business loan from The Mamatoto Project, an organization that helps families by giving away free carriers to the needy as well as through small-business loans to help fund businesses like this one. Please consider making a donation to The Mamatoto Project so they can help even more families! Working at home gives me the flexibility to practice full-time attachment parenting while supporting my children financially. In this way, I am able to homeschool my children, practice extended breastfeeding and gentle discipline, and be present in their daily lives. I feel fortunate to have the support of my family and also my customers – without that support I couldn’t do what I’m doing.

The Gypsy Mama product range includes:

• bali baby wrap (breeze and stretch)
• wool wrap
• winter wrap
• water wrap
• reversible floppy hats
• baby ponchos

Keep up to date with the latest Gypsy Mama news by visiting our blog.

Can you tell us more about the Gypsy Mama Water Wrap™ ?
Gypsy Mama’s Water Wrap™ is one of a kind! I have not seen anything else like this wonderful, extremely fast-drying fabric. One customer commented that she could simply towel-dry it and wear it under a robe till she was ready to dress! The Water Wrap™ is different in that it is designed for a specific application – use in water. We do have many customers who use this carrier as an “everywhere” wrap (on the front only), but once your baby hits 20-25 pounds, most find it too narrow and stretchy to continue comfortably carrying a child on land. If you are submerged in water, such as in a shallow pool, this is still suitable for carrying even preschool children while keeping your hands free, but this won’t be comfortable out of the water. In summary, for showering and swimming, the water wrap is a wonderful carrier. For a stylish out-of-water carrier that folds up compactly, the Water Wrap™ is suitable until babies reach 20-25 pounds. In fact, the high-tech sports-knit may help keep you and your baby cool and dry on sweaty days. For brief, 15-minute bursts of babywearing on land, you may be able to use the Water Wrap™ up until approximately 30 – 35 pounds, but you will find many more suitable carriers for this purpose.

Features of the Gypsy Mama Water Wrap™ (according to Gypsy Mama)

• Soft, silky, hypoallergenic fabric

• Hi-tech sports knit wicks moisture and sweat away from the skin

• Tapered ends and narrow body make this carrier lightweight and cool.

• Manufacturer guarantees a UPF (UV Protection Factor) of 15+ to help prevent sunburn and minimize sunscreen use —

• Fabric blocks over 93% of the sun’s rays (compare to Solarveil which blocks 70%).

• Soft, stretchy fabric feels great on the skin and is perfect for front/hip carrying, both in and out of the water!

• Use with newborns through preschoolers.

• Just-right amount of stretch makes it easy to wash between you and baby when showering without adjusting the carrier.

• Folds down small – fits great in your bag!

• Soft finished edge eliminates painful pressure points on your child’s legs.

• Silky, slinky fabric even looks great for evening wear!

PURCHASING

Shop the Gypsy Mama online store by clicking here

Find a retailer in your country by clicking here

Success Through Play™ Comments:

Gypsy Mama, LLC has a fantastic website that can be accessed by clicking here. If you need some help deciding which Gypsy Mama products will work best for you, please click here . For assistance with selecting the correct size, please visit this link. For wearing instructions please click here (please note that this info is copywriters by Gypsy Mama) Not to be missed is the frugal baby wearing section which can be accessed via this link. Care directions for washing can be found here. Looking for a bargain? Check out the sales at Gypsy Mama via this link

Gypsy Mama kindly sent us the Gypsy Mama Water Wrap™ to test drive. Our test panel were most intrigued by the very unique stretchy fabric of the water wrap™ and agreed that they hadn’t seen anything like this on the market!. The parent test panel commented that they had never showered with their 10 month year old baby before but were eager to try! Gypsy Mama offers guidelines for showering safely with your baby and for wading in the water while wearing the Water Wrap™. After being briefed on the safety guidelines, our panel were ready to try it for themselves. They really enjoyed showering with their baby and commented how the water wrap™ was a life saver as their baby is currently going through quite a fussy stage (10 months and has been experiencing separation anxiety. “The fabric dries fast which is a huge bonus”. Gypsy Mama sells a great selection of wraps and also offers adorable reversible floppy hats for children.

We are proud to feature Kristi and her company Gypsy Mama, LLC on our site and applaud her for creating a well respected business while simultaneously being able to practice attachment parenting. Kristi has come along way since she received her first gauze wrap as a gift. Congratulations on your success. Kristi, you are inspiration to us all.

Kristen DeRocha is the owner of Hotslings®, a multi-million dollar small multinational corporation. Kirsten is a mother of two and an entrepreneur. Kristen grew up in Arlington , TX and came from very modest background. She has always been obsessed with clothing and has always creatively dressed due to budget constraints. She graduated from Sam Houston High School (Arlington, TX) in the top 3% of class. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science. Kristen taught high school Biology for 6 years in both low socioeconomic as well as privileged areas in Texas. She sewed creatively at home as a past time.

What was the inspiration behind the creation of your company in 2003?

I became involved with Attachment Parenting/Breastfeeding groups after the birth of my first child in 2001. Attachment parenting embraces the use of baby slings as a gentle parenting tool. I developed a baby carrier for my toddler daughter that satisfied my need to look stylish and feel comfortable. I saw a pouch style sling at a La Leche League meeting and had to have one. I had used adjustable slings with rings and tails up until that point and was never comfortable with them, the rings were constantly having to be re-adjusted. I looked around at pouches and found nothing I liked. So I sewed myself one out of some funky fabric I had around the house. This became my sling of choice. People began seeing me with this groovy pouch around town and wanted me to make them. So I set up a small website and named her designs “Hotslings®” to make people think of something fun, easy and hip. My ideas took off and eventually I was able to quit teaching and hire out sewing to create a constant supply of Hotslings®. The Hotsling® is a copyrighted, original design. “We are always striving to improve our products through obsessive fashion trend watching. We innovate and create excellence.”

Can you tell us about the Hotsling® Collections?

HOTSLINGS® currently offers 3 collections: the Everyday, Designer and Seasonal plus Accessories.

• Everyday – affordable price point of $44

• Designer – specialty prints and reversible styles designed by top fashion fabric designers as well as in house – higher price point $56-$60

• Seasonal – our Deluxe Pool Pouch is available in the summer months – great for the pool and shower

• Accessories – Kid-sized slings and Detachable pockets (viewed here)

Can you tell us about the features of your Hotslings®?

FEATURES (according to Hotslings®)

• Sleek, one-piece fitted design.

• Fashion fabrics in today’s colors and styles.

• Easy to use! No snaps, rings, buckles or fuss.

• Many sizes for a precise fit.

• Wide shoulder that spreads evenly across your back.

• Original sleek leg padding design to minimize cutting into tender knees.

• Extremely compact. Folds down to nothing in your diaper bag or purse.

• Promotes bonding, breastfeeding, closeness and trust.

• Calms fussy babies with swaddling effect.

• Hands free.

• Live your life with a calm, close, attached, happy baby.

• 3-5 carrying positions.

• Great for newborns up until the toddler stage.

• Easy care. Machine wash, hang dry.

• Made in USA under fair labor conditions.

AWARDS:

• iParenting Media HOT Award Winner.

PURCHASING DETAILS:

• Shop the Hotslings® Online Store

• Retail locations: Please click here

Success Through Play™ Comments:

Hotslings® sent us samples of their hemp/organic cotton Hotsling® and their Summer Pool Pouch. Our engineer was very impressed with the design and high quality of the pouches. “The fabric stretches in just the right places to support baby, it’s genius!”. These pouches well very well received by both the moms and dads on our panel!

The Hemp/Organic Hotslings® is Hotslings® “greenest fabric: carry your baby with eco-consciousness“. We applaud Hotslings® for offering this chemical free pouch. This hemp/organic cotton/Lycra blend stretch twill is undyed and unbleached and our parent panel fell in love with the soft luxurious feel of the fabric. This pouch boasts the Original Hotslings® leg padding which is built in. The panel commented that this pouch provided “superior support to baby who was blissfully happy being carried in the pouch!”

The Summer Pool Pouch features two layers of Solarveil® mesh which is reported to provide 90% UV protection. Our parent panel really appreciated the breathability of the material and found the this pouch to be invaluable during warm weather. The key/toy loop won praise with our panel.

Since the Hotsling® is a non adjustable pouch, selecting the correct size is imperative. To assist you in selecting the correct size, please visit the sizing guidelines by clicking here.

Each Hotsling® arrives in a handy carrying case and and an instructional DVD and booklet is included with each purchase. The Hotslings® DVD “introduces you to the fashionable side of babywearing!” We were very impressed with the content of the DVD which covers a wide range of topics and includes a greeting from the owner of the company, Kristen DeRocha, detailed instructions on how to fold your Hotsling® correctly and demonstrations of 5 different carrying positions. Not be missed are the safety tips and guidelines for determining whether the Hotsling® fits you correctly. This is important because taking the time to make certain that you have the correct fit will minimize potential back and shoulder discomfort.

The Hotslings® website is very well designed and easy to navigate. The full catalog can be viewed by clicking here. Wearing instructions can be accessed here. Hotslings® lives up to its motto of “introducing us to the fashionable side of babywearing and boasts a beautiful line of trendy and hip designs”. By offering these trendy designs, we believe that more parents will be intrigued to learn about carrying your baby and thus the benefits will be extended to many more parents! What can we expect from Hotslings® in the future? Kristen is working on nursing wear for a new generation of moms who don’t want to be censored. Stay tuned for details!

Success Through Play™ had the pleasure to speak with Chi Lan, Owner/Designer of cxd baby™ who resides in Canada with her family.

Chi Lan is a self-taught sewer and designer, and has been sewing seriously since her late teens. (In another lifetime, she’s worn many hats, as a teacher, writer, editor, and translator, when she was living in Montreal with her husband.) She’s now mother to two wonderful kids, aged 6 and 1 ½, who both serve as fabulous spokes babies. She lives with her husband and children in Bowmanville, a lovely small town near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In her spare time (ha!), she still manages to write, edit, and translate several projects a year, in addition to homeschooling her kids.

Please can you tell our readers about your company and what inspired you to start it?

Soon after our daughter’s birth in 2001, we discovered that there was a name for the parenting philosophies and ideals that we instinctively wanted to practice: “attachment parenting”. It all started with an on-line search for information on cloth-diapering, something that we knew we really, really wanted to do once our child was born. Readings on cloth-diapering led to breastfeeding and lactivism, to co-sleeping, to babywearing . . . and before we knew it, we realised, “Oh wow. This is how we feel, and someone’s already come up with a name for all of this!” When it came to babywearing, we tried an uncomfortable front-pack carrier, an uncomfortable padded sling (both well-known brands), and a WAHM-made unpadded sling that wasn’t quite our style (and that, to tell the truth, fell apart within three months). Our local La Leche League only carried bulky-looking padded slings with zoo animal themes or dull colours, or what we called “drapery florals”. So owner Chi Lan decided that she could design her own fashionable, comfortable, unpadded sling. She floated the idea among friends about possibly selling some, received many curious requests and compliments, and the company was born in January of 2002. Chi believes that at that time, cxd baby was the first in Canada to openly associate the terms “fashionable” and “stylish” with baby slings (where previously, they had been merely “functional”), and many customers told us that cxd baby was a trailblazer back then, when we exhibited at a trade show in Toronto, wearing slings of silk brocade, silk dupioni, and beaded detailing. (Sure enough, visiting the same trade show this year, other vendors came up to me and said, “Oh we remember you four years ago. You were the only one walking around here with silk brocade and fashionable slings. Now look—there are at least five other sling-makers here this year, doing the same thing.”)

How did you come up with your company name “cxd baby™”?

We named our company “cxd baby” because our first-born child’s initials are CXD (and she was the inspiration for this, after all). Besides, we thought that the pronunciation of the letters “CXD”, when said as a word, sounds like “kissed”, so it made for a cool slogan.

We asked Chi Lan about her personal experiences with babywearing in Montreal.

When I was slinging my babe in Montreal six years ago, people would come up to me and say, “Oh, did you invent that?” or “Is that how they do it where you come from?” (Being of Asian ethnicity, I got that question rather frequently.) And it was so weird to me, because Montreal is so multicultural and open-minded, that you’d think they’d seen it all before. But no, slinging was still a bit on the fringe back then. So I had a feeling then that my mission with this company was, and still is today, to make slinging more accepted in mainstream parenting by making it look great, so that it’s viewed less as a “granola” or “ethnic” way of parenting.

I want to make parents proud of what they’re wearing, so that each parent goes out and becomes a walking billboard for babywearing (and hopefully from there, for breastfeeding, co-sleeping, cloth-diapering, etc.). I want parents who are wearing a great-looking sling, with a happy-looking baby, to turn heads in a positive way, so that people are no longer saying, “What a novel idea to keep your child happy and comfortable, and what do you call that thing?” But rather, “Oh, I already know all about slinging! Now tell me, where did you buy that fabulous-looking one?”

What inspired you to create the Ecologic collection?

We’ve been offering organic cotton since about 2002, but we always made sure to include possibilities to make it more stylish (with embroidery, or ribbon trim, or beading, etc.), just to set it apart from the other organic sling options out there. Now, the bamboo is new to cxd baby since January of 2007, and we’ve been playing with it since 2006. This was purely because 100% bamboo had not been made widely available before, and especially never been made into baby slings, to our knowledge. It just made sense to take organic fabrics to a new level. After all, we’ve been growing bamboo in our garden (in zone 5, at that!) for six years, and eating it our whole life. So we had already known of bamboo’s wonderful qualities long before it became “eco-chic”. To be the first to offer baby slings in fabric made of this truly versatile and all-round fabulous plant makes us extremely proud.

Please tell us the unique properties of your 100% Bamboo fabric?

This super-soft bamboo is a jersey knit that is a dream to hold against your skin, and everyone to whom we’ve introduced this fabric has said that they can’t believe it’s bamboo. It feels more like a silk than something that people would associate with a tough, woodsy plant. In addition, the stretch makes it especially suitable as a pouch sling, for a snug but comfortably stretchy baby-carrier. Our supplier tells us that these knits are “finished and dyed in an closed, environmentally-friendly facility. No dyes, bleaches, or finishing residues are released into the environment.”

FEATURES OF THE cxd baby Bamboo Mei Tei and Slings (according to cxd baby)

• naturally anti-microbial, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial

• requires no pesticides in its cultivation

• reduces body odours

• highly breathable, as with all natural fibres
  

• has wicking properties that are far superior to cotton

• suitable for those sensitive to allergens

• purported to have an inherent UV protection factor

• being the fastest-growing plant on Earth, can re-generate to its full mass within six months, and can be continually harvested every three years.

PURCHASING

Shop at one of cxd baby’s™ retailers:

http://www.cxdbaby.com/Retailers.html

Shop on-line: http://www.cxdbaby.com/ShopOnline.html

Success Through Play™ comments:

cxd baby™ offers Mei Tais, Rings Slings and Pouch Slings in a variety of different fabrics and trims. The Ecologic collection from cxd baby™ includes carriers made from organic cotton and carriers made from 100% bamboo fibre! “For the environmentally-conscious among us and those who want the best for our children, it’s only “logical” that we choose these ecological and sustainable fabrics. We offer continually-stocked solid colours, as well as a changing selection of prints, in both Bamboo and Organic cotton” says Chi Lan.

cxd baby™ sent us a gorgeous brown bamboo Mei Tai (100% bamboo fibre) to review. Chi Lan explained that “this newer version of the Bamboo Mei Tai have flat, reinforced straps, so that they don’t roll as much”. The cxd baby™ Mei Tai is beautifully made and one can clearly see the time, effort, skill, dedication and love that has gone into the manufacturing of each cxd baby™ product! The bamboo fabric is a dream to touch and feels like a blend between silk and an ultra-soft cotton! Our parent panel couldn’t stop touching the bamboo fabric and couldn’t wait to test drive the Bamboo Mei Tai as they felt that the soft luxurious fabric would be ideal to carry baby in! The panel were fascinated by Bamboo’s natural properties (anti-microbial, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial, grown without any pesticides) and commented that it would be an excellent choice for baby! The parent panel commented that the cxd baby™ Mei Tai was supportive and felt “so wonderful to wear!”. Baby was content and enjoyed being carried in the Mei Tai. We applaud kissed baby for their Ecological Collection! Each cxd baby™ product is manufactured in a fair work environment . cxd baby™ offers a full range of products including innovative accessories and adorable organic cotton T-shirts for babies. and is committed to bringing out new designs and products to meet their customers expectations.

Highly recommended

We spoke with Amy Abreu, co-owner of Oopa® Baby.

Can you tell us more about yourself and the inspiration behind the creation of your company?

I am married and I have two children, Tiago, who will be four in October, and Francesca, who turned two in April. If things go as planned, there may be a third on the horizon! My husband is from Lisbon, Portugal, we met while I was getting my MBA in Madrid. We lived together in Lisbon for four years, before moving to Miami shortly before our son was born. We live in Coconut Grove, a part of Miami, FL. It sounds a bit cliché, but I simply couldn’t find a carrier with the look I had in mind. I’ve always been very particular (some might say peculiarly so) about my taste, and as my husband would probably put it, “impossible to please”, so I suppose I tried to make the old saying, “if you want something done right, do it yourself” a reality!

Oopa (spelled “upa” in Portuguese and Spanish) is a colloquial phrase adults use when speaking to children, meaning “up!”, as in “Come on, let me pick you up….upa!”

FEATURES OF THE OOPA® SLING (according to Oopa®)

• Oopa® slings are traditional ring slings, designed with unique, eye-catching style.

• Our slings come in luxurious fabrics such as silk and cashmere, as well as 100% cotton and organic cotton/hemp blends

• Our slings are also famous for their quality and comfort, recently voted among the Best Ring Slings in a babywearing article in Mothering Magazine.

In addition, Oopa® slings promote the following benefits for both mother and child:

• Help to calm and soothe baby, and make her secure in a new environment.

• Promote physical development and alertness.

• Rest those tired arms, have your hands free again!

• Nurse on the go, discreetly in public.

• Slings are a bonding tool for fathers and other caregivers, looking to connect with baby.

• Good exercise — burn calories wearing your baby in a sling!

• Carried babies are safer — you always know where your baby is when you carry her in a carrier.

PURCHASING DETAILS:

Purchase Oopa® Slings from the Oopa® online store by clicking here

To find a retailer in your area, please click here

Success Through Play™ comments:

Oopa® sent us a gorgeous organic cotton ring sling for the review. We applaud Oopa® for offering an organic cotton eco-friendly option to their line of ring slings. A stand out feature of the organic cotton Oopa® Sling is the long dramatic tail with a built in pocket, perfect for carrying your essentials and a matching gold ring. The luxurious fabrics are perfect for an evening out or wear your Oopa® Sling to add some glamour to your life!

To learn more about the Oopa® Sling, please visit the FAQ section of their website by clicking here. Instructions for wearing your Oopa® Sling can be found here. Safety tips for using your Oopa® Sling are listed here.

The Oopa® motto is: Sling your baby in style.™. Be warned, these slings are not for shy mamas; you are assured to be the center of attention when you carry your baby in an Oopa® Sling!

Highly recommended.