Our Carrier Rental Program is an excellent way to try out a few carriers to see which one will work best for you! Each carrier is $10 for a two-week rental (a few lower-priced carriers like the Moby Wrap and Hotslings are only $5 for two weeks). We suggest you try at least two and [...]
Start sifting through your diapers and slings–the Sprout Swap is on its way. Find a new home for your gently used baby gear. Accepting items from July 27th until August 13th. Please register your items on-line before bringing them in. Registration can be found at www.sproutsoup.com.
After the swap, which is from August 20 through the [...]
Everything we use to help care for our children has the potential to harm them, just as every time you get in a car you have the potential of an accident. But when you get in a car, you buckle your seat belt, you obey traffic laws, you drive at safe speeds. It should be the same when using your baby sling.
In honor of International Babywearing Week we are re-publishing an article we wrote a few years ago on the benefits of wearing your baby. International Babywearing Week is intended to bring babywearing to the attention of the media and parents everywhere. It’s a practice that we wholeheartedly believe in, and hope to encourage as many [...]
March 1, 2009 – NY Times – One Ride Forward, Two Steps Back
The first line of this Op-Ed piece in the New York Times says it all:
ARE forward-facing strollers having a negative effect on babies’ language development?
Your baby’s first three years is a time of great neurological growth and the brain grows faster in those [...]
More Beco Butterfly Carriers are on their way to Sprout Soup! Here is a run down of the patterns that are now in stock. View our Beco Butterfly Baby Carrier page for photos of the fabrics in use and to purchase your carrier. $4 flat rate shipping inside the USA.
Ethan is a carry over [...]
Here at Sprout Soup we love the Moby Wrap. It’s our number one recommendation for expecting parents. The basic Moby is a workhorse carrier, with its soft and stretchy fabric, it’s like wearing your little one in your favorite t-shirt. The Moby Wrap is great for newborns and infants because it can do both [...]
