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Rebozo Mexican Baby
Sling Back Carry Instructions |
5.- Traditional Baby Back Wrap is for approx. six months
to toddler.
 5-1.
Child stands or sits, apart from wearer, with rebozo shawl draped
around her (the baby), positioned exactly in the middle between
the ends; the wearer holds the shawl next to the child's back by
her armpits (the baby's). To begin, wearer and baby should be facing
the same direction, not looking at each other.
 5-2.
In one motion, wearer swings babe and rebozo in a half circle onto
her back together, so that child's head ends up laying just behind
that of wearer; wearer bends forward to make back horizontal until
the babe is securely tied on. Notice in this photo, the wearer's
right hand has just let go of babe's armpit and still grasps underside
of rebozo; she will slide her hands down to rebozo ends now, pull
the top and bottom edges to tautly hold, and tie a double knot on
her front. (This motion is the very last wrap demonstrated in the
Rebozo Way video, and once the wearer is confident of it, becomes
very quick and easy. Practice a few times with a doll or stuffed
animal before putting on baby, and it will come quicker.)
 5-3.
Here the wearer adjusted the upper rebozo edge to ride tautly across
the child's upper back, but leaving her (babe's) arms free, and
the lower edge under the baby's bum, to join on the wearer's chest.
Notice how the child assumes a sitting position in the rebozo cloth,
providing the counter pressure that keeps her securely in her carrier.
 Alternative
variations of this wrap include: wrapping rebozo with child's head
inside (another good sleeping variation), wrapping child's legs
and feet within rebozo (great for colder climates), and (shown here)
twisting the child-shawl unit to the front, which can be done at
any point while wearing baby - if you or she should suddenly want
eye contact, feel a need for more protection, want to nurse or share
food or drink, etc.
6.- Piggyback Baby Back Wrap is used from
whenever child can get on you piggyback, best after about one year
old.
 6-1.
Baby climbs on wearer in a piggyback fashion, while wearer opens
rebozo ready to swing it onto baby in back.
 6-2.
As in traditional baby back wrap, wearer swings shawl in a half
circle to rest (now over baby) on her back and holds both top and
bottom rebozo edges taut, one end going over her shoulder, the other
around her waist.
 6-3.
Having tied the double knot in front to hold baby on, wearer is
checking that babe is in sitting position with rebozo taut underneath,
and may open baby's legs to straddle her (wearer's) waist if he
wants to remain on back.
 In
this variation, the babe and shawl unit have been twisted around
to the front, and the knot travels to the upper back: baby's legs
may straddle wearer's hip, or be left to hang loose as seen here.
I found leaving a bigger baby on back the most comfortable for us
both most of the time; in special circumstances, a prompt shift
to the front is available.
 Some
people can also do a rucksack carry with the longer rebozos.
[adapted from Rebozo Way literature, by Barbara
Wishingrad]
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