Category Archives: Types of Carriers

Types of Carriers: Asian Inspired Carriers (Soft Structure Carriers, Mei Tais, Pods, Onbu, etc)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Ashley Barrett, IBCLC

Included in this type of carrier are the Mei Tai, Soft Structure Carriers (often abbreviated to SSC), Onbuhimu (often shortened to Onbu), and Podagei (often shortened to Pod). These are all based on traditional carriers used for many generations in Asian cultures. This class features a body of the carrier and straps. Continue reading →

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Types of Carriers: Slings

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Ashley Barrett, IBCLC

Welcome to another types of carriers post!  Today I will be talking about slings.  To learn about other types of carrier follow the links in this post. Ring slings and pouch slings are the two types of slings (I will … Continue reading →

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Types of Carriers: Simple Pieces of Cloth (Wraps)

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Ashley Barrett, IBCLC

Welcome to the Types of Carriers series!  Be sure to check out the Types of Carriers post from a couple of weeks ago to learn about all of the classes of carriers. Simple Piece of Cloth (sometimes abbreviated to SPOC) … Continue reading →

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Types of Carriers

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Ashley Barrett, IBCLC

Today I’m going to talk about types of carriers a little bit.  I’m going to go more in depth in to the pros and cons of each type of carrier in coming weeks but I want to touch a little … Continue reading →

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