Sling Instructions

**By reading and using these instructions you are agreeing that you alone are ultimately responsible for the welfare and safety of your child. It is your responsibility to use these instructions with caution and to pay extra attention to ensure the saftey of your child while putting them in, wearing them in, or taking them out of any style/kind of baby sling/carrier. You also acknowledge that Parmeter Creations LLC/Alida Parmeter accepts no responsibility for any injury or damage resulting from the use or misuse of our products.**

The fabric of your sling should be wide over your shoulder and wide and flat along your back in order to distribute the baby's weight evenly and to prevent back pain. It should not bunch at either the neck or the shoulder. It might help to practice in front of a mirror and don't get discouraged it may take a couple tries to get everything positioned correctly.

If any back pain is experience while wearing the sling make to check that the fabric is spread out evenly over your shoulder and back as explained above. Also be sure to check the fit of the sling, the deepest part of the pouch with your baby inside shoulder fall somewhere around your belly button. It can cause unnecessary pain if you wear your baby to high or low. Your sling is not meant to cause back pain, it is meant to be comfortable.

Fold your sling in half and fold it up with the crease facing your body. Put your right arm through the center and lift the sling over your head to rest on your left shoulder. The seam of the pouch should be resting slightly forward of your right hip. Lift your child up to your right shoulder as if to burp him/her then gently lower them into the pouch feet first at the seam between the layers of fabric.

This is recommended for newborns until they are more alert and can hold up their head, for sleeping children, and for nursing. With his/her feet at the seam, gently lower your baby horizontally into the sling between the layers of the fabric. He/She should be snug between the layers of fabric and slightly inclined toward your armpit. (Shown here with a 6 month old baby)

This is for young babies with good head control or it can be adapted to work with newborns. Turn the sling until the seam is centered on your body. Lower your baby in feet first and help him/her fold their legs underneath their bottom. For a baby with good head control, pull the outer layer of fabric up to their armpits. For a weaker baby, pull the outer layer of fabric up behind their head - being careful not to pull the fabric completely out from underneath their bottom.

This works great with young babies with good head control all the way up to 35 lbs. With the seam centered on your body, lower his/her feet first until their bottom is between the layers of fabric with the seam going up their back. Make sure that his/her legs do not get caught in the fabric Pull the outer layer of fabric up to their armpits for support making sure that their bottom is well supported in the pouch. A younger or restless child may appreciate having the fabric pulled over his/her arms.

This gives your baby a chance to satisfy their curiousity by giving them a good view of his/her surroundings. With the seam centered on your body, lower your baby in feet first as shown in the Snuggle Hold and then turn your baby to face outward, cross his/her feet and lower them into a cross-legged position. Adjust the outer layer of fabric to meet their armpits.

This is a way you can adjust your sling to secure smaller babies. It works especially well with the Snuggle or Tummy to Tummy Holds. Put your sling on so the seam is centered on your body. Hold on to the top and bottom of the seam and twist the top down to the bottom. Twist it around one more time so that the open ended side of the sling is at the top again. Put your baby in feet first at the seam (facing you) and fold his/her legs underneath their bottom.

For bigger babies and toddlers this is the one to choose. With the seam at your hip, lower his/her feet first until their bottom is between the layers of fabric with the seam going up their back. His/Her legs should be on either side of your body and their bottom should be lower than their knees to keep pressure off the back of their legs. Pull the outer layer of fabric up to their armpits for support. A restless child may appreciate having the fabric pulled over his/her arms.

For those that have a bigger child who may want to get up and down, lower them into the sling against your body, not between the layers of fabric. Both layers of fabric should rest under their bottom. This hold is not as secure as the one above and it requires one hand on the child to be able to detect/prevent slipping.

From the Hip Carry position, bend forward slightly and slide your child and the sling around to your back. Pull the outer layer of fabric up to their armpits for support. Do not attempt to do this if the child doesn't want to cooperate. Please be advised that the picture shown here is for example only. This hold should only be used with older infants (18 months and up) as younger infants could lean over and fall out!!

This is perfect for any of the holds and it allows you to bring your baby closer to you. All you have to do is fold back the top layer of fabric at your shoulder.

Here is one of many ways that you can use your sling to nurse: From the Cradle Carry position support your baby with one hand and move the part of the fabric that is between you and your baby down so that they can nurse. Pull the part of the fabric that is on the outside of your baby up over the side of his/her head to cover both your chest area and your baby.