When wearing your Little Lovies sling safety is very important. Your hands will be your number one tool to help support your baby and should always be used while getting used to carrying your child and wearing your sling. We all, as mothers, want to keep our baby safe, and we instinctively use our hands as our child moves and we react to their movements. You should pick a comfortable place and position to sit without distractions when trying to wear your sling for the first time and when trying new positions or holds. During our daily lives we are busy moms and we need to remember that our baby is being carried not strapped in like a car seat . To keep your child safe there are some important things you must remember when wearing your sling:

1.      While wearing your sling you should be very careful when bending over, instead bend at the knees. You should never bend at the waist, and even when you are using your knees you should hold your child in the sling with one or both hands.  

2.      Doing housework while carrying your child is a wonderful option, but be careful wearing your child while in the kitchen. There are dangers and hazards in the kitchen and even though your child is in a sling they need to be protected.

3.      While preparing or cooking food you should never wear your child in the sling.  

4.      It is safe to wear your child while eating, but there are some precautions you should use: Do not drink hot beverages when wearing your child and be careful when eating hot food that it does not fall or transfer to your child which could cause burns.

5.      When working on project or handywork you should never use sharp or hot objects, glue guns, utility knives, etc.

6.      Infants are wonderful to carry in the sling, but Toddlers can be carried as well. Toddlers pose a different hazard in that they are able to grab and reach. Dangerous or breakable objects on shelves or countertops should be an arms distance or more away from childs reach. 

7.      As you are moving through your home and any building you must be aware of the distance between objects and your child. When going through doorways or around corners, be careful that your child's body does not stick out past your arm and strike the wall or door jam. 

8.      Do not ride a bike or other moving vehicle while wearing your child.   You should not walk on treadmill, stair climber, or any other moving equipment.