I just wondered if there were many babywearers here in CH?
I have not seen people except a couple of BB... In uk there seems to be lots of libraries and meets and wondered if there were any here would love to try some new carries share my ever expanding stash too...
also is there a swiss for sale or trade site at all i have looked on google but probably not looking for the right thing x

I am totally confused and what am I missing out on?

I sometimes wear a scarf when it's cold, but never a baby.

Must be an age thing Oldhand, because I don't understand a word of it either

Please enlighten us...

You could try anibis.ch (Puériculture > Accessoires) they have baby carriers sometimes on there. I got a Mai Tai carrier from Etsy and I love it, even with shipping it was 60 francs cheaper than buying one here.

It's basically the old fashioned 'hippy' way of carrying your baby everywhere in a long, wide scarf which is tied around your body in various ways, depending on the size of the child.
My D-in-L here in Geneva does it and a friend of hers runs a business selling the scarves.
Fortunately I'm not expected to carry the little one around in one when I'm on baby-sitting duty!

Are you looking for a baby bag?

I'd never heard of it either, but Google gives this. Not that I really understand it now, but I know that it, whatever it is, exists, though maybe not in Switzerland.

Okay, I see:

My wife did that with ours and has only just stopped.

I wasn't metro enough to do it myself.
(I actually think my wife thought I was too stupid to tie it up properly as I demonstrated with a teddy bear, dropping it head-first several times).

That's a papoose where I come from.

Its very practical for me, I only take the bus in Lausanne (no car) and I refuse to get on the bus anymore with a stroller. There's never any room, noone moves, and by the time I get on the bus, there are already 3 strollers on board.

I don't think it's as hippie as people think...

OT but beautiful baby in that pic!

I have two carriers (Ergo and Moby) that I would like to use much more with my 6 week old but I haven't really got going with them properly yet. I see a lot of women -- and some men -- "wearing" babies in central Bern. Ergos are popular, and the Manduca which is similar, and various kinds of wraps. I haven't come across any meet-ups though. I have seen courses but usually only for "Tragetüch" which is the long woven wraps.

I got one of my carriers secondhand by asking on the Expat-Moms-in-Switzerland email list -- I had lots of offers. (That's probably a good place to ask about babywearing groups too.) Other possibilities for buying secondhand:

* EF marketplace
* www.ricardo.ch (or http://www.ricardo.ch/kaufen/kind-un...gen/l/cn40532/)
* Lilliput http://kleinanzeigen.liliput.ch/baby...e-tragesysteme

Well, I was a hippy and it's exactly how I carried my sons! Or a hippy hippie if you like.... the original spelling was with a Y.

point is that this was being done WAAY before it was hippie....

*no meme for that...

I had a scarf for my son, but I never understood how to use it if you're not an octopus: how the heck can you carry your baby, wrap the scarf around you and tie the not with only too arms escapes me

I have an ergo with my baby daughter, and I use it all the time. It's great, practical and my daughter loves being in there. Seems to be very common around here.

That's what I had. It is very useful and you can use it for infants as well as toddlers, on you front or back. It's called "Glückskäfer Tragesack" and you can order it online, I don't know if they sell it in shops in CH

Thanks for your replies... I suppose people do think it of hippy like but I love my wraps as I have a bubba and a toddler i can carry one and the other walks and no double buggy!

In the Uk there are sling libraries and coffee mornings which is why i was wondering if there were any here but will check out the links given thanks.especially for pre loved ones as didymos have a lot of special editions they dont stock now. I have been using uk sites but always risk of customs.

I have an ergo too but the wraps are smaller and more comfy for me as there are so many ties... i suppose people think my coat is odd too



and simplest wrap tie just incase anyone still not sure about BW..