International Babywearing Week Events

This is only a TASTE of the Events that we have planned for #bestseatIBW2016 Please visit our Events Tab and our Facebook Page and Group for all the exciting Events we have planed for you during International Babywearing Week!  See you there!

Congratulations to our Medalists for our #babywearingrelay Event!

***EVENT NUMBER FOUR WINNERS!***

Thank you to all who participated in our Babywearing Relay Race as Event Number Four of our Summer Babywearing Games!! #babywearingrelay

Congratulations to the winners! Since no one (other than volunteers) submitted more than one photo, no special bonus prize will be awarded. BUT we do have our usual gold, silver, and bronze medal winners! See below for the winning photos!

GOLD -  Lauren Rowan and her husband!

SILVER - Julia Bulia and her baby’s grandfather!

BRONZE - Tina Popp and her baby’s sister!

The GOLD medal winner will receive either $5 off a new membership or renewal OR the opportunity to borrow two carriers at a meeting!

The SILVER medal winner will receive an item made from a woven wrap!

The BRONZE medal winner will receive a BWI of Cleveland car decal!

****Please volunteer@bwiofcleveland.org to make arrangements to receive your prize!

Welcome to Event Number Five of our Summer Babywearing Games!!! Thank you to all who have participated thus far!!

If you haven't participated yet in our Summer Babywearing Games, now is your last chance!! It's time for Event Number Five: The Babywearing Quadrathlon ‪#‎bwquadrathlon‬. For this event, we want to see your photos in all the different types of carriers!

We are always talking about how no one carrier is best for every person, and that's what makes our lending library so great! We give you the opportunity to try the different types, and see what works for you and your baby!

**To enter this event, simply post a photo of yourself wearing one of the four main carrier types: wrap (stretchy or woven), mei tai, buckle carrier, or ring sling. POST EACH PHOTO AS ITS OWN COMMENT! Each vote you receive is worth one point - if you share photos of yourself in ALL four carrier types, you'll get 5 additional points! The people with the most points at the end of the contest will win some awesome prizes and be entered into our grand prize drawing!

This contest will end on August 20th!

Thanks to educator Wendy Haas for sharing these photos of herself and her daughters in the 4 different carrier types!

Congratulations to our Medalists for our #babywearingforthewin Event!

EVENT NUMBER THREE WINNERS!!

I am here to announce the winners of our third Summer Babywearing Games event - Overcoming Obstacles! There were some amazing entries, and it was so inspiring to see how babywearing has helped everyone in their parenting journey! Thank you to all who participated!! #babywearingforthewin

Congratulations to our winners!

GOLD MEDAL - Nicole Duraney

“Helped me eat out in peace!”

SILVER MEDAL - Ashley Nash

“Our first carrying experience was at 6 months. It was a cheap carrier and it killed my back. I called it quits because I didn't know about the wide world of carriers.

A few months ago, I learned about the wide array of carriers and that they can accommodate big kids. My son is almost 4 and has Autism. Overall he does really well when we go out, but when he gets tired he just wants to be up (Not easy to carry a child his size).

I started looking into toddler carriers and found one for a great price. When it arrived, I was clueless. We managed to get the thing put together and him in it, but he was literally sitting on my butt and my shoulders were taking all of his weight. Thankfully, we were only days away from a BWI meeting. We were able to meet up with an educator, learn how to use our carrier, and I was able to learn how to safely get him into it solo.

From that moment on, we have used our carrier and been able to ditch our bulky stroller. We have seen fireworks, gone to zoos and amusement parks, attended parades, and hunted Pokemon. He feels safe and so do I. It's a great place for him to escape from everything else.

I'm currently out of commission due to a shoulder injury. But I am counting down the days until I can carry him again.”

BRONZE MEDAL - Megan Zander

“Tandem wearing has been the best. Baby only wants mama and my newly 2 year old isn't adjusting well to life with a sibling. Both get to snuggle me and I'm not stuck on the couch all day”

The GOLD medal winner will receive $5 off a new membership or renewal OR the opportunity to borrow two carriers from a meeting!

The SILVER medal winner will receive an item made from a woven wrap!

The BRONZE medal winner will receive a BWI of Cleveland car decal!

***Please email volunteer@bwiofcleveland.org for information on how to receive your prize!

Welcome to Event Number Four of our Summer Babywearing Games!!! Thank you to all who have participated thus far - only two more events!!

Event Number Four: Relay Race #babywearingrelay is an event in which we want to see your child being worn by different friends and family members in a sort of relay race! Show us photos of your child being worn by your spouse, best friend, grandparents, even siblings!! If you don’t have these photos on hand, use this as an opportunity to introduce babywearing to your friends and family members! **For ease of voting, please put the photos into a collage prior to posting.**

The photos with the most votes win! Special BONUS prize for the person with the most friends and family members wearing their child!!

Congratulations to our Medalists for our #babywearingUSA Event!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Red, White, and Blue babywearing event! Loved seeing your USA pride and your babywearing pride at the same time! #babywearingUSA
Congratulations to the winners!

GOLD MEDAL: Lindsay Amicone

SILVER MEDAL: Mallory Over

BRONZE MEDAL: Emily Merkel

The gold medal winner will receive $5 off a new membership or renewal OR the opportunity to borrow two carriers at a meeting!

The silver medal winner will receive an item made from a woven wrap!

The bronze medal winner will receive a BWI of Cleveland car decal!

***Please email volunteer@bwiofcleveland.org for instructions on claiming your prize!

COMING UP! Event Number Three: Overcoming Obstacles #babywearingforthewin

This next event is all about how babywearing has helped you, your family, or your child! For Event Number Three: Overcoming Obstacles #babywearingforthewin, we want to see photos showing how babywearing has helped you overcome an obstacle. Maybe you had a newborn with colic, or an infant with separation anxiety….or maybe you just needed to get the dishes done! We’d also love to see photos of how you overcame a babywearing obstacle! Maybe you were too intimidated by the loooong stretchy wraps with your firstborn, but learned to love them with your second! Or maybe you could never quite get a good fit from a buckle carrier, until you came to a meeting and found the perfect fit!

In the photo above, volunteer Stephanie Herb shows how babywearing helps her and her daughter get through “patch time” during which her daughter needs to wear a corrective patch! Snuggles and love from mom are the best remedy for an uncomfortable babe, and babywearing makes it that much easier!

Whatever the obstacle, we want to see photos of how babywearing helped you!  Post as many photos as you'd like in our Facebook Group and be sure to vote for your favorites by clicking the "like" button!This contest will run through Saturday, August 13th! Good luck!

Congrats to our Medalists for our ‪#‎summerwearinggames‬ Event!

EVENT NUMBER ONE WINNERS!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our first event in the Summer Babywearing Games! We loved seeing all the photos showing how babywearing helped you to enjoy the summer!

The person with the most votes was our very own educator, Rebekah Kelly, who shared a wonderful photo of herself wearing and breastfeeding at the ocean!

But since we’d rather give these awesome prizes to our fabulous members, here are the real winners!! For the folks who tied on number of votes, we used a random number generator to determine the medal winners. ***Please email volunteer@bwiofcleveland.org for information on how to collect your prize!***

Gold Medal (16 votes) - Abby Mosher

Silver Medal (13 votes) - Carleen Almasy Johnstone

Bronze Medal (13 votes) - Jenn Rose Baker

The Gold Medal winner will receive either $5 off a new membership or renewal OR the chance to borrow two carriers from one of our monthly meetings!

The Silver Medal winner will receive an item made from a woven wrap!

The Bronze Medal winner will receive a BWI of Cleveland car decal!

Now on to Event #2: Red, White, & Blue #babywearingUSA!!

In this event, we want to see your photos that show your USA pride while babywearing!! Whether you're wearing a red, white, and blue wrap, attending a 4th of July parade, or your little one is waving an American flag - we want to see your pics!! Post as many photos as you'd like in our Facebook Group and be sure to vote for your favorites by clicking the "like" button! This event will run through Wednesday, August 10th!  Good luck!

Congrats to our Medalists for the Olympic Rings of Babywearing Challenge!

The votes have been tallied and the winners announced! 

Congratulations to our 3 medalists in

Event #4- Olympic Rings of Babywearing: Incorporate sling rings into your favorite carry

 
 

Meagan DePerro took home the Gold Medal

Emily Gold took home the Silver Medal and

Amy Higgins took home the Bronze Medal!

 

Meagan won $10 off her membership, Emily won $5 off her membership and Amy won a 13th month free! Just for taking a pretty picture :)

Awesome job ladies!

 

 

Our next, and last Olympic event photo contest is your take on the motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger" ****please note, any grossly unsafe Babywearing pictures will not be considered. Please, please keep your baby safe while planning your contest entry. This may seem like common sense but other BWI groups did have an issue with it.

Event #4 Olympic Rings of Babywearing

So many tiny squishes!!  If I wasn't already 16 weeks pregnant, I would have major baby fever from all of these precious photographs!  Hurry over to our Facebook group so you can cast your votes for our final medalists (and don't forget to vote for yourself!) Voting closes at Midnight on Friday.
 

 

Event #4

Olympic Rings of Babywearing: Incorporate sling rings into your favorite carry

 

 

Put your thinking caps on.....

Our next, and last Olympic event photo contest is your take on the motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger" ****please note, any grossly unsafe Babywearing pictures will not be considered. Please, please keep your baby safe while planning your contest entry. This may seem like common sense but other BWI groups did have an issue with it.

Congrats to our Medalists for the Overcoming Obstacles Challenge!

The votes have been tallied and the winners announced! 

Congratulations to our 3 medalists in

Event #3- Overcoming Obstacles

 

 Aya Goodrich took home the gold medal
 Nicci Sample took home the silver medal
 and Terra Dorn took home the bronze medal

 

Aya won $10 off her membership, Nicci won $5 off her membership and Terra won a 13th month free!  Just for taking a pretty picture :)

Awesome job ladies!

Next up is the Olympic Rings! Let's see those ring slings and ring carries ladies!! Contest is open for entries until Wednesday at midnight and then voting goes until Friday at midnight! I'm excited to see what y'all come up with!

Event #3 Overcoming Obstacles Challenge

Babywearing doesn't always come easily. Just like true Olympians, we often have obstacles to overcome while learning.  I was so inspired by the submissions of this weeks challenge- you have all come so far and should be incredibly proud of yourselves!  Bonus points seeing so many Daddy's! Hurry over to our facebook group so you can cast your votes for our final medalists (and don't forget to vote for yourself!) Voting closes at Midnight on Friday. 

Event #3

Overcoming Obstacles: What babywearing obstacles have you had to overcome?

 

 

Congrats to our Medalists for the Red, White and Blue: Show your USA pride Challenge!

The votes have been tallied and the winners announced! 

Congratulations to our 3 medalists in

Event #2 Red, White and Blue: Show Your USA Pride

 

Heather Knight took home the Gold Medal
 Brittany Myhal Fenstermaker took home the Silver Medal and Heather Rowe Tinsley took home the Bronze Medal

Heather won $10 off her membership, Brittany won $5 off her membership and Heather won a 13th month free!  Just for taking a pretty picture :)

Awesome job ladies!

Today starts the Overcoming Obstacles photo challenge. Babywearing doesn't always come easily. Just like true Olympians, we often have obstacles to overcome while learning. I can't wait to see what photos y'all have of overcoming babywearing obstacles!

Congrats to our Medalists for the Winter Wearing Games Compition!

The votes have been tallied and the winners announced! 

Congratulations to our 3 medalists in

Event #1- Winter Wearing Games: Winter Themed Babywearing Pictures!!

 

 

Rebecca Sultzer took home the Gold Medal

Terra Dorn took home the Silver Medal

Karyn Tankersley took home the Bronze Medal

 

Rebecca won $10 off her membership, Terra won $5 off her membership and Karyn won a 13th month free!  Just for taking a pretty picture :)

Awesome job ladies!



 



Get your camera's ready for the next event!

2/15/14- Red, White, and Blue: Show your USA pride

Event #1- Winter Wearing Games: Winter Themed Babywearing Pictures

Can I just say how excited I am about our first set of submissions for the Babywearing Winter Olympic Games!  You ladies did an outstanding job!  I wish we could award each and every one of you a medal, but alas Only 3 get to take away the Gold, Silver and Bronze.  Don't forget to cast your vote at our group page on facebook!!  

 

Event #1- Winter Wearing Games:

Winter Themed Babywearing Pictures

 

Get your camera's ready for the next event!

2/15/14- Red, White, and Blue: Show your USA pride

 

 

 

Babywearing Winter Olympic Games!

Welcome to the first Babywearing Winter Olympic Games! Games will start on Saturday, February 8th and there will be 5 medal competitions, plus a grand prize. Each competition will last for a week. To enter, you'll need to take a photo or video that fits with the theme of the competition and post it to our group page. To win, you need people to like the reply with your photo. The most likes for each contest takes the gold, second is silver, and third is bronze. Pictures must be received by midnight on the 5th day of the contest. Members will then have two days to vote.

Gold medalists get $10 off a BWI membership or renewal, Silver gets $5 off, and Bronze gets a bonus 13th month. Prizes must be claimed by April 15,2014 and have no cash value. Prizes may be transferred, but are only good for BWI of Cleveland and may not be applied to any other BWI chapter. Prizes may not be combined. (If you win twice, you can give away or forfeit the lesser prize, and the next photo in line will be moved up.) You may enter each contest with as many photos as you'd like. At the end of the Games, all 5 Gold medalists will be entered in a Grand Prize contest, for an even bigger prize!

Here's the event schedule:

2/8/14- Winter Wearing Games: Winter themed babywearing pictures

2/15/14- Red, White, and Blue: Show your USA pride

2/22/14- Overcoming Obstacles: What babywearing obstacles have you had to overcome?

3/1/14- Olympic Rings of Babywearing: Incorporate sling rings into your favorite carry *feel free to contact a group leader to check sling rings out of our lending library*

3/8/14- What is your *safe* Babywearing translation of the motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger"?

3/15/14- Grand Prize Contest


Good luck and have fun!!