Don’t you get excited to find out a new friend is going to be a mommy? Having a “little” bit more experience it’s fun to be able to share tips and information about pregnancy, birthing and the ups and downs of having a newborn baby in the house. Of course, it’s never fun to be a know it all but to be able to share in your experiences and what you’ve learned and are still learning along the way.
When it comes to sharing the most useful products to have, I always… always recommend a baby carrier. One thing to remember is no two children are exactly the same. Even between both of my boys, they are both so different. I really wish I would have known more about baby carriers when I had my first. My baby Nehe was a joy to my heart but he didn’t nap. Yeah, never… hated it… loathed his naps! For me, this meant that he wanted to be carried all the time and I honestly was losing my sanity.
This is when a baby carrier would have come in handy. Especially as they get older and still don’t want to nap, it makes it a struggle to get the easiest of chores done. The Lord blessed me with my little Zekie as he was and still is a sleeper. Oh the joy when you can place your child down and watch him shut his eyes and sleep in peace. However, with him, having experienced some of my trials with Nehe, I had him in a carrier from the get go.
The feeling of carrying your child creates a special bond and the baby is content to be in your arms feeling snug as a bug. This was the Moby wrap and although great, as he started getting older I wanted a back pack carrier to be able to carry my baby as I commenced on my daily chores. A back pack style carrier allows you to carry your child from 5 months old on your back. If you have a fussy baby, it soothes them and they enjoy the ride usually falling asleep right on your back.
A back pack style carrier can literally be a life saver for any type of mami. For this reason, it’s my number one product that I recommend for any new mami to be and the reason this virtual baby shower came to be.
When Christine told me she was expecting I wanted to get one in her hands to have for her first baby. Knowing how much she loves to get out on walks, take trips to San Francisco, go out to restaurants and to the NYC farmers market, I knew it would be the most useful product for her to have.
I was thrilled when Beco Baby Carriers partnered with me and sent Christine a brand new Spring line Gemini carrier in Ginger. (Psst… this same carrier and pattern was given away to Hollywood stars at the Oscars 😉
As most of my readers know I LOVE my BECO!!
I’ve used it to carry my baby while cleaning house, gardening, on my previous trip to Spain, shopping and I will most certainly be using it to go morel mushroom foraging this April. Below are some photos of me with my Beco.
Carrying my nephew Ezra. Another non napper and loves to be carried in the Beco!
I’m really excited to take Nehe on his first foraging trip with me while carrying Zekie, my soon to be 3 year old, on my back. It will keep him off the ground and away from any poison ivy.
If you’re not familiar with the Beco Baby Carrier, it’s my favorite backpack style carrier which allows you to carry a newborn up to a 45lb toddler on your front or back.
Designed by a babywearing parent, active sailor and rock climber, Gabby Caperon. Beco combines perfect ergonomics, excellent weight distribution and stylish design from top quality fabrics. Each carrier is handmade by a skilled seamstress in facilities which apply high social and economical standards. Sustainability and minimal impact of our production on the environment is important to us. We strive to provide the best quality, safe products and friendly customer service.
Reading the Beco story, designer and owner Gabby Caperon, produced the first Beco from her home as an at home mom. She needed a more comfortable carrier to carry her growing baby and researched traditional baby carrying from other cultures. She sewed her first Mei Tei and when she needed something a bit more sturdier she looked towards the innovation of a backpack. I love it! Brilliant mom’s creating with passion and love!
You can see why this product is a must for any new mami or one with tiny tots.
The Beco Baby Carrier is comfortable and easy to use. The straps are padded and easy to adjust. You can pull them down and tighten the strap. The bottom support pad and strap keep your babies weight evenly distributed allowing you to carry them for quite a long time. Below is one of many instructional videos.
The Beco Baby Carrier Giveaway
Here’s the fun part!!! For Christine’s virtual baby shower Beco has once again agreed to give away a brand new Beco Baby Carrier, Gemini, in the Spring line …. to one of my readers! A $129 value!
To enter leave a comment from one of the options below…
- If you are not currently a baby wearing mama… Why would you enjoy carrying your baby?
- If you are currently a baby wearing mama… What’s the best thing about carrying your baby?
- If this would be a gift for someone else… Why would this be a perfect gift for a mom or dad?
Extra Entries…
Leave a separate comment for each entry, a total of 6 extra entries.
- Subscribe to receive my posts via email. (1 entry)
- Become a fan of Beco Baby Carrier on Facebook and share on your wall (1 entry)
- Become a fan of A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa on Facebook and share on your wall (1 entry)
- Blog about this giveaway and link back to this post (2 entries) Please leave 2 separate comments that you have done this.
- Follow me on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway. (1 entry) (copy and paste)@dianabauman @becobaby Carrier Giveaway! Ultimate backpack style baby carrier! http://www.spain-in-iowa.com/?p=892 #babywearing #giveaway
Please Remember, leave a separate comment for each entry, or your extra entries will not count!
More chances to win!
For five additional entries…
As an added bonus, Andrea from High/Low Food/Drink has come up with super cute cupcake/food toppers for us to use!! To garner 5 more entries, we’re asking that you download her cake toppers, create a recipe (sweet or savory) and place these toppers on top for Christine’s virtual baby shower. Write up a blog post the blog link to [email protected] with a subject line of Christines Virtual Baby Shower Cake Topper and I’ll have a roundup on my blog soon after the baby shower. Click Here to Download the Toppers on Scribd. If you don’t have a blog you can still participate by sending me a picture of your recipe with cake/food topper to [email protected].
Even More chances to win!
Visit, Andrea from High/Low Food/Drink and Christine from Fresh Local and Best and comment to win on their sites for even more chances to win. We’ll each be doing a random generator from our comments and from those winning 3 comments we’ll again put it through the random generator to come up with one winner for each gift!
The official rules
Every comment must include an email address – it’s ok if you comment with your blog account as long as I can get to your email through your blog! The giveaway ends April 1, 2010 and is open to the Continental US only. The winner will be chosen by random.org.
Good Luck!!
I am a baby-wearing mama! Baby wearing was exactly what my little preemie needed when he came home from the hospital, and we are still baby-wearing now that he’s an energetic 15 month old. 🙂
“What’s the best thing about carrying your baby?”
My favorite thing about wearing my baby is that I don’t have to choose between holding my baby and doing something else, like chores or taking a walk!
I wore my babe until I felt she was too big to carry. I know lots of expecting Moms and would share this as a gift.
We’re working on baby #1. I look forward to baby wearing to maintain that bond with baby and also be able to move around more freely.
I subscribe via email.
I follow and tweeted. Thank you!
http://twitter.com/Aerated/status/51318658210873345
I have a 3rd baby on the way, and I plan to do more baby-wearing with this one as I will need both hands free with two other little ones!
And I subscribe to your blog.
I am a baby wearer. My third is almost 10 mos. and is fond of the Moby and ring sling. I love wearing my babies, it’s easier on my shoulders, we like being close, and nursing is easier too. That being said, it would be wonderful to have and easier way of keeping my baby on my back because he gets into everything.
I wore my first baby a lot because she was so fussy. Baby #2 is not so fussy, but I do wear her occasionally. It gives me free hands but also keeps her close where she wants to be. It’s especially helpful when we go shopping. I can have my toddler in the cart or stroller and my baby attached. 🙂
I wore all three of my babies, as did my husband. My youngest, who is now 11, spent almost her entire first six months in a sling, she needed that closeness (if she weren’t so tall now she would probably still want to be in it, lol). Carriers were a big sanity saver for us. My sister is now pregnant with her first, and while I am incredibly excited for her, she was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (she’s 28) and is very worried about the difficulties she might have with holding and carrying the baby with her frequent flares. I would love to be able to give her such a fantastic carrier!
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I love babywearing!! Like you, I wish I would have had a great carrier with my first. had them with my second and it was wonderful!! She loved being carried on the front though and it was wonderful that way. 🙂 I could cook dinner and snuggle my baby at the same time. I really think it helped us bond and I became really attentive to her as well.
I am a toddler (14 months) and Preschooler (3) wearing mama! As a mother of 7 children under 13, I am ALWAYS looking for a more comfortable way to carry one of the little ones around when going for walks, when out grocery shopping, or just cooking dinner. I have never tried a Beco, it looks very comfortable!
The best thing about carrying my little man is that I can do stuff around the house while he is close to me.
“Liked” Beco on FB and shared it on my wall :o)
Subscribed to your blog via email :o)
Became a fan of A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa on FB and shared on my wall :o)
I am a mama who wears my babe. The best thing about wearing my baby is soothing her when she’s fussy. I just love it when we are out & about & she is sound asleep on me instead of trying to fight through our errands. It just makes motherhood so much more special to hold my baby all day. Thanks for the opperrinity 🙂
I am a baby wearing mama and I love that he feels secure when we are out and about. He really is not a large crowd/strange people toddler and having him close keeps him calm and feeling secure.
If I won I would give it to my little sis who’s youngest is 8 months old and heavy and loves to be carried. She has a mei tai that I made for myself but is not a fan of the long straps, this would be perfect for her.
already liked you on FB and shared on my wall
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liked Beco Baby on FB and shared
I am a mama who still wears my four year old on occasion and was addicted to babywearing from 4+months with him. The bond, closeness, and trust it created far exceeded my expecations! I now love carrying my niece whenever I get the chance and if I have another child I know I will babywear even more! Beco is my favorite!!!
I am a babywearing mama and I like that you can keep your baby close and still get things done!
I liked Beco on FB and shared it on my wall 🙂
I ‘liked’ a Little Bit of Spain in Iowa on FB 🙂
I subscribed via email
I have never been a baby wearing mama in the past, but am looking forward to being one in the next 7 months! I love the idea of hands free to help with the other kids and still snuggling with the baby….it would help with homeschooling a lot.
I tweeted about the contest.
I’m not a mom yet, but I know all the benefits, for mom and baby, of baby wearing.
I have a terrible lower back, so my husband is the baby wearer. We tried the bjorn but it just doesn’t really fit him well and now he is looking around for a new carrier for our daughter but I’m the blog reader!
I subscribed to your feed. Thanks!
I was a baby wearing mama back in the day when I loved my Snugli. I now have a brand new grandson that could really use this!!!!!!
I think keeping the baby close is very important.
I subscribe to receive youre post via email.
I would love to be able to do chores around the house and have my baby close to me. As an added bonus babywearing is great exercise.
I Became a fan of Beco Baby Carrier on Facebook and shared ~ Kendra M
I Became a fan of A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa on Facebook and shared ~ Kendra M
I follow you on twitter @akritical and tweeted
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I’m a babywearing mama, and am crossing my fingers for this one! I have a woven, a mei tai, and a seven sling… but I’ve been dying for a Beco or Ergo!
I love babywearing because I can keep my daughter close to me, while still having free hands to get stuff done. Plus, no bulky stroller to maneuver when we are out.
My daughter has a new baby and i know she would love a beco, also my new granddaughter would benfit most.
I am a facebook fan of A Little bit of spain in iowa!
I love Babywearing to keep my baby girl close and be able to feel close to her.
I’m a Beco fb fan!
I am pregnant after 9 years of not being pregnant 🙂 and am super excited to be more of a babywearer this time. The Beco looks fun!
Oh my, our youngest didn’t nap either. He was our fifth child and I’d never had one that didn’t nap before. It was so exhausting! I had no idea babies could do that!!!
Love babywearing, could use this for my eldest!
Fan of Beco on Facebook and posted about the giveaway on my wall
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Fan of yours on Facebook (Nina Hi) and posted about giveaway on my wall.
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Follow you on twitter and tweeted:
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Baby #1 is on the way…so I know I would totally love this because I am active as it is and this would make it easier to travel and run errands with the baby! SO exciting. Thanks for the giveaway!
I subscribe to your posts by email!
I am already a fan of Beco on Facebook!
I like Little Spain in Iowa and I posted on my wall!
I follow you on twitter already and I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/singerinkitchen/status/53557405556031488
my husband LOVED carrying our 2 year old and we’ll BOTH be carrying our next addition for SURE. with the businesses of having a toddler running around how could we not???
I have been dreaming of a beco! Wearing my son was one of the only ways I could keep him happy. Woul love a beco for baby two due in November!