Babywearing /toddlerwearing mummys i need you.

Long time babywearer here, though not as much lately. I also have a 2.5 year old. Mostly we wear just for hiking and long walks and he cozies in nicely for those. I also have a winter babywearing coat so it allows us to keep at it through the colder months. He's a very active boy, and loves to get down and run. So I get a great deal of exercise just chasing him around.

I'm no longer wearing a baby -- my babies are 6 and 3.5 now -- but when I was I used to do a lot of walking with them. You can do a pretty brisk pace with a baby or toddler and burn a lot more than just walking alone. When my youngest was a baby and toddler, I used to wear her and push my older daughter in the stroller. Now that's a workout! I found that anything that involved any jumping really jostled them too much and didn't work, so stick to low impact workouts. If you have any low impact aerobics DVDs, those are definitely doable. Also, for those days when the weather wasn't great, I had some Leslie Sansone walking DVDs and the Biggest Loser walking workout DVD, and I would do those while my baby was in the sling. I found that they would usually fall asleep from all the movement, so the bonus was they got a good nap in, too. :-) Once they were about a year old and I could put them down for 30 minutes to an hour, I started doing kickboxing and aerobics DVDs in the living room while they played in the room. They would often get up and move around with me, too, so it was actually fun for both of us.

Im a baby wearer and I love some tips for exercise too!!! If you are just a walker and are actively trying to loose weight what amount of time walking would you need to spend in order to burn a sufficient amount of calories to help out?

I am a long-time babywearer as well. My girls are 2 and 5. I mostly wear my youngest for longer walks and hikes now and not as often as I would like since I work full-time outside of the house.

You can try to add some low-impact exercises in to your walks. i.e do step-ups onto a low bench or log, do a few lunges while out, etc. Or just workout during naps. I have a jog stroller I use for running with them which is pretty much the only time they are ever in a stroller.

There's also a fb page called the babywearing workout.

veganbettie wrote: »

i'm trying to wrap my 2.5 half year old but he is not having it....sometimes he will go in the kelty though....i'm jealous.

There is an option for walking while carrying a load, I just add that.

My toddler no longer has patience for wraps, but loves the kinderpack. Easy ups and down.

omg that's so pretty!!!!!

well exercise calories are really just an estimate anyways, so I would rather estimate low I guess.