Having decided that we're gonna try to let Emmy have the longest possible skin-to-skin contact time after doing research on how good it is for the baby's development, I thought "Okay. So how do we do it?" I have 2 baby carriers, 1 bought at a swap meet, 1 received from the clinic I go to. They all look secure and standard but a little too big for a newborn and they can't support the legs. So I'll go with the baby wrap. To put it simple, you wrap the baby on your front (or back) with a super long blanket (kinda like a big long scarf but longer). After a little research, I am in love with this technique. It provides good support and can cover the baby from head to toe, which is important to keep the baby warm during skin-to-skin contact since the baby won't be wearing anything but diaper. Here's a link to many clips that show you how to do it Wrap Your Baby. There are also many styles of doing it which gives you options to see what works for you and your baby.
There is one thing that puzzles me: will it work well with cloth diapering, considering you have to change the baby more often if you go with cloth diapering. It doesn't seem like much work to wrap the baby around you, but you never know until you actually try it. So I'm gonna practice with my teddy bear now. Hopefully my scarf is long enough ^^.
