tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post6521958071345743481..comments2024-03-24T22:24:11.549-07:00Comments on Rice Daddies: Bar-Hopping with Baby: follow-upUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-20586657376574214842007-06-13T18:46:00.000-07:002007-06-13T18:46:00.000-07:00soulsnax -Believe it or not these type of carriers...soulsnax -<BR/><BR/>Believe it or not these type of carriers are commonly refered to as "ABCs" - or "asian baby carriers". Anyway - the mei tei is Chinese. There are also podegi which are Korean, onbuhimo which are Japanese and hmong (Vietnamese?) carriers. Pretty much all a variation on a theme. Serious baby wearers often own more than one kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-82310688699739675802007-06-11T08:58:00.000-07:002007-06-11T08:58:00.000-07:00I do believe that your last pub post is the culpri...I do believe that your last pub post is the culprit behind a certain group of soon-to-be or just-became Dads deciding that "Daddy Play Dates" would be held at Taco Mac. They justified this decision to us new-moms and soon-to-be-moms as:<BR/><BR/>1. Teaching the children sports and sports sign language (ref calls) as a means to improve paternal bonds and to increase their acceptance with peers<Trixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941824999630457439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-68624178131249419592007-06-10T18:59:00.000-07:002007-06-10T18:59:00.000-07:00Jennifer:When you say "Asian," which culture in pa...Jennifer:<BR/><BR/>When you say "Asian," which culture in particular? It's a big continent you know. Not that I have to explain that here!! :)<BR/><BR/>Reason I ask is cuz yesterday a bartender attempted to demonstrate with her oversized shawl/scarf how Koreans strap their babies onto their bodies. Didn't work out cuz the scarf wasn't long enough, but I got the idea. It looked like it could work,SoulSnaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685020878649396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-33369178172873186892007-06-10T15:03:00.000-07:002007-06-10T15:03:00.000-07:00I have heard of the problems with using the Bjorn ...I have heard of the problems with using the Bjorn type carriers. We use a Mei Tei (an asian type carrier) which allows you to wear the baby on your front or back but not facing outward. The baby is actually "sitting" in the carrier as opposed to hanging. Very comfortable for both kiddo and parent alike.MaBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576683178193985872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-84431559560088564482007-06-08T13:46:00.000-07:002007-06-08T13:46:00.000-07:00I mentioned your link to my wife, who's a family d...I mentioned your link to my wife, who's a family doctor, and she hadn't heard much about this either. (Though admittedly, there's a great divide between MDs and chiropractics about some stuff, so I'm not that surprised.) We used a Bjorn for The Pumpkin for a long time, both facing inward and facing outward--she just wasn't into the sling. She didn't like the backpack I bought for our big trip daddy in a strange landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838412669298860456noreply@blogger.com