Forth Valley Slings

20/12/2025

🫶The last post of 2025 ...

We will be offline until the New Year to allow us to spend time and make memories with our families. If you need urgent support, please do message us - but otherwise our socials will be quiet until 05 January 2026!

Wishing you a joyous holiday and a Happy New Year!

Love from Team FV x

19/12/2025

🏆WHAT DID YOU WEAR THIS WEEK🏆

Have you brought out the sling for any holiday festivities? Any traditions? Or are you just carrying to keep your wee one(s) close during this cold, dark month.

Let us know how you've been carrying this week 🫶

18/12/2025

✨Upcoming Newborn Slings Workshops & Sling Meets✨

🕍Stirling - Bridge of Allan Parish Church - Friday January 9th
🐎Falkirk - Forth Valley Sensory Centre - Saturday January 17th

These are FREE sessions where you can try on different styles of slings/baby carriers and find the one that works for you - and you can hire it if you want to take it home to try it! We can also check the fit of your own carrier for a £5 donation. Our sling meets are open to everyone - expecting families, new families, and families with newborns, toddlers and/or preschoolers! We almost certainly have a sling for you 🫶

✨Book in using the link: https://glasgowslinglibrary.as.me/ForthValley

16/12/2025

✨TOP TIP TUESDAY - BABYWEARING FOR THE HOLIDAYS✨

One of the busiest times of the year is upon us - so how can carrying your wee one make it a bit easier?

🫂Regulation/safe space - this season is full of joyous celebrations and parties and changes to the routine, and as fun as this can be for wee ones they can also get easily overwhelmed and incredibly overstimulated. Babywearing can be a great tool to help slow down and regulate.

🤧Germ-free zone - this season also brings some of the worst bugs! Have a new baby, or a toddler you don't want licking every surface? Pop them in a sling! And remember - no kissing babies!

🙌Hands-free and transportable - need to pop to the busy shopping centre and don't want to try and navigate the crowds with a pram? Wanting to help with the festivities but need both hands? What you need is a sling!

Need a sling for the holidays? Our parent sling library Glasgow Sling Library will be posting out slings up to this Friday 19th December 2025! They have hundreds of slings and both we and GSL can help you find a sling suitable for your needs! Check out their page for their inventory.

11/12/2025

✨INTRO TO WOVEN WRAPS WORKSHOP - JANUARY 2026✨

We are kicking off 2026 with our very first workshop 🥳

Come learn all about woven wraps in this two hour session with our lovely consultant Rosa! Woven wraps are suitable for newborns, older babies, toddlers, big kids - one wrap can see you from the beginning to the end of your carrying days.

This sessions is suitable for both absolute beginners (never touched a woven wrap before) as well as beginner wrappers who may have tried wrapping and need a bit of support. You can bring your baby/toddler/big kid; however this session is equally suitable for expecting families! You do not need to own a woven wrap (but welcome to bring yours along too!) - we will have plenty to share!

Book in using the link: https://Glasgowslinglibrary.as.me/FVWorkshop

This workshop is offered on a 'pay what you feel' basis so that our services remain accessible and affordable for everyone 🫶

09/12/2025

✨TOP TIP TUESDAY - BACKPACKS, BUMBAGS AND OTHER BAGS FOR BABYWEARING✨

So you have baby on you (hooray! Hands free!) ... now how do you carry all of your baby's stuff?

FRONT CARRYING:
- A backpack or rucksack is perfect! Good storage, good support for your back as the weight is evenly distributed.
- For shorter trips out, a bumbag either underneath baby or with the pouch on your back. This will depend on your baby's needs though - some babies don't pack light 🤣

BACK CARRYING:
- Bumbag - you can wear it on your hips OR use it as a crossbody bag. We personally love both the and Babywearing Cosy bumbags, both of which are made in the UK!
- Crossbody bag - our favourite is the Wompat babywearing bag which is made of cosy woven wrap fabric and has rings that you thread the shoulder strap through. This means you can tie the bag round both you and baby! 🥳

Of course, we aren't anti-pram here and just because you're carrying baby doesn't mean you don't bring the pram - that's where the day's worth of essentials goes! 🙌

Have any questions about babywearing and backpacks/bags? Comment below and we can help!

05/12/2025

🏆WHAT DID YOU WEAR THIS WEEK🏆

Do you have a favourite sling? Or several faves? Do you have a mixture of brands/styles for different types of outings, or do you have one trusty sling for all adventures?

Let us know what sling or slings you've been using lately!

04/12/2025

🎊SLING STATS - NOVEMBER 2025🎊

What did we get up to last month? Our Newborn Slings Workshop has becoming incredibly popular at Falkirk but is quieter in Stirling. If you know a family due their baby next year, why don't you recommend they come along to our free workshop? Babywearing is an excellent tool for the parenting toolbox!

We also had a huge interest in woven wraps - keep your eyes peeled next week for a special announcement 👀

Want to come and see us? Book in here: glasgowslinglibrary.as.me/ForthValley

28/11/2025

🏆WHY DID YOU WEAR THIS WEEK🏆

How has carrying been for you lately? Sometimes babywearing can be a great tool for co-regulation, bonding, all while allowing you to be hands-free - and sometimes it's just a quick way to get from A to B, or the only way to make dinner. And both are valid! You'll often find you go through phases where you enjoy carrying more or less, and we want to let you know that you're not alone in those feelings. Carrying really is a journey. 🫶

So let us know, good or bad or neutral, why you've carried your wee one(s) this week. No judgment, just support.

25/11/2025

✨TOP TIP TUESDAY - CAN YOU CARRY FROM BIRTH?✨

Can you carry a freshly earthside newborn? Yes!
Can you carry them in any sling/carrier? NO!

Slings and carriers suitable for newborns can be adjusted and tightened enough to properly support baby and protect their airways. Not all carriers that say 'suitable from newborn' or 'suitable from 7 lbs' will safely carry baby.

This is why our FREE Newborn Slings Workshop is so valuable - our trained consultant Rosa is familiar with which slings truly give a safe 'from birth' fit and can help you find the sling that works for you, safely carries baby, and is in your budget.

Expecting and wanting to carry from birth? We have demo dolls you can practice with!

Message us for more info or book into our workshop: glasgowslinglibrary.as.me/ForthValley

24/11/2025

✨Upcoming Newborn Slings Workshops & Sling Meets:

🕍Stirling - Bridge of Allan Parish Church - Friday November 7th
🐎Falkirk - Forth Valley Sensory Centre - Saturday November 15th

These are FREE sessions where you can try on different styles of slings/baby carriers and find the one that works for you - and you can hire it if you want to take it home to try it! We can also check the fit of your own carrier for a £5 donation. Our sling meets are open to everyone - expecting families, new families, and families with newborns, toddlers and/or preschoolers! We almost certainly have a sling for you 🫶

✨Book in using the link: https://glasgowslinglibrary.as.me/ForthValley

21/11/2025

Our fellow babywearing educator (and Little Frog retailer 🐸) is running a competition - sign up for some excellent online support! 🫶

💛 Win Expert Babywearing Support + £50 to Spend!

Not sure which sling is right for you? Or maybe you’ve got one that just doesn’t feel *quite* right?

Here’s your chance to win friendly, expert help from me!

Enter below for your chance to win prizes worth **over £150!**

🥇 **1st Prize**

💛 A 60-minute 1-to-1 video consultation with Ruth
🛍️ £50 to spend on anything at the Carrying Connects shop

🥈 **2nd Prize**

🎓 Your choice of “Babywearing for Beginners” or “Back Carrying in a Buckle Carrier online course
🤝 Plus a 30-minute Mini Consultation with Ruth

🥉 **3rd Prize**

🎓 Your choice of Babywearing for Beginners” or “Back Carrying in a Buckle Carrier” online course

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👇 Enter now to win - LINK IN BIO

Simply pop in your details below and you’ll be entered into the draw.
Winners will be announced by email — good luck! 💫

Ruth xx

(Not affiliated with Meta/Facebook/Instagram. One entry per person, Closing date is Sunday 23rd November 2025 when the winner will be selected at Random)