User:Jenrose

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I have been babywearing since 1993, got online in 1995 and in 1997 I wrote an extensive review article about different slings and carriers then on the market. It was published in Midwifery Today magazine, and I put it on my personal site. Since then, the world of baby carriers has undergone a transformation. Where there used to be a few dozen different brands, there are now hundreds. Where people used to choose between a sling, a frame backpack and a soft front pack, parents are now confronted with dozens of choices.

In 2001, a babywearing community was started at Yahoo. In 2003, Thebabywearer.com launched, and Vijay Owens and I started Nine In, Nine Out, a nonprofit babywearing organization. In 2006, I chaired the first international babywearing conference in Portland, Oregon, which brought together parents, vendors and educators from around the world.

Currently, I work with a large number of vendors on product design, testing and review. I volunteer with a local store to do one-on-one help for local mothers, and work on my own carrier designs. I'm also currently wearing my youngest daughter, who is two and has a rare chromosome deletion that means we may well have many good years of wearing left. My first "worn baby" is now 13.

I live in Oregon with my husband and family.