Koala Babycare CUDDLE BAND User manual

INDEX
Le buone regole del portare
Glossary
Preparation
1.
2.
3.
4.
How to insert the band into the loops
Tie method A
From birth and to follow
them while growing
5.
Tie method B
Specific for the very first days of
newborns
6.
6
7
8
12
22
2

• The baby’s belly is always in contact with the
bearer’s boody.
• The child must always be above the carrier's center
of gravity(above the navel).
• You must be able to pass an open hand between the
baby and the bearer’s body, but not a fist.
RULES OF BABYWEARING

By bowing your head you must
be able to kiss his head easily
The child's legs should take an M
position
Be careful that his chin is not resting on
his chest

Check frequently that the face and
airways are always clear
The child's back should be in a C
position

GLOSSARY
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Flaps
Backrest
Loops
Support band
To drape - to gather in the hands
1
4
5
2
3

Lay the back of the band with the logo facing the
support surface. Insert the flap of the band, passing it
through both rings from the inside out.
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Pass the end between the two rings, making sure the
flap is well distributed inside the rings. Repeat the
same operation with the other flap.

PREPARATION
How to begin with the use Koala Cuddle Band:
• Try first with a doll or a stued animal
• When first wearing use a mirror
• Let someone help you, you’ll feel more secure and it
would be easier
At the beginning it can happen to everyone to have
some diculties, the important thing is not to get
discouraged. First, make sure you have worn the Koala
Cuddle Band correctly by following the directions in
this manual. Get your little one used to the it gradually,
bringing him in the sling for a short time every day.
Take the sling.

Wear it like a t-shirt.
Check that the backrest fits snugly against the
body.

Arrange the two flaps by stretching
them.
Pull both flaps forward so that the band fits
snugly against the body.

Create space for the baby by lowering the
intersection of the flaps with your hands. Pick up
your baby, placing his behind above your navel.
Pull the outer edge of the sling apart as if you
were going to hug his body. If the band is too
short you need to loosen the rings, if the fabric is
too abundant you will have to pull it. At the end
of the binding (A or B), it is important that all the
babywearing rules (pages 7-8) are respected.

TIE METHOD: FRONT CROSS CARRY (FCC) -
SIMPLE X
FROM BIRTH AND TO FOLLOW THEM WHILE GROWING
Diculty: Beginner
This is what the binding will look like in the end
At the end of the steps of this binding the child will be
positioned as in this illustration: legs in M, back in C,
with free airways
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Pick up the child taking care to support the head
and back correctly and place him on your chest
at shoulder height.
Remove the flap opposite the baby and surround
the leg, positioning it in the hollow of the knee

Repeat the process by placing the child on the
other shoulder and working with the other flap.
Accompany the child to the center of your body
making him sit down on the crossroads. The child
assumes the physiological M position of the legs.

Retrieve the innermost flap of the X, stretch the
fabric well behind the child's back from one knee
to the other.
tuck the flap under the flap still draped to secure

Repeat the procedure also with the external flap.
Make sure that the child's back is correctly
supported and the flaps are well open.

Adjust the tension if necessary by pulling the
flaps forward past the loops. To facilitate this
operation, it is possible to li the child's bottom
with one hand (1) and with the other pull the flap
(2).
It is important to ensure that the child is at a
height where it is possible to kiss the head.
The palm of the hand must be able to pass
between the baby and the mother's body, but
not a fist
2
1

Take the support band making sure the logo is in
the centre.
Wrap it carefully behind the child's back, hugging
him or her from the nape to the bottom.

Close with a double knot behind your back. If the
flaps are too long it is possible to tie them with an
additional knot in the front part. If the sash ends
are too long, you can tie them at the waist.