Sleepy Wrap GIVEAWAY Day 6

8:57 PM Posted by Erin

**CONTEST CLOSED**

Meet Sleepy Wrap...

It all started five years ago when our daughter was born with a search for a healthier and more natural alternative to baby strollers. It didn’t feel right placing her flat on her back and away from the warmth and security of my body. My husband and I started exploring the option of carrying her in a sling. While the slings we tried held her close and made her happier and more peaceful, they just didn’t feel right on our shoulders and backs. We needed to find something to make both the carried and the carrier happy.

When our son was born, we encountered the wonderful world of baby wraps which distributed his weight across both shoulders and our whole back. They were much more comfortable. A woven wrap seemed too restrictive. The other stretchy baby wraps were great but they were difficult to tie so that they would fit just right as the material seemed to stretch out when we walked for a while. When we took our son out of the stretchy baby wrap the t-shirt material bagged out and we always had to retie it before placing him back inside. The search was on for the perfect material and we found it- more sturdy and durable than the cotton t-shirt material and with a touch of elasticity that bounced back. It conformed perfectly to our son's body, so we could wear him all day and take him in and out of it without needing to retie it, and it was so much easier to nurse in.

We created the best baby carrier for our children. Soon our neighbor wanted one. And then her friends wanted one. The compliments and positive reviews started pouring in. We figured that every family with a newborn would appreciate one and decided to make our baby wraps available to the public. The name for our baby carrier started popping up by itself when we kept seeing happy parents carrying their peacefully sleeping babies in our baby wraps.

And the "Sleepy Wrap" was born.

Finding the best way to "wear" your baby while nursing can often times be as difficult as finding the best bra. To me, babywearing and breastfeeding are two things that go hand-in hand. It's about intuitive parenting; keeping baby close and adapting to her needs. This is why you'll want a carrier that is versatile, comfortable, supportive, and dependable. I know for me, I went through many types from sling to pouch to sport carriers before finally coming along to wraps. I fell in love best with the ease in which I could breastfeed with The Sleepy Wrap (RTV $39) . At first, I thought it would be way too complicated for my simple mind to understand, but I figured out the logistics pretty quickly with their easily followed directions. Then I wondered if being wrapped up in a bunch of stretchy cotton would make me and baby feel overheated in the Florida sun, but I quickly realized it was as comfortable as carrying her except with hands free convenience and truly awesome in the cooler weather since my body heat distributed to my daughter as well. I appreciated the portability the Sleep Wrap afforded us, as I'd easily pack it up in our diaper bag and without rings or hooks, it was simple to use as a separate nursing cover and blanket if we accidentally forgot ours. We used our Green Sleepy Wrap all the time up to her first birthday (although you may wear yours longer) and wore and breastfed my daughter in it everywhere from Duval Street in Key West to Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco and received plenty of compliments not only on the sling, but by what a happy well behaved baby we carried around. Since then Sleepy Wrap has become one of my go-to presents for expecting friends and with 14 colors options including one natural organic, and 27 reasons that make this wrap better than others on the market, it's easy to see why everyone has loved receiving one as their shower gift. Buy your own Sleepy Wrap on their website or find it at a store near you where average retail value is a well spent $39.

Want It? Win It?

Sleepy Wrap is generously gifting one lucky winner with their own comfortable wrap in choice of color.

The Details: One lucky winner will receive their choice of color of wrap from Sleepy Wrap. The Rules: Visit Sleepy Wrap and tell me what color you'd choose if you won.

Try, Try again... Second Chances:
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** Blog about this contest linking back to this contest and leave a separate comment.
** Buy any product from Sleepy Wrap for 10 extra entries and send me the link to your purchase.

The Nitty Gritty:
*Winners are chosen randomly, if you want all your chances counted, make sure you leave individual comments, not all of them in one!
*winner has 48 hours to contact me or another name will be chosen.
*contest ends September 19th, 9 pm EST. Winner will be posted within 48 hours.
*open to US & Canada residents only!
*rules for each entry must be followed to be valid.