I love handmade. I love local. Who doesn’t love a beautiful hand-knit sweater, a table carved from a tree in the woods behind your house by a neighbor down the street, a home cooked jar of blackberry preserves tied up with ribbon by your old Aunt Sue? No one, that’s who! But in this day…read more >
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BobaFamily.com isn't just a resource providing high quality of baby wrap and baby carrier products but rather a true family in and of itself. Our staff is comprised of nurturing and enthusiastic parents like you that are dedicated to offering our customers everyday solutions to their child-raising concerns. Instead of simply providing baby wearing solutions, Boba Family also wants to improve every facet of life for you and your kids with helpful advice. On this page you will find blog posts about child-raising techniques, ways to use our products and other topics concerning tips for new parents.
Babywearing: A Better Way to Move Through Life
Bringing your little one along for the ride is better for the both of you. Have you heard? Carried babies… Cry less. 43% less overall and 54% less during evening hours. 1 Are Healthier. They gain weight faster, have better motor skills, coordination, increased muscle tone, and sense of balance. 2, 5, 7 Get a…read more >
International Babywearing Week Is Here
Well, here we are smack-dab in the middle of International Babywearing Week! Now, we all know that there are an amazing 52 weeks of babywearing fabulousness every year, but when is #babywearing a trending topic on Twitter (well, okay, it’s not yet, but this is the week to change that!). Get in on the group…read more >
ABC Kids Expo – the Louisville Experience
The ABC Kids Expo is arguably one of the largest trade shows for baby and children’s products here in the US. Previously held in Las Vegas, NV each year, the show migrated clear over to Louisville, KY this year. Scheduled for September 2011, the timing was ideal to unveil all of the amazing changes we’d…read more >
Will You Watch Dr. Nancy Salgueiro’s Live Birth?
You’ve probably watched “A Baby Story” on TLC at one time or another. This show follows pregnant women through their birth and the first few days of life with their new baby. A sweet as this sounds, I don’t recommend this show to expecting women as, like any television show, the emphasis is on intense…read more >
Nine Reasons Not to Carry Your Baby Facing Out
Recently Catherine Fowler of Australia made a comment that parents who face their babies out are “cruel and selfish“. Actually for the record she said they were “inadvertently cruel”. I am not here to judge you ladies and gentleman; a walk around the block with your baby in the forward facing position will probably not…read more >
Breastfeeding in a Carrier: During the Boba Photoshoot
We had to get all of our gorgeous local Boulder moms together for a photo shoot to show you our dazzling and fun new prints. I chuckled to myself as all three models nursed in the carriers babies from three months to 22 months. They were all really doing it.  And all discreetly. The…read more >
Top 10 Most Beautiful Lullabies
I’m a sucker for a good lullaby. A few years ago (um… eleven), I came across a CD of lullabies from around the world that can still calm me in an instant. I was in my mid-twenties and looking for a few soothing sleep-helpers amidst the roller-coaster experiences inherent in that age and my new…read more >
Jennifer Connelly and Baby Agnes Rock the Boba Twilight!
Oscar-winning Actress Jennifer Connelly doesn’t only have a beautiful mind, this mom of three totes an adorable babe as well! The 40-year old mum was seen carrying daughter 4-month-old Agnes through Tribeca earlier this week in a Boba Twilight. We love it! Fall is upon us so we can imagine how chilly NYC is…read more >
Sleepy Wrap is now Boba Wrap!!!
Welcome! “What’s going on here?”, you may ask. Well- for years, Sleepy Wrap and Boba Baby Carrier have been the same company, but nobody knew outside of our office. We focused on building the best baby wrap on the market, and the best baby carrier on the market, and we were doing it successfully as…read more >
