News — sling hire

The temperature's finally rising! (After a very looooong winter and a wet, cold and windy spring here in the Lake District). I've been asked a few times over the last week - "Can I still carry my baby when it's hot?" The answer is yes! You can still carry your baby in hot weather. He or she won't overheat if you follow a few guidelines - our bodies are amazing and are very good at thermoregulation. Some top tips:* try placing a damp muslin between you and baby* remember a hat on your child's head for shade, and sunscreen on...

The Connecta Solar is the perfect warm weather and holiday baby carrier. Lightweight, UV fabric to protect your child, folds up super small, and with all the comfort you've come to rely on from Connecta. Koala Slings has the Connecta Solar available in Sunshine and in Classic Blue. We have limited stock at the moment, but more arriving in the next fortnight. We'll have toddler size Connecta Solar carriers in our next shipment too. We'll have a Connecta Solar available for hire soon too!                       

There are two travelling TwinGos visiting sling libraries throughout the UK. One has just arrived at Oxford Sling Library, and the other is with Liverpool Sling Library. If you're a twin (or triplet) parent, or you have two children close in age - contact your local sling library to ask about trying the TwinGo out. They'll be able to help you with safe and comfortable positioning for you and your babies too! www.oxfordslinglibrary.co.uk www.liverpoolslinglibrary.co.uk Remember that we also have a couple of TwinGo Carriers available for hire! You pay a low-cost hire fee (£8 for a fortnight), plus postage (£5)...

The Kendal and Lake District Sling Library is the non-profit part of Koala Slings. Even though it's quite a new sling library, I've had quite a bit of interest recently from families in other parts of Cumbria and the North West. So I'm now doing postal hires, as not everyone lives close to a sling library to hire in-person. Postal hires work in a very similar way to in-person hires. You contact me at koalaslings@gmail.com or through our contact form, explaining what you'd like to hire and the dates you're thinking of. I'll send you a link to the terms...