Bean Pod | Review and Giveaway

August 11, 2009 by admin - Jennifer
Filed under Giveaways

Carrying newborns and infants requires a lot of care and can have an impact on their early growth. At Bean Pod, we have designed slings that offer infants a safe, natural, and comfortable ride.

Sling carriers are the most natural way to carry a baby. Your baby’s body will sit and curve in the sling, wrapped in the same position and with the same support as he or she was in the womb.

It is particularly important to use a sling for the first 3 months of a child’s life (or even longer for premature babies) to promote natural spinal development during this time. Carrying a baby younger than 3 months vertically may put unwanted pressure on his or her spine and may affect the child’s development. Also, some carriers are designed to carry a child in a way that forces the child to spread its legs apart. This is also not ideal for the undeveloped spine, pelvis and thigh bones of the child.

I recently got the opportunity to test out and review the Sling in the beautiful fabric you see here and I love it. My daughter still struggles with a slight weight problem that she had from birth and she is still able to be carried around in a sling. I really wish I knew about the importance of slings when she was a baby because I most definitely would have worn a sling from the very beginning. Now I enjoy carrying her on my hip and with the help of this sling I am able to do so without any strain to my back or shoulders.

I am really impressed with the fabric used with Bean Pod slings. Not only is it sturdy but like the Japanese floral print I received, it is just beautiful. I recommend this sling to everyone.

The unique features of Bean Pod slings:

our slings are padded on the shoulder to cushion the weight of the baby and reduce the strain on the carrier’s shoulder
one side of the sling is sewn in a green color to make it easy to know which side to pull/release in order to adjust the tension of the sling
the detachable pouch comes with a clip that can be easily hooked on the rings or the eye inside the shoulder pad for easy access of keys, wallets, pacifiers, etc
all our slings are made with 100% cotton to minimize skin irritation for your baby. Rings are no-weld constructed solid aluminum rings and are tested to hold up to 250 pounds
unlike pouch slings, the size of our slings can be adjusted with the rings to accommodate the size of growing babies and different carrying positions
our sling fabrics are fashionable and funky

And thanks to the wonderful woman behind Bean Pod Slings I am able to offer my readers the chance to win one of their own Bean Pod Sling in any fabric. Just see rules below to enter today!

Giveaway

MAIN RULE – Explore the different designs on the Bean Pod website and find your favorite pattern and come back and tell me in comments what it is. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment
1 Extra Entry – Favorite The Dirty Shirt in Technorati and leave your name (I will be checking) in a separate comment
1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in subscribe section on on the right sidebar) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment.
1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away a Bean Pod Baby Sling. Check it out here http://tinyurl.com/r59odf. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog and to the Bean Pod website.

This giveaway will run through midnight on August 25, with winner being announced the morning of August 26. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.