Born to Carry Trainers

Originally from The Netherlands Anne has lived in the UK since 2001. Anne has been helping parents use slings safely and comfortably since early 2005, initially on a peer support basis and from 2008 as a trained babywearing consultant. In 2011 Anne worked as a trainer for a UK school delivering babywearing consultancy courses. Anne now provides sling hire and consultations through Wrap My Baby and peer support training through Born to Carry. Anne has ...
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Rosie is a mum of 2 and a practising GP. She is the author of the Why Babywearing Matters book , and a passionate advocate of building secure attachment relationships between children and their carers, due to the long lasting effects this has on future health. She believes that carrying children plays a large part in building happy brains, be it in arms or in a sling. Education is the key to changing the ...
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Sophie is French and has been living in the UK since 1997. She lives in Trumpington, just outside Cambridge, with her husband and 2 children (born in 2006 and 2009). She has a PhD in biology, and spent 20 years working as a biology research scientist in the academic and industry sector. She has always been passionate about her work, and following the birth of her children, her passion shifted towards supporting parents in the ...
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Becky is a Born to Carry trainer based in East London and covering Greater London. Becky is a mum-of-one who began working as a sling consultant in 2011, and has trained with Trageschule UK (to Certification level), Je Porte Mon Bebe and Slingababy. She opened the North London Sling Library in 2012 and is also Director of Slinging London CIC, a not for profit social enterprise whose aim is to support parents and caregivers in London to carry their ...
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Lizzie is an experienced educator and mother of two living in Essex. She has a passion for supporting and empowering parents, and is an advocate for responsive parenting. Her ultimate aim is to change the way people view parenting, to improve outcomes for babies and children. Lizzie was born in England but grew up in Belgium, Austria and Saudi Arabia, before returning to the U.K. for university. She trained as a primary school teacher with ...
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Originally from England, Jess has lived in Scotland since 2005. As a mum to two boys who both had severe reflux, Jess found carrying to be the only thing that soothed. She saw a need for parents to be able to try carriers on in person, not just at group sessions, but in the comfort of a home – and so Close and Calm was born. Jess trained first as a consultant with the School ...
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Area: based in beautiful Hampshire and covering pretty much the whole of the South of England; from Cornwall to Kent, from Bristol to Essex.  Courses are generally run at weekends. Roamy is an experienced Baby Carrying Consultant and Educator.  She runs South East Slings, which was established in July 2011 as Eastbourne Sling Library, later became East Sussex Slings and then, due to relocation, South East Slings.  Roamy is mother to two small boys (born ...
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