When her daughter Coco was born five years ago, Alison Cross loved how “babywearing” created a beautiful mother-daughter bond. But she saw other benefits of wearing a sling. “I had tendonitis in both wrists and a high needs baby; a baby that needed all sorts of bouncing, swaddling and ‘cooing’ to make her stop crying,” recalls Alison. “The only way I could carry her was in a sling and in the sling she was happier, secure, fell asleep easily and I could nurse without pain in my wrists.”