More and more research is drawing to the conclusion that carrying your baby is better than pushing them in a pram. The main advantages of carrying your baby are:

• Babies know that they are safe and secure, and have a solid sense of self-esteem, as well as encouraging bonding with the carer.
  
• It can prevent or minimise colic and crying in young babies.
  
• Carried babies spend more time in the 'quiet alert' state, which is the optimum state for learning.
  
• At eye-level view, babies can be at the centre of activity rather than the centre of attention.
  

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