The Marsupial Family

Ever wonder who's behind Marsupial Mamas?

~Jennifer (still trying to figure this one out)

~Tabitha (Our Nati Expert)

~Jilliane (Our Didy Expert)

Hi!! I'm Jilliane. I'm a wife, and mother to five children ages 17-2. I started babywearing 17 years ago with my first son. However, I fell down the rabbit hole when my 4th child was born. I found I had a deep love and a passion for babywearing. I share this love by teaching other care givers the benefits that babywearing can provide. Marsupial-Mamas, has given me the ability to work in the babywearing industry and geek out on my love of textiles and to share all of this with others.

I am a Advanced Babywearing Educator with Babywearing International and former co-founder and President of BWI of Hampton Roads, VA. I am also Certified by the Center for Babywearing Studies.

When I'm not doing something babywearing related you can find me at the baseball field, the dance studio or enjoying my time with my family.

Tabitha (right) and I.

I'm Tabitha. I'm a wife, and mom to my three children ages 20, 17 and 7. I started wearing my son in a stretchy wrap which was perfect for the little baby snuggling. He had GI issues and wearing him helped a lot. I enjoyed using the stretchy wrap so much, that I decided to buy a woven wrap. From that point on I found a hobby in trying all different wovens and learning about their intricacies. Working for Marsupial Mamas, I am able to continue that love of textiles. Babywearing and Babywearing Education has become a great passion of mine and I really enjoy being able to help other caregivers find the love for babywearing. While it's a very rare occasion to wrap my youngest, I am still very active within the babywearing community. I am a Master Babywearing Educator with Babywearing International and former co-founder and President of BWI of North Central Illinois. I am also trained by the Center for Babywearing Studies. When I'm not doing something babywearing related you can find me reading a book, doing a puzzle, or just enjoying time with my family.

How to fix a pull in your woven wrap

How to fix a pull in a woven wrap If you are just joining us. Welcome!!! Welcome to the best blog you will ever read, (hehe). We are currently doing a blog series called "How to care and fix that woven wrap of yours". The first post was an introduction and gave you the run down on how to care for your woven wrap . From washing to ironing. Our second post in this series was focused on "How to fix Thread Shifting" in a woven wrap. In that post I walked you thru both in photos and text how to treat and fix thread shifting. Today we are going to focus on how to fix a pull in a woven wrap. A pull in a woven wrap is very common and to be honest so common it would be rare for someone not to have ever had one or get one during their babywearing journey. Pulls can very easily happen, anything from a broken nail to just taking it out of the package and it catching on just the right thing...

How to fix a Broken Thread in your woven wrap.

How to fix a broken thread in your woven wrap: If you have been following along with our series of "How to care for your woven wrap" you will see that we are working our way down the list of common issues with woven wraps and the care for them. I hope that these have helped you along your way, and in your ownership of a woven wrap. This blog post will show you how to fix that dreaded and all too common broken thread, that so many fear. Please do not fear a broken thread! One broken thread (even two or three) will not hurt you, your baby or the safety of the wrap. I will tell you later what would be a problem with broken threads in a woven wrap and what to look for. Ok, let's get started. First, grab your woven wrap and let's figure out what type of broken thread you're dealing with. Do you have two threads visible? If so, follow the first set of directions. This is a full broken thread and should be tied back together with one another. These threads ...

Breaking in a woven wrap

You just received your wrap, but it's not as soft, floppy and cuddly as you were hoping for? Don't despair! I remember when I purchased my first woven wrap years ago, after wrapping with a Moby for awhile. I was a bit shocked at how crunchy and stiff it was. I almost gave up on wrapping, thinking that it wasn't for me (lol, imagine that!) At the time, I had no wrapper friends locally so I'd never felt what a woven wrap was supposed to feel like and I was disappointed to be quite honest. Long story short, I sold that woven and purchased an old used Didymos Paul. It was love at first feel! Paul was everything I dreamt woven wraps would be, moldable, cuddly and soft like a baby blanket. I started purchasing other wovens and found that I really enjoyed the "breaking in" process of it. It's interesting to see how the fibers and the tactile of the threads change throughout time. Okay, but how do you get it to change? There are seve...

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