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Physical Bonding

Parents turn to close-contact carriers to encourage bonding with infants

Implications - Establishing a connection from a young age allows parents to enable strong ties with their children. The use of slings and attachable baby carriers allows moms and dads to create a physical relationship with their infants. This illustrates the need for establishing more ties within family frameworks.
Trend Themes
1. Physical Bonding - The trend towards using slings and attachable baby carriers allows parents to create a physical relationship with their infants, representing a need for more ties within family frameworks.
2. Fashionable and Functional Baby Slings - Flexible and fashionable baby slings offer a practical solution for parents traveling with an infant while also being aesthetically pleasing and easy to match with chic ensembles.
3. Hand-woven Baby Wraps - Baby wrap startups offer hand-woven wraps designed for baby-wearing mothers, representing community bonds and a close bond between parents and kids.
Industry Implications
1. Baby Products and Parenting - The trend towards physical bonding, fashionable and functional baby slings, and hand-woven baby wraps offers opportunities for innovation and creativity in the baby products and parenting industry.
2. Fashion and Apparel - Fashionable and functional baby slings offer opportunities for fashion brands to create chic, matching accessories for both moms and babies.
3. Handcrafted and Artisanal Products - The hand-woven baby wraps trend offers opportunities for small businesses and artisans to create unique and skillfully crafted baby-carrying products.
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Featured Examples

Cowboy-Inspired Baby Carriers
Cowboy-Inspired Baby Carriers
The 'Baby Hjölster' Holds Your Child Western Style
All manly men who have recently had a baby should check out the ‘Baby Hjölster.’ This cute cowboy-inspired piece will make you look like a total bad ass while you’re holding your... MORE
Alterable Denim Baby Carriers
Alterable Denim Baby Carriers
The Bykay Woven Denim Wrap Adds Quality to Comfort
If you’re a parent, it’s very likely that keeping your baby safe is your top priority and you can do that with these durable denim baby carriers. Made of cotton and linen, the material... MORE
Designer Baby Accessories
Designer Baby Accessories
This 'Cybex' Baby Carrier Comes from Designer Jeremy Scott
Legendary designer Jeremy Scott has teamed up with ‘Cybex’ to create colorful baby carrier and other baby-related items. Now that you can have fun baby accessories, getting knocked up... MORE
Baby-Carrying Shirts
Baby-Carrying Shirts
The NüRoo Pocket Encourages Skin-to-Skin Contact with Newborns
The NüRoo Pocket is an unusual shirt that takes baby slings to the next level. While the latter ensures both mothers and fathers keep their babies close without interfering too much with mobility... MORE
Hand-Woven Baby Wraps
Hand-Woven Baby Wraps
Startup TieLark Offers Baby-Wearing Products Designed for Mamas by Mamas
This baby wrap startup sells hand-woven wraps designed by baby-wearing mothers. Following a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, TieLark is now in production. Founded by Bernadeth Betchi... MORE
Fashionable Baby Slings
Fashionable Baby Slings
Seven Slings Offers Travel Accessories That Match One's Outfit
Seven Slings is an online retailer specializing in practical and fashionable baby slings. Travelling with an infant can be a daunting task but these printed and flexible products make any trip... MORE

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