Qualified Babywearing Peer Supporter – Born to Carry
Qualified Babywearing Consultant – School Of Babywearing 2020
Breastfeeding Peer Supporter – Plymouth Latch On

Hi, I’m Lizzie, I am a mummy to two boys, Finley and Zachary. I have been using a range of slings and carriers since my eldest was about 6 months old (He’s now 11) and almost exclusively wore my youngest since birth purely as he wouldn’t be put down!!

I can honestly say babywearing has made my life as a mum, and a childminder, so much easier both physically and emotionally. With Finley I was given a high-street carrier when he was small, totally couldn’t get on with it so used a stretchy wrap which was much better. Once he reached about 2 I stopped wearing. At this point I discovered the sling library, which at the time was only small and just starting out.

I regularly went along even just to meet up with other mum’s and have a chat. After a while I just started helping at the sessions and then officially came on board. When Zach was born I immediately started with a stretchy wrap and then a Hop-Tye Wrap Tai (my all-time favourite alternative to a stretchy for a new born) and then continued from there to toddler carriers.

I am also a breastfeeding peer supporter and volunteer regularly on the NICU ward at Derriford Hospital so some of you may have already seen my face! I look forward to helping you on your babywearing journey.

In October 2012 two mums met at a baby group in Plymouth with a bag full of baby carriers and tentatively began to talk to the new parents around them about using slings. Word spread and soon parents began arriving just to talk about the baby carriers and see what the fuss was about.

In the early days the library went through a number of formats – from an NCT library to birth pool hire until eventually we were on our own! As those mums moved on to new ventures, Jessie took over the helm and has continued to expand and grow the library to where we are today. Jessie has recently stepped down and the Library is now owned and run by Lizzie, one of our long standing volunteers along with Claire, one of our other directors. We have expanded since March 2020 to include Plymouth Nappy Library.

From a once monthly hour meet we now run weekly 2 hour sessions for parents to attend with a library of nearly 200 carriers.

We have a growing team of volunteers, with Lizzie and Claire both qualified babywearing consultants and the rest of our team are peer support trained or admin based.

If volunteering with us is something that would interest you please get in touch.

Plymouth Sling Library were pleased to have their status as a Community Interest Company confirmed by Companies House in May 2016.

But what is a CIC?

A Community Interest Company (or CIC) is a special type of Limited Company which exists to benefit the community not private shareholders. As a social enterprise we take money for hiring baby carriers but reinvest our profits back into the company to keep doing what we do.

Our Vision and Values

We are a group of parents who volunteer our time to help other parents and caregivers learn how to safely and correctly carry their babies and toddlers and reap the associated benefits of babywearing.