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June 26, 2024
Jodie Patterson’s family story is a story of authenticity, courage, and love. At three years old, her third child told her they were a boy and from there, the trajectory of what motherhood looked like shifted. She has become a widely sought after voice in the community for LGBTQIA+ activism. She is an entrepreneur, and writer, sits on the board of several gender/family/human rights organisations, including the Human Rights Campaign, and is a public speaker addressing a wide range of audiences about identity, gender, beauty, and entrepreneurship. Jodie was also appointed by the United Nations as a Champion of Change. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she co-parents her five children with love, education, and family solidarity.
We got to ask Jodie a few questions about raising a trans child. Here’s what she had to say:
Your family’s story is a story of authenticity, courage, and love. How has parenting been different from what you imagined?
I used to think mothering was rooted in the
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June 17, 2024
To celebrate Black Babywearing Week this year, I want to tell you the story of my third child and how babywearing saved his life (dramatic, I know). This story is about his neurodivergence and our journey to that through babywearing. Full disclosure, my story is unique to our experience and will not be everyone’s. A friend once told me that if you meet one person with Autism, you’ve met just one person with Autism, because everyone who is Autistic is so unique and individual to their journey.
Babywearing beginnings
This story begins in 2010, surprisingly. That’s when I was pregnant with our first and at my baby shower, I got a baby wrap. I didn’t know much about it as a first-time parent, but I was determined. I remember watching loads of YouTube videos trying to figure it out and when I did, I felt UNSTOPPABLE. My first was born in the Spring of 2011 and we were a babywearing duo. I mostly wore him in the wrap and never looked back. By the time he was one, I stopped wearing him often because
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June 16, 2024
Happy Father’s Day! At Ergobaby we celebrate all babywearing dads all year long, and we love to see fathers embracing life with their children in a baby carrier. And now we’re asking the big question, what kind of babywearing dad are you (or your partner)?
The go-everywhere-together kind
Image: @el.problemito
The adventuring kind?
Image: @caoxo
The twinning kind?
The nature-loving kind?
Image: @fleur-masion
The prepared-for-every-eventuality kind?
Image: @papaistvegan
Or are you a different kind of Dad entirely? Let us know on Instagram @ergobabyuk!
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June 08, 2024
Is there such a thing? A sustainable baby carrier? Absolutely, and not just one. Ergobaby baby carriers are all fundamentally sustainable due to their durability. They are regularly used for multiple babies across multiple families. But that's not all. With many of our baby carriers, we already focus on sustainability in terms of materials and production too. We’re committed to leaving the world a better place for future generations. This month we celebrate both World Environment Day on 5th June and World Oceans Day on 8th June so we thought it was the perfect time to share the adjustments we are making so that Ergobaby and our products are more sustainable, and contribute to a better world.
Sustainable baby carriers and products - our commitment at Ergobaby
It is our responsibility to make our planet a better place. Only then will our children - and all future generations - have the chance to live the life they deserve. And that's exactly why we are constantly working to reduce our
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March 22, 2024
Would you like to win an unbeatable Easter gift worth 900€ ? Find all five hidden Easter Eggs on our website for your chance to win!
Let's go on an Easter Egg Hunt
And what's the prize?
Our winner's Easter prize is an egg-citing bundle of ergonomic baby essentials worth over £900!
It contains:x1 Embrace newborn carrierx1 Evolve 3-in-1 bouncerx1 Metro+ Deluxe pushchairx1 Omni Breeze baby carrierx1 On-The-Move sleep bag!
And to make it even more egg-cellent? The winner can choose their preferred colour and style! Subject to availability.
How does it work?
Visit our website whenever you have a free moment (it's the perfect activity for when you're nap-trapped!)
Scroll through our products and look for the hidden Easter Eggs
Make a note of the five products where you found the Easter Eggs hiding
Submit your answers via our form for your chance to win an ergonomic newborn essentials bundle worth over 900€!
And don't forget when browsing our website, make sure you decide which material types
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March 08, 2024
“If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.” – Sally Ride
Kellie Gerardi is an astronaut, researcher and popular science communicator. On November 2nd of 2023, Kellie flew to space as a payload specialist on the Galactic 05 research mission with Virgin Galactic, during which she conducted healthcare and thermodynamic fluid experiments on behalf of the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS).
Kellie is a passionate science communicator with a loyal following of more than one million supporters across her social platforms (@kelliegerardi). She is the author of the acclaimed children's book series LUNA MUNA, which was read aloud from the International Space Station in 2023. She lives in Jupiter, Florida with her husband and their daughter Delta V.
In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD), we got to chat with Kellie about how she got to where she is and what IWD means to her.
Take us back to the
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January 18, 2024
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..." How quickly does time fly? Our Evolve 3-in-1 highchair is celebrating its first birthday this month! Our Ergobabies are just like your babies (sort of)! They've only just been born but in what feels like the blink of an eye they're already a year old, sitting at the table with you, and getting very messy.
However, this also means that your baby gear has to grow with your child at this rapid pace: first a high chair as soon as they can sit upright; followed in no time by your toddler's desire for independence to sit at the table by themselves. And not to mention them wanting to help and be involved with everything you’re doing, making a learning tower essential. But before you head out to get multiple gadgets for all these different developmental stages and needs, you can have it all in one. Because our Evolve 3-in-1 High Chair, offers all these functions and grows with your child! And it's ergonomic of course! In this blog, we take a detailed
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December 01, 2023
Can you find all five of our festive friends?
Join us this festive season and find our jolly friends hiding on our website for your chance to win one of 20 prizes!
So, what is the jolly-holly prize that can be won?
This year, we are not only giving away one prize to one winner but giving away 20 prizes for 20 winners! Why?! Because it’s our 20th Anniversary, and we want to giveaway presents to you…..that’s why!
Prizes vary from our newborn Embrace baby carrier to our Omni Breeze baby carrier, our On-the-Move Sleep bag, Doll Carriers and our Evolve 3-in-1 Bouncer. Which one will be yours? You can tell us your favourite prize when entering and it will be just like Christmas Day! You send your wishlist to Santa (this is us this time) and we send you a surprise gift (those are the best right)? All prizes will be selected at random.
So, how do you take part?
Whether you’re scrolling whilst little one naps or whilst you’re feeding, winding down for the day or on your break – head to our
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Sustainability & Everlove
September 04, 2023
At Ergobaby, we are particularly concerned about protecting our planet for our children’s future. That's why sustainability plays a major role in our corporate philosophy.
Living more sustainably starts with very small adjustments in your daily life. And, because we are parents ourselves and know that there is little time in everyday life with a baby and children to think about sustainability, we have put together our top 10 tips for a more sustainable approach:
1. Shop greener clothes: if you do not choose to buy brand new clothes for your baby, look for textiles with the GOTS label. This is an international label for organic textiles that was founded in 2002 and guarantees that textile production is environmentally and socially responsible. No harmful or carcinogenic substances are used. In addition, GOTS requires the creation of a sustainability plan that considers water and energy consumption as well as waste management.
2. Use reusable nappies: Although reusable nappies have a reputation
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March 08, 2023
Yes, women are great, but that's not what we celebrate on the 8th of March. So, what is International Women's Day then?
Unfortunately, there are still many areas of life where women struggle for equality - be it salary or discrimination in different professions. Equality is therefore an important topic that discussed during International Women's Day.
As we are also celebrating our 20th Ergobaby anniversary this year, on International Women's Day we would like to celebrate not only all the women in our community, but especially the success of our founder, Karin Frost. Karin is a symbol of what women contribute to our society.
Karin was a single mother with limited financial resources, when she founded a company on Maui (Hawaii) that has since made the lives of countless families worldwide more ergonomic and easier. In doing so, Karin Frost revolutionized the way we carry babies today.
We would like to take you a little deeper into the Ergobaby story and let Karin Frost and Petty Rader,