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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 soft, emotional and often invisible work like scheduling and planning for the ones we love. I saw it as mostly up-close work, with hugs, kisses and snuggly affirmations. But now I understand it differently, because so much of Mothering happens when no one is happy. It is in the tough moments, the places where we disagree, and in the rub, where the strength of Mothering can secure people - building compassion and dignity. It’s also a whole lot of mapping and strategic planning, like the way city planners design entire communities, taking into consideration how diverse people can co-exist. To me, Mothering is the building of mini cities. I read a bit on your perspective about parenting with diversity and you shared how you noticed your friend groups all looked like you. So, you mandated that your family make new friends that year. Can you tell me what it was like for your family to search for new friends that looked and thought differently than you? Where did you even begin? And how did that go? What did you and your kids learn? As an introvert, this sounds like a BIG undertaking! The problem stems from the narrow way in which we think about our families. When I talk about families I mean the biological, chosen, even the boardroom and office families. Family

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.

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

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

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

“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

"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

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

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

Happy birthday to Ergobaby, happy birthday to Ergobaby...as you may have noticed, we are celebrating our 20th birthday this year. TWENTY years... we can hardly believe it ourselves. And all this is only possible because millions of families around the world have put their trust in us - and still do every day. Maybe you are one of them? If so, you may be familiar with our ErgoPromise Limited LifeTime Guarantee. For those of you who are thinking "What’s that?", we would like to take this opportunity to tell you about our unique Ergobaby Guarantee. After all, it offers you and your family a lot of advantages. Growing with you and durable: You can be sure with Ergobaby