hope&plum Blog

Babywearing Community Canvas with Mandy Pollard

Meet Mandy: a psychiatric nurse practitioner and mom of two who uses babywearing for bonding and whose personal and professional lives influence each other.

Community Canvas with Jenna Hicks

Meet Jenna: a working mom from our babywearing community who uses hope&plum to hold her baby close while on the job and helping out at the family farm.

Community Canvas with Molly Ortiz-Shea

Molly shares her take on babywearing as a woman with EDS and POTS. She tells the story of her babywearing journey, highlighting its positive impact on her life.

Community Canvas with Auriane Sgard

Auriane shares her unique take on babywearing as an educator and autistic woman. She tells her story and shows babywearing’s positive impact on her life.

Community Canvas with Aspyn Lucero-Carnes

The vibrancy of hope&plum comes from a powerful community of caregivers who nurture their children through babywearing. To showcase the beauty, strength, ...

Meet Moss Bag Baby: Modern Baby Covers Inspired by Tradition

Moss Bag Baby, founded by TaNeel Filesteel, honors Native babywearing traditions with modern wool covers, blending cultural heritage, warmth, and practicality.

Babywearing and Cultural Appropriation from One Black Mother's Point of View

I just didn’t know it was “called” babywearing. I always knew about babywearing because I knew that it was a very traditional practice in African culture.

Feature Friday: Kaytee Crawford

Join us in getting to know Kaytee Crawford today. As certified birth and postpartum Doula, Babywearing Educator, Artist, and parent, she has the real life and professional know how on all things ba...