"Just wanted to write and let you know that I absolutely adore your slings. I am a Muma to a 15-month-old baby boy named Ché and he has stayed close to me in his beloved sling since birth. I still use the sling for him now and he sits so comfortably and happily on my hip as we wander along. I am also a yoga teacher (specialising in pre-natal) so I really appreciate the comfort and support it offers my body. I have tried at least 4 other brands and I can easily say that the aka pipik is by far the best. So thank you so so much for creating such a practical (and so beautiful) product. I love it. Visit here for a little pic of it in use... ...and yes I do tell my prenatal students about it (all the time)" Jodi, January 2009

The benefits of slings as a baby / infant carrier include the following:

• Slings are excellent for settling small babies: babies are calmed by your soothing heartbeat; your movement simulates their experience in the womb.
• By distributing baby’s weight across your back, slings provide excellent support as a baby carrier and are comfortable enough for walks, shopping, cooking, watering the garden, travelling, markets…
• The deep pocket of the sling provides mothers with privacy to discretely breastfeed on-the-move.
• Chiropractors say that slings promote healthy spinal development in infants; this is because they avoid stressing babys' spines, unlike other popular baby carriers available today.
• Pipik slings are quick and easy baby carrier to put on: having no straps means they are very comfortable to wear and light to carry and store.