Professional Course

Section: Professional Courses

Here at Snugglebugs we offer a number of Professional Courses through Die Trageshule Ireland for those who are interested in extending their knowledge of safe baby carrying, tying techniques, positioning and physiology for baby in sling and the benefits of carrying babies in slings.

Our courses are based on comprehensive research and in-depth training with Trageschule UK and Die Trageschule ® Dresden. In creating our courses we are drawing on the knowledge and expertise generated by Die Trageschule’s ® evidence-based practice working with parents, carers and health-care providers for more than 20 years in over 15 countries.

Some of the courses we offer are:

• Baby-Carrying Training for Healthcare Professionals
• Peer Support Training for Volunteers
• Professional Babywearing Consultant Training – Basic Level
• CPD days for Babywearing Consultants

For more information please email Méabh at info@snugglebugs.ie

Baby-Carrying Training for Healthcare Professionals:

A practical one-day babywearing workshop for professionals who work with expectant, new, foster and adoptive parents.

This workshop enables participants to introduce the concept of babywearing, demonstrate how to use a stretchy wrap, and provide information on babywearing. You will also learn how to provide one-to-one instruction to parents learning how to use a stretchy wrap with a healthy, full-term baby.

This course is suitable for Health Care Providers, antenatal educators, doulas, midwives, GPs, psychologists, lactation consultants, nurses, PHNs, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, occupational therapists, complementary healthcare practitioners, infant massage therapists, antenatal yoga teachers, baby yoga teachers, postnatal exercise instructors and other professionals who wish to support parents to carry their babies.

Peer Support Training for Volunteers

A practical one day course with course work prior to attending the practical day. This course will suit anyone who is looking to expand their own knowledge on babywearing theory and practical skills and wants to support other parents in a volunteer capacity.

During the course, we look at scenario based experiences of running a sling meet and working with parents as a peer support.

Participants will learn the step by step stages of how to demo a Stretchy Wrap and a Woven Wrap.

Professional Babywearing Consultant Training – Basic Level

This 2.5-day training is the first stage of a 3 stage training (Basic, Advanced and Certified Levels)

During this course, participants will learn the theory of carrying babies in slings including benefits, safety, physiology and the practical step by step instruction of teaching parents to use slings.

The basic course covers the following carries:

• Flat Reef Knot
• Slip Knot
• Basic hip carry with a Short Wrap
• Hip Carry using a Slip Knot
• Front Wrap Cross Carry
• Basic Ruck Back Carry
• Soft Structured Carriers – Front and Back Carries
• Tie on Carries – Front and Back Carries

This course includes a Trageschule Handbook, Knotting Wrap and Short Woven Wrap

CPD days for Babywearing Consultants

We offer CPD days to those who have already completed Consultant training.

CPD days are a way to refresh your skills, keep up to date with the latest research, network with other Babywearing Consultants and learn from others experiences.