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The Shelter is a convenient and safe product for going out with your baby. In the car seat, you can use the Shelter as a wrap cape instead of a jacket or blanket. Once you arrive at your destination, you fasten the safety clasp and you have a baby sling. Once your child is too large to be carried horizontally and can sit upright, you can use the Shelter as a hip carrier.

Safety

The Shelter complies with the European Norm: EN13209-2:2005 standard for baby slings.

- What can I use the Shelter for?

The Shelter is a multifunctional baby sling and wrap cape for the car seat in one. You can use the Shelter as a baby sling immediately after birth until the age of around 5 months. Once your child is able to sit upright, you can use the Shelter as a hip carrier (until approximately 18 months/12 kg). Additionally, until 12 months, the Shelter can be used as a comfortable wrap cape for in the car seat instead of a jacket or blanket.

From what age can you use the Shelter?

The Shelter can be used directly after birth (minimum weight 3.5 kg) as a baby sling and from the moment your child can sit upright until around 18 months (12 kg) as a hip carrier. The Shelter can also be used as a wrap cape for in the car seat until around the first year.

- What are the draw strings for on the bottom of the Shelter?

Using the draw strings, the shape of the Shelter can be easily adjusted and be made bigger or smaller. This way you always have the best fit for your baby when you use the Shelter as a baby sling. From the very first day you can therefore already carry your little one against your chest. When your child grows, you can loosen the draw strings.

- Why do I carry my baby in a horizontal position (foetal position) in the Shelter?

A newly born baby should be carried in a foetal position during the first few months. During the first 3 to 4 months of the baby's life, its head puts too much load on the baby's neck and back. By carrying the child in a horizontal/foetal position the body is optimally supported. The baby feels safe and comfortable in the foetal position and because of the direct contact with the parent.

- If I use the Shelter as a baby sling, do I still need to support my baby?

No, you do not need to give your baby extra support.

- Why do the security belts of the car seat go over the Shelter and not under/through the fleece/cotton?

Our products are tested extensively with regard to safety and comfort by renowned testing organisations. According to the safety regulations, in the event of an accident you must be able to remove your child from the car seat in two operations. Unlocking the safety belt is the first operation and removing your child from the car seat is the second operation. The Shelter therefore complies with the security regulations (EN:13209-2:2005 norm for baby slings), because the safety belts of the car seat are fastened over the Shelter.

Can the Shelter be used with any car seat?

The Shelter can be used with all car seats with a 3- and 5- point safety harness. This is possible because the safety belts close over the Shelter.

- My baby slides down in the Shelter, will he suffocate in this way?

If your baby slides down in the Shelter, you must tighten the draw strings located at the bottom of the Shelter in order to adjust the fit of the carrier to your baby.

You do not have to worry that your child will suffocate in the Shelter because the material is highly permeable to air. By way of a test, you can try blowing through the fleece/cotton fabric.

Knights & Fairies Collectie

These Shelters have the same colours as the Wrappers in the Knights & Fairies Collection and are characterised similar to the Folklore Collection by embroidered patterns on the inside and an embossed outside.

Tough Denim collection

The rugged Tough Denim collection combines cotton denim with comfortable polyester fleece. The collection is finished with cheeky, authentic denim details, such as the use of extra thick topstitch thread, red decorative stitching, jeans pockets and a real leather jacron with Lodger logo.
Rachel Verweij, babywearing consultant and scientific journalist

Directly after the birth of your child, you usually get to hold your baby on your stomach. Most parents enjoy this early skin on skin contact and also know that it helps to regulate the baby's temperature. What a lot less people know is that physical contact is also important for the development of the baby's brain and endocrine system. And for bonding with the parents. Physical contact alleviates stress in the baby, not only during those special moments directly after birth, but throughout the entire first year. It can even prevent illness at a later stage.

Carrying your baby is a perfect way to satisfy your child's need to be touched. Most babies absolutely love being carried. They calm down, especially if you take them with you on a good walk. The fear of spoiling your child is ungrounded. A baby that is picked up and comforted a lot in the first year of its life consequently learns to cope with stress themselves.

As a babywearing consultant, I find the Shelter to be an interesting and innovative product. If you want to be able to transport your child easily from within a car seat, you offer them some needed extra physical contact. Your child will most likely prefer this to the pram! The baby is also seated ergonomically -nice and round- in the Shelter. For shorter periods, the Shelter is also ergonomically sound for the parent.

A common problem is that parents use the carrier incorrectly. So here are a few tips for using the Shelter as a baby sling. Ensure that:

The baby is seated high up enough. A good rule to go by: the baby's bottom is on or above your belly button
The baby is not too warm/sweating. Consider the Shelter as an extra layer of clothing.
The draw strings are correctly adjusted at the bottom of the Shelter. This to prevent the baby from sliding down, particularly during the first few months. The head should not be bent forward and the baby should be able to breathe freely.
The baby should have an unobstructed view. Many babies want to be able to look around.
Seek assistance if you are not managing correctly. Almost every problem has a solution!



Finally, the baby should be lying in the Shelter in a well-supported manner, just as it was for 9 months in the mother's stomach. If the baby is lying correctly, you will know, and they will easily fall asleep.

Washing Instructions Fleece

The product is easily washable.
Do not use bleach or fabric conditioner.
Dry product hanging or tumble dry (on a cool cycle).
Do not iron.
We advise you to close the Velcro parts before washing.

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