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Common Babywearing Appreviations & Lingo

If you start hanging around with seasoned babywearers, you may start running into a lot of lingo you don't understand. Never be afraid to ask! We just get lazy when we type. Here's an alphabetized list that might help you with the more common ones. If you think there are some that need to be added to this list, ask in our Facebook group!

DH - Double Hammock Back Carry (a woven wrap carry)

FWCC - Front Wrap Cross Carry (a front carry for a full-length woven wrap; a good beginner carry.)

MT - Mei Tai, a traditional Chinese carrier

Onbu - Onbuhimo, a Japanese style carrier

Pod - Podaegi, a traditional Korean carrier

RS - Ring Sling

SBP - Sleeping Baby Productions - a website that sells compliant ring slings but also is a great source for DIY information.

SSC - Soft structured carrier (typically refers to a full-buckle carrier like an Ergo or a Tula with a waistband and shoulder straps.)

TICKS - A mnemonic device for remembering the 5 rules of safe babywearing

TAS - "Tied at Shoulder" (amodifier for woven wrap carries, ie "Rucksack back carry TAS")

TIF - "Tied in Front" (a modifier for woven wrap carries, ie "Rucksack back carry TIF")

TSC - Traditional Sling Carry (a simple slipknot carry for a short woven wrap; formerly called a "rebozo carry.")

WC - Wrap conversion - a carrier made out of a woven wrap. WCMT = Wrap Conversion Mei Tai, for example.

WSMT - Wrap Strap Mei Tai (a mei tai with long, wide, wrap-like straps instead of narrow, flattened tube straps.)

X-bu - X-onbuhimo or blanketless onbuhim.

-- Alyssa Leonard - 2016-07-16

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