1. The baby: For a newborn who needs to be carried often, to define a recommended duration of carrying, we base ourselves on the pediatric recommendations concerning the feeding (8 to 12 feedings / day). This leads us to say that it would be interesting to change position every 2-3 hours. Time for example to change the diaper, to breast-feed / bottle-feed, to cuddle with arms, transfer by car ...

2. What about me as a surrogate parent? With a newborn baby who requires a lot of the arms, having a baby carrier or physiological sling will help you have less back pain.