This....only African mama can do!!

"ooh ooh, baba huyo katoka shambani na mkungu wa ndizi...nyamaza mwanangu..lala mwanangu." you would hear a Tanzanian mother singing this to her baby to get her to sleep. It simply translates to "don't cry my baby, sleep my baby, daddy is coming with some bananas"  why bananas?, i have no idea!  She sings this in a very soft voice and her baby eventually sleeps.  All African mothers have some type of song to sooth their babies, and it works wonders.  I am sure you can remember one from your mama, or you probably sing it for your baby as well.

You know what else works wonders? and only Africans do it best?

African sling

That!! I don't know how you call it in your language, but i am sure you know it. Lets just call it the African sling Tell me, who does it best than our African woman? The way she does it so fast yet so skillful..the way she turns her baby to the back and front without even opening the sling..the way the baby is positioned well on her well rounded behind...it is just wonderful don't you think?! 

It is a simple yet convenient way to carry our babies. With all the chaos and busy lifestyle, we no longer find time to sit and bond with our babies.  This way you can carry your baby, sing to her and while doing other chores.  Its a win-win situation; you bond, you do your chores and the baby laughs till she sleeps!  Its not old fashioned, i promise...you can use your baby stroller, yes, but once in a while give your baby the comfort and warmth of your back.  Let her bounce up and down as you sing to her.  Let her enjoy her cultural right

"A baby on its mother's back does not know the way is long"

-African proverb