Mia O’Malley, founder of @Plussizebabywearing on Instagram, Sling: @Nalakai_co, Photo: @LindsayDonnellyPhoto
Carriers with lots of straps and buckles, or impossibly drapey and long fabric wraps, can look intimidating to anyone who?s never tried one before. (Add in the stress of a crying baby as you?re trying to follow the instructions and I get it?it?s not easy!) But I?m here to tell you that babywearing is indeed for everybody, and that means Every. Body. 
Don?t be fooled by 90 percent of the babywearing images you see on Instagram?it isn?t only for thin parents. 
Mia O?Malley, of Plus Size Babywearing on Instagram, started her account in 2018 to encourage plus-size parents to try wearing their babies. 
?Babywearing helped soothe both my baby and myself through postpartum?it?s a big transition from one body to two,? says O?Malley. ?Babywearing gave me the freedom to move around, and it gave me confidence in my plus-size postpartum body.” For O?Malley, being able to babywear is about more than just a new parent?s ability to soothe a fussy baby or toddler, or to have their hands free during the exhausting, 24/7 newborn stage. It can also be transformational and empowering. 
It filled me with pride in what my body is capable of,” she says. ?My whole life, finding clothing that made me feel good has been a struggle. This time, my baby was part of my style, and he was the best thing I?ve ever worn! It helped me step into my power as a mother, knowing that...