Download BWI Membership Application
- Membership in BWI is NOT required to attend our meetings. Meetings are held free of charge for the community. However, dues help BWI locally and nationally to expand advocacy and outreach efforts. Membership also entitles you to borrow carriers from our lending library for a period of one month. Membership dues are $30 a year: check made payable to BWI of DC-MD-VA, or Paypal to bwidcmdva@gmail.com.
The library agreement can be found here.
Forum
- This is where we chat, do online carrier trouble shooting, plan playdates, etc.
- Once you have registered for the forum (we recommend choosing a forum "nickname" rather than using your real first & last name)
- go to User CP (top left), then "group memberships" (also on left),
Request to join the DC-MD-VA local forum, you will be approved and the forum will be added to the forum list
On FacebookOur group's Facebook page
For DIY instructions and advice
Jan Andrea at HomeThe Mamatoto Project
Other Useful Sites
- this is a site/forum with reviews of carriers and vendors, live advice and chat about carriers, and a For Sale of Trade board where you can find used carriers
- Find all of our tutorial videos in one place
Baby Carrier Industry Alliance - The Baby Carrier Industry Alliance is a newly formed organization that exists to advance the well-being, growth, and interests of baby carrier manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, and educators. It does so through advocacy, public relations, information sharing, industry research, and business development assistance conducted with appreciation for the needs of parents, caregivers,
and children.
- BWI of DC-MD-VA is a Supporter Member of BCIA
Nurturing Across Cultures
Dedicated to educating the public about traditional methods of birthing, family and community relationships, and about in-arms and attachment parenting as practiced by indigenous peoples worldwide, and as relevant to our own lives as caring members of the world community. Our commitment is to promote ways of bonding and being with babies, small children, and each other, ways that lead to greater self-esteem for every individual, as well as inner and outer peace and sense of community.
