At HugaMonkey our goal is to provide every mommy and daddy in the world with a funky, fashionable and affordable high quality baby sling.

My First Baby Sling

It was May, 2002. My first baby, a gorgeous gal, graced us and I was given my first baby sling – a hand-me-down from some era past. The concept was fabulous. The execution was atrocious. It had padding around the sides, making it bulky and cumbersome. The rings and long tail were awkward and excessive. And the fabric was ug-ug-ugly! What’s a hot mama to do?

Being a master seamstress, I set to work and came up with a simple, pared-down sling. No padding meant it could be tossed in the diaper bag. No rings or tail meant no adjusting or worry of slipping. And it was cute to boot! Friends and family began asking for them. Then came the perfect strangers! So I upped the ante. Five years and nine production models later, the HugaMonkey baby sling is ready for you. »»Continue reading our baby sling story.