To our babywearing community,

It has become apparent that there needs to be a change to how babywearing meets are facilitated.

Babywearing meets in the past have been friendly and informal gatherings of caregivers, their children and their families and/or friends. People came together to discuss all things babywearing and to try on and get information about different carriers. Some people came to get their own carriers fitted and/or to borrow a carrier from the library for use at home between meets. BWWA Inc. has tried to make all meets as inviting as possible for everyone.

But recent months have left our volunteer Peer Educators overwhelmed and disheartened by some of the attitudes displayed by persons attending meets. We have a small group of volunteers running very busy events and that group is only getting smaller.

To that end, we are trialling a reservation system to ensure our volunteers can leave at the scheduled close time of 11:30. Sessions of 15 minutes will be opened 24 hours prior to a scheduled meet, based on the number of volunteers available.

There will be at least two calendars open in which you may reserve a slot. Reserving a slot will be on a “first come, first serve” basis. The opening of the calendars will be staggered to allow fair opportunity for everyone to reserve a slot. We cannot guarantee availability of slots nor can we guarantee punctuality on the day. If there is no slot available on any calendar, you may still attend the meet as a walk-in. Walk-ins cannot be guaranteed timely assistance as priority will be given to persons who have reserved a slot.

It is recommended that you watch the recorded demonstration videos that will be linked on the Event page, and can be found in the Chatter Group Files.

We request that the QR code/attendance register is still completed on arrival by everyone, so that a numbered queue can be created to track walk-ins. Our volunteers will attend to the numbered queue as available. Walk-ins arriving after 11:00 are unlikely to be assisted as our volunteers must leave at the scheduled close time of 11:30.

BWWA Inc. volunteers and representatives have full discretion and reserve the right to refuse service. Meets are free to attend but membership is required to loan a carrier. Availability of carriers is not guaranteed.

We thank you for your support and consideration.

BWWA Inc. Committee 2022-23