Team

Jana started volunteering in February 2019. She's been carrying her son and her daughter since the beginning. She trained as a consultant alongside Alix in 2023. She loves helping others and being a part of this wonderful community.

Lindsay was one of the first babywearing peer supporters trained by Rosie in 2014 and together they co-founded the 4th Trimester group in 2015. Lindsay's slings allowed her family the freedom to visit otherwise inaccessible climbing locations. She hosts the much-loved weekly 4T sessions with Rosie (with her Understanding Kids hat on).

Will has been a regular at the sling library with his sons, having first found us via 4th Trimester. He loves carrying his kids around their local community and all over the Peaks.
Will trained as a consultant with Sophie in 2022 and is a reassuring calm presence in the library and shop.

Sophie hails from Stocksbridge and has two sons! Sophie has been involved in the sling library for many years, first visiting as a bump and becoming a permanent fixture shortly after. She began as a peer supporter and then trained as a consultant in 2022 alongside Will. Sophie thoroughly enjoys her days, she is always busy and always has a smile for everybody.

Rosie founded the Sling Surgery in 2013 and has lovingly nurtured it into a valuable Sheffield resource for parents and children. She and Rob opened Sling spot in 2015. The Carrying Matters website and the Why Babywearing Matters book arrived in 2016. She trains babywearing peer supporters through Born to Carry and remains a working medical doctor three days a week.

Alix has been carrying her two daughters since birth with lots of help from the sling library, and now loves to share her enthusiasm for slings, especially wraps, with others! She joined us as a peer supported and trained as a consultant in 2023 - and is a very welcome addition to the team. She has lots of experience with cloth nappies and enjoys supporting parents with the South Yorkshire Nappy Library service.

Rob is the man behind Rosie herself and has been there from the beginning. A vital part of ensuring the service runs smoothly, he works mostly behind the scenes; admin, phoning, answering queries, heavy lifting, maintenance, website admin, supporting the team, and will often be found at the shop counter! He has carried both children; mostly in his arms, rarely with a sling.

Jane is a Sheffield GP who started volunteering after she had her third child, having carried all three of her children. When she came to the library, she always felt sure of a warm welcome and wanted to contribute to the sense of a supportive community that so many new parents find here. She is a trained infant feeding counsellor, and a babywearing peer supporter and is a much loved fixture at our regular drop in Stay and Play sessions.