Holly is the old-school babywearing mother of two children born in 2001 and 2004.  She is particularly fond of ring slings, with meh dais and buckle carriers coming in a close second.  Holly was privileged to participate in the remarkable explosion of the online babywearing community and witness the incredible expansion of the babywearing-related industry between her son’s infancy and her daughter’s, and has been a volunteer advisor and educator to newer babywearers in various capacities since 2005.  Holly launched the Berkeley meetings of the group that became Bay Area Babywearers, Inc. and then affiliated with BWI in 2008, and has enjoyed continuing in that role as a VBE for Bay Area Babywearing despite her own children “graduating” from being worn.  She will happily discuss the modern history of babywearing given any prompting at all, and loves encouraging new parents to have confidence in their own babywearing abilities and choices.