The Village Midwife Sling and Nappy Library

Welcome to The Village Midwife Sling & Nappy Library, where you can get support/advice about using slings & carriers as well as hire a sling or set of cloth nappies.

If you have any questions, please email admin@thevillagemidwife.co.uk

  • If you want to borrow a sling or a set of cloth nappies - you can come along to one of the meets where one of our volunteers can show you some options. They will talk through how they work and can help you with your own slings or show you options that you can hire from us. Please note that the sling library is not for profit and is volunteer run so when these meets are busy you may not get much time to go through options! The meets vary with how busy they are and this is often unpredictable but we want to keep them free/donations only so that they are accessible to all.

  • Meets are currently in:

    • Wendover, Bucks

    • High Wycombe, Bucks

    • Chesham, Bucks

    • Beaconsfield, Bucks

    • Ruislip, Middlesex

    • Ickenham, Middlesex

Using the links below - check dates/times of sling meets, check the prices of hiring slings/carriers or reusable nappy sets and find out more about 1:1 babywearing support and workshops we’re running soon!

  • Monday 7th October - High Wycombe

    10am - 11.30am at Sea Cadet Hall, Chestnut Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 1DJ

    Tuesday 8th October - Ruislip

    10am - 12pm at Bellytots, Scout Hut, Roman Catholic Church of The Most Sacred Heart, 7M3 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN

    Wednesday 9th October - Wendover

    12.15pm - 1.45pm at The Village Midwife HQ, 2 Holly Court, Tring Road, Wendover, HP22 6PE (please park on the road)

    Tuesday 15th October - Chesham

    10am - 11am at at Full of Beans Cafe, 24 High St, Chesham HP5 1EP

    Friday 18th October - Hughenden, High Wycombe

    12.30pm - 1.30pm at Hughenden Village Hall, HP14 4NX

    Monday 21st October - Ickenham

    9.30am - 11am Jack and Jill’s Toddler Group, St Giles Church Hall, High Road, Ickenham UB10 8BG

    Tuesday 22nd October - Wendover

    9.30am - 11am at The Village Midwife HQ, 2 Holly Court, Tring Road, Wendover, HP22 6PE (please park on the road)

    Saturday 26th October - Beaconsfield

    9.30am - 11am at The Dove Cafe, Mayflower Way, Beaconsfield HP9 1UF

  • Monday 4th November - High Wycombe

    10am - 11.30am at Sea Cadet Hall, Chestnut Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 1DJ

    Tuesday 5th November - Chesham

    10am - 11am at Full of Beans Cafe, 24 High St, Chesham, HP5 1EP

    Wednesday 6th November - Wendover

    12.30pm - 2pm at The Village Midwife HQ, 2 Holly Court, Tring Road, Wendover, HP22 6PE (please park on the road)

    Tuesday 12th November - Ruislip

    10am - 12pm at Belly Tots, Scout Hut, Roman Catholic Church of The Most Sacred Heart, 7M3 Pembroke Road, Ruislip HA4 8NN

    Monday 18th November - Wendover

    12.30pm - 2pm at The Village Midwife HQ, 2 Holly Court, Tring Road, Wendover, HP22 6PE (please park on the road)

    Friday 22nd November - Hughenden, High Wycombe

    12.30pm - 1.30pm at Hughenden Village Hall, HP14 4NX

    Monday 25th November - Ickenham

    9.30am - 11am at Jack and Jill's Toddler Group, St Giles Church Hall, High Road, Ickenham UB10 8BG

    Saturday 30th November - Beaconsfield

    9.30am - 11am at The Dove Cafe, Mayflower Way, Beaconsfield HP9 1UF

  • Monday 2nd December - High Wycombe

    10am - 11.30am at Sea Cadet Hall, Chestnut Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 1DJ

    Tuesday 3rd December - Chesham

    10am - 11am at Full of Beans Cafe, 24 High St, Chesham, HP5 1EP

    Tuesday 17th December - Ruislip

    10am - 12pm at Belly Tots, Scout Hut, Roman Catholic Church of The Most Sacred Heart, 7M3 Pembroke Road, Ruislip HA4 8NN

Upcoming TVM Sling Library Meets

You can book your space at a meet via the links below as this also enables us to contact you if the meet is cancelled for any reason or there is a time change! If you want to go over lots of information about types of slings or are new to Babywearing - we recommend you attend a 2 hour workshop (which are very relaxed and baby friendly!) or have a 1:1 session

Check our sling library meet dates/times and book your free space here

Hire Slings/Nappies

Please only use these links when you’re hiring a sling or nappies at a meet or renewing a sling/nappies!

Slings/Carriers:

1 month: £15

3 months: £35

Nappies:

1 month: £13

3 months: £30

To hire, please use the buttons below where you will need to fill out a form and then be prompted to enter your card details at checkout. Please only hire a sling or nappy set once you have been to a meet and tried it/collected it! We cannot guarantee that what you are requesting will be available on the day.

We also offer stretchy wrap hire for parents with babies less than 3 months old, which you can also borrow at a meet and hire below. This is £5 but is free to anyone who needs it! For more information about how to use a stretchy wrap, click here

We are also working with Bucks Council to offer 50% off nappy hire for families who are struggling financially - just ask one of us at a meet and we can provide you with the discount code, no questions asked!

For safety guidelines on all slings and carriers, this is a useful guideline here