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Dad Shows 17 Creative Ways to Hold A Baby

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Even those four-position baby carriers have nothing on this guy.

New Zealand dad Jordan Watson demonstrated 17 (!) creative ways to hold a baby. It starts out with the “standard shoulder hold.” Easy enough. But before you know it, he’s onto the “need to pick something up chin standard shoulder hold.”

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