Didy: When and How for forward facing?

[mommatonoah]

I received a Didy as a gift (had been wanting one since babe #2) and new DS loves to be in there. He is 8.5 weeks. At what point can I put him in facing out and how do I go about doing that? I'm not sure his head control is quite good enough yet.

[cotopaxi]

Honestly forward facing is the least comfortable position for the wearer, so I would recommend just skipping it entirely, unless/ until he gets to a stage where he's just DYING to see out and you aren't ready to do back carries! We just did front facing in until my LO was about 5 months old, at which point I introduced the back carry and sometimes a hip carry!

[~patty]

Yeah..I second that it is very uncomfortable for the wearer, especially when they get heavier. I used to put my baby forward facing when we used to hike a lot and she wasn't sleeping and got cranky. (I still haven't really mastered back carry yet with the wrap). Maybe she was 3 months old or so. She had pretty decent head control though.

[MoonStarFalling]

You can do a buddha carry once the baby has good head control. 3-4 months ish we would do this briefly. I agree it's not very comfy for the wearer. You just fold their legs up in front of them and stick them in.

[MamaKalena]

Why do you want him to face out? If he's straining to see things, you can put him in a semi-reclined cradle so his head is able to turn and see things but is still being supported.