Best carrier for 27+ lbs

[ians_mommy]

DS is 14 mo and 27 lbs...he loves being on Mama's back.

I have been quite happy with my Beco Butterfly for nearly a year, but now I find that after housecleaning/prolonged wearing I have a wicked backache.

Does anyone have a carrier recommendation for a heavier babe?

I am 5'2" and 116 if adult size is important to your recommendation

[rightkindofme]

: Does anyone have a good suggestion? We are at 22lbs here and I'm already starting to have issues.

[rmzbm]

KOZY! I wear my nearly 3 yr. old 35 lb. DD in it often. I can wear my skinny minnie just turned 7 yr. old in there too! (But we only do that for fun...lol...)

[Lurea]

We use a Kelty Back Pack and our son loves it! Great for doing anything in the house or outside.

[prairiemommy]

I love my Ergo. DS is over 27 lbs now and rarely feels heavy (only if I'm unusually tired). HTH!

[baturay]

Mei tai or short (or long) woven wrap for me for back carries...I'm not huge on buckle carriers and also I like doing high back carries so little one can peek over my shoulder and I can't seem to get that with a buckle carrier.

My husband like buckle carriers though.

[ians_mommy]

Originally Posted by Lurea

We use a Kelty Back Pack and our son loves it! Great for doing anything in the house or outside.

Which Kelty do you use? My DH uses a Kelty Back Pack and I find it too large for my frame- I can't adjust it enough to make it comfortable.

[ians_mommy]

Originally Posted by baturay

Mei tai or short (or long) woven wrap for me for back carries...I'm not huge on buckle carriers and also I like doing high back carries so little one can peek over my shoulder and I can't seem to get that with a buckle carrier.

My husband like buckle carriers though.

I have a Moby wrap that we loved when he was little, but the material is very stretchy and I thought it wouldn't hold him firm enough. How heavy is your LO?
Again, I loved the MT when he was smaller, but now I find it pulls uncomfortably. I liked the Beco for so long because it placed most of the weight on my waist/hips.

[baturay]

Originally Posted by ians_mommy

I have a Moby wrap that we loved when he was little, but the material is very stretchy and I thought it wouldn't hold him firm enough. How heavy is your LO?

The Moby was great for me too until about 15-18lbs. After that I found that the stretch was not nearly as supportive as a woven wrap. I know some still use their stretchy wraps for older babies, but I prefer the support and comfort of a good woven wrap after 15lbs or so pounds.

My kids are 31 lbs and 28 lbs and I use mostly woven (not stretchy) wraps with them both. A short one (somewhere between 2.5m-3.6m depending on your size) is nice because there's not as much length, yet you can still do tons of carries with it.

Again, I loved the MT when he was smaller, but now I find it pulls uncomfortably. I liked the Beco for so long because it placed most of the weight on my waist/hips.

Where does the MT pull? On your shoulders and back? That could be because you need to tighten the straps more when doing tying it on. I love the instructions on www.kozycarrier.com. It's amazing what a few bounces and pulling the straps up before tying will do for more support. Maybe try the tips on kozy site and see if that helps?