like the moby but easier

[MommaShark]

Hi!
I am due in June and live in a hot rural area......I was given a Moby and thought I'd use it until the baby fits in the Ergo.....I gave away my New Native Carrier which was okay (not planning on another infant at the time - wanted to adopt). I hate the Bjorn and Snugli.
I've been playign around with the Moby tryign to get the hang of it and I can just see myself now at the bottom of my property taking the baby out to change or nurse and just dragging the Moby in the dust as I try to get it back on........or readjust or to have someone else wear........I guess once it's on it's on but I'm thinking I may need to take it off ?????? Plus how hot will it be? When it's above 95 degrees I tend to stay inside and go out just in the morning at evening but ....

is there something as comfy as the Moby that's not so dang long and easier like the New Native plus cooooool????

I do have an Ergo and could just get the infant insert.......

What would you do?
TIA

[joshs_girl]

The Moby doesn't have to be taken off for diaper changes and such - you can just tie it on once at the beginning of the day and then pop the baby in and out. I can't think off the top fo my head, but there are other wraps similar to a Moby in much lighter weight fabrics - I'm sure you can find tons on etsy or a similar site.

[MoonStarFalling]

I much prefer a shorter woven wrap. I like using a 3 meter long wrap for kangaroo carry. I like nursing in that carry and you don't need an uber long wrap to do it so it cuts down on dragging tails and having too many layers of fabric on you.

[MommaShark]

Thanks Moby makes a shorter one and I think different fabrics - I wasn't thinking - just leave it on and go...

[flower01]

I got a Moby when my baby was around 5-6 months old when I lived in Phoenix. It was October, but it was still easily 95 degrees. It did get hot at times, but it wasn't horrible - even my husband wore the baby. At home I would pop her in & out for changes and nursing, but there were times when I was wrapping myself up in the parking lot. I definitely didn't love that about wrapping - i hated the tails dragging on the pavement.

[MommaShark]

I saw the Moby D which is a little shorter and come in silk.....but only half a meter......

I guess the wrap needs to be long to tie up........but yeah - the dragging on the ground is going to bother me..........I didn't like the slings because of pain in my back - but they're SO much easier and smaller!!!!!

[baturay]

With a newborn, there's ralely ever a time that you'd have to undo the wrap while out and about and then retie it. Infact...I can't think of when you'd need to do that. You could just pre-tie at home and keep the wrap on you while popping baby in and out as needed. Even if you are not able to breastfeed in the wrap and need to take baby out to breastfeed, you can still leave the wrap on you. The simpler the better! Leave the wrap on while out and about and just pop baby in and out...you can do that at home too.

[pixiepunk]

i personally get way over-heated in any kind of wrap in the summer when i'm outside, even gauze. it's just too much fabric for me. at least the kind of wrap carry i'm likely to use with a newborn like a FWCC or BWCC where the fabric is crossing over you and baby multiple times.

all my babies have been born in either the late spring or summer and i strongly prefer an unpadded ring sling in a material like linen. it's only one layer of fabric, easily adjustable, very 'poppable' (and i EC so poppable is important!), easy to nurse in, classy looking, and hides my baby belly nicely too

i did use a stretchy wrap some in the house (usually without a shirt underneath, just used that as my shirt and pre-tied and kept it on). it was fine for when we were in air conditioned spaces (great to pre-tie before going to the grocery store and then just popping the baby in when we got there), but we spend a lot of time outside walking and hiking and gardening and such and it was too hot for me in those conditions, personally.

i also used a mei tai quite a lot - with baby's legs froggied in. just as supportive for me as the wrap was, but much cooler for me than a wrap, and easier for me to do a back carry with a newborn in.

[apple_juice]

What about something like the k'tan or baby buddah? I had the buddha and it carries like the moby but no tying involved. I used to wear mine all day and forget I had it on.

[MommaShark]

thanks - i'll check those out!
nak

[MegBoz]

Baltimore is pretty hot & humid in the summer. I started wearing DS when he was 3 weeks old in August. I was very comfortable in a front-wrap cross carry in my gauze wrap - Gypsy Mama Bali Breeze.

Yes, you won't need to untie to take baby in & out.

[MommaShark]

After looking at the wraps - I think I'll try a lightweight one - but new question - is there a carrier like the Ergo that I can put the baby in froggy leg style - The Beco Butterfly worries me because the newborn's legs are spread out and even if that's okay for their hips - I've read they like to keep their legs together like in the womb.....

[pixiepunk]

like the ergo how? like the buckles? i think a half-buckle carrier that has mei tai shoulder straps and a buckled unpadded waist would be OK with a newborn since you could tie the straps behind the baby to close the gaps on the sides, if you put it on apron style so there wasn't a gap at the bottom. but that's why i like a mei tai for a newborn, it makes a perfect little pouch for them, and the shoulder straps secure them from behind so they don't droop or slip out the sides. Kozy would be the best, XL straps are nice.

[MommaShark]

Mei tai's were looking good - I just haven't seen one in person - I live in the boonies so no stores to look at one! Like the Ergo in that it's foolproof - no long things to tie/drag on ground even me the uncoordinated person can do it (or DH). I don't need buckles - I'll take a look at the Kozy - thanks!

[jocelynr]

I love my buckle tai--so much prettier than an Ergo. I've seen babies froggy-legged in them, so it's do-able, though I didn't get mine until last week and dd is 7 months. Super easy, and very secure. TMD is where I got mine.

[MommaShark]

thanks - could i just froggie newborn in an ergo?
nak...
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[Om Girl]

Originally Posted by MommaShark

thanks - could i just froggie newborn in an ergo?
nak...
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You can totally froggie a nb in the Ergo. Actually that'll be a lot cooler than the infant insert. Which I found uncomfortably hot and cumbersome.
The other thing about the Ergo is that it can get hot with all the padding and it doesn't seem to breathe real well.

I'd try a shorter wrap in a lighter fabric maybe?
Gypsy Mama bali breeze, Didymos waves, Vatanai, BB-Slen, etc.

There's another great message board TheBabyWearer.com
It'd probably be super helpful for suggestions, ideas and they have a FSOT board where you could pick up a few things for cheaper than retail!

[pixiepunk]

i personally wouldn't froggy a newborn in an ergo (or any SSC) for two reasons:
1) it can't be worn 'apron style' so there is the possibility of gapping at the waist. and even if it stays in place, there's no curve or pocket formed to hold the baby comfortably in place. the body of an Ergo is much straighter than the body of a MT because of that, so it doesn't really comform well to baby's curve.
2) you can't bring the shoulder straps behind the baby, so there are going to be huge gaps on the sides that baby could slide out of. the shoulder straps also can't be tied behind the back to support the baby's back, and whenever i've tried that in a MT the baby slowly slips further and further down into the carrier because there's nothing to hold the baby in place securely.

[MommaShark]

Pixie Punk - okay that makes sense - it sounds like you are saying that a MT is also not the best carrier for a newborn froggie style.....good to know.
The Becco has a newborn insert but it looks like a pain - sounds like wraps really are the way to go - maybe we'll just have to suck it up!

[Mama2Rio]

just to point out... the newborn insert on the ergo is going to be way too hot for your lo in the summer (i'm in az)...love it for my 8 month old, we started using it at 4 months, no insert, she just wouldnt have it! i haven't checked out the becco, but if you have to wrap it around your lo, i wouldn't recomend it.