I couldn't decide where to post this, but I am just so excited that my daughter loves to be in the sling!!
With DS, the only sling/wrap I had when he was born was not adjustable and I mistakenly ordered one too big, not knowing how big I'd be PP. I didn't really have the $$ to buy a 2nd one, so I did without for about a month, and then started researching it and found that I could sew my own ring sling. I did finally buy a mei tai when he was about 2 mo's, which he liked, but not for long stretches of time, and by the time I finally got around to sewing a ring sling, he wasn't fond of it either- he'd rather just be held and I attribute it to not being able to start early. So I didn't use the sling with him until he was big enough for the hip carry and still not as much as I'd like to have.
BUT NOW! Haaaaallllllelujah!!! My DD (born 4/5/09, now almost 3 wks) loooooves to be in the sling! When she gets fussy, and nothing else seems to pacify her, I can put her in the sling and she goes right to sleep! I've always heard people talking about their children doing that, and how wonderful and convenient it is to babywear, but that just was never the case with DS, and I was a little disappointed by it (I did still wear him quite a bit, but for my own convenience, not because he liked it very much). But this time, I've got some experience under my wings with making slings (I started giving them as baby shower gifts), so I made myself a special small one for while she's a newborn, and I still have my larger one for when she gets bigger, too. I can take her in the store, and as long as I pop her in the sling, she'll just sleep the whole time unless she gets hungry (which isn't very often). I can't get over how awesome this is to have a wearable baby! haha! I'm laughing at myself for being so giddy over it, but this really is something I've dreamed of and now it's coming true, and I'm just really glad.
Just wanted to share!
With DS, the only sling/wrap I had when he was born was not adjustable and I mistakenly ordered one too big, not knowing how big I'd be PP. I didn't really have the $$ to buy a 2nd one, so I did without for about a month, and then started researching it and found that I could sew my own ring sling. I did finally buy a mei tai when he was about 2 mo's, which he liked, but not for long stretches of time, and by the time I finally got around to sewing a ring sling, he wasn't fond of it either- he'd rather just be held and I attribute it to not being able to start early. So I didn't use the sling with him until he was big enough for the hip carry and still not as much as I'd like to have.
BUT NOW! Haaaaallllllelujah!!! My DD (born 4/5/09, now almost 3 wks) loooooves to be in the sling! When she gets fussy, and nothing else seems to pacify her, I can put her in the sling and she goes right to sleep! I've always heard people talking about their children doing that, and how wonderful and convenient it is to babywear, but that just was never the case with DS, and I was a little disappointed by it (I did still wear him quite a bit, but for my own convenience, not because he liked it very much). But this time, I've got some experience under my wings with making slings (I started giving them as baby shower gifts), so I made myself a special small one for while she's a newborn, and I still have my larger one for when she gets bigger, too. I can take her in the store, and as long as I pop her in the sling, she'll just sleep the whole time unless she gets hungry (which isn't very often). I can't get over how awesome this is to have a wearable baby! haha! I'm laughing at myself for being so giddy over it, but this really is something I've dreamed of and now it's coming true, and I'm just really glad.
Just wanted to share!
), isn't liking the ring sling. What position do you have your baby in?
