I sooo want to wrap. I "made" one this last summer out of some stretchier material and it worked but I quickly saw how/why wrapping would not work for me in the long run. Baby #3 is due in December and while I perfer (i.e LOVE) ring slings I want to try a wrap. With DD1 I only used ring slings until she was about 2. Then I used an onbuhimo (pregnant so it was easier) when we were outside for longer periods. I still preffered my ring slings. DD2 wasn't as accomodating. 
She lived in a pouch. While I like them they are not my first pick. Or my second. She was (who am I kidding...is ) particular and wanted in and out all day from the get go. While I loved the ability to do that in a ring sling I was needing to rethread it more than I wanted to just from the constant back and forth on the fabric (as a result I wore holes in one sling....within the first 9 months...DD1 was in ring slings for 2 yuears and never a hole ). As she got older I branched out and tried a wrap and my onbuhimo. She doesn't like back carries and once they get to a certain age I'm not a fan of front carries. So on my hip she stayed.
I'm small. I'm barely 5'4 and 110-115 not pregnant. I cannot stand to have binding clothes/fabric nor can I have them too loose (OCD issues on it....seriously makes me freak at times like I'm stressed). I prefer form fitting which is why wraps appeal to me. They always look to be the perfect amount of form fitting! However, once on they feel sooooo incredibly bulky. There is way too much fabric for me. I've tried short and long, thin and wide, and they all seem to just add oin the bulk. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but it drives me nuts. I can't have another person stuck to my front AND have any more fabric than the minimum. It's not a matter of getting used to it...it honestly feels like I'm wearing 3 sweaters over a turtle neck and under a fleece winter coat.
I also have a hard time getting them on. I know everyone says to tie it on in the morning and then just tighten as need be and I know that works in theory but the actual putting it on is awkward. Do wrappers have double jointed arms? I always end up with either tails worthy of tripping me or the top is too loose (though still snug enough to securely hold someone).
I was just reading a link (I don't know where...I clicked a link in a post) and it was saying for my measurements to pick a size small since you'll still be able to get most of the popular carries done. They listed a small as about 4.2 meters. That's more than double my height! They said to only use an extra small if you want to do one shoulder carries. The length of that one seems much more user friendly but am I really going to be that limited in carries (fwiw DD1 was 6 lb 10 oz and DD2 was 6 lb 13 oz...I'm not expecting a big baby that takes up more fabric)?
So knowing all that, can anyone recommend a wrap for me? I so so want one. It just seems like it would be perfect given the season I'm having this one in and I like the idea of them so much! Despite the issues I had with mine I still loved it. I don't want to make one this time. I want to buy a quality wrap so that I know it's being done right yk?
She lived in a pouch. While I like them they are not my first pick. Or my second. She was (who am I kidding...is ) particular and wanted in and out all day from the get go. While I loved the ability to do that in a ring sling I was needing to rethread it more than I wanted to just from the constant back and forth on the fabric (as a result I wore holes in one sling....within the first 9 months...DD1 was in ring slings for 2 yuears and never a hole ). As she got older I branched out and tried a wrap and my onbuhimo. She doesn't like back carries and once they get to a certain age I'm not a fan of front carries. So on my hip she stayed.I'm small. I'm barely 5'4 and 110-115 not pregnant. I cannot stand to have binding clothes/fabric nor can I have them too loose (OCD issues on it....seriously makes me freak at times like I'm stressed). I prefer form fitting which is why wraps appeal to me. They always look to be the perfect amount of form fitting! However, once on they feel sooooo incredibly bulky. There is way too much fabric for me. I've tried short and long, thin and wide, and they all seem to just add oin the bulk. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but it drives me nuts. I can't have another person stuck to my front AND have any more fabric than the minimum. It's not a matter of getting used to it...it honestly feels like I'm wearing 3 sweaters over a turtle neck and under a fleece winter coat.
I also have a hard time getting them on. I know everyone says to tie it on in the morning and then just tighten as need be and I know that works in theory but the actual putting it on is awkward. Do wrappers have double jointed arms?
I always end up with either tails worthy of tripping me or the top is too loose (though still snug enough to securely hold someone).I was just reading a link (I don't know where...I clicked a link in a post) and it was saying for my measurements to pick a size small since you'll still be able to get most of the popular carries done. They listed a small as about 4.2 meters. That's more than double my height! They said to only use an extra small if you want to do one shoulder carries. The length of that one seems much more user friendly but am I really going to be that limited in carries (fwiw DD1 was 6 lb 10 oz and DD2 was 6 lb 13 oz...I'm not expecting a big baby that takes up more fabric)?
So knowing all that, can anyone recommend a wrap for me? I so so want one. It just seems like it would be perfect given the season I'm having this one in and I like the idea of them so much! Despite the issues I had with mine I still loved it. I don't want to make one this time. I want to buy a quality wrap so that I know it's being done right yk?
