baby doesn't like sling

[octobermoon]

anyone else??? i think he will when he gets a bit older. but he hates not being able to see and being squished i think. doesn't like swaddling for that matter either. i mean the only hold for NB babies is the cradle hold right?

[Siobhain]

sometimes it is the type of sling. My dd doesn't like my maya wrap, which is usually my go to sling (with previous kids) but she LOVES the moby wrap, I hold her in the newborn hug hold. She also likes the beco butterfly which isn't as restricting, she is sprawled out in a tummy to tummy hold on that one. Some babies also take some time to get used to the sling. I hope you find something that works, I seriously don't know how I would get by with this baby without my slings, but she also loves to be swaddled. My fourth baby liked it ok but as soon as he was mobile he hated being carried in the sling.
Good luck!

[Dmitrizmom]

we put V in our maya in the vertical hold or the cradle hold - depends on the day which one she will tolerate. she likes the moby... sometimes. she does not like being swaddled (heck, she sometimes doesn't like being clothed!).

[greeny]

Mine hates the sling too.

But she loves the Moby in the upright hug hold. (Hates the cradle hold.)

[2boyzmama]

Yeah, try the upright position. Gavin doesn't really do cradle, sometimes he'll fall asleep in an upright and will kind of scrunch down to a semi-cradle, but he otherwise doesn't like it.

[bicyclingbethany]

My LO is the same way- hates having his legs squished. So far the only sling he likes is the Moby and he'll tolerate the hand-me-down Bjorn. But with the Moby you can do several upright positions.

[mkksmom]

My LO didn't like the Moby, the maya ring sling or any type of cradle hold. I dad all these slings and she hated them all. But she tolerated the kangaroo korner fleece pouch, which I love. I do like a newborn hug with that. But when she didn't like that, I found myself reaching for the baby bjorne. Now the moby and the kk fleece pouch are our faves... when my aching back will let me carry her.

[MichelleAnnette]

With the Maya (or other ring sling), try putting the baby's head on the side that the ring is NOT on and let her head be out with your arm supporting it. We do this all the time. It gives me one free arm with her completely supported by the sling and my other arm. There is a pic on my blog http://gabethebabe-stille.blogspot.c...re-slings.html

[angelachristin]

mine isn't the world's biggest fan of the sling either (I have a peanut shell pouch sling and a hotsling pouch). but with my DS I didn't really use them either until he was older, maybe 4 months or so and could sit more upright in it on my hip. then we used it constantly. so I really only do hip carries in the sling. for Zoe right now she is loving the babyhawk mei tai when we are out and about. it's a lot easier for me to nurse in, too.

[coldandsleepy]

See, I prefer that my guy be in the hug hold/upright... but HE has different ideas and is always trying to squirm his way into the cradle hold in the Moby. He usually ends up sort of... diagonal.

[HydeParkB]

DD#1 hated the sling as a wee infant. At about 6 or 8 months she liked the back carry. I've only tried DS once or twice. I think the padding is too constricting right now. He does like the Baby Born. (Well, he falls right asleep!)

[octobermoon]

i need to revisit the moby, it's just a pita IMO.

[StrongFeather]

Originally Posted by octobermoon

i need to revisit the moby, it's just a pita IMO.

haha, couldn't agree more. I mean I had breakdowns those first couple weeks PP! It's like some cruel trick to try and play on a first time stressed out mom, right? Yards of fabric that you wrap and then once you get it right the LO doesnt even LIKE the thing. Yes, yes I am sure I am doing something wrong, but I have given up on the Moby.

I like to joke that I am a Moby Failure.

What Sam (and I love, love, LOVE) is my BabyHawk.

[kittyhead]

my first hated the sling. HATED it. loved the wrap and when he was bigger loved the Ergo. this new baby goes right to sleep in the sling. it really depends on the kid i guess. i took baby #2 to a funeral in the sling at a couple weeks old and he slept for three hours. we are going to a football game today with a five week old... i wouldnt even attempt it if he didnt like the sling. im counting on him sleeping another three hours so i can watch the game.

[octobermoon]

Originally Posted by StrongFeather

haha, couldn't agree more. I mean I had breakdowns those first couple weeks PP! It's like some cruel trick to try and play on a first time stressed out mom, right?

Yards of fabric that you wrap and then once you get it right the LO doesnt even LIKE the thing.


Yes, yes I am sure I am doing something wrong, but I have given up on the Moby.

I like to joke that I am a Moby Failure.

What Sam (and I love, love, LOVE) is my BabyHawk.

plus i don't like how it is practically a shirt........ babyhawk HUH? how old does a LO have to be to fit in that? we have an ergo or some such thing like that but haven't tried it yet.

[GiantGi]

Mine loves the Moby, tolerates the Baby Hawk and dislikes the New Native Sling. I am thinking the sling will get better as he gets older?

[Lula's Mom]

Originally Posted by MichelleAnnette

With the Maya (or other ring sling), try putting the baby's head on the side that the ring is NOT on and let her head be out with your arm supporting it.

This is always how I wear it too! I don't know why people do it with the baby's head by the rings sometimes, it doesn't make sense to me. The rings can't be comfy for them there, and I can't adjust the rails well and get a good fit like that! With a pouch, sure, but not a ring sling.

I also often wear Cormac up high, chest to chest with his head resting on the front of my shoulder. It feels so secure and he really likes it; it's the closest to the way I carry him with one arm and no sling on. He's upright so he can see, and if he lays his head down sideways he has his ear on my heart. It's very easy to do too- just have to make sure that it's nice and tight around your back and (the inside rail) across your chest too. Pop him in, tighten the outside and go!

Like this; sometimes I position Cormac a bit higher, even.

[Lula's Mom]

Originally Posted by MichelleAnnette

With the Maya (or other ring sling), try putting the baby's head on the side that the ring is NOT on and let her head be out with your arm supporting it.[/url]

This is always how I wear it too! I don't know why people do it with the baby's head by the rings sometimes, it doesn't make sense to me. The rings can't be comfy for them there, and I can't adjust the rails well and get a good fit like that! With a pouch, sure, but not a ring sling.

I also often wear Cormac up high, chest to chest with his head resting on the front of my shoulder. It feels so secure and he really likes it; it's the closest to the way I carry him with one arm and no sling on. He's upright so he can see, and if he lays his head down sideways he has his ear on my heart. It's very easy to do too- just have to make sure that it's nice and tight around your back and (the inside rail) across your chest too. Pop him in, tighten the outside and go!

Like this; I'll often position Cormac even higher up.

[Lula's Mom]

Oh! I also wanted to post this link on safe babywearing- I have seen it posted on the Babywearing Forum a couple of times and I think it's really good, important information.

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by octobermoon

i need to revisit the moby, it's just a pita IMO.

The first few times I used it, I didn't care for it, but after a few times, it's much easier to get it on pretty quickly, and we both love it. I just wear a nursing cami under it, otherwise it gets too hot most of the time, and if I need it, I can put a cardigan over it.

I do the first wrap and up over the shoulders while he's still in his car seat, pull him out, pop him in, do the last wrap and tie and it's done. I will say that I had to watch a youtube video for a different wrap because the one that tucks the vertical wraps under the horizontal wrap didn't work for us at all.

And we don't do the hug or the cradle hold... we do about halfway between the two... imagine if you were lying on your back and baby was lying on his side between your breasts. That's the position we carry in, and he loves it. It puts his ear right over my heart.