back carry in a mei tai

[LiLStar]

I'm a newbie to using a mei tai (i only recently made one myself!) and one problem is preventing me from falling in love with it. When ds is on my back, i find it most comfortable for weight distribution to cross the straps in front. But uhh.. I'm big breasted.. I can get away with that around the house, (when ds would much rather be on the floor playing anyway!) but definitely not in public. So the other way is under my arms. But thats really not comfortable at all. The ergo goes like that, but there's the chest clip. So.. what do you do to make a back carry comfy in a mei tai without making your boobs stick out in a very.. non-flattering manner?

[chase_mommy]

I bring the straps down like a backpack and cross over the body of the MT. Then I pull the strap on the right through the left back pack strap and the left strap through the right back pack strap. That way it crosses above my breast and not between... then I tie it securely and tuck whatever is left at my sides. I hope that makes sense.

[yazberrie]

This is called a ruckstrap carry where you carry on your back and run the straps under the arm on the same side as the strap like a back pack.

[chase_mommy]

Originally Posted by yazberrie

This is called a ruckstrap carry where you carry on your back and run the straps under the arm on the same side as the strap like a back pack.

Great! There is another thing I didn't invent.