Discomfort while wearing sling

[kdaisy]

I am hoping somebody can help me with this.

I have a Maya Wrap that both me and my 3 week old love. But it gets a little painful when I wear it for more than 5-10 minutes. I wear it over my left shoulder, she is on my chest in a froggy position. I cinch it up so she is secure, and the rings are at about the height of my armpits. Eventually then, I get a pain on my left side, below my armpit, above my ribs. It feels like there is too much pressure there, and I find myself twisting and contorting to help, but I can't. I have made sure that all of the fabric is spread out as evenly as possible across my back and shoulder.

What am I doing wrong?

--Just wanted to add that I also have a Moby Wrap that I use that causes no discomfort.

DS never liked to be worn, so I am loving wearing DD. Hope someone has insight!

[gardenmommy]

Which way are you wearing the sling, right way out, or inside out? I always wear mine on the left shoulder, too, and have found it is more comfortable if I wear it inside out, so that I can spread it out better across my shoulder and down my arm. The demo in the video shows the shoulder cap across the right shoulder spread out; I could never figure it out until I turned it inside out. Once I did that, I was a LOT more comfortable. Another thing I do is to shake out the sling before putting it on, so that there is no bunching. Is there someone knowledgeable of babywearing who can spot you? I've found that helpful, too.

[Astrea]

Sorry you're experiencing pain with your Maya Wrap, mama.

I for one simply can't wear any one-shouldered carriers or carriers that put the weight on one side (IE hip carries, even two-shouldered hip carries) for any length of time. I have to use two-shouldered carriers in either a front or back carry. I get a lot of pain no matter what I do after about 10-15 minutes, and I'm a very experienced babywearer. I do find tummy-to-tummy carries with one-shouldered carriers a bity more comfy than hip carries in one-shouldered carriers, for some reason.

I'm glad to hear the Moby is comfy for you! My first carrier was a CuddlyWrap (same as Moby) and now, at 15 months, we use woven wraps like Didymos every day and have for a year now

[gardenmommy]

fwiw, i can only do one-shouldered carries for abt the first 6 months. after that,no matter how balanced and well i put the baby in the sling, it's just not comfy for me.