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[VBMama]

hi all!

Kieran is 7.5 weeks and we love our baby bundler (similar to hug-a-bub but not as nifty-looking) for slinging at home and our homemade maya-wrap-style sling for home & outings. He hangs with dh in a baby bjorn we inherited. We also have a new native but ds HATES it...I'm wondering if maybe it is too big.

Next I want a Kozy or an Ergo - I'm addicted!!! I can restrain myself fairly well when it comes to diapers but slings are becoming my weak spot!!

[Mizelenius]

Grrrrr . . .eat! Now that I'm all cloth-diapered-out (DD still wears them, I just can't bring myself to talk about them anymore) a BABYWEARING BOARD!!!!

Our BW history:
B Bjorn: DD was okay with it, I returned it after one use. It hurt my back.
NoJo: Borrowed this from SIL, but it was huge. Not comfy, but DD loved the whole sling thing, so . . .
New Native: I loved the pouch idea, but didn't like that it wasn't adjustable. Very easy, though.
Maya Wrap: Always dug into my neck. I have no idea why these are so popular, but just goes to show that different people like different slings.
Baby Trekker: Comfy, DH likes it, but a pain when not in use.
KKAFP: Love this.
Mom and Me/Pea in a Pod: Rails are a bit too floppy, not as comfy for me as the KKAFP, but okay.
EllaRoo lightly padded sling: MUCH better shoulder design for me than the Maya. Padding/no open tail makes it harder to adjust, but good for a toddler.
Kozy/ABC type carrier: A friend made this for me . . .so easy to use and comfy. Much better than a sling/pouch for long walks since I feel balanced.

DD, 25 months, still likes to be carried. She also likes to walk a lot when we're out, though . . .especially at times that we'd prefer her to be carried!

[Overproducktion]

Dd is 8 months and LOVES her WAHM made sling!

[emmaline]

ds3 is now 9 months and a big big boy

in the early months I used the old meh tai I used with my older boys but it didn't feel comfortable after he hit 10 kg (22 pounds) at 6 mos, the straps dug into my ribs

so I made a ring sling from the intructions at slingmemommy.com and now we are much more comfortable!

[campingmumma]

I'm so excited for this new forum My collection for our 8 month old (so far :LOL ) has consisted of:

Baby Bjorn
Nojo sling: promptly burned (just kidding)
Kelty backpack:
so uncomfortable

Now for the good stuff:
Silk zolo: - in heavy use!
Mom & Me pouch: - have another on order
KKAFP: for the great outdoors
Ella Roo wrap: still practicing, very comfortable

Sold for lack of use:
Wilkinet
Girasol - fabric was too heavy for me
KKACP
2 cotton Zolos

[rainbow dancer]

Lilli Faye (6 months) was happy so far in her Rosado-sling.
Now that she wants to stand stand stand (o boy!), I have to look for some other carrier....

[indie]

Well, I was a babywearer but my Maya Wrap soooo kills my shoulder. I would like to start again if I could find something the distributes the weight and if I get some $$$$$ to buy it.

[memory maker]

Hi I love that this board started. I love to carry emma in my ergo carrier. It is the best carrier for my back because the weight is mostly on my hips. I have also tried
baby bjorn
OTSBH
NoJo
hotsling
moby wrap

[plum]

i love the new babywearing forum!

i have a ring sling from equanimity baby but she got too heavy way too quickly, so i've been using our kozy carrier since she was two and a half months old. i love it and i want another one.

[devaughnmom]

DS is 19 months and 28 pounds - we are still loving our Maya Wrap Sling. I am so excited to find this here.

[Boobiemama]

Hi! I am slinging Jack, 1 month, mostly in a Taylormade treasures, and sometimes in a maya pouch.

love the new forum!

[ja mama]

I use my homemade Kozy-like carrier, and love it. Ds is 21 months old, and 32 pounds, and it's sometimes a pain when he wants up, then down, then up.... But when he's up, I love it and he seems to really love it too, until he wants down. But at least it's easy to pack around. My 4 year old, 36 pounder has asked to be packed around on occasion also. It's like a piggy back with no hands required.

We used a baby bjorn when both boys were little and loved it. I tried the nojo sling with them periodically, and while it was better than nothing in those times, it always took me a long time to get it situated securely. We also have an Evenflo trailblazer frame backpack that dh really loves at the beach, race track... He doesn't use it often, but likes it when he does use it. It just hurts my back and it's so bulky, not snuggly at all!

[Ravin]

Hi, I'm slinging my one and only, mostly in a Kozy carrier since I got it last month, with the Maya Wrap formerly primary as backup and a Taylormade as backup for the backup (cotton mesh, works great w/ kangaroo carry, but I have to use it rings down).

The Kozy is by far more comfy than the ring slings, but I find that in donning and doffing the straps get dirty quickly, and DD likes to chew on them...so into the wash it goes. But into the dryer, too, which is nice.


Oh, I'm rambling and should go to bed.

[EllasMummy]

Hi

I love this new forum!

I love babywearing too. I have one DD, Ella who is 6.5mo old. We use a slingeasy padded ring sling and a maya wrap.

I prefer the maya wrap but Ella prefers the kangaroo carry in the slingeasy b/c she likes to suck on the padded top rail.

[anotherKatrina]

Hi!

Lovelovelove the new forum!

My 13mo has been slinged since birth.

We've used a NN, Maya Wrap, Ella Roo. Currently waiting for a Moby Wrap.

I'm addicted.

[Zanymom]

I am so happy there is finally a babywearing board!!!!!!!!!!

With Zane (17mo.) I usually use my NN and MW.

Did I say how happy I was about this board!

[Quirky]

Another sling hyena, checking in!

DS is 19 months and about 26 pounds, and we have tried:

Maya Wrap - the first sling, liked when he was small but the rings dig into my neck. DH actually taught me how to use it!

New Native pouch - never got the hang of, sold it.

Baby Bundler - hated it! ds fell out because I didn't have him tied securely enough Sold it.

KK cotton sling - never use it, I should just ebay it!

Kangaroo Korner adjustable fleece pouch - love it, but not for a DC summer!

Walking Rock Farm Hip Baby - LOVE it. This is probably our #1 sling!

Ergo - tried the old style and didn't like it, but I was a lot heavier then and now that I've lost weight and gotten a new Ergo it's much better.

Kozy Carrier - I like it but it's not my all-time fave.

Vaude Swing backpack - excellent backpack. We use this for walks and trips all the time.

TaylorMade Treasures water sling - pretty good, but the rings slip.

Mom and Me Creations hemp Pea in a Pod - got a good deal on a new one on ebay but I've been saving it to be a baby present, so I haven't actually tried it! :LOL

ETA: How could I forget the First Journey by Baby Trekker? Another carrier that just wasn't for us. We called it the Octopus.

As you can tell, I'm not addicted to baby carriers. Nope, not me!

[bc1995]

I am so excited to find this forum. I am wearing my 6 week old the most these days. Mostly using my Maya Wrap and Momma's Milk slings.

[Patrice#1]

Hi. I'm here, lol! My best carriers right now are an unpadded ring sling and a regular pouch. Mostly, my 8 month old is in them, but my 2 yr old too, especially when we are out and it is her nap time.
I make my own! I bought one from a WAHM, but hated that the fabric would dig into my neck, so I designed one that I really like, and have gotten tons of compliments on!


:bf

[Kristine233]

Addicted to all things babywearing

I havent been to MDC in awhile but when I heard they just opened a Babywearing forum I had to scurry back over to check it out In my rotaion... you REALLY want to know?? 2 aisian carriers, 2 Baby Space APs, 2 standard pouches, 1 woven wrap, 1 pouch/wrap hybrid, 2 Podaegi... I like haveing 2 of each style so if one gets dirty I have a backup. I JUST thinned down my stash so that is smaller than normal. Just give me a month! The most used are the Baby Space APs.