I have 2 pouches, a ring sling, a mei tai and a wrap. I like them all for different situations but there are also drawbacks to each one. What I need is a carrier that I can easily and discreetly nurse in hands free while grocery shopping. I can do that with my ring sling but my back starts to hurt very badly after a while. I need the even weight distribution of the wrap or mei tai for longer standing/walking. Plus, it's difficult for me to get things off the shelves and in and out of the grocery cart with babe in the ring sling. I haven't figured out how to easily nurse in the wrap yet in spite of having the thing for about 7 years and using it with 3 babies now. I have seen the videos on how to put baby in a nursing position to nurse but what I need is instructions on how to nurse the baby once he's already in the wrap and I'm already on the go. I don't think the mei tai would work right now because baby is only 4 weeks old. Plus, it's not very discreet since you can see in the sides so easily. The pouches are not conducive to discreet, hands free nursing.
I've been looking at a Baby K'Tan, which I really like the idea of, and something like an Ergo or Beco or Boba. My main concerns with something like the Ergo is the open sides, like the mei tai, don't seem very discreet, the price, and that I would possibly need to buy the infant insert. I did have a friend tell me my baby might be big enough (11 lbs. now at 4 weeks) that I wouldn't need the insert but the website says to use it with any baby under 4 or 5 months. The Baby K'Tan is much less expensive but I'm not sure I could nurse in it the way I want. The website has some explanations on how to nurse in different carrier positions but they don't really make sense to me and I can't find any demos on how to do it. The written instructions might make sense once I have the carrier in hand so that I can try it as I'm reading it but I don't want to spend the money on yet another carrier that I can't use for what I want. Since I have so many, I don't need another one unless it meets my criteria.
I've been looking at a Baby K'Tan, which I really like the idea of, and something like an Ergo or Beco or Boba. My main concerns with something like the Ergo is the open sides, like the mei tai, don't seem very discreet, the price, and that I would possibly need to buy the infant insert. I did have a friend tell me my baby might be big enough (11 lbs. now at 4 weeks) that I wouldn't need the insert but the website says to use it with any baby under 4 or 5 months. The Baby K'Tan is much less expensive but I'm not sure I could nurse in it the way I want. The website has some explanations on how to nurse in different carrier positions but they don't really make sense to me and I can't find any demos on how to do it. The written instructions might make sense once I have the carrier in hand so that I can try it as I'm reading it but I don't want to spend the money on yet another carrier that I can't use for what I want. Since I have so many, I don't need another one unless it meets my criteria.
