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[lindsayjean]

Back carry... bad self portrait.... seriously my husband is alwaaaaays working!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=549919266981&set=a.549510595961.2026840.176000849&type=1&theater

[maryamrose]

awesome, Lindsay! we're going to try a back-carry for the first time today. hopefully it won't stress my pelvis out like front carries do.

[cristeen]

You ladies are seriously brave doing the back carries. They freak me out at this age. I know mamas all over the world do back carries from birth, but I just can't get past the floppy head and not being able to see them. I'll start back carries around the time she can hold herself upright (seated).

[forestmushroom]

yeah, me too cristeen... I like to be able to see, smell and kiss my babe. LOL
 

[lindsayjean]

If you pull the top rail tight their head doesn't flop at all!  And I always have tiny babies right behind my neck... I can feel her breath so I know she's okay :-)  

[Astraia]

Back carrying tiny babies is sometimes a bit easier- they're not moving around a ton, they often just lay there calmly as you wrap around them. If you get them up good and high, just like how Lindsay's picture shows, then you can feel them breathing. Do a few spot-checks in the mirror to make sure they're good, here and there, and it's usually fine. Stressful the first few times, for sure, but can be such a life saver.

I started back carries with Orrin at 6 days old. I've tried a few with Everett, but he screams bloody murder so I bring him down again right away (he screams in all carries, all carriers).

[MeredithA]

Back carries scare me at this age as well! Deacon's head is still super super floppy and I wouldn't be able to relax if I couldn't see him. Looking forward to back carries when he is a bit bigger though.

Lindsay your babe looks so precious & happy in her back carry ~ love that pic!!