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post #41 of 75
9/25/06 at 9:08pm
My first was a snugli. I have to admit we were pretty poor then and weren't quite enlightened in the area of babywearing. My second was a maya wrap and I have loved it! Now I am begging for a Mei Tei!
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post #42 of 75
9/25/06 at 9:31pm
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post #43 of 75
9/25/06 at 9:38pm
I got a maya wrap pouch first, then a Kelty Kangaroo as a gift, and then a hotsling.

I'd like to try an Ergo but I don't think that will be happening anytime soon.
post #44 of 75
9/27/06 at 12:07am
i got an infantino as a shower gift (i actually like it, it's alright). then i discovered mei tais and was totally droolin on myself cuz i wanted one so bad. since i couldn't really afford to buy one, tho, i just made it. and i looooove it!
post #45 of 75
9/27/06 at 10:44am
First was a Maya Wrap..my Mother bought it for me.
I used it a handful of time as I found it had a steep learning curve.

Next an AzureWrap strech wrap figured it out on the first go. Loved it used it all the time.

Then I bought a Soleveil Ring Sling hoping to try a RS again. a bit more use but still RS impaired.

Then two WAHM tester pouches one of which I loved and used all the time.

So I had Ilana at AzureWraps make me beautiful Chinese Brocade Pouch.

That finished off my DS babywearing days...

Move on to DD

I used my AzureWrap all the time but wanted something for back carry's so this spring started my search for a MT.

First I bought a Gyspy Mama BBB Morgaine for summer wrapping.

Then a Infant Patapum
Then a Zoie Hotsling
Then a JackPack Bucke Tie
Then a LoveSeat Buckle Tie
and my first true MT finally arrived yesterday lol an AngelPack
and I have a BabyHawk on the way


post #46 of 75
9/27/06 at 11:40am
I had a hotsling, that was too big....and a bjorn

I quickly picked up a ring sling and from there went on to a mt.
post #47 of 75
10/1/06 at 11:47am
I use a sling that my friend makes. It works perfectly, especially for those little snuggly babies. Now that I have a crawler, I'm looking for something with more support to save my aching back...hopefully an Ergo? But the sling still works beautifully when babes sleeping. Check out the babywearer.com "Autumn Sling" to see her product. She uses the most beautiful fabrics and the slings can be adjusted so quickly and easily. It felt like my baby was still inside of me for the first several months that I used it.
post #48 of 75
12/13/08 at 8:16am
Snugli (*shudders* - my 4kg nb felt heavy in it)
Then pouch then Ergo.
Now loving wraps.
post #49 of 75
12/13/08 at 11:13am
Eight years ago, I had a Bjorn and a OTSBH. I then tried a Maya when dd1 was around 4 months old. I'm not a ring sling girl, so honestly, it's a miracle I tried again with ds...

but I did, thanks to a million more carriers being available by then. Hotsling was my first carrier with him, then a moby, a mei tai, and eventually an ergo and a beco. Dd2 is totally benefitting from the start this time.
post #50 of 75
12/13/08 at 11:36am
hug-a-bub & moby wrap
I used these w/ a family that I was a live in nanny for right after I graduated college. The mom also had several woven wraps but I was more comfortable w/ the strechy ones. Her DD was very high needs & needed to be worn most of the day (even naps). I didn't mind b/c it was so nice to have a lo snuggled on my chest all day. It also made chasing the 2yrold much easier.
post #51 of 75
12/14/08 at 5:46am

A snugli

And it sucked and sorry I wasted my money!
post #52 of 75
12/18/08 at 11:24pm
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I got the jolly jumper sling as a gift and had the same problem, I did'nt know there was a better way by I pulled some of the padding out of the rail and it's perfect now and quick.
Tempting. Was it very hard to do? I have a jolly jumper & I was just going to give it away, but I was feeling bad because I'm sure it'll be too big for anyone, really.
post #53 of 75
12/18/08 at 11:30pm
Hotsling.
post #54 of 75
12/18/08 at 11:55pm
KKAFP and it is still my favorite of all.
post #55 of 75
12/19/08 at 12:51am
We had a Moby and the Baby Bjorn that has the lower back support. While the Baby Bjorn wasn't so bad, it does have a lower weight limit and its bad for baby's spine yadda yadda. The Moby is still in my top three along with my Beco II and mei tai.
post #56 of 75
12/20/08 at 4:02pm
my first carrier was a ring sling i made myself - i read about babywearing in Dr. Sears' baby book while pregnant, found some directions online, and made one. we were also gifted a Bjorn and used that a little bit when DD1 was teeny. DH liked it. but then i got my first MT (a freehand) and my life changed forever
post #57 of 75
12/20/08 at 11:26pm
When my son was born I had in my possession the following:

Hotsling
Moby Wrap
Snugli

First few weeks used the Hotsling, once I figured out the Moby it got lots of love and the Snugli occasional use.

2 days ago I received my brand new Bamberoo Mei Tei in the mail and love it!
Am waiting on a shortie Didymos to arrive anyday and will soon order a long woven wrap. I got the wrap love!
post #58 of 75
12/20/08 at 11:39pm
An unpadded Maya wrap ring sling, chosen because it is great for newborns, excellent for nursing in, and very flexible -- can use in different positions and on partners of different body sizes
post #59 of 75
12/21/08 at 4:50am
A wrap. Because it's snuggly for a newborn (and the twins were winter babies) and I could try it locally.
post #60 of 75
12/21/08 at 4:54am
An Infantino sling. My aunt bought it for me. I used it, but it swallowed my tiny baby!
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