Who here wraps? - Page 3

[roomformore]

We are wrappers! I have a RS from a friend that we use a bit, but nothing fits us quite like the wraps, and my little one really dislikes the MT.
I have 2 Didys: Smaragd Indio and Toby. 2 Storches: Inca and Leo Natural. I also have a GM but I'm not really fond of it... The storches are by far our favorites, but they are also the most broken in of all our wraps.:

[EkkaGrrl]

I LOVE my wrap! I have a Cuddly Wrap and it's the most comfortable thing ever! I also have a ring sling I used with dd1 and I thought that was just the greatest until I bought the wrap for dd2. She's not quite 2 months old so I've only tried the one position but as soon as she gets a little bigger I intend to play around with the wrap.

I have to agree with a few other people who have commented on the kind of attention you get with the wrap. I live in a tiny place and when people see me wearing Ruby I get the best comments. People are really suprised to learn that it's just a long peice of cloth.

[Carlyn]

I wrap my baby. I don't think you're too "old" to try if your baby is 8 months! I had an awful Fisher Price front carrier that I used with my baby, and I used it a lot for walking around town. It was uncomfortable, but still easier than just holding babe on long walks. I tried a few different kinds of slings that I saw on the internet. Once I found out about wrapping, I was hooked!

I have never bought or tried a wrap, I have just sewed (or cut, since the latest one has never been hemmed!) out of inexpensive cotton gauze. If $$ were around, I might be tempted to try one out, and I'm sure it would be fantastic.

I mostly wear my baby in a front cross carry, but want to keep learning new ways to wrap. Once she is on my back, we both really like that, but I haven't got very confident putting her on that way.

[ustasmom]

I wrap more than anything else.

My main wrap is my Girasol Tulipaani. I also have Forest Berries and Polkka. And I have a hot pink dyed Didymos.

If I am running in somewhere, I will use my Girasol Tango RS or my Didymos Red Waves RS.

I used to only use a Kozy with my last one, but I really like the flexibility of wrapping.

[Paxjourney]

I Wrap!!! Pretty much all I use now. I currently own 3. Not a large "stash" But what works for me and My 2yr old.

Current "stash" (not sure I like that word)

Girasol Earthy Rainbow 5.2m
Didymos Black Ellipsen 3.8m
Storch Leo Natural 4m

Pic of my stash now and some action shots
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...october019.jpg
Earthy Rainbow
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...october015.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...october016.jpg

Black Ellipsen
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...erfairy034.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...erfairy032.jpg

Leo Nat
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...yleonat011.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...yleonat012.jpg

[quinbearzmama]

Just found this thread and I'm so happy I did. I noticed some TBW mamas here

We LOVE to wrap! I didn't discover wraps until my DS was six months old and I wore him for quite some time. Our first wrap was an Ulli Storch (now DD's legacy wrap) and we were perfectly fine with just one wrap until DD was about 4 months old. Then I discovered FSOT on thebabywearer and let's just say we've been through a few carriers since then. However, we're now "down" to 5 wraps and still looking to thin that part of our stash a bit. In addition to Ulli, we have a Didymos Simon (DH's bday present last year and DS's legacy wrap- he still gets worn in that at 3 1/2+ years), Didy Red Waves, Storch Lemony Inka and Girasol Tulipaani (old weave). My DD prefers MTs and SSCs these days but we still wrap on occasion.

It took me a while to feel comfortable wrapping on my own (my sweet DH would help me in those first few months); thank goodness for my two babywearing DVDs and our local babywearing group. Three plus years later and I'm still learning new carries and would love to get comfortable with a shorty/rebozo.
G2G- baby is up!

[Sillz]

My stash consists of 5 wraps:

Didymos Paul
Sorchewiege Leo Marine
Didymos Rubinrot Indio
Hoppediz Montreal
Girasol Green Tea

I love my wraps! I mostly do FWCC but am working on learning to back wrap.

[possum]

Me, me, me!
Hi, fellow wrappers!
I have a home-made gauze wrap that my son and I just love. He is almost 10 months old, and it has been our main carrier since about 10 weeks or so. We have litterally worn it out. I put him in it the other day and poked a hole right through it with my thumb .
So I'm looking for an inexpensive, used (we're compacting) replacement.
We use the FWCC most - even at 26 lbs it's still comfortable!
We also use a BWC with a chest belt and a hip cross.
I can pop him in and out if the front and hip carries pretty easily as he wants up and down these days - must practice walking!
Melinda

[Arwyn]

Originally Posted by Sillz

Sorchewiege Leo Marine

I want one of these! Or a Leo Natural. But the Marine is soooooo pretty.

[ecstaticmama24]

Didymos has a new "Green Waves" that I like. I'm obsessed with the color green, lovin' it!!

Just had my babe, so I'm enjoying the newborn wrapping. Thinking I have to upsize from a size 5 to a size 6 though.

[Twinklefae]

I do! We started with a DIY gauze wrap in December and got an Inka Storchenwiege a few weeks ago. I pretty much always do a BWCC with chestbelt, as I find it's very comfortable. I love being able to get DS up on my back and it's so secure!

I actually did this at the grocery store last week! It was funny, a woman came running over like DS was dangling by a toenail and asked if she coud help. I just said "No thanks, we do this all the time." The older woman behind me said her grandaughter wraps too.

[Azik's mom]

I went to the store yesterday and bought some cloth. It was the first time I wrapped. My ds loved it. He sleeps so much better and my hands are free to work

[brightonwoman]

I have a moby and also two I made--one of cheap walmart fabric (too weak once he passed about 15lbs) and one of solarvail (so nice in the summer!)
I also have three ring sings and a pouch...and now that my baby is 1 and heavy, I'm making an ABC so I can throw him on my back....

All that said, I used the moby ALL THE TIME when he was new, because it was all I had. As he got bigger, and his legs stuck out more (and he could hold his head up etc) then I often would grab the sling because it was faster for the in-and-out. I still use a wrap when I'm going to wear him for a while though, because it's better distribution of the weight. So hiking or a good walk, wrap all the way...but just a quick run someplace, or throw him on my hip so I can make dinner--I usually grab the sling. Lately he will only go to sleep in the pouch...I do prefer using the pouch/sling if I need to wear him to sleep though, because it's really hard to lay down a wrapped baby without waking him!!!

[crocus]

I LOVE wrapping! I have a Storchenwiege that I use many times at home throughout the day. So far, I haven't had the courage to wrap in public yet. We go for walks, but the wrap is already on when we leave the house. Some day I will be brave...

[gun]

Another that prefers wrapping!

I have 4 wraps, and for around the house stuff they are fab. I can wear her for long periods. Until we reach spring here, I use a MT for most errands. It's just easier when with coats to deal with, and poppability.

[CindyCindy]

Sadly I only have one wrap, my Didy Violet Waves size 7. I LOVE it!! I wish I had more. Wrapping is the best!

[forest~mama]

I just bought my first woven, a Storch Vic, but used a Moby style wrap a lot in the first year. I am working on some carries now, and think I will love it when I don't suck so badly at it!

[forest~mama]

I just bought my first woven, a Storch Vic, but used a Moby style wrap a lot in the first year. I am working on some carries now, and think I will love it when I don't suck so badly at it!

[theretohere]

I'm almost exclusively a wrapper.
Right now my favorite wrap is my Strawberry Bb Slen.

[LittleGidding]

I wrap often. We have MTs and RSs too, but wrapping is my first love. I'm a Didymos nut. i mean, my first post on this forum is in the BW section