Any babywearing dads????

erics ... what kind of sling did you use?

My dp loves using a mai tai. His fave is a anglepack from www.attachedtot.com
He also uses a Kozy Karrier mai tai.
He has very broad shoulders and never could get a comfy fit with the slings we had.

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Originally we started with a Koala but quicky switched to a Nojo.

Just yesterday our friends gave us their BabyBjorn. I used that and it worked well in the park. My dw uses a Maya Wrap. I suppose I should give that a whirl ... though I would like to try the Mei Tei carriers ... they look nice and people seem to really love them.

DH uses a Little Buckaroo baby carrier from wholefamilymarket.com to carry our 6mos old. I like it because it goes from him to me without changing anything. He says its relly comfy and distributes wieght well (baby is 21lbs at 5.5mos!)

This article contains some of my favorite carriers at different stages (Summary section on the bottom).

In the early months, a good unpadded or lightly padded ring sling is perfect. If you want something for longer carries, a stretchy wrap is also great.

DH prefers using a Moby Wrap to carry DS around in. Be forewarned...the moby wrap has now been dubbed, the manssiere (brassiere) and I call him my seahorse hubby when he wears DS.

Dh uses the kozy carrier, ergo, maya, happy cruiser. I'm just learning how to use a wrap so once I get the hang of that i'll teach him how to use it. He loves wearing our dd.

My DH and I share a mayawrap ring sling (I end up with a really long tail to cover dd up with- which I like). We both just love it and think its extra comfy! Here's a pic of DH carrying our 13 month dd in it recently.

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Erin's dh, Sean, speaking (I have my own id but it'd be a hassle to sign off and on again, blahblahblah). Thought it might be helpful to offer reasons why I like the Ellaroo. First, it's big enough; I am big-boned *and* fat, so I need a lot of material. The main thing, though, is that it has a better grip than the rebozo (at least our acrylic one -- dw swears by acrylic for the rebozo), staying in position when twisted, tied or wrapped over portions of itself -- the rebozo slides too much.

Also, I do love the front cross carry; I discovered it during Grace's last days of slinging, when she fell asleep, and I was able to cuddle her while carrying her, and I live on hugs. With practice, I can easily lift Eve into and out of it, and can now even leave it knotted, as I have developed the knack of putting it on by looping it around myself. Also, I tried it the other day and Grace still fits! (She gets taller, but apparently her butt still isn't much bigger than Eve's.)

Mine are too old/big to sling nowadays. But when they were new I slung them everywhere. Both boogers were little heaters as it was, the commercial slings made them cook even in the winter, and I thought I was gonna die. In the summer, a simple sarong wrapped over the shoulder worked best (lightweight cloth in the heat).

My husband is very tall and slim, and he loves his Over the Shoulder Baby Holder---used the large size in winter (when he and baby were bundled up) but is using my medium size now in this warmer weather.