How much have you spent on babywearing gear?

I will fully admit that I have an addiction.... so maybe I am blowing the bell curve on this one.

I bought a Beco, Moby wrap, and a used hotsling for my first baby. I think that`s enough for me! I`ve also had my eye on an Ergo, but another Momma gave me an old Gerry backpack, and I think it`ll do the trick.

i honestly have no clue. i've bought a lot of carriers over the course of three kids - i generally sell something to buy something. but of course not always. if you added up the cost of all those carriers it would be a lot, but considering how many of them i sold to buy something different (or sold cloth diapers or kids clothes/shoes to buy something new), i didn't spend nearly so much IYKWIM. i've also made myself a lot of carriers, so there's the cost of material and notions mixed in with that figure too.

if you're asking about the value of the carriers i currently have, if i wanted to sell every single thing i owned right now i'd probably be able to make about $600. in a better economy it'd probably be $700. there are a few DIY's in there, only one thing that i actually bought new, the rest are gently used carriers i bought on TBW, and the low-ball figure of $$ i'd make selling them all would be within $100 of what i spent on them in the first place. and i think even over the course of the last 6 years the total amount i spent out of pocket that didn't get recovered from selling is probably only $200-$300, though i'm totally guessing because i honestly don't know if i could sit down and write out every baby carrier i've ever owned (well, i probably could but it would be a real challenge).

35 dollars and used it maybe 4 times? just didn't work for us :

About 120$, but that's just what *I* spent. I was also loaned a hotsling and gifted a gorgeous ring sling. And, I plan to get a woven wrap at some point (I think those are kind of pricey?).
I totally rationalized spending money on carriers because we did not get an infant/bucket car seat. I figure we saved there, so I could spend on carriers. Right?
DP thinks I'm nuts for wanting the woven wrap, but we both (dp and I) love our stretchy wrap and think it's approaching the end of it's easily useable days in terms of dd's weight. "How many of these carriers can you wear at the same time?!", he wants to know.

Aaahhmmm, ermmm, yeah....

My husband was JUST remarking on my, umm, remarkable stash today!! And i reminded him that I don't collect fancy handbags, diaper bags, shoes (only $25 flip flops!), or jeans!!! I am absolutely low maintenance as far as shopping goes EXCEPT for my baby carriers... But I do pay for them myself

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Same here

Can I deduct the $ that I made from selling carriers that I don't use anymore/didn't love? Overall, I've spent more than I'd like to admit, but far less than I spent on strollers that I didn't use much and take up WAY more space.

I put 50-100. I have bought two wraps, but traded them both in( and they were used to start a gypsy mama and a merry carry so both were around 60) The rest....mei tais and ring slings I made myself. Thats how I learned to sew So quick and easy and cheap! I made a bunch of mei tais for around $5 a piece