Interesting, paysarah. I hadn't heard that, but admittedly, I don't follow much news these days . I, too, wish Ergo would replace Bjorn in stores for the sake of babies and parents! I went to Babies R Us a few weeks ago just to see what carriers they are selling these days, and they didn't have one single carrier that was good for baby spines. Not even a sling. I got my first Ultimate Baby Wrap there three years ago, and I was hoping they still sold that.