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 Post subject: New-ish to babywearing...please help!
PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:50 am 
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I have a 5 month old 15 lb daughter and I'm somewhat new to babywearing. I have a few different options, but I'm not sure what is best (and which is the best postion) to wear her in. I just can't seem to get comfortable.

I have a pouch sling, a mei tai, and a moby wrap (as well as a bjorn and another front-type carrier). I really want to get comfortable with this, as it would make my life WAY easier. I also have a two year old, and if I could get comfortable wearing the baby, it would be easier to go out and about with them. Any advice/ideas would be greatly appreciated!


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 Post subject: Re: New-ish to babywearing...please help!
PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:20 am 
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Sounds like you have tried several carriers. You might want to try a woven wrap. They offer more support for heavier babies than the Moby would. What kind of mei tai are you using. Maybe one with different straps or a different sized body would be more comfortable.


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 Post subject: Re: New-ish to babywearing...please help!
PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:11 pm 
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Well, i haven't really used all of those carriers too often for my daughter. I have them from when my son was born 2 years ago. I'd like to try to use one of the ones I already own, I'm just not sure which one is best, and which hold I should use. I'd rather not have to buy anything else if I don't have to. I'm just looking for a comfortable hold where I can feel that my baby is secure.


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 Post subject: Re: New-ish to babywearing...please help!
PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:56 pm 
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I have a 6 month old, 14 pound daughter and we love our MT. It works great for her and she really enjoys it. The one thing that I have found with it though is that if they are short then their heads tend to set so low in the body of the carrier that they can't see out. So, I took the waist tie and folded it up once and then tied it. It shortened the body just enought that Kynzie can see out and loves it!. I also, have a babyhawk that has a headrest...so that helps. What kind of MT do you have?

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