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Do you like baby front carriers, backpacks, wraps, mobi wraps or mei tai wraps?
Whats the easiest and most comfy wrap? or do you just carry your baby without one?
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The worst I have tried is the babybjorn. HATE it. I don't think it is designed well for baby or for mom's back. I used it ONCE when my baby was less then 8 lbs & my back hurt within 15 mins. Not good. It was adjusted well, I knew it was as I had a good friend with me letting me borrow it. She had used it a lot. Plus it's pretty basic, not too hard to figure out. We readjusted & readjusted, I just hated it. My favorite overall is the Ergo, hands down. But each type has pros & cons & some are better for certain ages & depending on what you want from your carrier. If you want handsfree nursing with small babies then a stretchy wrap like Moby is the right answer. If you want to be able to wear baby for a wide array of ages & weights & for longer periods of time, then an Ergo is a better suggestion. It is more about what YOU want from a carrier then which carrier is best. Ergos are bulky - so they are hard to just tote along "in case". Ones that tote well are rind slings, peanut shell styles or continuous loop slings, but you need to be careful of those styles with very small babies & make sure they are positioned well. Mei tais' are more of a carrier then a wrap & are awesome if you want something that you can wear for a bit, is a bit more take along "just in case" as it's less bulky then an Ergo & they come in a ton of really gorgeous fabrics.
Like I said I do love my ergo - but the drawbacks are this...they aren't as pretty as many of the other types, they are definitely bulky, so it's not easy to just bring it along in case you might want to use it. i do keep mine in the car a lot, but even tucking it in the basket under the stroller fills the whole basket for me just about. They also are a bit pricey compared to some of the others. The pros are that it really does put the weight onto your hips, not your back. My 5 yr old can still fit in it & he is average size for age AND he is almost half my weight. I can carry him fine. My legs will burn, but my back doesn't feel a thing. You are NOT supposed to put a child that heavy in there, but it was at Disney & the little one was sleeping in the stroller & the big one was VERY tired...so you make due right? Anyway, it is rated to 45 lbs. It is also easy for me to put on my tiny petite frame (as in 100lbs) & in no time I can take it off, hand it to Dh & he can adjust it to fit his nearly 6 ft frame in just a minute. He had no trouble using it from day one. By that I mean he wasn't bothered by it because it wasn't girly AND he had no trouble getting it adjusted without instruction or confusion & my 1st son was worn by daddy a LOT. We have had ours nearly 5 yrs. We have used it & I have loaned twice to relatives. It has been laundered a LOT & it still looks basically new, despite being under almost constant use. My 1st child was in it EVERY day literally. It is how I got things done. He liked to be held, I needed to move. The only thing an Ergo won't do is allow a child to be in front forward facing. There is some controversy about having a baby set that way in a structured carrier anyway though, as many warn it could put pressure on the spine & hips to have them set on their crotch. I the ergo they set on their butt & their legs kind of wrap around you versus hang.
he funny thing I ONLY had an ergo with my 1st child & he loved it & so did I. baby #2 comes along & I thought a Moby would be nice for newborn stage - he hated it. So I got a slingling (continuous loop) and a friend let me borrow her babybjorn, then I got a Mei Tai (Baby Hawk) & Maya Wrap (ring sling), (I think this is when I needed rehab - but anyway), then I got one of the hip hold type (can't remember the name brand) and I got fed up! My child didn't love any of them & neither did I. When I first put him in the Ergo & he didn't really like it the way my 1st had - it never occurred to me that he might not like CARRIERS. Well that was it. He tolerated the Ergo better than any of the other ones I bought & we went back to that - plus that one felt good to my back & was easy to put on alone & take off. So I liked them all for different reasons (other than the bjorn) - but my baby hated them for some mysterious reason I cannot quantify. I have sold most of them or given them away & the only one I won't is my ergo. Until my ovaries shrivel & fall out, I will hold onto it "in case" because when it works, it works so well. My 2nd finally decided to like carriers when he was around 10 months old & at 26 months is now a pro in the ergo. When he wants in he calls it giddyup. :)
The worst I have tried is the babybjorn. HATE it. I don't think it is designed well for baby or for mom's back. I used it ONCE when my baby was less then 8 lbs & my back hurt within 15 mins. Not good. It was adjusted well, I knew it was as I had a good friend with me letting me borrow it. She had used it a lot. Plus it's pretty basic, not too hard to figure out. We readjusted & readjusted, I just hated it. My favorite overall is the Ergo, hands down. But each type has pros & cons & some are better for certain ages & depending on what you want from your carrier. If you want handsfree nursing with small babies then a stretchy wrap like Moby is the right answer. If you want to be able to wear baby for a wide array of ages & weights & for longer periods of time, then an Ergo is a better suggestion. It is more about what YOU want from a carrier then which carrier is best. Ergos are bulky - so they are hard to just tote along "in case". Ones that tote well are rind slings, peanut shell styles or continuous loop slings, but you need to be careful of those styles with very small babies & make sure they are positioned well. Mei tais' are more of a carrier then a wrap & are awesome if you want something that you can wear for a bit, is a bit more take along "just in case" as it's less bulky then an Ergo & they come in a ton of really gorgeous fabrics.
Like I said I do love my ergo - but the drawbacks are this...they aren't as pretty as many of the other types, they are definitely bulky, so it's not easy to just bring it along in case you might want to use it. i do keep mine in the car a lot, but even tucking it in the basket under the stroller fills the whole basket for me just about. They also are a bit pricey compared to some of the others. The pros are that it really does put the weight onto your hips, not your back. My 5 yr old can still fit in it & he is average size for age AND he is almost half my weight. I can carry him fine. My legs will burn, but my back doesn't feel a thing. You are NOT supposed to put a child that heavy in there, but it was at Disney & the little one was sleeping in the stroller & the big one was VERY tired...so you make due right? Anyway, it is rated to 45 lbs. It is also easy for me to put on my tiny petite frame (as in 100lbs) & in no time I can take it off, hand it to Dh & he can adjust it to fit his nearly 6 ft frame in just a minute. He had no trouble using it from day one. By that I mean he wasn't bothered by it because it wasn't girly AND he had no trouble getting it adjusted without instruction or confusion & my 1st son was worn by daddy a LOT. We have had ours nearly 5 yrs. We have used it & I have loaned twice to relatives. It has been laundered a LOT & it still looks basically new, despite being under almost constant use. My 1st child was in it EVERY day literally. It is how I got things done. He liked to be held, I needed to move. The only thing an Ergo won't do is allow a child to be in front forward facing. There is some controversy about having a baby set that way in a structured carrier anyway though, as many warn it could put pressure on the spine & hips to have them set on their crotch. I the ergo they set on their butt & their legs kind of wrap around you versus hang.
he funny thing I ONLY had an ergo with my 1st child & he loved it & so did I. baby #2 comes along & I thought a Moby would be nice for newborn stage - he hated it. So I got a slingling (continuous loop) and a friend let me borrow her babybjorn, then I got a Mei Tai (Baby Hawk) & Maya Wrap (ring sling), (I think this is when I needed rehab - but anyway), then I got one of the hip hold type (can't remember the name brand) and I got fed up! My child didn't love any of them & neither did I. When I first put him in the Ergo & he didn't really like it the way my 1st had - it never occurred to me that he might not like CARRIERS. Well that was it. He tolerated the Ergo better than any of the other ones I bought & we went back to that - plus that one felt good to my back & was easy to put on alone & take off. So I liked them all for different reasons (other than the bjorn) - but my baby hated them for some mysterious reason I cannot quantify. I have sold most of them or given them away & the only one I won't is my ergo. Until my ovaries shrivel & fall out, I will hold onto it "in case" because when it works, it works so well. My 2nd finally decided to like carriers when he was around 10 months old & at 26 months is now a pro in the ergo. When he wants in he calls it giddyup. :)
Help! What can I do to keep my sanity?
Jenintn
I'm a stay at home mom of 4 kids (14,11,22mos., and 9weeks) Besides the demands of the other rugrats, my newborn has colic and cries ALL the time. Sometimes I cry with him when he's inconsolable. Is it cruel to lay them down and leave the room for awhile when I feel like I can't take anymore?
My teenager is a boy---need I say more?
No offense to all teen boys, but I'd get better results letting my toddler watch the baby!
My hubby works 15hr. days. So handing him off to him is out of the ? right now. I have suggested he cut back on hours (even though we need the $--my sanity is more important!)
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Wow, sister. I thought I had it rough with a 11 month old and a daddy's who's away 4 nights a week. Do you have family near you that can help you with the baby, or the older kids, or something? I see what you mean about your 14 year old - does he maybe have any female friends that you can hire to babysit - even if it's for an hour or two so you can catch a nap?
Also, what about your 11 year old? Is this one responsible enough to entertain baby while you breathe for a few minutes?
Though I think it's very important to respond to a baby's cries, it's also important for you to maintain some degree of homeostasis, mentally. If you feel like shaking the baby, or hurting him or yourself or anything - it is WAY safer for everybody involved for you to put him down for a few minutes and gather yourself back up. Your baby needs you to be calm in order for you to mother him as best you can and this is very difficult if he is crying a lot.
A couple suggestions on the side - if you haven't already invested in one, a baby carrier can be a life saver. I really, really dont know how I would function if I didnt have one. My daughter never let me put her down when she was your son's age and so I would pop her into a baby carrier and I could go about everything else I needed ot do and she was happy to be close to me and involved in everything I was doing. Grant you, it's a little hard on the back - but worth every bit of it, because she NEVER cried in that thing. The trick is to keep moving once you've got it on. If you stand still doing nothing, baby's not happy, but if you're moving around baby is happy because he's entertained, or he's happy because he can be lulled to sleep. I dont know anything about your parenting style or how you like to do things or how ANYBODY gets anything done without one of these - all I know is that I dont think my house would be in one peice if I didnt have some sort of baby carrier ( I love them so much I have a front carrier, a sling AND a backpack - my daughter's never even been in a stroller before!)
hope that helps. you're not alone - being a mom is so under rated.
Wow, sister. I thought I had it rough with a 11 month old and a daddy's who's away 4 nights a week. Do you have family near you that can help you with the baby, or the older kids, or something? I see what you mean about your 14 year old - does he maybe have any female friends that you can hire to babysit - even if it's for an hour or two so you can catch a nap?
Also, what about your 11 year old? Is this one responsible enough to entertain baby while you breathe for a few minutes?
Though I think it's very important to respond to a baby's cries, it's also important for you to maintain some degree of homeostasis, mentally. If you feel like shaking the baby, or hurting him or yourself or anything - it is WAY safer for everybody involved for you to put him down for a few minutes and gather yourself back up. Your baby needs you to be calm in order for you to mother him as best you can and this is very difficult if he is crying a lot.
A couple suggestions on the side - if you haven't already invested in one, a baby carrier can be a life saver. I really, really dont know how I would function if I didnt have one. My daughter never let me put her down when she was your son's age and so I would pop her into a baby carrier and I could go about everything else I needed ot do and she was happy to be close to me and involved in everything I was doing. Grant you, it's a little hard on the back - but worth every bit of it, because she NEVER cried in that thing. The trick is to keep moving once you've got it on. If you stand still doing nothing, baby's not happy, but if you're moving around baby is happy because he's entertained, or he's happy because he can be lulled to sleep. I dont know anything about your parenting style or how you like to do things or how ANYBODY gets anything done without one of these - all I know is that I dont think my house would be in one peice if I didnt have some sort of baby carrier ( I love them so much I have a front carrier, a sling AND a backpack - my daughter's never even been in a stroller before!)
hope that helps. you're not alone - being a mom is so under rated.
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