I think DD hates wraps
So I got my woven this week, washed and dried it, and started attempting back carriers right away. DD pushes with all her might against the back of the wrap while I'm trying to wrap her and cries, so I give up everytime cause I'm so afraid to drop her. I also don't want her to cry about it! So I decided to try a front carry today to see if she would like that better to get her acclimated to the wrap. She does the same thing! Pushes with all her might so that it's impossible to get it tight and she cries the whole time!
Am I doing something wrong, or is wrapping just not for us? I really want to make it work so I can high back carry her around the house to get stuff done, but I don't want to distress her! Also, the wrap is so pretty... I don't want to sell it or anything! Should I just keep it for our next baby and hope s/he likes it better? Help!
Re: I think DD hates wraps
It's likely that she's fighting because it's something new that she's not used to. I would see if you can't get her wrapped and then go for a walk or something - that should help her settle in and really decide if she likes it or not.
Try wrapping her when she's in a really good mood too. Maybe try to distract her with a fun toy or something so that she won't focus on fighting the wrap. Once she figures out what it's all about, she probably won't fight it like that.
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I think being worn is something babies have to adjust to, if they haven't done it from day one. And even if they have- I wore Emmy from day one and still had a period in there when she just FOUGHT being worn. Now she loves it and goes to sleep within minutes when nothing else works.
Definitely go outside if you can... the change of going outside seems to startle Em a bit and then she calms right down once we are moving.
Good luck! You could always send the wrap off to be made into a ring sling, maybe she would like that better?
Thanks so much ladies! I will keep trying!
We also got our SBP ring sling this week, and she's totally fine with it. I think it's all about the quick in and out for N. She's super hyper/active and always wants to be moving. She just doesn't seem to have the patience to be wrapped, especially since I'm such a newb and it takes forever! If worse comes to worse, I will for sure get it made into a ring sling. It would be so pretty!!
maybe try a "poppable" front carry (FCC) while she's getting used to it, so that all you have to do is put her in and re-tie the knot and then you're ready to walk.
DS loves being worn if I am moving. He usually protests if I want to sit or stand still. Back wrapping is also harder because he doesn't enjoy all of the bent over adjusting the wrap part.
I was going to suggest this as well. I still frequently use a pocket wrap cross carry, which is basically what the Moby newborn hug hold is, and DD loves it. It took her awhile to like back carries, but now that we've been doing them for so long, she loves it.