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LO wriggling out of a RTIF, advice for wrapping better?

When I do a RTIF, LO wriggle and straightens her legs so that ultimate the pocket, under her bottom, slips up her back. This happens when I stand too still for too long and she's gotten bored.

I feel like I have a good pouch when I'm wrapping and her knees up high, but I'm not saying my wrapping is perfect. DD1 was never wriggly like this, so it's possibly I got into some lazy habits.

Just wondering if her doing this is a matter of me needing to wrap better, or if it's a matter of me having a wriggly babe that I need to do a different carry with. 

Would a reinforced ruck be better? Any other quick easy carries to try? 

Thoughts? Thanks 

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Re: LO wriggling out of a RTIF, advice for wrapping better?

  • My DS1 loved being worn until he could crawl...at 5m.  He would sleep in the carrier or stay in it after that only if we were constantly moving- basically out & about, or vacuuming.  He was very wiggly & independent & absolutely refused to be worn (safely) past 10m, and by then he was walking.  Now that he's 2.5 he can climb completely out of the grocery cart, so he's my walk-along helper.  I guess he's making room for baby brother!  I do hope my DS2 is as calm as your DD1, but if not i'll be checking in to see if you find a better carry to keep DD2 in! GL!
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  • imagemuffin87:
    You could try tucking the wrap into the front of her pants to get a deeper seat. Reinforcing the ruck would probably help. Also I think Jordan's Back Carry is supposed to be good for leg straighteners.

    Do you do this before getting LO up on your back, if so what method do you use for getting LO up on your back? Can't quite picture how I'd get it tucked into her pants whilst already on my back. I've been using the superman toss (not sure if that's what it's called, but like you're putting a cape on) to get her on my back.

    Thanks for the Jordan's back carry suggested. I think I've come across it before but never tried it. 

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  • My guess is you just need to try a different carry - ruck isn't so great for leg straighteners.  Eleanor has been a champion leg straightener/wiggler/back archer - while I can ruck her and have never actually had her bum pop even when her legs are pretty close to straight, it still isn't comfortable so I just haven't done it (until recently when she's changed her ways ;)

    Jordan's back carry and secure high back carry are good.  I found the tied at the shoulder version of double hammock was much better than the regular version.  Basically something that involves both a cross pass and a rebozo pass worked better 

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