Baby sling help! Her leg turned purple!

janbrady · October 2009

I love wearing DD when I'm grocery shopping or want to have use of my hands. We have the Ergo and the hotsling. I like the hotsling because she can face out and see what we're doing. Yesterday she kept fussing when I put her in it. I tried it again and she seemed OK. This lady came up to us and said you daughter is so adorable, then she recoiled in horror and said her leg is purple! I was wearing sunglasses so color was hard to see. I pulled her out right away and it turned pink immediately.

Is there anything I can do or should we just discontinue the hotsling? I was so horrified that I might have hurt her that I'm afraid to use it again.

MrsPreK · October 2009

Is it too tight on her leg - can you adjust it?

If not, I'd try a different sling. We have a Bjorn and DD and DS both did o.k. in it.

mavilabride · October 2009

Actually the purple thing happens in the bjorn for us too. I think its cause DD just dangles rather than sits. Maybe try a different position?

aynjc · October 2009

I noticed my DD's legs or feet were purple when others were holding her. Not all the time, but it definitely freaked me out. I'm going to talk to pedi about it at her 6 month appt. I'm not sure about the sling. I guess I would just keep an eye on it if I used it again.

ncbelle · October 2009

I would guess it's either too small or she wasn't correctly positioned. Pouch slings are hard to get sized right so it's easy to get them too big or too small.

Do you have a babywearing group in your area that could help? There's a forum on thebabywearer.com that lists local groups.

ncbelle · October 2009

And also - make sure you have the fabric pulled all the way up to her knees and that her knees are higher than her bum. That way there won't be pressure on her legs in a bad way.

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