did anyone use a babyhawk mei tai with their newborn?

macaroni1979 · March 2010

would you recommend it? i am mainly looking at something to use when he is tiny. tia!

melrrr · March 2010

I used a similar wrap (an onbuhimo--very similar structure), but I found the moby is best for tiny babies.

CaitlinJ22 · March 2010

with DS we used a moby for the first 2 months, after that it wasnt comfortable for me. We switched to a bjorn. This time I bought the heart to heart insert for my ergo and will try that from the beginning.

GL!

punkfiction_v.3 · March 2010

yes i loved it

Jen&Len · March 2010

I didn't use it when DS was a newborn because of my c-section, but I used mei tai's (not the Babyhawk, but I'm sure it's similar) when he was pretty small. I would totally recommend it. I feel like I get a more supportive front carry with a mei tai vs a soft structured carrier. You probably will have to froggy his legs in the beginning and tie the straps around his back for extra support.

melrrr · March 2010

I used my moby through about 8 months, but also used my beco butterfly when she was a nb. That's the one I still use.

kelbrian · March 2010

I used a Catbird Baby mei tai, which is very similar, and I loved it.

macaroni1979 · March 2010

do you think buying one from etsy is a bad idea?

Jen&Len · March 2010

macaroni1979:
do you think buying one from etsy is a bad idea?

I think it's hit or miss regarding the quality and strength of sewing. I personally wouldn't...the retail carrier brands go through testing to ensure that their carriers can truly support the weight that they advertise.

macaroni1979 · March 2010

Jen&Len:
macaroni1979:
do you think buying one from etsy is a bad idea?
I think it's hit or miss regarding the quality and strength of sewing. I personally wouldn't...the retail carrier brands go through testing to ensure that their carriers can truly support the weight that they advertise.

this is what i was thinking, thanks for the input. if you nursed, did you find it easy to do in a mei tai? i just watched a youtube tutorial on it, and it doesn't look that hard, but am still curious.

Jen&Len · March 2010

macaroni1979:
Jen&Len:
macaroni1979:
do you think buying one from etsy is a bad idea?
I think it's hit or miss regarding the quality and strength of sewing. I personally wouldn't...the retail carrier brands go through testing to ensure that their carriers can truly support the weight that they advertise.

this is what i was thinking, thanks for the input. if you nursed, did you find it easy to do in a mei tai? i just watched a youtube tutorial on it, and it doesn't look that hard, but am still curious.

DS was such a wild nurser that I never even bothered to try it. But I've heard it's pretty simple.

lisaNov3 · March 2010

yes actually.. i used the babyhawk from the beginning. i never actually nursed in the babyhawk though...

AnneEB · March 2010

I used a Moby wrap when DS was a newborn, but switched to the BabyHawk after a few months. I nursed him a few times in it - I just loosened the straps, scooted him down, and he nursed. The times I did it in the BabyHawk he was so fussy and wouldn't nurse any other way, and so the BabyHawk totally saved us both from a complete breakdown

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