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First public BWing

beccerbeccer
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I took my daughter out in the Moby in public today. I walked to the comic book store down the street. That way I was able to get her wrapped up before hand and not have to worry about it. It was a big first step and I'm excited to wear her out more.
My only concern is she was kind of squirming a little and ended up sliding down. Any way to prevent this?
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Re: First public BWing

  • tomkat35728tomkat35728 member

    DS didn't like being wrapped at all - could have been his preference or my lack of wrapping skills.  He would squirm after 20 minutes and cry after about 30 minutes.  I lost patience with wrapping and started using other carriers. 

    I found that he prefers a mei tai or ring sling much more.  Now that he is a little bigger, he also likes the Ergo.  He doesn't squirm at all in any of these carriers.

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  • beccerbeccer
    She wasn't squirmy because she didn't like it, she is just naturally squirmy. She just squirms a little bit down and then settled in. It just puts her head in a weird place and I felt like i needed to hold it up to support it.
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  • konaboomomkonaboomom
    Maybe you need to wrap a little tighter? I know when LO was little I felt like I had to wrap super tight since the Moby is stretchy and after a bit, my LO would feel to low to me as well.
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  • beccerbeccer
    Any advice on tightening it without taking the baby out? She could definitely use some adjusting right now because she's slid down. However I don't know how to accomplish that without taking her out and retying it.
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  • Ruby_SohoRuby_Soho

    Start at the tag and work outwards in the same direction as tying it. Pull the front bit towards your armpit so you can pull it tighter over your shoulder. Repeat for the other side. Then support your LO and pull front and back rail tighter from your shoulder to your waist. Repeat for other side. Then pull the bits going around your waist to the tie tighter and finally, loosen the knot slightly and feed the extra fabric through.

    Does any of that make sense? I'd probably recommend sitting on your bed or similar while doing it the first time. I'm sure LO won't fall out but ya know, disclaimers and all that Wink

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  • KateLouiseKateLouise member

    I can't comment on the slipping down thing as I have never tried a Moby, but yah on the first public outing.

    I'm still building up the courage to try a public, back carry with my woven. 

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  • Bride2b2004Bride2b2004 member
    You really need to tighten things up more than you think... watch some utube videos.  My LO usually starts squirming right before he falls asleep.
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  • Uiowachick01Uiowachick01
    Not sure if you'll see this but there is a BWing group in Dupage, called Dupage slingers.  We meet next week, PM me if you'd like more info!  There are a lot of mamas at meeting and most of us have experience with Moby.  
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