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Repost: Ergo Infant Insert

g8trkimg8trkim member
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Is it necessary? I don't see myself baby wearing ALL the time. Maybe a couple times a week. It says for babies up to 12 lbs and they are that big so quickly. I'm just wondering if it's worth the extra $25 or if I can put a small baby in the regular Ergo safely without the insert.




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Re: Repost: Ergo Infant Insert

  • anna7602anna7602 member

    Disclaimer: My Ergo is from 2008. I don't know if the insert/carrier have been redesigned since then.

    I don't remember ours having a weight specification. DD hit 12 lbs. pretty fast, but we used the insert until she had good head control. She was pretty long, so without it, her head just kind of flopped over the top of the Ergo, not something I was comfortable with.

    Some ladies on here have used a rolled-up towel instead, maybe one of them will chime in. I thought the insert was worth it and then I passed it on to other moms I knew when we were done.

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  • MouseInLuxMouseInLux member

    Anna, they have redesigned since 2008 I believe :) It's till best to use the insert or something as the head isn't supported so we didn't get an Ergo until DD was about 3 months and didn't need and insert any more (We used a babyhawk before that).

    I've heard that the insert can be very warm but as you're due in November that shouldn't be too much of an issue unless you live in a nice warm climate :)

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  • ebox322ebox322 member
    DS was born in May so it was too hot for the insert. I would definitely say its necessary for an infant though. The head and neck support plus the boost to fit in it right.

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  • emberlee3emberlee3 member
    I use the insert with DD.  It is warm, but I dress her lightly.  I am glad I have it because the Ergo is great for keeping DD upright after feeding (she has reflux).
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  • Lulu0802Lulu0802 member
    I have an insert, but it just didn't work for us. DS was 9lbs 5oz at birth and is already nearing 14lbs at 7wks.  He's very tall too so he never fit in it right.  I just put him into the Ergo by himself and it worked great for us, I scooch him down into the Ergo with his legs in a froggy position so the top of the Ergo comes up to the back of his head.  He usually falls asleep in it within a few minutes anyway so then his head is on my chest.
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  • tcu_2003tcu_2003 member

    imageLulu0802:
    I have an insert, but it just didn't work for us. DS was 9lbs 5oz at birth and is already nearing 14lbs at 7wks.  He's very tall too so he never fit in it right.  I just put him into the Ergo by himself and it worked great for us, I scooch him down into the Ergo with his legs in a froggy position so the top of the Ergo comes up to the back of his head.  He usually falls asleep in it within a few minutes anyway so then his head is on my chest.

    This is what I do with my 8 week old. I waited until he was about 4 weeks or so to put him in there.  He also has great head control, so I was/am not worried about his head flopping back over the top.

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  • g8trkimg8trkim member

    I think I may pass on the insert (or at least wait and see). Just because I'm not sure how much I will really use the Ergo at the beginning. I will be home full time and DS will keep going to daycare on the days DH works for the first 8 weeks, so most of my errands I won't have both of them at once. Plus, even though she will be born in November, it was still really hot here last winter.

     Thanks for the feedback!





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  • mwitter80mwitter80 member
    I also put my guy in groggy style without the insert. Have done it since 9lbs. However he is very tall.
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  • ncbellencbelle member

    I think you may use it sooner than you think since you have a toddler too...even more need to be hands free ;-)

    You do need to make sure the carrier is snug around baby so that baby can't slump - that's a suffocation risk as a slumping baby doesn't have a good airway.  You can use a receiving blanket to wrap around baby if your baby isn't big enough to fit without slumping.  It's not just height in the carrier that matters (although that is also important); it's the fact that newborns can't hold their bodies so if the carrier is loose on them, they will slump. 



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