Ergo Infant Insert Question

andyandrachel · January 2014

Hello! Lurking from July 2014. I have a question for Ergo-using Moms here. Did you use the infant insert in the summer after your baby was born? I'm curious if LO will be too warm in the infant insert in July and August.

I've never used the infant insert before, I purchased my Ergo when DS2 was big enough to not need it. I'm trying to figure out if I should buy the insert or purchase some sort of light wrap. Thanks!

[Deleted User] · January 2014

I used it...inside, but we weren't really outside too often during those first few months

MagickalNarwhal · January 2014

It was so hot! We never used it with this kid. I did roll up a blanket and put it under her butt for a good while. My baby was also enormous so she wouldn't have fit in the insert for long.

We had a moby that we used too, but it was also really hot. There weren't many good options, haha!

jackson290721 · January 2014

I did. But I'm in WA so it doesn't get extremely hot here. I just wouldn't keep LO in it for very long stretches.

My ergo kept me sane that first month. I probably would have asked the hospital what their return policy was, if it wasn't for the ergo.

[Deleted User] · January 2014

Also, I'm in VA and I did do some early morning walks with him in the insert and he did just fine. He was a little sweaty when I got him out, but he seemed ok

andyandrachel · January 2014

Thanks! I think it will probably be too warm based on your comments. I don't think my nearly 4 and 2 year old boys will let me stay inside all summer when this baby comes

I'll need to keep searching to find a cooler option. I'm in Upstate NY, it is usually 80s with high humidity here in the summer.

jackson290721 · January 2014

I know a lot of people liked the k'tan breeze I think it was called.

andyandrachel · January 2014

Thanks @jackson290721 I'll look into that.

geoffandjen728 · January 2014

I did once or twice and it was way too hot here in MA. I ended up using a sturdy gauze like wrap I got off etsy. It's very similar to a Moby but it doesn't stretch and the cloth is very breathable. It was perfect. No one got any more sweaty than normal. I still use it sometimes inside.

Sincera4 · January 2014

I used my Mei Tai and ring sling a lot and the Moby inside.

[Deleted User] · January 2014

ramy3695 said:

Here's a super early pic of her in it and one from a few days ago.

When did Iris get that big??

I remember that first pic!

thegoodpotato · January 2014

I have a Beco, which is similar. We didn't use an infant insert - you can actually just put the baby in there with their legs bundled underneath them without it.

I'm in Canada, and baby wearing was very hot, although Amanda didn't seem to mind that much.....

geoffandjen728 · January 2014

Four days- four+ months. Same gauze wrap. It's hard to tell from the photos but the material is very sturdy but you can see through it a bit. Highly recommend it if you don't mind wrapping.

MRads · January 2014

I did use it. Mostly inside, but also outside on occasion. My kid was 5lb9oz when we brought him home from the hospital, though, so I felt like we needed it to support him.

I would not have enjoyed being a mother the first few months without the ergo and even now, there is nothing better than wearing my baby. I will do it as long as he lets me.

[Deleted User] · January 2014

geoffandjen728 said:

Four days- four+ months. Same gauze wrap. It's hard to tell from the photos but the material is very sturdy but you can see through it a bit. Highly recommend it if you don't mind wrapping.

So cute

Erinm278 · January 2014

I used the Moby with her until she was big enough for the ergo without the insert. I think she's 4 days old in this pic.

geoffandjen728 · January 2014

Asbromle said:

geoffandjen728 said:

Four days- four+ months. Same gauze wrap. It's hard to tell from the photos but the material is very sturdy but you can see through it a bit. Highly recommend it if you don't mind wrapping.

So cute

Thanks!

PrimRoseMama · January 2014

I hated the insert.

redhead610 · January 2014

I had a hand me down insert and it just seemed to difficult to get a tiny baby into it when out, and it looked really hot. I used a Boba wrap for the first 2 months and then switched to the Ergo, with a rolled up receiving blanket under his butt at first.

[Deleted User] · January 2014

@ramy3695 it seems that way! I honestly feel like it was just the other day that we were all talking about circumcisions and umbilical cord stumps!

karen0477 · January 2014

I tried it once and it was way too hot, plus she just generally seemed uncomfortable.....I used it with her legs froggy style until just this past week.....

stephyfaith · January 2014

I bought the insert and never used it. I used my moby all summer and that worked great.

aehamilton13 · January 2014

Way too hot here. I had a Boba wrap I used some, but that was pretty warm too.

Pink724 · January 2014

The main reason I chose the Beco Gemini was because it didn't have an insert (I knew it would be way too hot in the summer). I cannot say enough good things about it. Hands down the best, most-used baby purchase.

Melissa0926432 · January 2014

We bought the Ergo but LO was pretty much too big for the infant insert by a month old (I think its a 12lb limit??) so we never bought the insert. We didn't start using it until she was 4 months old (so October). But let me tell you that thing is HOT - I sweat just wearing her in the winter I can't imagine wearing her in the summer! Other than that we love it and use it a lot!