Product spotlight: Baby Carriers

mrosek91 · July 2023

Hi all! For today's Product Spotlight, let's talk Baby Carriers!

I know it's early, so I'm sure we will revisit this topic, but please share your favorites!

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mrosek91 · July 2023

I use the baby k'tan breeze, and am very happy with it. It's easier than a traditional wrap, but still gives you a closer, cuddlier feel than a traditional carrier. And it's very versatile, used it when my babies were newborns, and still sometimes use it now for my toddler to support his weight when I do a hip hold.

kmw611 · August 2023

I had a Moby stretchy wrap with my first when he was brand new but didn’t like how little support it gave but he was also 9 pounds 9 ounces at birth and probably closer to 10.5/11 pounds by the time I had recovered enough from my C-section to consider wearing him so it may have been better with a smaller babe. I liked a woven wrap or ring sling better with #2 post csection since they have good support and didn’t have a buckle around the waist like a tula or lillebaby do, though I do like both of those for structured carriers when kiddos are more mobile and want up and down constantly.

k_simmons · August 2023

I used a Moby and a few others that were similar, i love carriers that don’t have rings or plastic parts inside of them!

hedgepig · August 2023

I wouldn't survive motherhood without a baby carrier!

For the tiny newborn stage I have the Nesting Days carrier which is a stretchy fabric that you put on like a shirt, tuck the baby in chest to chest and tie it closed. Baby is super snuggly and secure and there are no buckles or anything to worry about. It's super easy to use in the early days, and a good way to get skin to skin. It also helps support the post party belly, and was originally designed to support c-section moms too.

I have used a number of other carriers, including Ergo, Happy Baby, Moby and ring slings, but I always come back to my trusty, well worn Tula. It's comfortable, easy and sturdy. It has carried 2 kids everywhere, well into toddlerhood, and is still going strong. I have no doubt that I'll wind up using it for this babe too.

raebehr · August 2023

Ergo Baby Embrace is excellent for the first six months or so! I also enjoy a good stretchy wrap, but the Embrace is spectacular. It can be used straight away with a newborn and the waistband folds over making baby much more secure than a normal structured carrier. It's also very soft and comfortable. I usually keep it in my vehicle so that whenever I have to take baby out, baby goes right into the Embrace carrier and I don't have to worry about the massively long ends of a stretchy wrap touching all over a parking lot while putting it on.

After baby outgrows the Embrace, the original Ergo carrier has been my go to.

mamacricket512 · August 2023

@mrosek91 I love the Baby K'tan, I'd never heard of the breeze, but when I looked it up it looks great! Would have loved it for my summer babies.

I do the K'tan while they are little and then switch to the Ergo when they get bigger. I tried a ring sling with my son, but never got the hang of it.

pocketrose · August 2023

My husband was the wrap king, I did the k'tan a bit and loved it but am hoping for a bit more confidence this time around to do a moby/solly style wrap like my husband did (ours was an off brand version from a neighbor). Also our little guy was like, 90% for weight so he spent a lot of time in the stroller on walks early.

When they're a little bigger we both LOVED the Beco Gemini, you can close it criss cross across your back which makes it easy to use and also distributes the weight so much better.

night_nurse · August 2023

I am a total Happy Baby groupie. Still wear my almost 17 month old in my Happy Baby Onbuhimo. Will use that thing until it falls apart.

I also like the moby wrap for the early days and love love love ring slings. There is a huge learning curve, but once you get it, they’re the best. So quick and easy to use.

Have used Tula in the past too but prefer the Happy Baby for a structured carrier since it goes on apron style and you can sit (and pee!) easily while wearing it.

@hedgepig will have to check out the Nesting Days carrier you recommended!

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