Slings! and other baby carriers
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Coorie Fleece Pouch Sling: This is the one that arrived in Friday's post. It's purple fleece, and when I put it on at first I thought it was too small. However, a little practice has shown that it's very easy to put on, very easy to put Emer into, fairly easy to breastfeed in, and because it's a sized sling it requires no adjustment - I can let Linnea play with it and put it on just as quickly as if I'd hung it up. It's also easy to wear under a coat, and made a handy scarf for Linnea in the trike (Emer was in the carseat). The only downside is that it seems to drag my shoulder forward when I spread the fabric out and down my upper arm, which the ring sling just doesn't do. I can't quite work out why, but have compromised by not spreading the fabric that far, for now. That will be less comfortable later when Emer's heavier though. (My customer number is 677 if you want to credit me with a referral).
Peerie cotton pouch sling: Also arrived Friday, exactly the same as the Coorie but folds away to almost nothing so is handy in the nappy bag as an emergency sling. I haven't worn it yet but I believe it's not as comfortable as the Coorie because the fabric isn't as cushioned.
Hugabub: We've had this since Linnea was small. It's still good for carrying her around, facing outwards, and she's huge. Emer spends most of her evenings in it, curled up against Rob's chest, facing in. We never worked out the so-called "peapod" carry, where you use it like a pouch sling. The nice thing about this one is that one size really does fit all. The downside is that it's as long as a piece of string and a bit fiddly to put on if you're outdoors in the rain and wind, to pick a random example from the summer we spent on Aran with my mother. It dries overnight when washed. It also folds into the pocket in front for carrying around, and the pocket in front takes a nappy, a few wipes, a wallet and a paperback book without making Linnea complain about discomfort. There are a lot of other wrap-type slings around, it just happens that this is the one we have.
Ring sling: I've never bought from these people, but they showed up first on a google search when I wanted a picture for you to look at. This is the sling I brought to the breastfeeding group to show people. It's adjustable, which means one size fits all, and I used it in a hip-carry mode to bring Linnea around when I was pregnant with Emer. Now I use it to carry Emer around the house, and she does a lot of feeding in it. It dries overnight. One nice thing is that because it's not fleece, like the Coorie, it's very easy to slide around over my shoulder - I can bring her from in front of me to round my side and back again very easily. There's more friction with the Coorie so it's harder to swish her around. However, I admit that I haven't used the ring sling since the Coorie arrived.
Mainstream Baby Carrier: We had a Baby Bjorn before, and now we have a Tomy one, both second-hand. Well. Basically, I hate them. They take ages to adjust to size when we go from me or Rob wearing them, they are big and padded and take up loads of space in the nappy bag (actually won't fit in it, come to think of it), and we can't use them with a toddler. However, they are pretty straightforward to learn to put on, and once you have them adjusted for one person you don't need to do it again, except for adjusting the baby bit as the baby grows. I don't like the position for new babies either; all dangly, and I often find the legs look like circulation is being cut off and their little feet turn purple. Because they're padded they take ages to dry, too. But you don't get any funny looks wearing one, and no-one ever says "Oh, she's all curled up, is she comfortable like that?"
We also have a couple of baby backpacks, but that's a whole nother post and anyway Rob will have to make it, because he's the one who uses them.
Thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ai731 for giving me the ring sling in the first place, when I was pregnant with Linnea. I would probably never have bought a carrier myself until I found that they're not all like the Baby Bjorn.
Coorie Fleece Pouch Sling: This is the one that arrived in Friday's post. It's purple fleece, and when I put it on at first I thought it was too small. However, a little practice has shown that it's very easy to put on, very easy to put Emer into, fairly easy to breastfeed in, and because it's a sized sling it requires no adjustment - I can let Linnea play with it and put it on just as quickly as if I'd hung it up. It's also easy to wear under a coat, and made a handy scarf for Linnea in the trike (Emer was in the carseat). The only downside is that it seems to drag my shoulder forward when I spread the fabric out and down my upper arm, which the ring sling just doesn't do. I can't quite work out why, but have compromised by not spreading the fabric that far, for now. That will be less comfortable later when Emer's heavier though. (My customer number is 677 if you want to credit me with a referral).
Peerie cotton pouch sling: Also arrived Friday, exactly the same as the Coorie but folds away to almost nothing so is handy in the nappy bag as an emergency sling. I haven't worn it yet but I believe it's not as comfortable as the Coorie because the fabric isn't as cushioned.
Hugabub: We've had this since Linnea was small. It's still good for carrying her around, facing outwards, and she's huge. Emer spends most of her evenings in it, curled up against Rob's chest, facing in. We never worked out the so-called "peapod" carry, where you use it like a pouch sling. The nice thing about this one is that one size really does fit all. The downside is that it's as long as a piece of string and a bit fiddly to put on if you're outdoors in the rain and wind, to pick a random example from the summer we spent on Aran with my mother. It dries overnight when washed. It also folds into the pocket in front for carrying around, and the pocket in front takes a nappy, a few wipes, a wallet and a paperback book without making Linnea complain about discomfort. There are a lot of other wrap-type slings around, it just happens that this is the one we have.
Ring sling: I've never bought from these people, but they showed up first on a google search when I wanted a picture for you to look at. This is the sling I brought to the breastfeeding group to show people. It's adjustable, which means one size fits all, and I used it in a hip-carry mode to bring Linnea around when I was pregnant with Emer. Now I use it to carry Emer around the house, and she does a lot of feeding in it. It dries overnight. One nice thing is that because it's not fleece, like the Coorie, it's very easy to slide around over my shoulder - I can bring her from in front of me to round my side and back again very easily. There's more friction with the Coorie so it's harder to swish her around. However, I admit that I haven't used the ring sling since the Coorie arrived.
Mainstream Baby Carrier: We had a Baby Bjorn before, and now we have a Tomy one, both second-hand. Well. Basically, I hate them. They take ages to adjust to size when we go from me or Rob wearing them, they are big and padded and take up loads of space in the nappy bag (actually won't fit in it, come to think of it), and we can't use them with a toddler. However, they are pretty straightforward to learn to put on, and once you have them adjusted for one person you don't need to do it again, except for adjusting the baby bit as the baby grows. I don't like the position for new babies either; all dangly, and I often find the legs look like circulation is being cut off and their little feet turn purple. Because they're padded they take ages to dry, too. But you don't get any funny looks wearing one, and no-one ever says "Oh, she's all curled up, is she comfortable like that?"
We also have a couple of baby backpacks, but that's a whole nother post and anyway Rob will have to make it, because he's the one who uses them.
Thanks to
ai731 for giving me the ring sling in the first place, when I was pregnant with Linnea. I would probably never have bought a carrier myself until I found that they're not all like the Baby Bjorn.![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 2006-10-10 09:40 am (UTC)I really wish I'd had someone around who could have helped me get the hang of my ring sling but I didn't. I did get plenty of use out of a third or fourth hand Wilkinet, though.