Product reviews

I had used a baby bjorn for my first child and it hurt my back, so I wanted to try something else. Having hired a Mei-Tei when my baby was in her first weeks, I found that too big for a newborn so tried this one. One of the best baby things I have bought, I've used it most days. It took a little bit of time to get used to getting the baby in a position where she didn't slip down (not a problem when the baby is bigger), but she loves it and I find it very comfortable. She loves being able to face out too. She is now 4 months and it's still going strong. My only criticism is that one of the strips of fabric has slightly stretched (possibly due to my fumbing when my daughter was much smaller), so it's slightly longer than the other 'strap'.

We bought one of these after reading the reviews on here, I wonder if the other reviews are of the same tots bots papoozle??? because the one we bought was a complete waist of money. first of all the it was difficult to work out which way you put the few pieces of fabric on! then once we worked out how to put Oscar in we had to keep adjusting the material away from his neck. Also after a 30min walk to the shop for a paper the fabric around my neck was really sore and red as this was where most of the weight was carried. I wouldnt recomend any carrier that is just fabric with no support.

This was a fantastic sling for me and DD. My DD is really heavy (98th centile) and while other slings pulled on my shoulders and gave me back ache I really liked the way this sling spread the weight so evenly across my back and onto my hips, I could wear her for hours without a problem.

The new instructions are really good and using them I was able to get her into the different positions and breast feed successfully while having her in the cradle hold. Brilliant!

A friend lent me this, so I could compare it with the Baby Bjorn which was the only other sling I had used. I found the Papoozle much more comfortable than the Baby Bjorn for long periods of time - I could quite happily carry my 7 month old son for a couple of hours and he seemed very happy in it too. The padded shoulders are a great idea and the design of the Papoozle means that the weight of the baby is spread very easily so I don't get sore shoulders like with the Baby Bjorn. I did however find it a bit tricky to put the Papoozle on and get my son in on my own, I found it much easier when I had an extra pair of hands to help. When I put him in on my own I found that he slipped down quite a lot, although maybe with practice I will get this sorted. Overall though, a good product.

I know I am going against all the previous reviews but I just had to say how disappointed I am with this. I bought it based entirely on the reviews here and can admit that putting it on is extremely easy.

The problem I had is that included with my sling was an additional belly band (another long piece of fabric). It was not mentioned anywhere on the instructions and there was no instructions on the foetal or hip positions. I contacted Totsbots and they sent photos of foetal position but no instructions on how to get to that point. I emailed asking for more help and to date have still received no reply.

The company I bought it from admits this has been a common problem. A new leaflet is due out at some point in future to include these 2 positions. However, based on the awkwardness of using the additional belly band and lack of service from Tots Bots, I have bought a Moby instead. Already I can say it is so much better than the papoozle.