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Best baby carrier for warm holiday

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houseek · 08/06/2017 14:40

Hello. I am taking a 8/9 week old baby to Orlando for 2 weeks and think I'll be using a baby carrier a lot to walk around the theme parks rather than the pushchair. Can anyone recommend an airy baby carrier that will give us both some breathing room? Thank you

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JohnLapsleyParlabane · 08/06/2017 14:45

A solarweave connecta would work if you like that style. I think Phil and Ted's do a mesh carrier that's more like the baby Bjorn style. If you like to wrap, Girasol and lots of others are cool and breathable. Do you have a sling library you could hire from?

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Ginger782 · 08/06/2017 14:46

I have a couple and no matter how airy they are for meshy the baby is still against your body = sweat.

Choose the most comfortable. My favourite is my Ergo 360. They are a bit pricier but I've had it since DD was a newborn and love it. I travelled around a couple of Australian cities with her in it each day this summer in temps of 36-40 celsius. She was 5-8 weeks old.
Dress yourself and baby LIGHT (singlet onesie for baby) to avoid overheating and have spare. I folded and placed a light muslin square between baby and myself to help with sweat - it made a huge difference and stopped my sweat from soaking her.

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0hCrepe · 08/06/2017 14:47

Yes solarweave connecta is very popular and has uva protection. Ring slings are quite cooling as baby isn't pressed agains your body as much.

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houseek · 08/06/2017 15:10

Thank you everyone! The Ergobaby always comes up in my searches and it definitely looks great, I just wasn't sure how airy it would be as it looks very thick and fiddly. I have never heard of a sling library but have just googled it and there is one locally to me - how cool! I am going to attend their next meet up in 2 weeks time :)

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