AIBU to believe there is no baby on earth who is "too heavy to carry" at six months?

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AIBU to believe there is no baby on earth who is "too heavy to carry" at six months?

Too heavy for a crappy carrier with no waist support and marketable but unergonomic design, definitely.

Too heavy to carry full stop - absolutely not.

Full disclosure - I still carry my 3yo on occasion, much easier to sling than piggy back when her legs get tired.

Goodness you are proud of yourself!

capsium Not angry at all. I just think it would be nice for more people to realise it's an option as a) it's handy for things like the tube and b) it's so nice and cuddly. And the "too heavy at six months" thing puts a lot of people off, I think.

Metallicbeige - great nn bre you are right. And I say that as a babywearing/bf/sometime cloth nappy user.
Slings are great in malls they give you back the escalators but where do you hang the shopping

My youngest is 2.5 I sling her still but that's my choice

Ah. Not so nice and cuddly if your DC is between nappy sizes though and they leak! . I could line the pushchair.....

Oh, and mostly I'm bored and thought I'd try out AIBU.

I want to go out but rest of family is faffing around. I may disappear soon (hopefully).

Why would you get cross because what is convenient for you isn't the same as what some others find convenient? Are you the boss of the British Sling Marketing Board?

I have a big baby who had a growth spurt at 6 months, he was such a struggle to hold and my shoulders were always hurting! I had to keep putting him down. I'm strong with a big build too. I often wondered how someone petite would cope.. Thankfully now my shoulders are too numb and battered to care

I never found it nice and cuddly. Both DD and I found it a pain in the arse, too hot and too claustraphobic.

TOO HEAVY FOR ME, certainly, I have strange condition where doing certain things sets off a mirgane.

I cant carry small baby or one at any age, it will set me off. Then I am good for nothing for at least two days sometimes longer.

No tube where I live though. Shade from the sun was quite a consideration too, there were some hot summers.

but.......i did try sling, and baby carrier and did find them comfy for the few mins I had them in it.

What are you on about OP?

My dd was a very heavy baby (10+ at birth) and always hated being in a sling because I think she didn't feel supported or secure enough.

I gave up after the third sling.

What a mad thread.

Also at 6 months old my Ds was the same weight as quite a few two year olds I know.

Not everyone wants to babywear, and that's fine by me (as say that as someone who was definitely a babywearer, but also used a pushchair/shopping trolley/car thing at the shopping centre, whatever was available and suited my needs on that very day.

I do agree sling libraries should be better advertised, I didn't know about my local one until I was on my third baby.

People are asking why you are angry because you said it made you angry you used this face

I think you are wrong.

If you have carried your baby in a sling from birth, you have gradually built up the strength and fitness to do it so you do not notice them getting heavier. To suddenly start carrying a 20lb baby is an entirely different thing.

I could never carry. I tried with some recommended wraps but my back is so weak I just couldn't, It caused me alot of pain and a buggy works much better for me.

It makes you because someone else finds their baby too heavy to carry? How utterly bizarre!

I had a very bad back following the birth of DD1 and couldn't manage a sling of ANY design. Get a life OP! Get angry about something that matters!

I used a buggy for all of mine. Baby wearing seems like my idea of hell.

Sorry if that makes you op

'Handy for things like the tube'? Yes because there is no world outside of London .
Fwiw I did carry mine because he had reflux and being upright was the only time he didn't scream, as a result my back is well and truly fucked .

I love carrying my baby, but find it quite strange that you would get "" that someone else chooses not to . Maybe they find their baby heavy. Maybe they have a bad back or something. None of anyone else's business imho.

I wanted to carry my son, but he had other ideas and loathed everything I tried him in from the sling library. It was like carrying a small aggressive, vocally-pissed-off bag of weasels. We moved to the country, I inherited an excellent carrier for an older baby/toddler and looked forward to long walks where I taught him about wildlife. He kicked off his shoes in streams and roared until no wildlife came within three fields of us.

Fortunately he walked early. At three, he still insists on doing everything himself...

There is also a tiny bit of me which wonders whether the really crunchy mums enjoy being a bit elitist and carrying their children longer than most people can comfortably do it for, or carrying two at once. Not saying that applies to anyone here.

God the sling was too bloody hot for DS2 and I. He fucking hated the Ergo and there wasn't many in our sling library that would fit us both Comfortably.

Pressure wicking was a problem with 2parter nappies too.

There's all sorts of reasons why people may say their baby is too heavy for them to lug around on their body all day, mine would be that coupled with the weight of my boobs I'd be in for a bad back.