Ideas needed for babywearing with 4 month old

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I am a bit stuck and need inspiration.

I loved my wrap slings when my son was newborn (have a kari-me and a calin bleu, one stretchy and one non-stretchy both long). He was very happy in a tummy to tummy cross over hold and spent a great deal of the day in them. Now he is a bigger wrigglier interactive 4 month old he doesnt seem to like it as much. I think he finds it a bit constricting.

I have tried just keeping his arms out but that is not stable enough, and I dont like a forward facing cross over hold because he seems to have all his weight on his crotch and he can't turn away if things get overwhelming.

I'd be very grateful for any ideas, I don't want to stop using them. I also have a ring sling, but have never used that much.

Thanks!

We've progressed from a Kari me to a home made Mei tai which dd2 really loves.

Thanks for the link MoonFace, I will try that.

BertieBots I have been using your one arm in one arm out technique for the last few days, and it is brill! Exactly the right balance between support and freedom.

Thanks everyone else for the advice too. I don't want to buy a new sling at the moment because I feel the one we have has a lot of potential if I learn how to use it, but it sounds like a Mai Tai is good for bigger babies. Maybe I could persuade DH to use that too! I am living abroad at the moment so no slingmeets for me. I might try to get to one when I am back in the summer though.