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Recommend me a baby carrier/sling please.

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Craftycakey15 · 19/11/2016 19:31

My baby is two weeks old and I'm realising I need to buy a sling to wear her, especially as my hand is in a splint with tendinitis.
Please can I have recommendations and do you find them very useful? Can you put newborns in (sorry if stupid question) ?

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welshweasel · 20/11/2016 08:37

Agree stretchy good to start. I preferred the ten quid tie yourself one I bought off amazon than the close caboo which I ended up selling on eBay, I found all the excess material and the rings on the caboo uncomfortable. With the stretchy I used to tie in the morning and pop DS in and out all day. Then moved on to a beco soleil which I love. If you can't get to a sling library I recommend it's a sling thing which is an on line hire shop, it's about 10 quid to hire for 2 weeks and if you decide to buy you get the money off your purchase. If you ring them they are really helpful. Obviously going to a sling library in person is better but I didn't have one near enough.

Bubbinsmakesthree · 20/11/2016 14:26

I've never really understood the appeal of the close caboo or mai tai carriers that you have to do part of the tieing with the baby in and then untie to get the baby out.

scrumptiouscrumpets · 20/11/2016 16:10

Whatever you do, don't buy a babybjorn. The position is terrible for the baby's hips.

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Craftycakey15 · 20/11/2016 21:27

Thanks so much for all these recommendations.

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Craftycakey15 · 23/11/2016 20:39

Oh I just realised something I forgot to mention - I had a caesarean. Will it hurt carrying the baby in a sling? I am nearly three weeks post caesarean. Do you have to wait a while after caesarean to carry baby in a sling?

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welshweasel · 23/11/2016 21:22

No, I used a sling pretty much straight away after my section, certainly within a fortnight.

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Craftycakey15 · 26/11/2016 20:34

Thanks we think my baby has silent reflux so hoping a sling might help.

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KimchiLaLa · 29/07/2017 21:57

Can anyone recommend a stretchy sling? I've just been on amazon and there's quite a few...

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