Newborn soft carriers: your experience?

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Hi!
Pregnant with 3rd

I already have a wrap. It's lovely but I'm thinking it'll be too much work to manage with the other kids as well, especially with school drops and stuff (not a problem before). I need something that just clips easily. Also it'll be my first baby that is born in the beginning of the bad weather.... I hate winter clothes, so bulky.

I already have a structured carrier as well! The angel. It's brilliant! Love it! But it's only for when the baby starts sitting unaided. I need something for before.

Do you have any experience with something that buckles easily, supportive for the baby.... i was looking at the ergobaby (it seemed like the baby head flops out?...) and the babybjorn (is it complicated?). Are there other good options that I haven't come across yet?

Thank you!!!

Baby K'tan.

It's a wrap, that's pre wrapped so you just pop it over your head like a normal carrier.

I was obsessed with mine, as was DS

(Also bought the ergo baby and Bjorn and couldn't get on with either, despite the rave reviews)

I've come to the conclusion I don't like buckles!

I used a baby bjorn for my dd from around 5 weeks until she was around 18 months. It has different settings for newborn and then older, to do with hip support. This time I'm getting a close caboo for around the house as the buckles on the baby bjorn were great for out and about but not for lounging.

I had an Ergobaby and I loved it. You can get an insert for when they're newborn which pushes them up and supports their head. There's also a hood that clips up that can help support their head when too big for the insert.

I tried a a wrap and couldn't get on with it all, far too much of a faff, the Ergobaby I just buckled and went on my way!

I have a baby Bjorn and really like it. Super convenient for popping baby into quickly to go for a walk or pop in to the shops without having to take out the pram. Pregnant with my second baby and will use again this time.

Thank you @Pentium85 I totally jumped over that one :)
Thanks for your input that buckles may not be ideal

We had the ergo baby adapt and used it from newborn. Loved it.

Close caboo is good because you can wear it all day and just slip them in. I have also used a tula which is a buckle carrier and has tge adjustable sizes but not sure it's snuggly enough for a tiny baby, I used from about 14 weeks

Close Caboo? Can pop baby in and out from newborn.

I have a close caboo; it’s like a wrap that’s already wrapped so no messing about. Takes about 30 seconds to get baby in and probably took about 2 practices to learn how to do it

Beco Gemini - fab. Similar to Ergo but better for petite mums. Beco make quite a few models.

I have a caboo DX plus which is a cross between a stretchy and a buckle. The inner part is entirely stretchy fabric, like a pre tied wrap (like on the close caboo). The outer layer is a more rigid foam that clips on, with a height adjustable head support.

I've got on really well with it across 2 babies. The inner layer you can wear and just slip a baby into it, and it's lovely and snuggly like a wrap. The outer layer is supportive and height adjusts so stops their heads flopping when you lean forwards.

It's very quick to get a baby into so I was still using it until schools closed 2 weeks ago for school drop off and pick up. DS is now 8.5 months. As he's got heavier, I otherwise now prefer a carrier with a structured waist band for longer carries (I have a Manduca), the Caboo doesn't distribute the weight as well but it's brilliant for when they are smaller.

Ergo embrace. Maybe head to your local sling library to try before you buy.

I have a baby Bjorn air and it's fab. Used since DS was 4 weeks and still going strong at 18m. Would definitely recommend. Easy to use and pop him in and out etc but also comfy and baby well supported.

I had a manduca which can be used from very young and it was great. Really comfortable to wear. I used it doing a 6 mile walk in the Lake District when dd was 7 months old and could easily have walked much further.

We had the ergo baby and loved it - you set it so it supports their head when they're tiny. We used it til he was 13 months or so (facing out by then) and I always found it really comfortable

I have a Boba X and love it. Very easy to adjust, comfortable and no inserts needed for newborns.

Also used the ergo baby from newborn, loved it then, still use it and love it now at nearly 16 months

I have a Connecta and love it. Three buckles so easy to put on and adjust. Suitable from newborn to something like 25kg. We're using it a lot at the moment for 8 week old DD, and were using it as a front carry for DS until about 18 months. He's too heavy for a front carry now (for me anyway) but I've been meaning to try out a back carry.

Love the ergobaby omni 360 - used it constantly for the first year with my son. For the first 6 months didn’t even bother with the pram. We used it when out and about mainly - I just held him when we were inside (Velcro baby!).

I’m pregnant again and think I might get a close caboo or similar to wear indoors so I can be hands free and still deal with my toddler. The ergo is amazing but quite substantial - I like the thought of being to pop the baby in and out of a stretchy soft one.

Mamaruga Zensling, a real delight of a soft carrier. Has buckles but the material it’s made from is more like a sling. So it’s not bulky like the ergo (which we also have), easy to put on yourself & just really comfy! Have a quick look on YouTube for tutorials of different slings, that’ll give you some idea of how they all work!