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Wrap sling users - how do you carry your newborn?

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Ceolas · 15/09/2007 10:23

Am experimenting

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CorrieDale · 15/09/2007 10:25

Tummy to chest, with her bum sticking out a bit. There's a lying down position as well but i haven't bothered experimenting with that because she really likes tummy to chest and always settles well like that.

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Ceolas · 15/09/2007 10:31

Do you have her legs sticking out of the bottom or tucked inside. DD didn't seem to like the squashed up legs position

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CorrieDale · 15/09/2007 10:34

Oh, I never tuck them inside - she has reflux and the idea of the wrap is to stop her from puking! So her legs dangle, but because she's kind of sitting back IFKWIM it's her bum that's taking the pressure and not her crotch or back. She can then lean forward and turn her head to one side and snore gently away.

Beware though! DD gets so comfy and settled she will happily sleep through a feed. I have to take her out and dump her somewhere uncomfy to get her to eat.

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LizaRose · 15/09/2007 10:37

I used this one.

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Ceolas · 15/09/2007 10:41

Somehow I had in my head that legs out was bad for a newborn. Not sure why... Must be the bad press about Baby Bjorns, etc.

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MrsBadger · 15/09/2007 18:00

tummy to chest, legs tucked up
couldn't work out how to get them to dangle the first time and dd dfoesn't seem to mind

tried this one but it was crap - dd nearly shot out one end when I bent down to open the dryer. may have been my poor tying though.

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Ceolas · 15/09/2007 18:03

That is sort of what I was trying. Moby call it cradle hold I think. She was all crumpled up and felt as if she was going to fall out

There are some wacky videos on youtube of people tying slings if you're looking for some entertainment. (How your life changes when you have children...)

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miniegg · 15/09/2007 19:58

ceolas, what's the bad press about baby bjorns?
you've got me worried! i have a seven week old and i LOVE his baby bjorn! and so does he. what have I missed?

CorrieDale · 16/09/2007 13:38

The problem with baby bjorns is that babies really do dangle from their crotches. Which is not great for their backs. With a soft wrap, babies sit back into the wrap, leaning forward into the wearer. So it isn't the crotch that's bearing the weight.

Tumshie · 16/09/2007 13:45

Hi - I came across the following on The Baby Wearer website re safe positioning for newborns. Must admit that when I'm carrying DS cradle hold in wrap I do worry about his breathing being constricted; it's all very well to say that it's the position they were in when in the womb, but then they had that nice umbilical cord doing all the work for them rather than having to breath...

www.thebabywearer.com/articles/HowTo/CorrectPositioning.htm

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Ceolas · 17/09/2007 16:38

Looking at the Calin Bleu website it seems the wrap cross carry is an inside out version of the Moby hug hold

She's been comfortable both ways. I carried her in town this afternoon when we went shoe shopping for DS. Handy as the children's dept. is upstairs!

Been lurking over at the babywearer. Don't know if I'm up for it full-time though...

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MrsBadger · 17/09/2007 16:51

yeah - the 'wrap cross' is easier than the 'hug' if you have a gauze (ie non-stretchy) sling as you have to put dd in the sash then tie the diagonals round her, rather than tying the whole thing then putting her in.

CorrieDale · 17/09/2007 16:54

Top link tumshie!

kiskidee · 19/09/2007 09:45

google: youtube, moby wrap sling or such like there is a lady who does a really slow and helpful 'wrap cross carry' which is great for a newborn. I can't link it now as i am at work.

I have linked it before here on mn too.

kiskidee · 19/09/2007 09:50

it is this thread

and go to my post here: kiskidee on Sun 02-Sep-07 11:53:00

the one afterwards is a cool one two but for an older baby/toddler.

IGNORE most of the other links. it turns out that i linked a lot of the wrong ones by accident because i was linking it through google and needed to go to the site itself.

redtent · 19/09/2007 09:55

Ceolas-legs out is fine in a wrap- so long as you make sure their legs are nice and spread and they are not dangling on their crotch- a good seated position is better for hip and spinal development.

I mainly use a FWCC (front wrap cross carry) and my newborn likes legs tucked up. IT's how you tuck them that makes a difference. I asked that question over at TBW with ds 2 and got some fab pics about how to fold Ds's legs.

I do however also like Kangaroo Carry
(www.thebabywearer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84415)

This short cross carry looks cool too - I used that a few times last baby.
(www.thebabywearer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58804)

I have not mastered a slip knot yet but I have on the odd occasin got it right and used a short wrap / rebozo for a tummy 2 tummy carry using one shoulder.

You might figure out who I am if you lurk long enough over at TBW ;)

redtent · 19/09/2007 09:58

I find Kangaroo carry cooler for hot weather than fwcc btw.... and it takes less fabric so I cna have a smaller sling in my nappy bag!

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Ceolas · 19/09/2007 09:58

I'm finding the Moby a bit too stretchy. Maybe I've not tied it tight enough, but I find she's slumping down after a while as the waist bit (with the tag) gets a bit baggy and I feel the strain on my neck.

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Ceolas · 19/09/2007 09:59

Oh yes and the fabric's quite thick so even in this northern climate I'm getting quite hot!

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kiskidee · 19/09/2007 10:49

the heavier a baby the tighter a moby has to be. if he already can hold up his head, you will find the simple cross carry (on your front) to be cooler.

Have you thought of getting a thinner sling? girasol and ellaroo are thinner.

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Ceolas · 19/09/2007 12:50

No, she's only 3 weeks so can't hold her head up. Will persevere for a while since it's only going to get cooler I suppose!

DH is after an ergo but I don't like the funny insert thing.

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redtent · 19/09/2007 12:51

I have a Balibaby stretch (gypsymama) and that is thin, =and cool jersey. I prefer it to the moby. I found the moby had to be retied after a half hour or so as it sagged.

I would, personally be careful of a thin wrap as they are fab with lightweight babies but once your dc gets bigger you can get pressure points. You can avoid these by being a suer experienced wrapper but it is still tricky.

So it depends how long you want the wrap to last, how comfy you want it to be....

I have a didymos that I find fab from birth - 4 years ;)

kiskidee · 19/09/2007 13:05

just in case this caused a confusion:

ellaroos and girasols are thinner wraps but thinner when compared to a didymos. they are not 'thin' wraps.

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Ceolas · 19/09/2007 13:23

I find the Moby sagging after a similar time redtent. She is called Anna, and I was eyeing up a Storchenweige wrap in a fabric with her name last night!

Don't want to get carried away and spend too much though.

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vnmum · 19/09/2007 13:26

hi, i have a didymos which i only got when DS was about 10 months old but i am planning on using it for DD due in dec. can i use any of the postions on other websites as opposed to njust the ones that come in the instruction book for the didymos?

also with DD due in dec, what should i be looking at with regards to keeping her warm whilst in the sling. i dont want to put her in a snow suit if she'll get too hot being next to me and i dont want her getting cold either?