Baby wrap/carrier recommendations

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Hey lovelies! I'm pregnant with my second however I had my first 12 years ago so I'm basically starting from scratch again 😂. I tried using a carrier with my first but didn't get on with it very well, I'm thinking of getting a wrap to be able to carry this little one for every now and then. What would everyones recommendations be for a baby wrap/carrier?

Go to a sling library!

It’s different for everyone, but for a newborn I liked a semi structured wrap (close caboo is great and there are plenty on Vinted). I like my ergobaby structured carrier and Lennylamb is nice for woven wraps for slightly older babies.

I loved a basic, cheap stretchy wrap for both my babies. I still had my son in it occasionally just before he started walking lol. I didn’t have to take the wrap off to breastfeed, so I’d just wear it for the whole day and babies would be in and out. I’ll be using the same with my newest arrival too as I loved the convenience of it. I do remember as baby got bigger, it did hurt my back a bit, but with some slight adjustments, it was ok.

similar to this

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And congratulations btw my luv ♥️

I hate wraps, found them impossible. I loved semi structured ones. Ergobaby embrace is lovely at first, and then the Integra ones are great. Buy secondhand and they hold their value.

If you dont want to/feel confident wrapping from scratch the best options for a newborn are boba bliss, ergo baby embrace or close caboo

Probably a silly question but what's a sling library 🤦🏻‍♀️😂? Thank you I'll have a look xx

Fab, thank you. I will have a look! Congratulations on your newest arrival too!

Thank you, I will have a look! There is so much more choice of everything now compared to 12 years ago, I don't even know where to start haha!

Thank you, I will look into these x

Also Connecta is the same brand as Integra, just changed name at some point, so you might see them under either name second hand.

I had one of those too. It was a present when I had my eldest. Mine was a Kari-Me, very comfortable and also very durable (I used it for all 4 of our babies, never needed a new one) used it from birth until about a year (could've used it longer, but they all wanted out by then).

You think it's going to be tricky to tie but it's actually really easy once you've done it a couple of times, and I really liked the versatility of the different ways you can carry the baby depending on how old they are, and whether they are feeding or sleeping or ready to research...