Baby sling for tall/ large mum (size 18/20)? PLEASE HELP!!!!

[Honeymoonmummy]

PLEASE HELP! I don't know if I have the right page but my 2 week old baby constantly wants to breastfeed and won't settle in her moses basket when awake and I wanted to get a baby sling. I've just been to Mothercare and tried a Babasling but it seemed too small, I didnt think I'd get long out of it and my baby (who is also quite long but still only 7lbs 5) seemed squished.

I also tried the Premaxx(?) which seemed roomier but the MN review page says its crap and gives you a bad back.

The alternative I was thinking of was a Huggababy, which seems to come in different sizes and has a good MN review. Any thoughts and where can you go to try these on?

Or has anyone experience of other slings (not carriers) which would be good?

I want one which I can bf in and which will leave me hands-free, and I want a sling rather than a carrier as I think she will like the cradle position.

I had huggababy with ds1 and found it good for bfing in, but not comfortable for journeys round town etc until he could sit up on hip carry position
you aren't completely hands free with it - you need one hand around them really, if you are being active rather than sitting down

with ds2 I have used Hug a Bub which is fab for hands free carrying, but not so good for bfing IME
however I would definitely try a wrap sling - you may find once your dd is in the wrap and moving around, she is less bothered about feeding all the time - the closeness and the motion will soothe her and you can get on with stuff

having said that - your baby is TWO WEEKS OLD
you should be mostly sitting or lying down and feeding her anyway
and please don't expect her to settle in the basket without being held - she is only tiny

not seen you in ages. t'is kiskidee in a new name.

ello foxy
did you have that baby then? god I am out of the swing of things

yes had a wee girl 8 wks ago. it was an unassisted water birth. the midwives arrived 5 mins later.

details here

my WORD
what a story

congratulations

I quite like the look of the slingeasy now because its a pouch but it comes in different sizes and it has a good MN review.

looks identical to a huggababy - is ring sling not pouch from what i can see.

I am a wrapping fan. I have a bad back (fall three years ago, I walk on crutches) and it was the only way I could get around with her. I only stopped when she started trying to climb out and nearly fell, but that was around her 2nd birthday and she can walk well enough now. I make my own and made one for a couple, she's about 5' and tiny, he's 6' something and well built, they do really well on the same sling.

Hi Honeymoonmummy and congrats I have a 5 week old and am tall and ahem curvy - I have a wilkinet carrier which is great for going out or getting on with stuff round the house as it leaves you hands free but is no good for feeding in. I also have a pouch sling from freedom slings which is great for newborns and easy to use you can adjust it's length and you can feed in it with some practice. This does not leave you quite so hands free though - no one carrier does it all I have found.

Good luckk finding the right one for you.

I LOVE my Close carrier. Ds is 5 and a half months old and a big boy but it is still incredibly secure and comfortable, and I can bf in it no problem as it is so easy to adust, unlike other more traditional wraps. Today I had him in it to watch our Father Christmas parade and when dd was having her face painted I just loosened the strap, put him in the cradle position and fed him- noone was any the wiser. I had a baby bjorn with dd and I wouldn't recommend them to anyone, the Close is the comfiest I have tried and I am no skinny minnie- when I am bf my norks are an F cup. Interestingly though I have a childcare student with us for a few weeks who is a teeny tiny size 8 and she found it comfortable as well.

You're right Puppy it is a ring sling - sleep deprivation moment!

Does anyone know any shops in the North West where you can try most of these slings?

Littlelamb - please please please describe to me how you bf with large norks in the Close. I just can't seem to manage it despite being an experienced baby wearer and an experienced breastfeeder. Any tips gratefully accepted!

Oh and by the way - I haven't got large norks

IlanaK I actually find it incredibly easy. Now ds is bigger I am carrying him upright but to breastfeed I take him out, loosen the straps by pulling the rings and put him in the newborn position. I find I have to make sure I am using all the material to support him in a proper hammock kind of set up now that he is bigger. I wear a vest under a similar coloured top, lift the top, pull down the vest, whip out my boob et voila! Its probably better to practice a few times at home before attempting it outside if you are having difficulty.

ARgh! You are describing a position I have already tried. I wear the vest/top set up too for feeding. The problem I find is that my breasts hang down too low. How on earth do you get him latched on? I would have to lower the sling practically to my knees! And can you walk around with him latched on that way?

What kind of bra are you wearing? I wear Anita underwired nursing ones and they hoik up my F cups nicely I can easily walk around with him like it. BUT he does like to be hed quite close in general, sleeps very much more soundly if swaddled for example, even at nearly 6 months so it could just be that for us it works but for you it doesn't? If you are anywhere near Devon I'd be happy to meet up with you and show you so to speak
If not, we have a childcare student with us 'observing' for the next month, I'll see if she can get a pic tomorrow and if I manage it I'll post it on my profile. I couldn't do it when he was younger, fwiw. I guess now he is bigger my boobs don't seem quite so humumgous in coparison to his head.

Unfortunately, I am nowhere near devon - I am in Central London! A picture would be great though if you can manage it. My email address is ilanahomeschool @ gmail. com (without the spaces of course). I am not wearing underwired bras - though I think I may have some in the drawer somewhere - will look. I think my breasts definately need hoiking up for him to feed in a sling.

The Anita ones are good but very expensive (about 35 quid) and I could only get them online. HATE non underwired nursing bras and tbh I'd probably find it difficult to feed wearing one. I will try and get the picture for you tomorrow

I'm going to order a slingeasy I think. Thanks!