Baby carrier advice

[lola0109]

Hi, just looking for some advice, I am looking to buy SIL a baby carrier for the arrival of her new DC and I was thinking of this here

I don't want to spend much more as we have bought other things. I had a similar one for DD1 and was quite happy with it and am hoping to use the same one for DD2 when she arrives in March. I only use mine occasionally but think SIL will use hers more frequently for walking her dog.

My concern is I've now heard that these type of carriers are now bad for the baby and in particular on their crotch as that is where all the pressure is.

Does anyone have any advice on this?

A stretchy wrap (i.e Moby) costs about the same and will be so much more comfy for parent and baby. They do seem a bit trickier at first but there are plenty of youtube videos (or advice on here)showing how to use them.
DS lived in his for the first 6 months, and I'm looking forward to getting it out again for DC2.

I have a Baby Bjorn and my DS loves it and so do I. I haven't anything about them being bad for the baby.

I'm not sure that anything has been conclusively proved about the impact of Baby Bjorn style carriers, but there is quite a bit of speculation.
To me, it just seems obvious from looking at the way the different sorts of carriers are used that the wraps (and other 'traditional' type carriers) will be more comfortable.
With the BB type, the baby dangles from the parent's shoulders, so the centre of gravity is further from the parent's body and is sitting in something like a parachute harness, with support mainly in the crotch area.
In a wrap, the baby is brought much closer in to the parent's body, with weight distribution across the back, and is is in a sitting position supported up to the knees. This seems intuitively much more comfortable, with or without research on the issue!

Well, even with all the videos in the world, I have never been able to get my son into the other type of carrier I have (its a Freedomsling) without him getting hysterical!

So I'll stick to my Bjorn!

Have a look at a Close baby carrier. It's like a stretchy wrap but preformed so you don't have to do the tying yourself. I borrowed one from a friend for dd (dc2) and am positively evangelical about it, we are both extremely comfy in it and she spent most of the day in it for about the first 4 months of her life!

DS and I did some trial testing of baby carriers for a local (but global) big baby brand. I tried many over several weeks, and the Baby Bjorn was the most comfy by far. I will buy one if I have another DC, even though I have one from a different make.

I have a close baby carrier which was great in early days. But now ds wants to face outwards and i have borrowed a baby bjorn which he is much happier in.

coorie from bright sparks and kari-me worked well for me. became expert in the tying of the latter and when needed extreme speed or in and out then the former. still use coorie and ds is 14 months. also worked as blanket.

My dd loved the baby bjorn, especially once she was able to face out. When we got it out for a walk she used to get really excited. When she was smaller I tried a sling type but both of us never seemed to get that comfy, although it did allow me to have free hands.