Does anyone have a close baby carrier (?) by that nice woman who was on the telly, and are they any good?

[CharlieAndLolasMummy]

Thats it really

here it is close baby carrier

I want it for a newborn, and I only need it up to about 4 months, maybe less, then they can go in the ergo in a front carry.

I just really want something easy and non-faffy, but also adjustable. I have 2 kids already, I don't have time to be messing about with straps and crap.

I like that it looks to have decent back support and adjusableness. I do not like that it is made of jersey, that concerns me because the tricotti just stretches like mad. (this seems to me to be an adjustable tricotti)

(am not going to be wrapping 6 ft of woven cloth around me in a car park in pissing wet Wales with 3 kids screaming at me anyway, so anything Didymousy is out before anyone tries to convince me. Great for first time mums, crappola for cack handed third timers.)

why does it need to be adjustable?
I'd get a pouch - cheapest lightest non-stretchy one here, others here and dead easy to use

ah yes, long story, back problems

no I do need either a tricotti or something similar. it MUST distribute the weight evenly.

I have enough pouches to...oooh...open an ebay shop at least.

I know what you mean about pouches, I can only use them for 5-10 minutes before teh backache starts.
I didn't get a close carrier because of the stretchiness but I have a wrap that I have learnt how to put on without untying it.
Basically I put it on as normal and tie it tightly at the hip instead of the back, then take it off without untying it. Then to put it back on you just centre it in your back, bring round your front and cross, put over your head and cross behind and then pull last loop over. I don't know if that makes any sense but give it a practise if you havea wrap as I can now put one on in the park in about 60 seconds without dangling the ends.

Otherwise, just get a mei tai and pad it with a thin blanket for a newborn!

aha hmm

could you wear one normal pouch on each shoulder?

I have a puch coorie, but it is not secure when bending or moving about esp as ds2 is now 8 mths and standing up and really pressuring the coorie.

The close is superb, only downside is that as I am slim there are yards of fabric left behind but this ties loosely behind me, no biggie
I've tried a kari me hated the tying and folding of the meters of fabric.
If you only want for first few mths then a coorie/pouch sling would be ace, but after that I truly rate the close

I also had back problems and do get aches with the coorie but not with the close... but only used the close after 5 mths as only found out about it then

Are there really yards of fabric left? ar$e. I tend to be pretty hefty after giving birth and remain so for the first 6 months, will that help? . I suppose though I can always hem it, I have a degree and everything, I'm sure I can work out how to to such a thing

lol Mrs B am considering wearing one pouch on each shoulder. BUT BUT BUT two reasons it needs to be adjustible. 1. I want dp, who is built like a rake to feel very comfortable with taking this kid for long walks. 2. my experience of the tricotti was that it was great for 5 minutes, then slowly s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d until the baby was somewhere around my knees. Oh and it might look daft too, I suppose, but really...Ack am tempted, could make one in decent fabric for around £20, I reckon...especially if I could sew...

That is a good idea actually chirpy, hmm. It does make sense. I did hire a storchythingysomething though and my god there is SO much fabric. There is also some sort of special tie you are meant to use-something like a weavers knot? Now I HAVE done a bit of weaving and I have NO idea how to do such a thing. Also it was impressed upon me that I MUST wrap the fabric around me first, in a sort of kimono style thingy, is this bllx?

Hi there
I'm new to Mumsnet. I've had a close carrier for 9 months now and have used it for my little boy since he was 4 weeks old.
It is the most comfortable sling I have ever used (and I have used a lot!!!) and the simplest to adjust because of the rings either side of the body.
When Max was really little I carried him across my body snugly and could discreetly breastfeed him as well. Now he's bigger (much) he still loves the closeness and it's a godsend because I also have a little girl who's two and very demanding.

I'm starting to think about slings now, I will have a 4yo and a 2 1/2 yo and need to do the nursery run so ideally need a carrier I can put on in the morning drive to nursery then put baby in quickly whilst dealing with the DDs (do you ever see people struggling with heavy car seats and want to shout sling at them?).

everyone at school thinks I'm a lentil weaving hippy loon for using a sling... but I have last laugh
plus in this weather = dead cosy!

The fabric left is a lot but I am pretty slim, but it does tie up loosely fine and yes you could easily hem it

Thats what I mean piffle a loon for wearing a sling but not for struggling with a god awful car seat

I had a Baby Bjorn which was alright (didn't know about other slings then) and a Coorie which I couldn't really get on with DD2 hated it and would howl when in it.

yes coorie is good, but ffs with fleece. Aside from the fact that it is hot and sweaty, it adds about a stone to me and I really DON'T need that after giving birth.

arv that sounds like what I needed to hear actually. thanks.

oh and I AM a hippy loon, so no problem there then ;-)

'There is also some sort of special tie you are meant to use-something like a weavers knot? Now I HAVE done a bit of weaving and I have NO idea how to do such a thing. Also it was impressed upon me that I MUST wrap the fabric around me first, in a sort of kimono style thingy, is this bllx?'

If it helps I have no clue what you mean, so it is probably bollocks!
I tend to wrap sling round me at home but not tie it, put whichever DD in and then tighten and tie it. If you tie it at your hip you can sit comfortably in the car and lift them in and out of the top as well which is what I did this morning as I had 3 or 4 stops to do with both DD's so I just put it on in the house, put my raincoat over it and was away!