Slings for bear grapplers and laydees

[hub2dee]

Contemplating slingerdom for dd to be...

I'd like one which is easily adjustable between dw and I so we can both carry as needed.

A few preliminary questions from the childless and innocent:

1. Is it simplest to buy a newborn sling and a separate one for when they're older ? Realistically, is newborn in sling on man silly as newborn needs feeding so often ? (so we should only aim to fit dw in hope of easy bf.)

(Not following 100% attachment parenting full-time sling-wearing tree hugging lark, but can see the bonding and practical benefits)...

(Tree huggers / attachment parenting proponents please read all my threads with a large pinch of salty humour).

2. One piece or two ? I've read it can be tricky getting baba in and out of a one piece (unless they're tiny)...

3. Any sling shops / sling reps in London (or near) who have a wide selection for sale / demo / trying on ?

And lastly, is the Bill Amberg Papoose , available regularly on ebay, totally fantastic or a pile of pants ? Has anyone actually used one ? Looks divine but challenging to my vegetarianism !

Am currently leaning towards Kelty Kangaroo (that's not me in the photo BTW )

(I have read the sling reviews on MN)

PS - Might get Mountain Buggy Terrain, possibly with Carrycot (almost 1/2 price in the States)... would a sling be another piece of unnecessary baby rubbish (or perhaps that would be the carrycot ????)

Thank you for any feedback.

agree with LeahE that slings are indispensable where you use public transport a lot. me and my friends all found slings best, and used them most the first few months, with a nice lightish baby. the bogstandard cheap Tomy ones are easy enough to use, and seem to adjust reasonably well.

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oh and the backpack type frame ones for older babies can double as high chairs when out and about as well

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how was lunch? - left over duck?

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you feed your child pork pies?! pass me the black cap

set an extra place

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Ah ha ! Nice positive post. Thanks LeahE.

I will defo think about getting a two shoulder system as I have no desire to create / wake up any back / shoulder / neck injuries (from bear grappling etc.)

Ta for headsup too WWB.

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cant imagine hub2dee on a bus"

Cod... you're terrible, really.

Some of my best friends have ridden on a bus...

I hope it's because you imagine me in control of a private jet / personal helicopter / TVR with dashing blonde by my side, hair in breeze trapped by Hermes scarf ???

I think you may have wrong impression. Ask Twiglett if I seemed up my self or vaguely human. If you do, see if you can get her to stop ing too.

Do you mean an actual sling or a baby carrier?

We had a tomy amazon or zanzibar or something, a three way carrier ( that tbh we only ever used one way) and we didn't get on with it, once ds got to about 16lb it killed both of us!

Saw a woman wearing one of these with her son who looked about a year old and it seemed fantastic. Hoping to get one for ds (11 months) and I've heard their great for newborns.

Someone mail [email protected]... Cod's lost the bloomin' plot.

Does anyone live near her ? Got her phone number ? Is she on MSN ? Has she drowned in her own Codfish bowl / excrement ????

P.S. We are at nearly three months (and probably around 15lbs) and I'm still using it nearly daily while DH uses it every weekend. The buggy, on the other hand, has been used six times in total, and only two of those by either of us.

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lunavix: I appreciate they're different, but they're all in the 'moving baby around' space aren't they ?

I don't know what I want / need, am trying to find out (1) whether they serve a purpose and are really worth getting (2) if it replaces pram / carrycot so no need to buy one for my (probable) Mountain Buggy Terrain and (3) which one might be best to buy...

At the moment Brain is sponge and computer does not say no.

Cod: Yes. We share a mutual friend (of dw)... she started a very funny (and admittedly very flattering) thread about it...here .

We used to use it a fair bit - for example sainsburys was in close walking distance and in the throes of new parent hood we bought our food on a daily basis. Just used to put baby in carrier and walk to supermarket - much easier than lugging pushchair around and baby much happier. Also did a 6 bus expedition across Oxford with it, sadly ds was 20lb by then and I nearly died under his weight!

If either of you use public transport, one would be great.

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Coddy's been silenced, Coddy's been silenced, Coddy's been silenced, Coddy's been silenced, Coddy's been silenced, Coddy's been silenced, Coddy's been silenced, Coddy's been silenced, Coddy's been silenced.

slings are also very good if you have a very cryey/clingy baby - you can get stuff done round the house with your baby in the sling

heh, heh, luvanix, that is the one I made! v. proud of myself.

Are you the type to have a go at making it yourself? v. v. easy to make I assure you!

bumping for the sling-wearing evening crowd, incase it's useful...