Sharing a woven wrap carrier between short me and tall dh.

[knittamerrykid]

Hi,
am looking at Calin and Ellaroos, but wonder which size I should get in order to share with my DH, he's 6.1 and I am 5.3.
Anybody knows?

Not sure if they have sizes listed, but you'll want something about 4.6m long, which is called a size 6 in some brands.

I'm a size 18, DH is an XXL 6fter, and we both can wrap our 16 month old using a size 6 - so you should be fine.

Calin Bleu & Ellaroo are both quite thin gauze wraps, so if you've not wrapped before they can be a little unforgiving. Some people swear by them, but I personally would go for a proper cotton woven wrap. Hoppediz are a good brand for a starter wrap. Just my 2p

Thanks for that Justa, gosh, haven't seen the hoppediz before, will have a look, thanks!

i would say get a hoppediz standard length or maxi as well. they soften up so quicly and are lovely to wrap with.

Really? right, why did I not see anywhere else that the other too were thin? thanks so much for the recommendations. I think I'll get a 4.60m hoppediz then.

the other are good wraps, but just a little thin, especially for this time of year. they also arent great for heavier babies. I wouldnt personally use one for a baby over a year old.

I agree re the Calin Bleu gauze being too thin for winter and toddlers. However, I regard my Ellaroos as mid-weight rather than thin wraps and am still comfortably using them with my nearly two year old. The thicker Didymus and Storchenweige (sp?) wraps are lovely and snuggly in the cold but I did find them harder to tie when I was starting out.

Ahhhh confusing... thanks fairy and togarama, is the difference between a ellaroos up to a didymos just the thickness?
My baby will be born in february, so really the bulk of carrying will be done at the end of winter, spring and summer into the next winter, perhaps something too thick would be anoying durign the summer, but then it needs to be something that will carry him next winter too...

My Didymos is thicker, has a more complex weave (indio?) and tapered ends. The Ellaroos I have are mid-weight with fringed non-tapered ends and a simple weave.

DD was born in a February too. We started out with stretchy carriers (Moby, Close carrier) and these were great for a tiny baby but too hot for summer. The Calin Bleu gauze was perfect for a 6-monther in hot weather. The Ellaroos and Didymos have been most in use since she was around 9+ months.

Thanks for that togarama. Do you think it is possible to buy just one sling and hope it works for all situations, or is this just asking too much?

One can be enough but wasn't for us, partially because we were "beginners" and the first ones we bought were only suitable for young babies, and partially because we use carriers all the time instead of pram/pushchair so I felt justified in buying a few.

Just depends how you use it, what the weather happens to be like that year, how hot or cold-blooded you or the baby are.

If I could only have one, it would be an Ellaroo because it's a good all-rounder even though it's not my favourite in any respect. But I'd actually far prefer to have two: Didymos indio for winter and Calin Bleu gauze for summer.