Forgive me for posting for traffic! Baby slings and carriers.

[floatyflo]

Hi all, am shamelessly posting here for the traffic

Am pregnant with dc2 and would really like to use a sling this time round.

I tried a couple with ds1 but found them to difficult to get the hang of and never felt like he was in securely, safely or comfortably!

After trawling throught the net looking at reviews, articles and YouTube vids, I have narrowed it down to a Moby wrap or a ring sling.
but which of these will be best? And have a I missed any other good slings/carriers?

I am 5ft6 and a 16-18 if that needs to be factored in with any type of sling.
Look forward to hearing your suggestions and experiences.

Thanks!

As mentioned above, Victoria Slinglady wraps are a fab alternative to a moby if you want to save a bit of cash for a next stage carrier when they get too big for the stretchy (about 6-12 months). But get a second hand moby from the Facebook group and you should make most of your money back anyway.

Oh and yes to fakes. I think I bought a fake Ergo once, through ebay (but supposedly new and came in a genuine looking box with instructions). It was just shitty, straps never quite fitted, always slipped, buckles were clunky. We chucked it. There's a reason you pay £60+ for some slings - they should be very well made and finished, don't use one that you think might be faulty.

Affordable slings on FB are good. You could also try zulily for brand new ones at a special price - they occasionally come up.

But yes HandMini - fake ergos are the worse! Floaty try to stay away from ergos on eBay unless they have the receipt, serial no and documentation. HTH

Get ye to a sling library!

www.facebook.com/groups/209783279077720/

But yes get to a sling meet/sling library where you can try out what suits you and eat cake

There are pros and cons to all slings and what suits one person wont necessarily suit another - and your baby may have preferences as well!

Personally, although a stretchy is easy to get "right" (Although a bit of a faff, and you have to tie them tighter than you think you should - and the moby is a particularly thick one as well) I prefer a ringsling, and still use one regularly now with my 2yo.

Just don't get a babasling type one as they are really difficult to get right with newborns. Ringslings have more of a knack to them. And always follow the TICKS safety advice :) www.schoolofbabywearing.com/Images/TICKS.pdf

I used a wrapsody bali stretch for my DD - brilliant for newborns as soft and snuggly andyou can tie them so that the baby can lie down - used to have great times with her nestled in there at the baby cinema!

Once she got a bit bigger, the ergo was a good choice. Much better for your back than a baby bjorn - I can still carry DD in it now that she is nearly 4!

Oh, meant to add - I'm 5'7" and also 16/18 - and both slings fit well. If your husband has any interest in carrying the baby in the sling as well, you could look into an Ergo Sport (which is what we have) - is slightly more breathable (they can get quite warm!) and better suited for taller people.

I can still carry my 3 and 4 year olds in our ergo. You need a newborn insert for a tiny baby though. We used a chicco baby carrier at first and that was fab, even at 6 months.

We also had a Tomy one and it was awful, never again!

I'm 5'7" 16-18 and loved the Moby for my DC2. I practiced from Youtube using a teddy. I moved to a Patapum buckle carrier which is similar to an Ergo at about 4-5 months. Nice thing about a wrap sling with a small baby is they are wrapped tight to you so it's easy to bend down and deal with toddler without worrying that baby is going to slide about. I sold it on e-bay for nearly what I paid for it.

Had a hand me down Baby Bjorn with DC1 and only managed it because she was slow to gain weight for the first couple of months. They are easy to use but awful on your back.

DH wouldn't use the Moby but was happy with the Baby Bjorn.

Sleepy wrap for newborn is a lot like money I think in style but a bit more stretchy and a tad cheaper. Then also the Gemini becco for later, cross over on back really supportive. Am keen to get an ergo next time round though as looks like use lasts a lot longer. Wouldn't carry ds 2 1/2 in the becco.

Not like 'money' like the moby!!!!

@floatyflo

Hi all, am shamelessly posting here for the traffic

Hallo
We've moved this to our sling topic
thanks

Already in the sling topic! And had one reply.

Post here and lots of answers and now a decision has made.

MN flaw!

If you want a stretchy wrap, there are better ones out there than the Moby, IMHO. I run a sling library and have half a dozen or so different stretchies....Moby is one of my least favourites.

Hana Baby Wrap and Boba Wrap are stretchier (so easier to use with a small baby) and just as supportive as the Moby so long as you tie nice and tight

Wrapsody and Designed to love you are both one-way stretch like the Moby (the other two above stretch both ways) but thinner, more supportive, and generally nicer feel than the moby