Baby carrier

[loveED86]

What carrier did or do you use?

I am looking for a reasonably priced baby carrier with good head support for my 8 week old baby that can be used for the next few months.

Thanks

[Convex]

at that age i used either a ergo baby or a beco gemini

can you get to the sling library? you can try on loads and they have some for sale too. will help take some guesswork out of it.

[loveED86]

Thank you for your suggestions- will get googling!

Convex Wrote:

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> at that age i used either a ergo baby or a beco

> gemini

>

> can you get to the sling library? you can try on

> loads and they have some for sale too. will help

> take some guesswork out of it.

[alex_b]

At that age we used a moba wrap, we moved onto a Tula with an infant insert when he was 6 months or so. I loved the Moba and thought out son felt really snug and secure in it. My wife never got the hang of it though.

[tarafitness]

I agree with using a stretchy wrap at 8 weeks (Moby is a popular make, Hana wraps are lovely as they contain bamboo which keeps you cool and gives a nice stretch), much nicer and more snug.

When they get to around 4/5 months (or sooner,if you wish), you can try switching to something a bit more structured with buckles (or, stay with wrapping and use woven instead of stretchy cotton) like an ergobaby, tula, beco, boba, manduca, connecta etc.

We use connectas (still, with our three year old), as they fold down very small so are incredibly portable. If you have back issues it might be an idea to use something more padded though. My partner carried our son from birth in an ergobaby (with the infant insert, initially), whereas I preferred the stretchy wrap for the first few months.

If you have the time, before you choose a buckle carrier, it might be worth paying a visit to the South London Sling Library. You can book a consultation there, as well as hire slings to get a feeling of what's comfortable or not.