The rantings of a SAHM

I would love an Enwrapture Vintage co-op! I would even run it :) Anyone interested? I figure if we get enough interest, we could get some cute skirts just in time for spring!

Not sure what I'm talking about?

www.enwrapturevintage.citymax.com/homepage.html

I'm sure if I tried hard enough I could find what I'm needing in the tags, but who has time for that with a three month old?! Hopefully you all understand.

I use a BabyHawk MT and while Elliott doesn't seem to mind the froggy position yet, it does seem to put a lot of weight on his ankles and when I take him out even after a brief trip to the grocery store, they're very red. Is it too early to pull his legs out of the sides? He weighs 14 pounds if it makes a difference. Thanks in advance! :)

Does anyone have any experience with Scootababy carriers? A friend got one and it looks great, but I'd like to hear more reviews.
I've been looking for a structured carrier with wide shoulder straps and this seems to fit the bill.

On that note; does anyone have a used one they would like to sell me? I just can't convince the hubs to spend $100+ on a carrier.

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Babyhawk Mei Tai carrier for sale - used, has one small hole in the fabric as seen in photo. Custom reversible. I bought this awhile back, but ended up being given a brand new one for xmas so I no longer need this one!

I've been using a Mei Tai since my daughter was born. But she's now 10 months old and about 20 lbs, and it's causing me shoulder pain. It doesn't help that I have problems with my shoulders if I carry heavy weights such as rucksacks on them frequently. But I really don't want to give up carrying her yet. Are there any carriers or slings which won't put so much weight on my shoulders? I've tried carrying her in the carrier on my front, hip and back, but it still hurts my shoulders. Thanks in advance for your help.

So I bought a balibaby stretch, because a lot of people recommended it as one of the better stretch carriers.

It's absolutely beautiful, but I'm not very impressed - my moby honestly seems better than this wrap. :(

One of my major problems with it is that when it is wrapped around me and my little one, there seems to be lots of loose areas hanging out here and there and it doesn't seem very safe to have random loose gobs of fabric hanging out.

My other problem is the middle (where the tag is) isn't in the middle - it's about 2-3 feet off from the middle. So the instructions say to keep the tag in the middle of my sternum, and when I go to tie off the wrap, one side is too short (about 12") and the other side is too long (nearly 2-3 feet of fabric hanging down).

Plus it seems I have to have my little guy wrapped awfully tight to feel secure in the wrap, and the "rails" roll up and hurt my neck and shoulders.

Anyone else having these kind of problems?

my little girl is 2.5 yo and about 12 kilos now which is a little too much for me. i use a 4 yard woven wrap now in a hip carry and sometimes hug hold. i usually carry her for hours and it was bearable up until now. my back and shoulders have been gradually getting little pains here and there, and i find myself getting really tired from carrying her. does this mean the end of our babywearing relationship? taking a stroller around isn't a good thing when you're taking the bus everywhere, so i really don't want this to end :( advice? suggestions?

So I just got a lovely new Ergo from my step-mom, who chose it because it seems to be the best at spinal support and correct alignment. I haven't really done much research on it. But I'm wondering if it's possible to do a forward facing carry in it? I don't have a baby to experiment with, as I'm only 16 weeks pregnant. Thanks!

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Way back in the spring of 2008, before my toddler was born, I was researching baby-wearing, and I think I remember finding a really great webpage about Moby wrap methods. It had at least 15-20 different styles of Moby-wrapping, I think, and the methods were shown with pictures similar to the official Moby site.

I can't find this link in my favorites, or through good ol' googling. :(

Does anyone know of a page which lists multiple methods of Moby wrapping? I'm looking for picture-based instructions, not videos, please. I do much better with pictures. TIA!

I have been wearing my daughter for about 6-8 hours a day while getting ready for x-mas and I developed a plugged duct. I noticed today when I put on my Beco that the strap is pressing right where the plug is. Has anyone gotten a plugged duct from babywearing?


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I've been trying to research wraps/slings/etc and am getting slightly overwhelmed. If you could get anything you want, money wasn't an issue, what would you get and why. I told my boyfriend that I would be dropping around $200 on a carrier next year, and he's perfectly fine with that. I have a mei-tai and just purchased a hotsling. We do live in Florida, so I need something we're not going to burn up in. I think I want a really nice woven wrap, but will the heat kill us in it? Thanks everyone. =)

I guess they are going out of business? I picked up a nice organic one for $22 something shipped.

http://www.babyuniverse.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=3489580

Next month my baby will be 10 months old and will finally be having surgery to correct the (internal) hernia and undescended testicle issues he was born with.

We live about an hour or so from the hospital and the easiest way to get there is by train. As such, I'd really prefer not to take the stroller.

Given the nature of the surgery, I don't think the mei tai is a good idea but I was thinking of the wrap, in a cradle hold.

Has anyone else had any experience with this and have suggestions?

So, central VA received a metric buttload of snow a week ago. We got close to two feet in about 24 hours. I live in a town which shuts down for 2-4", so you can imagine how well this went over.

It's utterly gorgeous. We still have snow, only now it packs down well, so my toddler is having a heyday sledding in our back yard. Earlier this week, though, it was strictly toddlerwearing, especially since the snow far too deep for a toddler to walk. I couldn't stay cooped up inside, I had to get out. So we went out several times with the framepack (Deuter KidComfort III) or the Ergo. I needed trekking poles and good boots, but it was great! We hiked roughly a mile and a half one-way to either get to the nearest coffeeshop or to the bus stop (only two routes ran, only one of those went anywhere shopping-wise). The roads were barely plowed (not at all the first day) and there were huge piles of snow to traverse, unshoveled sidewalks, and all manner of craziness. It was like being in an urban wilderness, only with people instead of critters. Friendly people with no fear of strangers. ;)

( deuter pic behind the cut )

The funny thing is that I've been complaining about my Deuter off and on, wondering if I was hasty in deciding it didn't work for short people with really short torsos. The straps always seem to try to float *above* my shoulders even though I have them set for the lowest height on the vari-adjust thingy. And that makes it less stable and causes pain in the middle of my back, which is about the only part of my body which *doesn't* hurt on a daily basis, so that doesn't make me happy.

Well, I was at Starbucks looking it over after having hiked that far (1.5mi) and noticed two slides just below the top strap adjusters. I'd previously been smoking crack and brushed these off as additional backpack adjuster buckle thingies for gear straps. Duh. They were an additional lower setting for the top strap adjustment for the shoulders. So I pulled out the straps and rethreaded them lower and now the thing fits *perfectly*. I know this makes no sense, but neither does the Deuter manual, which doesn't address any of this at all.